Citizen Detective

About the team:

Citizen Detective is hosted by Mike Morford, Alex Ralph, and cold case analyst Dr. Lee Mellor. The team also includes Forensic DNA Analyst, Suzanna Ryan & retired Seattle Homicide Detective, Cloyd Steiger. (Technical Producer, Andrew Gray. Production Assistant, Ashley Monroe)

About the show:

Each episode of Citizen Detective is recorded live alongside armchair detectives and Citizen Sleuths, and the team is joined by special guests, family members of victims, and experts from the world of true crime in an effort to crowd-solve perplexing mysteries and cold cases.

Join us live every other Tuesday night at 9PM Eastern as we record new episodes. Stop by and ask questions, or share theories. You can join us in any of the following spots:

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New episodes are published every other Saturday

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Latest Episodes

Michael Morford Michael Morford

Episode 49 The Santa Rosa Hitchhiker murders Part 2

In this episode, we wrap up our exploration of the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker murders, and take a close look at suspects in the case, and discuss what evidence in the case may one day help to solve it.

We are joined by case expert Deb Silva who spent two decades researching the case, and has the most detail filled website about the case.

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Michael Morford Michael Morford

Episode 48 The Santa Rosa Hitchhiker murders Part 1

From 1972-1973, the city of Santa Rosa, CA experienced a series of abuductions and murders of girls and young women in the area. Most of them were known to be hitchhikers. There are thought to be at least 8 victims. Some of the victims were found dumped in the area. One had been poisoned to death, and others had been strangled. At least one victim was never found.

Were these abductions and murders the work of one person, or a team of two killers working together? Or could two separate killers have been selecting victims from the same area at the same time? In part 1 of our coverage, we explore the victimology, and the area where the abductions and murdered happened in, as well as where the bodies were dumped

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Michael Morford Michael Morford

Episode 47 The Oakland County Child Murders Part 3

In the last installment of our deep dive into the Oakland County Child Murders, we take a last look at potential suspects, and explore the possibility that a sinister island had something to do with the murders. We also give further consideration to the physical evidence to see how likely it is that the case will be solved based on DNA

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