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A mysterious hit-and-run victim in Oklahoma leads investigators down a rabbit hole of false identities, kidnapping, and horrific abuse spanning decades. What starts as a simple case of identifying a young woman found on the roadside turns into the unraveling of multiple aliases and the discovery of a fugitive who had been on the run for nearly 20 years.

• Woman found on Oklahoma roadside in April 1990 identified as Tonya Hughes
• Tonya's strip club friends discover her identity was stolen from a deceased infant
• Her husband "Clarence" takes out life insurance policy before her suspicious death
• Son Michael placed in foster care after Clarence fails paternity test
• Clarence abducts Michael at gunpoint from school in 1994
• FBI identifies Clarence as Franklin Floyd, a fugitive with violent criminal history
• High school friend recognizes Tonya as Sharon Marshall, a gifted student
• Sharon had earned full scholarship to Georgia Tech before becoming pregnant
• Evidence reveals disturbing "father-daughter" relationship between Sharon and Floyd
• Floyd could not have been Sharon's biological father due to incarceration timeline
• Michael's whereabouts unknown after the abduction

Join us next week for the conclusion of this disturbing case as we uncover Sharon's true identity and Michael's fate.

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A haunting revisit to one of our most talked-about and chilling early episodes—the 1974 Hi-Fi Shop murders in Ogden, Utah, where a robbery turned into a night of unimaginable horror for five innocent people. Re-released with enhanced audio, we honor former co-host Jess’s unforgettable telling of this unforgettable case.

• A routine evening at the Hi-Fi Shop becomes a nightmare when two armed airmen take employees hostage
• 18-year-old Michelle Ansley and 20-year-old Stanley Walker are the first victims of what begins as a robbery
• Three more victims—Courtney Naisbitt (16), his mother Carol, and Stanley's father Orren—unwittingly enter the scene
• The perpetrators force victims to drink Drano, falsely telling them it was vodka with a German drug
• Dale Pierre (the "short man") emerges as the primary aggressor, committing rape and brutal violence
• Despite being shot in the head, both Courtney Naisbitt and Orren Walker miraculously survive
• Carol Naisbitt's mother's intuition leads her to search for her missing son, ultimately costing her life
• Swift police work and military base cooperation lead to the arrest of Dale Pierre and William Andrews
• Both perpetrators receive the death penalty—Pierre executed in 1987 and Andrews in 1992
• Courtney Naisbitt's remarkable recovery includes graduating with his class despite 261 days in hospital
• Through sharing his story in the book "Victim," Courtney eventually meets and marries a woman who reached out to him

If you have recommendations for cases you'd like us to cover—true crime or paranormal—please reach out through our social media. Links are available in the show notes.

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Hannah leads a chilling guessing game while Courtney tries to identify infamous historical monsters based on clues from Aaron Mahnke's "World of Lore" book.

• H.H. Holmes and his "Murder Castle" designed with trap doors, gas chambers, and body shoots to kill visitors during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
• Holmes' history of insurance fraud, identity falsification, and his estimated 200 victims
• The tragic story of Bridget Cleary, a 26-year-old Irish woman burned alive in 1895 when her husband believed she was a fairy changeling
• How Irish folk superstitions about changelings led to brutal "treatments" for those suspected of being replaced by fairies
• The unsolved Villisca Axe Murders of 1912, where eight people were killed in their sleep
• The killer's methodical approach, including covering mirrors and victims' faces

Text us to let us know if you enjoy this guessing game format for episodes and if we should do more like this!

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If you'd like to show your support for Wicked Wanderings and join our community of dedicated listeners, you can start contributing for as little as $3 a month. Your support helps us continue to explore the darkest and most intriguing mysteries, bringing you captivating stories from the world of true crime and the unexplained. Click the link to become a valued member of our podcast family.

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Wicked Wanderings is hosted by Hannah & Courtney and it's produced by Rob Fitzpatrick. Music by Sascha Ende.

Wicked Wanderings is a Production of Studio 113