Latest / 3 Crimes That Are Still Unsolved / Episode 28- Cold Cases and Lost Calls – When Help Never Arrived
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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 one of the most disturbing patterns in unsolved crimes—the moments when victims reached out for help, but that help either came too late… or never came at all. These aren’t cases where people just disappeared. These are cases where someone tried to leave a clue, place a call, or beg for rescue—and were met with silence. What happens when the system fails the people who cry out? Ronan Wolfe: Our first story begins in Malibu, California, in 2009, with the mysterious disappearance of 24-year-old Mitrice Richardson. She was a college graduate with no criminal history, arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after not paying her dinner bill and exhibiting strange behavior. Despite concerns about her mental health, she was released from jail just after midnight—alone, without a phone, money, or car. Mitrice wandered into the darkness, barefoot and disoriented. Witnesses reported seeing her later that night acting oddly in the hills, but she was never seen alive again. Ronan Wolfe: Months later, her partially decomposed remains were found in an area previously searched. But here's where it gets eerie: no clear cause of death. No clothing. No trauma. Just questions. Why was she released at night into the wilderness? Why was her body found in such a condition? And did someone take advantage of her vulnerable state? Mitrice called no one that night—but the police could’ve been that call. And their silence may have cost her life. Ronan Wolfe: Next, we go to North Carolina, where in 2000, 23-year-old Leah Roberts left behind a confusing trail. A free spirit still grieving her parents’ deaths, Leah packed her things and drove west, leaving no goodbye but cryptic journal entries about spiritual discovery. Days later, her car was found wrecked deep in the woods of the Blue Ridge Mountains, seemingly staged. Her belongings were inside, including her cat’s carrier, clothes, cash, and even her passport. But Leah? Gone. Ronan Wolfe: Locals later reported hearing a 911 call the night before the discovery of the car—someone, possibly a female, reporting a crash but cutting off suddenly. Police say the call never made it through, or that no such recording exists. Did Leah try to call for help and get intercepted? Did someone else make the call? Or was she abducted before she ever had the chance? More than 20 years later, we’re still asking those questions. Ronan Wolfe: Finally, we arrive at one of the most controversial and heartbreaking cases on record—the disappearance of Terrance Williams in Naples, Florida, in 2004. Terrance was last seen being pulled over by Collier County Deputy Steve Calkins. Witnesses say Calkins placed him in the back of his patrol car. But there is no official record of an arrest. No incident report. No booking. Calkins claims he dropped Terrance at a Circle K gas station. But surveillance footage showed no sign of Terrance ever arriving. Ronan Wolfe: Later investigation revealed that Calkins had also been the last person to see another missing man, Felipe Santos, who vanished under eerily similar circumstances just months earlier. Calkins was fired but never charged. No one has ever found Terrance Williams or Felipe Santos. And perhaps most horrifying? Terrance may have tried to make a call during those final moments. Phone records suggest an outgoing attempt—possibly from the back of a patrol car—but it was never connected. A missed call. A silenced witness. Ronan Wolfe: In all three cases, a thread emerges—the victim was trying to reach someone. Whether it was directly, through a 911 call, or symbolically, by relying on the system designed to protect them, they tried. And the system failed. When people reach out for help and are met with negligence, corruption, or silence, that silence becomes part of the crime itself. Ronan Wolfe: These aren’t just cold cases. They’re hot with mistakes, oversights, and possibly cover-ups. Sometimes, the biggest clues are the ones no one followed. A missed call. A dismissed report. A shrug from someone who should’ve listened. These are the moments where justice didn’t just fail—it never showed up at all. Ronan Wolfe: If you have any information about these cases—about Leah Roberts, Mitrice Richardson, or Terrance Williams—contact local law enforcement or national tip lines. And remember: even if no one listens at first, you could be the voice that breaks the silence. Ronan Wolfe: Subscribe to 3 Crimes That Are Still Unsolved – Chilling Cases With No Answers… Yet. Leave a review. Share your thoughts. Because when victims speak—even if it’s with their final words—we owe it to them to listen. I’m Ronan Wolfe. Until next time, stay alert. Stay safe. And never ignore a call for help.