Box in the Basement
autor: Arlene, Leah, Bree
The 11-Year-Old Boy Scout Murder That Has Stumped Police for 55 Years
O tomto podcastu
"Box in the Basement" is a compelling new podcast created by Arlene, a woman whose life was forever changed by a family tragedy. The unsolved murder of her Uncle Leon Laurales serves as the catalyst for this investigative series. Disturbed by the lackluster investigation and the mystery that still surrounds his case, Arlene dives deep into the details of her uncle's story, uncovering the many problems that plagued the investigation. Her journey doesn't stop there, as she expands her focus to other unsolved cases in Central Texas. Each episode of "Box in the Basement" promises to shed light on the overlooked and forgotten mysteries in her local community, hoping to find answers and justice for those who have been silenced.
Epizody
Nejnovějších 20 z 97 epizod
- The 11-Year-Old Boy Scout Murder That Has Stumped Police for 55 Years · 33 minSend us Fan Mail In April 1970, 11-year-old Terry Bowers eagerly joined his Boy Scout troop for an overnight camping trip at a Catholic church in Chester County, Pennsylvania…
- The Rising TV Reporter Murdered in Her Own Apartment: The Jennifer Servo Mystery · 28 min · Epizoda 95Send us Fan Mail In September 2002, 22-year-old television reporter Jennifer Servo was living her dream. After leaving Montana for a reporting job in Abilene, Texas, she was…
- He Left His Diner Unlocked to Feed People in Need… Then Someone Murdered Him on Memorial Day Weekend · 41 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 95Send us Fan Mail On Memorial Day weekend in 2011, beloved New Jersey diner owner Shafiq “Steve” Ezzedine was finishing up another long shift at the family restaurant he’d spent…
- A Letter to Leon · 23 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 94Send us Fan Mail On the thirtieth anniversary of Leon's murder, Arlene pours her heart out about losing her Uncle and best friend, her sadness, and the devastation of never…
- Thirty Years Later & Still No Answers: Who Killed Leon Laurales? Part 1 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail It's been thirty years since Arlene received the worst news of her life: her Uncle and best friend was murdered in the dead of night on his way to work. His car…
- They Were Safe in a Gated Community… Then Someone Executed Them in Their Sleep · 28 minSend us Fan Mail In March 2006, Albert and Joan Musalo were living a quiet, comfortable retirement in a gated golf community outside Reno, Nevada. They were well-liked…
- She Left a Downton Abbey Watch Party… Then Was Found Murdered in Her Own Home: The Kate Ragsdale Mystery · 31 min · Epizoda 90Send us Fan Mail On February 16, 2013, 73-year-old Kate Ragsdale followed a routine she rarely broke. After dinner, she met friends to watch her favorite show, Downton Abbey. At…
- Aliens, Espionage, or Murder? Inside Texas’s Most Bizarre Missing Persons Case: The Patterson's · 34 min · Epizoda 90Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Box in the Basement, we examine one of Texas’s most enduring cold cases: the mysterious disappearance of William and Margaret Patterson of El…
- A Child Gone in 1985. A Mother Gone in 2025. Why Are These Texas Cases Still Unsolved? · 25 min · Epizoda 89Send us Fan Mail In 1985, 11-year-old Angelica Gandera vanished while walking home from her grandmother’s house in Temple, Texas. Despite eyewitness accounts and multiple persons…
- A 12-Year Old Kimberly Norwood Walks Home & Vanishes Forever · 27 min · Epizoda 88Send us Fan Mail On May 20, 1989, Kimberly Rachelle Norwood, a 12-year-old honor student, left a friend’s house in Hallsville, Texas and began the one-mile walk home. She never…
- The Highway That Hunts: Canada’s Most Infamous Cold Cases - Highway of Tears part 3 · 38 min · Epizoda 87Send us Fan Mail Part 3 of our Highway of Tears series examines some of the most infamous missing and murdered cases along Highways 16, 5, and 97 in British Columbia, from the…
- The Stranger, the Job Offer, and the Family That Never Returned: More Mysteries on the Highway of Tears · 32 min · Epizoda 86Send us Fan Mail For more than five decades, a remote stretch of road in British Columbia has been the epicenter of one of Canada’s darkest crises. The Highway of Tears is home…
- The Shocking Truth Behind 40 Missing Women: What’s Really Happening on Canada’s Highway of Tears? · 49 min · Epizoda 85Send us Fan Mail The Highway of Tears is ground zero in one of Canada’s darkest ongoing tragedies. For more than 50 years, dozens of people – mostly Indigenous women and girls –…
- The Mayor’s Sons and the Women Who Died: Alaska’s Unanswered Crimes · 26 min · Epizoda 84Send us Fan Mail Two Indigenous women—Jennifer Kirk and Sue Sue Norton—were both found dead at the home of a former Alaska mayor. Both had dated his sons. Both suffered violence…
- She Tried to Leave Him. Then She Disappeared: The Cases of Senovia Medina & Cecilia Huerta Gallego · 39 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Arlene and Leah uncover the tragic cases of Senovia Medina, a young mother who fled civil war in El Salvador only to vanish in Houston in 2006 —…
- Gone Without a Trace: How a Mother’s Disappearance Exposed the Dark Side of Texas Justice · 31 min · Epizoda 82Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Box in the Basement, Arlene and Leah uncover the chilling case of Vicki Lynn Nisbett, a Texas mother who vanished in 1991—without a body ever…
- Vanished Without a Trace: The Unsolved Mysteries of Margaret Chauncy & Lisa Chandler · 34 min · Epizoda 81Send us Fan Mail In 1987, 24-year-old Margaret Chauncy left her shift at St. Michael’s Hospital in Texarkana and asked a coworker to follow her home, fearing she was being…
- America’s First Serial Killer? The Austin Servant Girl Murders, 1885 Part 2 · 31 min · Epizoda 80Send us Fan Mail Join us for part 2 exploring the perpetrator of the Austin Servant Girl Murders. If you or someone you know is a victim of violence, please go to Domestic…
- America’s First Serial Killer? The Austin Servant Girl Murders, 1885 · 49 min · Epizoda 79Send us Fan Mail Between 1884 and 1885, a shadowy figure terrorized the city, breaking into homes, dragging women from their beds, and leaving behind scenes so brutal that even…
- The Driveway Execution Caught on Camera: Who Pulled the Trigger on Elizabeth Barraza? · 43 min · Epizoda 78Send us Fan Mail She was setting up for a garage sale at sunrise. Minutes later, she was dead. On January 25, 2019, 29-year-old Elizabeth Barraza stepped into her driveway in…







