Latest / 3 Crimes That Are Still Unsolved / Episode 6- Mysterious Phone Calls – Voices That Haunt the Line
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- Ronan Wolfe: Welcome back to 3 Crimes That Are Still Unsolved – Chilling Cases With No Answers… Yet. I’m Ronan Wolfe, and today we’re focusing on a chilling thread that runs through some of the world’s most perplexing crimes—mysterious phone calls. In these three cases, eerie or unexplained calls served as the final trace of a person, a cryptic clue, or a haunting taunt. Who was on the other end of the line—and what secrets did those calls conceal? Let’s unravel the silence behind the ringing. Ronan Wolfe: Our first story takes us to Ohio and the infamous case of Brian Shaffer. In 2006, Brian was a 27-year-old medical student celebrating the start of spring break at a bar in Columbus. Surveillance footage shows him entering the bar—but never leaving. Days turned into weeks, and Brian was officially declared missing. Then, weeks after his disappearance, his girlfriend received a strange phone call. Her phone rang, showing Brian’s number. When she answered, all she heard was static. Phone records couldn’t confirm where the call originated. Was it a glitch, a prank—or a sign that Brian was still alive? Ronan Wolfe: Next, we revisit the disturbing death of Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. In 2013, Elisa was found in a rooftop water tank after being missing for weeks. Her case gained global attention due to bizarre elevator footage of her behaving erratically shortly before her death. But what few know is that hotel staff and police received several anonymous phone calls during the investigation. The callers hinted at foul play, but their identities were never discovered. Were these people trying to help—or mislead? Ronan Wolfe: Our final case circles around the 1980 disappearance of Dorothy Jane Scott in Anaheim, California. Dorothy was a single mother who began receiving anonymous phone calls from a man who alternated between professing love and threatening violence. One night after a work meeting, she vanished. Her car was later found burning miles away. In the weeks that followed, Dorothy’s family began receiving weekly phone calls from the same voice, asking, "Is Dorothy home?" The calls continued for four years—always from a blocked number, always brief. Dorothy’s remains were found in 1984, but the caller was never identified. Ronan Wolfe: These calls are more than background noise—they’re central to the mystery. They’re moments frozen in time, where someone knew something but never revealed it. Are these coincidences, calculated deceptions, or ghostly echoes of people lost to the unknown? The truth remains as elusive as the voices that vanished with them. Ronan Wolfe: If today’s episode kept your mind racing, make sure to subscribe to 3 Crimes That Are Still Unsolved – Chilling Cases With No Answers… Yet. Leave us a review and share your thoughts—especially if you’ve ever heard of a case where a phone call became a clue. Until next time, I’m Ronan Wolfe. Stay curious, and listen closely—sometimes, the call is coming from deeper than we think.