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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 diving into some of the most mysterious final messages ever recorded—strange last words. In some cases, they were spoken on the phone or in person. Others were written in haste or whispered in secrecy. But all three of today’s cases share one haunting trait: the last thing a person said before disappearing or dying left investigators, family, and friends baffled. These parting words aren’t just unsettling—they could be the missing piece of the puzzle. Ronan Wolfe: Our first case takes us to Canada in 2010, to the mysterious death of 21-year-old Amber Tuccaro. Amber was a young Indigenous woman who had traveled from her home in Alberta to Edmonton with her infant son and a female friend. On August 18, she left her hotel room to get a ride into the city. She was last seen hitching a ride with an unknown man. Ronan Wolfe: What makes Amber’s case different is the chilling recording that surfaced later. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police released a snippet of audio from a phone call Amber made during the ride. She’s heard asking the driver where they’re going, and says, “You better not be taking me anywhere I don't want to go.” The man replies calmly, deflecting her concerns. Amber sounds increasingly alarmed. It’s the last anyone heard from her. Her remains were found in 2012 in a rural area south of Edmonton, but no arrests have been made. Ronan Wolfe: The recording has been analyzed by experts and amateur sleuths alike. The driver’s voice remains unidentified. Some say it’s a serial predator. Others believe the case was mishandled from the start, especially since it involves an Indigenous woman in a country grappling with systemic failures around missing and murdered Indigenous people. But to this day, that brief, haunting audio remains Amber’s final cry for help. Ronan Wolfe: Our second case is the bizarre disappearance of Maura Murray in 2004, a 21-year-old nursing student who vanished after crashing her car on a rural road in Haverhill, New Hampshire. Hours before she went missing, Maura had emailed her professors saying there was a death in the family and she’d be gone for a few days—only, there was no such death. She packed up her dorm room, withdrew money from an ATM, bought alcohol, and drove north. Ronan Wolfe: Her car was later found abandoned after a minor crash, but Maura was nowhere to be seen. A witness saw her moments before police arrived. She seemed shaken but unharmed. Her last known words were to that witness: "I’ve called AAA." But no call was ever made. Ronan Wolfe: The case has inspired endless theories—was she running away, meeting someone, or escaping something we’ll never understand? Some believe she walked into the woods and succumbed to the elements. Others believe she was picked up by someone with ill intent. But her strange actions leading up to the disappearance—and that final, misleading comment—only add to the mystery. Ronan Wolfe: Finally, we revisit the infamous 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, better known as the Black Dahlia. Much of the case is consumed by its brutal details—her body was found mutilated and posed in Los Angeles, sparking nationwide horror. But what’s often overlooked is Elizabeth’s last known conversation. Ronan Wolfe: A few days before her death, Elizabeth was reportedly seen at the Biltmore Hotel. According to a bellhop and several other witnesses, she was waiting for someone and pacing the lobby. Her final known words to the hotel staff were cryptic: "I’m meeting a friend." Who that friend was has never been confirmed. Ronan Wolfe: Many have speculated about the identity of this mysterious person. Was it someone she trusted? Was it a setup? Police questioned several suspects, but the trail quickly went cold. Her murder remains one of America’s most famous cold cases. And that vague mention of a "friend"? It might have been the beginning of the end. Ronan Wolfe: These final words are more than footnotes. They are echoes—moments frozen in time that hint at what happened next. But with no closure, they serve only to deepen the mystery. They beg us to read between the lines, to question everything, to look for meaning in the moments that most of us overlook. Ronan Wolfe: Investigators often revisit these final statements in hopes that, with time, someone might recognize the voice, recall the moment, or find a new context that reframes the case. But when no new clues emerge, those words become haunting relics—reminders that the truth might have been whispered once, then lost forever. Ronan Wolfe: If today’s episode left you thinking about the weight of a final message, be sure to subscribe to 3 Crimes That Are Still Unsolved – Chilling Cases With No Answers… Yet. Leave a review, share your theories, and keep the conversation alive. I’m Ronan Wolfe. Until next time, remember: sometimes the quietest voices leave the loudest echoes.