Episodes

  • S2E1: Murder at the Foundry (1971)

    S2E1: Murder at the Foundry (1971)
    Aug 11 2025
    On June 30, 1971, a 35-year-old foreman at the Woodruff and Edwards Foundry, Guadalupe Alanis, was murdered while working in downtown Elgin. Detectives Andrew Houghton and Chris Hall of the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit review Guadalupe’s case and discover that it has links to two other Elgin murders.
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    23 mins
  • S1E12: (Bonus Episode) Reflections & Future Plans

    S1E12: (Bonus Episode) Reflections & Future Plans
    Jul 30 2025
    Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit make an announcement for Season Two and introduce a new detective, Chris Hall, as Matt is promoted and leaves the unit. Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley also joins the episode to reflect on Season One and to discuss the future plans for the Cold Case Unit.
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    37 mins
  • S1E11: Remembering Karen Schepers

    S1E11: Remembering Karen Schepers
    May 12 2025
    Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit reflect on the past 6 months of this investigation with Karen’s family, friends, and coworkers as Karen finally comes home and is laid to rest.
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    43 mins
  • S1E10: Closing the Case

    S1E10: Closing the Case
    Apr 28 2025
    Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit wrap up Karen’s cold case investigation by detailing the final steps in Karen’s case and they discuss what they believed most likely happened to Karen on that fateful night in April of 1983.
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    22 mins
  • S1E9: Chaos Divers

    S1E9: Chaos Divers
    Apr 14 2025
    Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit speak with Jacob Grubbs and Lindsay Bussick from Chaos Divers, the group which was instrumental in bringing Karen Schepers home, to talk about their organization, their experience in search and recovery, and their amazing work on Karen’s case.
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    32 mins
  • S1E8: The Dive

    S1E8: The Dive
    Mar 31 2025
    Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit search the Fox River with the Illinois-based search and recovery team Chaos Divers and make a discovery almost 42 years in the making.
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    27 mins
  • S1E7: Bodies of Water

    S1E7: Bodies of Water
    Mar 17 2025
    Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit move up their original Theory #6, that Karen and her car are submerged in a body of water, as new tips come in and new technology becomes available. They identify the routes that Karen would have likely taken, travel those routes, and follow-up on new tips about a car recently discovered in the Fox River.
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    38 mins
  • S1E6: Serial Killers on the Fox

    S1E6: Serial Killers on the Fox
    Mar 17 2025
    Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit review multiple serial killers who were active in the Elgin area in the early 1980’s and travel to the Pontiac Correctional Facility to interview Brian Dugan, an Illinois serial killer who is serving a life sentence for three murders in the area, one of which has similarities to Karen’s disappearance.
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    30 mins