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The Morning After with Mike Kellar + Jenny MatthewsBackstage PassOne of the reasons anyone gets into radio is the awesome perks! We get to meet famous people, and it's not lost on us how awesome that is. In this episode, we want to share our most recent experience being backstage during the Jason Aldean concert. Jenny got to meet Jason's wife Brittany, who is one of her favorite people ever. We hope you enjoy the stories from behind the scenes. Also, Mike brings in Todd the Boss (affectionately called "Todd Lasso") to discuss Season 2 of Ted Lasso. There will be MAJOR SPOILERS, so if you plan on watching...
2021-10-1358 min
UnresolvedThe Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders (Part Three)"The only way to connect this is if we have some kind of freak who travels the whole city."In 1975, a confidential FBI report - which was published the same year that a psychological profile was created for an unknown killer from Sonoma County - purported that the murders of hitchhikers from Santa Rosa were linked to at least eight others from the surrounding area.These eight additional murders, which spanned as far north as Yuba County and as far south as Monterey County, all unfolded at the same time as the Santa Rosa crimes and...
2021-01-1032 min
UnresolvedThe Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders (Part Two)"There are plenty of places to hide a body and I've no doubt there are some around we haven't found."Throughout 1973, detectives from California's Sonoma County would continue to investigate a bizarre string of deaths that had started the year prior. All of the victims were young women that were last seen hitchhiking in the area around Santa Rosa, Sonoma's largest city.That year, the discovery of four additional bodies would be reported, all of whom appeared to have been targeted by the same killer. As police struggled to figure out the identity of this supposed...
2020-12-2739 min
UnresolvedThe Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders (Part One)In the final days of 1972, a spotlight would begin to shine upon California's Sonoma County.That year, a handful of young women had gone missing or been murdered in the area around Sonoma's most populated city, Santa Rosa. All had reportedly been hitchhiking at the time of their disappearance or death, and a few were last seen getting into the cars of strangers. Decades later, police believe that there might have been a killer stalking these young victims throughout the area, whose identity remains unknown nearly five decades later...Part 1/5...
2020-12-2045 min
UnresolvedThe Acid KingIn July of 1984, a story originating from Long Island, New York began to make headlines throughout the world. The body of 17-year-old Gary Lauwers was found in a shallow grave in the Aztakea Woods, just outside of the sleepy harbor village of Northport. Police would quickly narrow in on the person they believed to be responsible for this violent crime: 17-year-old Ricky Kasso, who they alleged had participated in a cult ritual during the commission of this vile act.While the story would fade from the headlines, its legacy would live on, becoming an omen of...
2020-12-1345 min
UnresolvedDiane Augat"Did someone cut her up, piece by piece? That's what I think about."On April 10th, 1998, 40-year-old Diane Augat walked away from her sister's home in Hudson, FL. She would be spotted in the surrounding area over the next few days, but a couple of shocking discoveries would lead investigators to believe Diane had met foul play.First came a mysterious voicemail received by Diane's parents, which indicated the mentally ill woman was being held against her will. Then came the discovery of her severed finger, along a popular highway, just days later...
2020-12-0628 min
UnresolvedNonnie DotsonOn the afternoon of November 19th, 2006, Nonnie Dotson would disappear into thin air.The 33-year-old single mother of one, who was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, was visiting friends and family in Littleton, Colorado. Having gone out the night before, Nonnie was hoping to meet up with some friends one last time before flying home the next day. After leaving her brother's home that Sunday afternoon, Nonnie would never be seen alive again. Despite investigators looking into several suspicious individuals close to her - and tracing her cell phone to a field...
2020-11-0844 min
UnresolvedAlan BergOn June 18th, 1984, a prominent talk-show host was gunned down in front of his Colorado home.Alan Harrison Berg was a 50-year-old radio host from Chicago, who had gained prominence in the Denver area for his outspoken, abrasive behavior. A Jewish man, Alan was proud of his heritage but was very vocal about his atheistic, liberal beliefs - and that upset a great many people. Among the people that were offended by the things Alan said on his program were members of a white supremacist group that called themselves The Order. Based out of the Pacific...
2020-11-011h 09
UnresolvedGirlsDoPornIn 2013, a website featuring amateur pornography began making headlines across the United States - and later, the world. Founded by New Zealander Michael Pratt in 2006, GirlsDoPorn was billed early on as "a reality website that features 18-21 year old females making their very first adult videos." For the next decade, Pratt would attempt to build an empire, recruiting his childhood friend Matthew Wolfe in 2011 and aspiring actor Ruben "Andre" Garcia later that same year to help him achieve his goals.But by 2016, dozens of women featured on the site would turn against these three and the...
2020-10-251h 19
UnresolvedShort Stories #2 (Tony Harrelson & Robert Pillsen-Rahier)This episode contains two separate, unrelated stories that haven't been reported on much in the past.In October of 2009, 46-year-old Tony Harrelson was shot and killed in Camp Hill, Alabama. A truck driver for the U.S. Postal Service, Tony is believed to have fallen prey to a gunman who had been robbing postal workers throughout eastern Alabama between 2008 and 2009. In July of 1990, 15-year-old Robert Pillsen-Rahier would disappear while spending time at the Cheyenne Mesa Adolescent Treatment Facility in Colorado Springs. While investigators never found any evidence of foul-play, Robert's mother continues to believe that employees...
2020-10-1829 min
UnresolvedMatt StewartIn the early morning hours of June 9th, 2009, a violent home invasion would take place in Mooresville, North Carolina. Just after midnight, Matt and Angel Stewart were sleeping when an unknown individual opened fire on them from their bedroom doorway. Angel grabbed the couple's young son, who was also asleep in the room, and began running to a neighbor's house; while 31-year-old Matt - who had already been shot - jumped out of bed and heroically attacked the gunman. Hours later, Matt's body would be found inside of the home, having become the victim of a...
2020-10-111h 10
UnresolvedThe Northern Bank RobberySome listeners told me that they had trouble with some of the volume levels in this episode, so I have uploaded a different audio file which - hopefully - won't have the same issues. Sorry for the inconvenience!On the evening of December 20th, 2004, two Northern Bank executives carried out the largest heist in British history.Just before 6:00 PM, Assistant Branch Manager Kevin McMullan told all but one of the staff members to go home early. Once they’d left, Kevin McMullan and the other staff member, Chris Ward, went down to the vault an...
2020-10-0451 min
UnresolvedThe Investor Murders (Part Two: Trials & Tribulations)On September 10th, 1984 - two years after Alaska's largest unsolved murder - authorities announced that they had a suspect in custody.John Kenneth Peel was a 24-year-old living in Bellingham, Washington - who seemed to be the perfect match for the killer. In addition to matching the suspect profile, Peel had a complicated prior relationship with the victims, and had both the means and motive to commit the crime. However, the case presented by state officials over the next several years would reveal large gaps in the narrative they had spent years (and millions of dollars...
2020-09-2756 min
UnresolvedThe Investor Murders (Part One: A Tragedy In Craig, AK)On the afternoon of September 7th, 1982, it was discovered that a ship - anchored in a lonely harbor about one mile outside of Craig, Alaska - had caught fire. Hours later, after the flames had been extinguished, emergency personnel would discover the bodies of at least four people, which had been burned beyond recognition. It was initially theorized that as many as nine people could have been on board at the time of the fire (whose origins remained clouded in doubt) but it would take months to determine the true cost of this tragedy. As arson...
2020-09-2041 min
CulturationTaylor Barnes: Rerouting For SuccessOn this weeks episode of Culturation™ we speak with the Sales Servant, Taylor Barnes. We discuss how your past doesn't dictate your future, finding fulfillment by helping others and pivoting your business with the progression of technology and trends.
Taylor is Vice President of Global Business Development and a founding partner at CentricsIT. Barnes co-founded CentricsIT in 2007 and has since helped the organization become one of the fastest-growing companies in Georgia and one of the top IT Solution Providers in North America. He currently manages business development for the services side of the organization, responsible for charting and mai...
2019-10-221h 13