The Cold Case Collective
The Cold Case Collective is an audience-driven true crime podcast taking a fresh look at cold cases and missing persons cases. Listeners are part of the investigation, helping to bring to the surface new information through discussion, engagement, tips, and shared awareness. Every comment, share, and insight has the potential to move a case forward. Join the investigation.
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Apr 16, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
28 min
This is Peggy McGuire — a devoted mother, a newly licensed nurse, and someone who loved her son above all else. On the morning of November 16, 2015, she kissed him goodbye, dropped him off at school, and returned home. Hours later, she was gone. Her truck was found abandoned miles away at a rural bar, and security footage captured someone walking away in the pre-dawn darkness. Nearly a decade later, Peggy McGuire remains missing, and someone out there still knows what happened.
We are discussing Peggy’s case and invite you to join in on the conversation. Comment below with your thoughts, questions, and theories. Follow, like, and share to help extend the reach of Peggy’s case. As long as we can keep Peggy’s name and face visible, the more likely it is that it will end up in front of someone with a nudge for them to come forward with information that might just provide some answers.
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Have information about Peggy McGuire?Contact the OSBI (Ohio State Bureau of Investigation) at 918-423-6672
Or the OSBI tip line at 1-800-522-8017
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Apr 9, 2026
Apr 9, 2026
42 min
Twenty years ago. April 1st, 2006. A crowded bar. Music pulsing. Friends laughing. A 27-year-old medical student walks inside…but is never seen walking out. No signs of struggle. No witnesses. No trace. Just one of the most chilling mysteries in modern true crime. This is the story of Brian Schaffer, the man who vanished without a single clue.
We are discussing Brian’s case and invite you to join in on the conversation. Comment below with your thoughts, questions, and theories. Follow, like, and share to help extend the reach of Brian’s case. As long as we can keep Brian’s name and face visible, the more likely it is that it will end up in front of someone with a nudge for them to come forward with information that might just provide some answers.
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Have information about Brian's disappearance?Contact Columbus police at 614-645-4545.
Central Ohio Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tip line at 614-461-8477
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Apr 2, 2026
Apr 2, 2026
38 min
On November 6th, 1997, 13-year-old Ricky Lane Thomas, Jr. was going to walk the mile and a half to his cousin’s house in Bristow, Indiana, to go to Tell City to go shopping and get McDonald's. He never made it to his cousin’s house and was never seen again.
We are discussing Ricky’s case and invite you to join in on the conversation. Comment below with your thoughts, questions, and theories. Follow, like, and share to help extend the reach of Ricky’s case. As long as we can keep Ricky’s name and face visible, the more likely it is that it will end up in front of someone with a nudge for them to come forward with information that might just provide some answers.
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Indiana State Police (IN) (812) 482-1441
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Mar 26, 2026
Mar 26, 2026
32 min
On the night of Friday, June 9th, 1995, 6-year-old Morgan Nick went with her mother to a Little League baseball game in Alma, Arkansas. As the game went on and the summer evening grew darker, Morgan asked if she could go play with some other kids near the field. Her mother agreed, watching as Morgan ran off toward the concession stand area to chase fireflies with two friends.
Within minutes, her mother realized Morgan was gone. A search of the ballpark began immediately. Police were called. Officers, volunteers, and family members searched through the night.
Morgan Nick was never seen again.
We are discussing Morgan Nick’s case and invite you to join in on the conversation. Comment below with your thoughts, questions, and theories. Follow, like, and share to help extend the reach of Morgan Nick’s case. As long as we can keep her name and face visible, the more likely it is that it will end up in front of someone with a nudge for them to come forward with information that might just provide some answers.
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Mar 19, 2026
Mar 19, 2026
45 min
On the evening of Friday, November 18th, 2011, 20 year old Jaleayah Davis went to hang out with friends. After spending some time at a house party, they left to go to a bar before returning to the house around 3am. Jaleayah called her sister several times asking her to come pick her up, changing the meet up location twice. The last call from Jaleayah to her sister was logged at 3:36am. The 911 call came in at 3:41am that there was a car on the side of the road and a human lying dead in the roadway. What happened to Jaleayah in those short five minutes?
We are discussing Jaleayah Davis’ case and invite you to join in on the conversation. Comment below with your thoughts, questions, and theories. Follow, like, and share to help extend the reach of Jaleayah’s case. As long as we can keep her name and face visible, the more likely it is that it will end up in front of someone with a nudge for them to come forward with information that might just provide some answers or be able to create a digital re-enactment of the accident.
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Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026
54 min
In this episode, we are discussing the theories around Sebastian's disappearance and why they are problematic. We are discussing Sebastian’s case and invite you to join in on the conversation. Comment below with your thoughts, questions, and theories. Follow, like, and share to help extend the reach of Sebastian's case with the hope that he will be found. #sebastianrogers ____________________________
If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Sebastian Rogers, please contact the Sumner County Sheriff's Office at 615-451-3838, or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND or TipsToTBI@tbi.tn.gov. ____________________________
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Mar 5, 2026
Mar 5, 2026
47 min
On a November afternoon in 2011, an Orlando mother dropped her twin children off with their father and disappeared without a trace. Fourteen years later, her disappearance remains one of Central Florida’s most baffling and heartbreaking mysteries — a missing-persons case without closure, a family without answers, and a community still searching for the truth.
We are discussing Michelle Parker’s case and invite you to join in on the conversation. Comment below with your thoughts, questions, and theories. Follow, like, and share to help extend the reach of Michelle’s case. As long as we can keep her name and face visible, the more likely it is that it will end up in front of someone with a nudge for them to come forward with information that might just provide some answers.
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Anyone with information is asked to call:
Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477)A $200,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest or Parker's whereabouts.
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Feb 26, 2026
Feb 26, 2026
1 hr 23 min
In this episode, we are discussing the many interviews with Sebastian's father, Seth Rogers, and his mother and step-father, Katie and Chris Proudfoot. Many of these interviews were done in the first few weeks of Sebastian's disappearance. We are discussing Sebastian’s case and invite you to join in on the conversation. Follow, like, and share to help extend the reach of Sebastian's case with the hope that he will be found. See show notes at https://www.thecoldcasecollective.com #sebastianrogers

Feb 19, 2026
Feb 19, 2026
58 min
On the morning of August 15, 2002, something terrible was discovered in the quiet community of Oak Level, Virginia. Michael and Mary Short — a husband and wife devoted to their family and respected in their town — were found murdered inside their home. Their nine-year-old daughter, Jennifer, was missing. Law enforcement launched one of the most exhaustive searches and investigations in the region’s history, but what they found over the next six weeks struck the hearts of everyone who followed the case. This is the story of the Short family murders, a triple homicide that has haunted two states for more than two decades and remains unsolved.

Feb 12, 2026
Feb 12, 2026
31 min
In this episode we are discussing the official case information for Sebastian Rogers that has been released by law enforcement as well as two theories that they have disproven.
