unsolved death

The Mysterious Death of Mary Burge - October 8 2026

A short daily episode from Morning Cup of Murder covering the mysterious death of Mary Burge.

Garret Rodriguez — Unsolved Homicide on Murder Mountain

Garret Rodriguez was a 29-year-old San Diego man found buried in a shallow grave in Humboldt County, CA in 2013 after traveling to work on a marijuana ranch. No one has been charged.

The Octopus Murders — A Journalist's Disputed Death

The Octopus Murders is a disputed-death case centered on journalist Danny Casolaro, 41, found dead with slashed wrists in a Martinsburg, West Virginia hotel bathtub on August 10, 1991.

Soaked in Bleach

Soaked in Bleach is a 2015 docudrama about the 1994 death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, examining PI Tom Grant's murder theory. Available on Apple TV and more.

Marcus Law Jr. — Unsolved San Francisco Shooting

Marcus Law Jr. was fatally shot while riding in a van returning from a barbecue at Candlestick Point Recreation Area in San Francisco on April 30, 2006. The homicide remains unsolved.

The Mario Biondo Case — Contested Death in Madrid

Mario Biondo was an Italian cameraman found dead in Madrid on May 30, 2013. Spanish authorities ruled suicide, but Italian proceedings later suggested possible homicide.

The Frank Olson Case — CIA scientist's mysterious death

Frank Olson was a U.S. Army biochemist who died falling from a New York hotel in 1953, nine days after the CIA secretly dosed him with LSD.

The Garrett Rodriguez Case — Unsolved Humboldt Homicide

The Garrett Rodriguez case is an unsolved Humboldt County, California homicide in which a 29-year-old man went missing in April 2013 in the region's cannabis-growing country.

The Barbara Hamburg Case — Unsolved Connecticut Homicide

The Barbara Hamburg case is an unsolved American homicide in which 48-year-old Barbara Hamburg was beaten to death outside her Madison, Connecticut home on March 3, 2010.

Petra Fehre Inka Path Murder

Petra Fehre, a 24-year-old German woman, died in July 2002 during a trekking expedition on the Inca Trail in Peru. Her death was officially attributed to altitude sickness, but circumstances surrounding the incident raised questions about both accident and potential negligence, leaving the case unresolved.

Murder of Carolin G. — A9 Brandenburg 2023

Carolin G., 34, was found dead at a rest stop on the A9 motorway in Brandenburg in June 2023. The investigation led to the arrest of a local resident for murder. The trial concluded in November 2023 with a life sentence.

Golden State Killer: Final Chapter: Joseph DeAngelo and 40 Years of Terror

Golden State Killer: Final Chapter (Crown, 2025) documents Joseph James DeAngelo's reign of terror in California from the 1970s to the 1980s. The book depicts the over 50 rapes and 13 murders committed by the former police officer, who was caught through groundbreaking DNA genealogy.