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Golden Key Motel - The Murder of Barbara Breidor · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back, everyone, Ready for another deep dive always Today
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  we're going back to November twenty, two thousand and six
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  in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Imagine this. Two women
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  are walking along a dirt road behind the Golden Key Motel.
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  Speaker 2: Not exactly a scenic stroll, I'd guess, not at all.
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  Speaker 1: And it gets worse. They stumble upon a woman's body.
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  Speaker 2: Oh wow, that's a horrifying discovery.
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  Speaker 1: But the story doesn't end there. Please arrive and find
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  three more bodies, all women in a ditch.
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  Speaker 2: So multiple victims. Sounds like we're dealing with something much
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  bigger than a single crime.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, and the details just get more disturbing. The bodies
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  were in different stages of decomposition, fully closed, but barefoot, barefoot.
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  Speaker 2: That's an odd detail. What's the significance of that.
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  Speaker 1: It's one of those things that really makes you think, right,
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  was it symbolic a way to dehumanize the victims? We
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  may never know for sure.
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  Speaker 2: I see, And did they determine the cause of death
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  for all the women?
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  Speaker 1: For two of them, Tracy Roberts and Kim rafo Yes,
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  Tracy died from asphyxiation and Kim was strangled but for
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  Barbara bride Or and Molly Dilt, their bodies were too
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  decomposed to pinpoint the exact cause.
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  Speaker 2: That makes things even more difficult for investigators, doesn't it.
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  Speaker 1: It does, and that's why we're focusing on Barbara Brider today.
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  We want to understand who she was, what led her
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  to that motel, and maybe uncover some clues along the way.
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  Speaker 2: It's always helpful to put a face to the story,
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  to remind ourselves that these were real people with lives, families, hopes,
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  and dreams exactly.
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  Speaker 1: And Barbara's story is one of those that really makes
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  you think about that twists and turns life can take.
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  She had so much promise, grew up in a good
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  family in Pennsylvania, excelled in school, was even a Jeopardy
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  Whiz Jeopardy.
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  Speaker 2: Wow. That's quite a contrast to the situation we're discussing now,
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  really is.
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  Speaker 1: But that's how addiction can work. It doesn't care who
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  you are or where you come from. It can pull
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  anyone into.
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  Speaker 2: Its grip, a sad reminder that anyone is vulnerable. So
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  how did this all begin for Barbara?
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  Speaker 1: It seems like her downfall start with a relationship she
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  met a guy, Stanley Frizzle, and they both got hooked
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  on Heroin.
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  Speaker 2: Ah the classic love story gone wrong.
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  Speaker 1: Tragic really, and as the addiction took hold, her life spiraled.
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  In two thousand and one, she sent her four year
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  old daughter to live with her sister in Florida.
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  Speaker 2: Heartbreaking to be forced to make that choice. It shows
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  just how desperate things must have become.
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  Speaker 1: For her, it does, and things continued to deteriorate. Within
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  a year, she was working as a prostitute in Atlantic City,
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  just trying to get her next fix.
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  Speaker 2: It's a story we hear all too often, sadly, the
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  desperation the choices people make when trapped in addiction's clutches.
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  Speaker 1: Right, but let's not forget that behind the addiction, she
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  was still a person, someone's daughter, sister, mother. Her sisters
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  describe her as smart, funny, someone who had a great
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  future ahead of her before drugs took over.
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  Speaker 2: It's a good reminder that there's always more to the
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  story than what we see on the surface. These victims
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  were people with families who love them, who still grieve
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  for them.
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  Speaker 1: You're so right. So here we have Barbara battling addiction,
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  trying to survive in Atlantic City. By two thousand and six,
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  she was living with a friend and her father and Ventnor,
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  trying to turn her life.
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  Speaker 2: Around, a glimmer of hope perhaps.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe, But then she ends up at the Golden Cheymotel
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  along with two other victims, Kim Rafo and Tracy Roberts.
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  Speaker 2: Both involved in prostitution and struggling with addiction too r exactly.
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  Speaker 1: It makes you wonder if there was a connection between them,
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  if their paths crossed before that night, did they know
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  each other, did they share a similar fate because of
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  their circumstances.
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  Speaker 2: Those are some of the key questions we'll need to
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  explore as we delve deeper. Was it a targeted attack
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  or a series of tragic coincidences, or maybe.
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  Speaker 1: Something even bigger, more sinister. Atlantic City's underworld has its
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  fair share of secrets.
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  Speaker 2: And that's what makes this case so fascinating and so frustrating.
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  The mystery of the Golden Cheymotel murders still lingers, and
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  the families of those women still deserve answers.
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  Speaker 1: And remember that recent high profile arrest on Long Island,
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  Rex Harman. Many thought there might be a connection to
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  the Atlantic City case.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, the victim's profiles, the locations. It seemed plausible, right, But.
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  Speaker 1: Luckily authorities have ruled out any link.
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  Speaker 2: So we're back to square one, still searching for answers.
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  Speaker 1: But by piecing together the fragments of Barbara's life, exploring
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  those connections, maybe we can shed some light on what
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  happened at the Golden Chemo.
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  Speaker 2: Hotel and maybe just maybe help those families find some peace.
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  Speaker 1: Last we heard, Barba was trying to piece her life
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  back together, saying with that friend in Ventnor. But on
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  October seventeenth, two thousand and six, poof gone vanished, just
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  like that, no trace, nothing, no phone calls, no messages.
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  It's like she disappeared into thin air and her body
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  wasn't found until over a month later.
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  Speaker 2: So a huge gap in the timeline. What happened during
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  those missing weeks, that's the real mystery.
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  Speaker 1: Here exactly, And knowing that Barbara was battling heroin addiction,
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  you have to wonder if maybe she overdosed somewhere and
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  her body was dumped later.
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  Speaker 2: It's a possibility, but remember the toxicology report. It showed
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  a potentially lethal dose of heroin in her system.
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  Speaker 1: Right right, Because she couldn't have just wandered off and
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  overdose somewhere else after taking.
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  Speaker 2: That much unlikely? Seems like someone else was involved, and
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  it brings us back to those common threads between Barbara
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  and the other victims. The drug use the prostitution.
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  Speaker 1: Makes them vulnerable, easy targets.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely, and think about Atlantic cities underbelly. Could this be
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  connected to something bigger, more organized, a predator targeting these
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  women using their addictions to control them.
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  Speaker 1: It's a chilling thought, but it's definitely possible. And what
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  about the motive? Just power and control or could there
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  be a financial element too, something tied to the sex trade.
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  Speaker 2: So many unanswered questions. Was it a crime of passion
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  or something cold and calculated? It's hard to say without
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  understanding the why, the motive behind it all.
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  Speaker 1: It's frustrating, isn't it? All these years later, still so
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  many unanswered questions. The families that lack of closure, it
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  must be unbearable.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely, they deserve justice to know what happened to their
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  loved ones, and hopefully by keeping Barber's story alive by
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  talking about it, someone with information will come forward.
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  Speaker 1: Even the smallest detail could be the missing piece, right, Yeah,
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  So if you're listening and anything it all comes to mind,
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  please contact the authorities.
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  Speaker 2: It might seem insignificant to you, but it could be
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  the key to cracking this case wide open.
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  Speaker 1: That's right, don't dismiss anything. It's important to remember these
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  aren't just names on a police report. These were real
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  people with lives, with families who still miss.
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  Speaker 2: Them exactly, mothers, daughters, sisters. They deserve to have their
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  stories told, their memories honored, you know.
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  Speaker 1: Diving into Barbara's story, it really makes you think about
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  the ripple effect of addiction, how it impacts not just
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  the individual, but everyone around them.
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  Speaker 2: A reminder to be compassionate, to offer support to those struggling.
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  It could be anyone from any background.
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  Speaker 1: You're so right. There's always more to the story than
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  meets the eye. And as we continue this deep dive,
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  remember there are still so many loose ends, unanswered questions,
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  like those construction boots found on the roof of the
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  Golden Key Motel.
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  Speaker 2: Oh yeah, those boots. I'd almost forgotten about that.
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  Speaker 1: They were never linked to anyone, and Terry Olison, the
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  guy who found them, claims he's innocent.
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  Speaker 2: But there's something about that detail that just feels off.
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  Speaker 1: Isn't there suspicious right? What if there's more to his
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  story than he's letting on. What do you think was
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  Terry Olison just in the wrong place at the wrong time,
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  or is there something more to it? So we've got
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  Terry Olsen, a handyman at the motel, right in the
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  middle of this whole thing, access to pretty much the
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  entire property, and.
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  Speaker 2: He's the one who finds those construction boots on the roof.
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  Talk about a strange detail.
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  Speaker 1: Almost too strange, you know. It makes you wonder if
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  someone was trying to throw the investigation off.
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  Speaker 2: Course it's definitely suspicious. Did they ever figure out who
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  the boots belong to?
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  Speaker 1: Nope, no connection to the victims or the crime scene.
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  Olsen insists he just found them, even offered to take
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  a polygraph.
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  Speaker 2: But being there at the motel during that time, it's
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  hard not to be a.
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  Speaker 1: Little skeptical, I agree, But without any solid evidence linking
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  him to the murders, it's all just speculation at this point.
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  What do you think, wrong place, wrong time, or something more.
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  Speaker 2: It's tough to say for sure. Maybe there's a piece
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  of the puzzle we're missing, some connection that hasn't been made,
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  or maybe someone knows something about Olison, something they haven't
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  shared with the police.
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  Speaker 1: Like a change in his behavior, something they overheard him say. Anything. Really,
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  that's why it's so crucial to keep these cases in
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  the public eye, to keep the conversation going, keep the
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  pressure on. Someone out there might have that missing piece.
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  Speaker 2: You never know what tiny detail could break a case
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  wide open. It's been over seventeen years, and these families
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  still deserve answers.
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  Speaker 1: They deserve justice. For Barbara, Molly, Tracy and Kim. We
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  can't let them be forgotten.
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  Speaker 2: Their stories matter absolutely, and it's a reminder that behind
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  the headlines, behind the mystery, there were real people whose
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  lives were cut short.
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  Speaker 1: What gets to me is how Barbara's story or struggles
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  with addiction reflects these larger issues we see in so
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  many cases, the vulnerability, the desperation, the tragic consequences.
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  Speaker 2: It's a reminder that these issues exist everywhere, not just
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  in Atlantic City, and until we address the root causes,
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  we'll keep seeing these heartbreaking stories.
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  Speaker 1: So what can we do? What can our listeners do?
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  Speaker 2: We can start by being aware by acknowledging these issues
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  in our own communities, supporting organizations that help those struggling
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  with addiction and violence, advocating for change. There's always something
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  we can do.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely and if you have any information, no matter how small,
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  about the Golden Key Motel murders, please contact the Atlantic
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  County Prosecutor's Office. It could be the key to finally
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  bringing justice for these women and their families.
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  Speaker 2: Even the smallest detail could make a difference. Don't underestimate
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  the power of speaking up.
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  Speaker 1: As we wrap up this deep dive, one question keeps
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  coming back to me. What happened to Barbara during those
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  missing weeks between Octos over seventeenth and November twentieth. Where
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  did she go? Who she with? It's a puzzle that
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  might never be fully solved, but we can't stop searching
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  for answers.
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  Speaker 2: The search for truth continues, and hopefully, someday those families
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  will finally get the closure they deserve.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us for this deep dive, Stay tuned
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  for more, and until then, keep those minds curious.