Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast

In March of 2024, Emily Steinhoff James went with her sister, Hilary Lombardi, to the home of Dorian Thomas to pick up Hilary's daughter in a custody dispute. Tragically, Emily wouldn't leave the home alive. This is the story of the life and death of Emily, as told by one of her friends, Larissa Strong.
 
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Join Andy, Emily, and Rian for the 4th-anniversary special of Unnatural!
In this episode, we're going back to where it all began for us, Minnesota. And in 1972, one of the most infamous (and successful) kidnappings in U.S. history took place within its borders. 
Virginia Piper was the 49-year-old wife of Harry Piper, an extremely wealthy CEO in the Twin Cities. When she was kidnapped on a warm July afternoon, her abductors were demanding a million-dollar ransom.
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She was the news—then she became it.Iowa T.V. Anchor Jodi Huisentruit was running late for work in 1995… and vanished without a trace. Her car? Found in the lot. Her keys? On the ground. Her story? Still unsolved.
Was it a stalker? A secret? Or something far more sinister?This is the case that shook an entire state—and still haunts it.
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He was a beloved Las Vegas icon—part mechanic, part pro wrestling promoter, full-on personality. But when Buffalo Jim Barrier was found dead in a seedy motel in 2008, questions swirled. Was it a heart attack… or something far more sinister? In this episode, we dig into the wild life and suspicious death of a man who stood up to Vegas mobsters and may have paid the ultimate price.
This is the story of Buffalo Jim Barrier.
Special thanks to my friend Kim from MustSeeLasVegas for joining me on today's episode! You can follow Kim on TikTok and YouTube using the links below.
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Back in September 2024, Utah National Guardsman Matthew Johnson went missing. His wife, 41-year-old Jennifer Gledhill, immediately became a person of interest, as it was discovered she had confided her crime to the man she had been having an affair with.
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Earlier this month, a hiker in Georgia stumbled upon a truly horrifying scene, as two young men were found dead from gunshot wounds. What made this especially shocking is that they were twin brothers. Local police in Hiawassee, Georgia, are calling this an apparent Murder-Suicide. However, the family of Qaadir and Naazir Lewis believes foul-play from the outside may be at play.
This case also has striking similarities to another case from February of 2024.
Special thanks to Parke Jones for her independent journalism on this case. You can follow her on YouTube here.
Watch her two videos here and here.
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In 2018, 27-year-old Samantha Sayers signed her name into the trailhead registry at North Cascades National Park in Washington State. She was attempting to hike Vesper Peak, a formidable mountain she had completed a few months before. Sam was spotted at the summit a few hours later, but that would be the last time she was ever seen alive again. 
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In November 2023, 35-year-old Tyler Goodrich stepped out of his home in Lincoln, Nebraska after a heated argument with his husband, Marshall Vogel... In the 16 months since, no real leads have popped up... Until last week.
 
Here is the video of Tyler running out of the garage
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Few death row cases have captivated the public like Richard Glossip’s. Convicted of orchestrating the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese, Glossip has faced execution nine times, narrowly avoiding death again just weeks ago. But did he actually commit the crime? This episode breaks down the shocking twists, the fight to overturn his conviction, and why his name is again making headlines.
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In the summer of 1999, the body of a young female was found in a Wisconsin cornfield. It would take 20 long years for her body to be identified, along with her killer.
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