
Cold cases kept in public view.
The gist
Catch my Killer is a sober true-crime series centered on cold cases, missing people, and families still pushing for answers. Its episodes pair plainspoken narration with long interviews, tracing disputed timelines, overlooked leads, and the human cost of cases that stalled.
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About Catch my Killer
Catch my Killer treats cold cases as unfinished civic business. The show focuses on unresolved homicides, suspicious disappearances, and families who are still pressing for a credible answer. Mark’s style is steady and utilitarian. He introduces each case with the basic record: a name, a place, a date, and the official account as it is known. Then the episode slows down. Parents, siblings, daughters, and relatives describe what they remember, what they were told, and what still does not add up. The result is true crime shaped less by suspense than by persistence. Von Mason Walker’s father disputes an accidental-shooting ruling after listening to 911 calls and reviewing a thin police report. Donna Mullen’s daughter describes a disappearance tied to a motorcycle trip, unanswered questions, and decades without a body. William Balfour Sr.’s family wonders why a retired grandfather was beaten to death and left by the roadside. Cory Schroeder’s sister recounts claims of a confession, missing remains, and frustration over what was never put in writing. Michael Smith’s mother challenges a police interpretation of surveillance after he vanished. Cornelis "Casey" Bokslag’s family works through searches, missing belongings, and the possibility that none of the leading theories fully explains his disappearance. The show also reaches into older, culturally specific cases, including David "Stringbean" Akeman and Estelle, where music history sits beside violence and loss. Episodes are often emotional, but they remain grounded in names, timelines, departments, reports, searches, and tip lines. There is little polish for its own sake. The power comes from hearing relatives try to keep a case from fading into background noise. Catch my Killer is best for listeners who want direct, victim-centered true crime with real-world calls for information.
Made for: For true-crime listeners who prefer family testimony, case timelines, and unresolved questions over dramatized storytelling. It especially suits people interested in lesser-covered homicides and missing-person cases.
What sets it apart: The show’s center of gravity is the surviving family member or case advocate, not a detached narrator. Episodes regularly close with specific tip contacts, rewards, and case-page details, keeping the focus on action as well as remembrance.
In their own words
At any given time in the world, there are thousands of unsolved murders. Most of them will never be solved. The first 48 hours of a homicide are the most crucial to an investigation. Eventually, leads dry up, witnesses become less cooperative, and cases go cold (unsolved). Meanwhile, detectives continue receiving new homicide cases which push older ones to the back. After a case goes cold, it quickly becomes yesterday’s news. The public and the media will forget about the crime and move onto the next crime story. But do you know who won’t forget about a cold case? The victim’s family and friends. They won’t forget because their case is more than a case file or news story. The victims were so…
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A cold case becomes personal when Mark hands you the microphone alongside families still demanding answers.
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- to hear relatives challenge official accounts and keep overlooked victims present
- to follow disputed timelines, missing evidence, and leads that hinge on one reluctant witness
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Episodes
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Episode 192: VonMason Walker (Part 1 of 2)
Hidden gemCatch My Killer's Episode 192: VonMason Walker (Part 1 of 2) centers on the October 16, 2015 shooting death of Von Mason Walker in Columbus, Ohio, which police ruled an accidental shooting.
Oct 19, 2023·44m·3 clips - 2
Episode 191: Donna Mullen
Oct 2, 2023·40m - 3
Episode 190: William Balfour Sr. (Part 2 of 2)
Hidden gem["Catch My Killer follows William Balfour Sr., a 70-year-old Muncie grandfather beaten to death on July 2, 2019.", "Consuela Balfour says William left home after a female family friend asked for a ride, and his 2001 Lincoln was later found cordoned off by police at Blaine and Centennial with his body outside it.", "The family says a witness reported that the woman returned upset, had blood on her clothing, and said she had just murdered someone before leaving town on a Greyhound bus.", "Mark also reads federal findings about former Muncie officer Chase Winkle, which the family says helps explain why they distrust the Muncie Police Department."]
Sep 14, 2023·57m·4 clips - 4
Episode 189: William Balfour Sr. (Part 1 of 2)
Sep 4, 2023·55m - 5
Episode 188: David "Stringbean" Akeman (Part 2 of 2)
Aug 24, 2023·59m - 6
Episode 187: David "Stringbean" Akeman (Part 1 of 2)
Hidden gemCatch My Killer covers the November 10, 1973 murders of David 'Stringbean' Aikman and Estelle Aikman after a Grand Ole Opry performance.
Aug 16, 2023·53m·5 clips - 7
Episode 186: Cory "Stretch" Schroeder
Hidden gemCatch My Killer focuses on Corey "Stretch" Schrader, a Bauxite, Arkansas man who vanished on Friday, May 21, 2019, just one day before his 45th birthday.
Aug 7, 2023·48m·3 clips - 8
Episode 185: Michael Smith (Part 2 of 2)
Hidden gemCatch My Killer follows the disappearance of Michael Everett Smith, a 38-year-old Little Rock man last seen on June 7, 2022, after losing his job at Whole Hog Cafe on Cantrell Road and visiting his mother at her bank on Rebsamen Park Road.
Jul 26, 2023·42m·2 clips - 9
Episode 184: Michael Smith (Part 1 of 2)
Little Rock, Arkansas true-crime podcast Catch My Killer profiles the disappearance of 38-year-old Michael Smith, last seen June 7, 2022, after visiting his mother Sherry Smith Riggins at her bank job.
Jul 18, 2023·41m·3 clips - 10
Episode 183: Cornelis "Casey" Bokslag (Part 2 of 2)
The concluding half of Catch My Killer's two-part story follows Salt Lake City-area Marine Corps veteran Cornelius "Casey" Bokslag, 29, who vanished June 6, 2022 after withdrawing $100 from a Wells Fargo ATM.
Jul 11, 2023·48m·3 clips - 11
Episode 182: Cornelis "Casey" Bokslag (Part 1 of 2)
The first half of Catch My Killer's profile of Cornelius "Casey" Bokslag traces his path from a Dutch immigrant child in Sandy, Utah to a U.S.
Jul 6, 2023·40m·3 clips - 12
Episode 181: Theresa Lynn Morris (Part 2 of 2)
Hidden gemIn the conclusion to Catch My Killer's two-part story on Teresa Lynn Morris, her daughter Danica Hovey tells host Mark that the man her family suspects of killing her mother later married another woman also named Teresa, on top of a documented history of beating Teresa Morris badly enough to break bones in her face.
Jun 28, 2023·43m·3 clips - 13
Episode 180: Theresa Lynn Morris (Part 1 of 2)
Hidden gemHost Mark opens Part 1 of a two-part Catch My Killer episode on Teresa Lynn Morris, a 21-year-old Phoenix City, Alabama mother of four who disappeared on April 2, 1994, and was found dead behind a Piggly Wiggly in Ladonia 26 days later, her killing unsolved for nearly 30 years.
Jun 22, 2023·41m·3 clips - 14
Episode 179: Montana Lopez
Jun 14, 2023·54m - 15
Episode 178: Tiffany Whitton (Part 2 of 2)
May 30, 2023·41m - 16
Episode 177: Tiffany Whitton (Part 1 of 2)
May 23, 2023·44m - 17
Episode 176: Trevor Nichols
May 16, 2023·52m - 18
Episode 175: Erik Cross (Part 2 of 2)
May 8, 2023·34m - 19
Episode 174: Erik Cross (Part 1 of 2)
Apr 30, 2023·50m - 20
Episode 173: Tyler Howell
Apr 9, 2023·40m - 21
Episode 172: Sylvia Salinas
Mar 26, 2023·33m - 22
Episode 171: Brandon Mitchener (Part 2 of 2)
Mar 15, 2023·51m - 23
Episode 170: Brandon Mitchener (Part 1 of 2)
Mar 6, 2023·56m - 24
Episode 169: Amanda Dean (Part 2 of 2)
Feb 22, 2023·43m - 25
Episode 168: Amanda Dean (Part 1 of 2)
Feb 12, 2023·36m - 26
Episode 167: Tyler Cardiel (Part 2 of 2)
Feb 1, 2023·59m - 27
Episode 166: Tyler Cardiel (Part 1 of 2)
Jan 24, 2023·51m - 28
Episode 165: Lilliam Gomez
Jan 14, 2023·1h 1m - 29
Episode 164: Molly Bish
Jan 1, 2023·45m - 30
Episode 163: Journee McDaniel
Dec 22, 2022·50m - 31
Episode 162: Ryan Singleton (Part 2 of 2)
Dec 15, 2022·1h - 32
Episode 161: Ryan Singleton (Part 1 of 2)
Dec 7, 2022·1h 1m - 33
Episode 160: Michael Coates
Nov 22, 2022·50m - 34
Episode 159: Shanaira Selden (Part 2 of 2)
Nov 14, 2022·43m - 35
Episode 158: Shanaira Selden (Part 1 of 2)
Nov 7, 2022·41m - 36
Episode 157: Alex Kruck
Oct 25, 2022·45m - 37
Episode 156: Deborah Sue Williamson (Part 2 of 2)
Oct 16, 2022·1h 3m - 38
Episode 155: Deborah Sue Williamson (Part 1 of 2)
Oct 10, 2022·43m - 39
Episode 154: Joy Hayward (Part 2 of 2)
Oct 2, 2022·42m - 40
Episode 153: Joy Hayward (Part 1 of 2)
Sep 26, 2022·38m - 41
Episode 152: Marianne Wilkinson (Part 2 of 2)
Sep 18, 2022·39m - 42
Episode 151: Marianne Wilkinson (Part 1 of 2)
Sep 12, 2022·41m - 43
Episode 150: Tracy McClelland
Sep 5, 2022·46m - 44
Episode 149: Erin Taylor
Aug 28, 2022·35m - 45
Episode 148: Asia Graham
Aug 22, 2022·47m - 46
Episode 147: Kerry Patterson
The host introduces a cold case about a 15-year-old girl who vanished in 1980 after leaving an ice cream store with three boys.
Aug 16, 2022·59m - 47
Episode 146: Caleb Smither
Aug 7, 2022·52m - 48
Episode 145: Brandon Rosecrans update
The host interviews the father of a murdered soldier to provide an update on the unsolved homicide case.
Aug 1, 2022·49m - 49
Episode 144: Alana "Laney" Gwinner
The episode covers the unsolved 1987 murder of Alana Laney Gwinner, a college student from Fairfield, Ohio.
Jul 24, 2022·38m - 50
Episode 143: Jerald "Jerry" Hall
A daughter recounts her father's life and disappearance in 1988, setting up a cold case investigation.
Jul 18, 2022·59m