Somebody Knows Something
Episodes
S2E8: The Final Murder of the Decade (1979) – Part 2
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of the season, Detectives Andrew Houghton and Chris Hall from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit lay out the investigati...
S2E7: The Final Murder of the Decade (1979) – Part 1
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On November 23, 1979, the day after Thanksgiving, Renee Cruz Tovar decided to stay home while her roommate went out on a date. The following morning...
S2E6: Stabbed In The Alley (1977)
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a warm, summer evening when 68-year-old Cayce D. Kyles strolled down an alley behind the Douglas Hotel in downtown Elgin on July 21, 1977. Mome...
S2E5: Missing In Kane County (1976) – Part 2
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives Andrew Houghton and Chris Hall from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit continue their investigation into the disappearance of Barba...
S2E4: Missing In Kane County (1976) – Part 1
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During “Season One: Where Is Karen?” Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian researched the previous tenant of Karen Schepers’ apartment, ...
S2E3: The Girl In The Grass (1976)
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the morning of June 22, 1976, 16-year-old Lori Jean Bolger left a summer driver’s ed class at Larkin High School to walk home to South Elgin, Ill...
S2E2: The Yellow Cab Murder (1975)
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a cold, winter night when 47-year-old Maynard Chester Holley left his wife and children to head to work at the Yellow Cab Company in downtown E...
S2E1: Murder at the Foundry (1971)
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On June 30, 1971, a 35-year-old foreman at the Woodruff and Edwards Foundry, Guadalupe Alanis, was murdered while working in downtown Elgin. Detecti...
Episode 12 (Bonus Episode) - Reflections & Future Plans
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit make an announcement for Season Two and introduce a new ...
EPISODE 11: REMEMBERING KAREN SCHEPERS
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit reflect on the past 6 months of this investigation with ...
EPISODE 10: CLOSING THE CASE
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit wrap up Karen’s cold case investigation by detailing t...
EPISODE 9: CHAOS DIVERS
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit speak with Jacob Grubbs and Lindsay Bussick from Chaos D...
EPISODE 8: THE DIVE
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit search the Fox River with the Illinois-based search and ...
EPISODE 7: BODIES OF WATER
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
EPISODE 6: SERIAL KILLERS ON THE FOX
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit review multiple serial killers who were active in the El...
EPISODE 5: LURKING IN THE PARKING LOT
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit continue their investigation into Theory #2, that someth...
EPISODE 4: THE BIKERS AND THE VAN
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit travel to the site where PM Bentley’s was in 1983 with...
EPISODE 3: A DESPERATE CHOICE
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives Andrew Houghton & Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit interview members of Karen's family, her close friends...
EPISODE 2: WHO IS KAREN SCHEPERS?
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives Andrew Houghton & Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit begin their investigation into the 1983 disappearance ...
EPISODE 1: REPORTED MISSING
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, April 15th, 1983, Karen Schepers, a vibrant 23-year-old woman from Elgin, Illinois, went to see a live band and socialize with a group of c...
EPISODE 0: CREATING A COLD CASE UNIT
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In May of 2024, Chief Ana Lalley created the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit to review cold case homicides, missing persons, sexual assaults, a...