Randall Woodfield had it all: a family, an education, and talent. Long before last week's accident, dozens of men and women mysteriously vanished aboard cruise liners, confounding investigators and leaving their families heartbroken. Merrian Carver's disappearance from a cruise ship around Alaska in 2004 is one of the more absurd stories. Are we sure about this? BUT!!!! If your lungs don't fail you, that DNA on the inhaler will give you all the karma you need :)). The town of Brembate di Sopra is just 1 hour north of Milan. Or are these sightings so much urban legend, the boring reality being a simple case of one too many drinks with a man named Yellow, and a fatal flop into old briny? I randomly came across this episode of Dateline NBC, called Bad Blood and (trust me) by the end of this episode your jaw is going to hit the floor. Her. At some point another cruise worker came forward to say she had been romantically involved with Coriam and that Coriam had talked about committing suicide. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-killer-rodney-alcala-the-killing-game/, https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/alcala-rodney.htm, https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2021-01/08-the-dating-game-killer, https://abcnews.go.com/US/dating-game-serial-killer-connected-victims-decades-deaths/story?id=75061341, https://abcnews.go.com/US/close-call-serial-killer-rodney-alcala-appeared-dating/story?id=75039197, https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/rodney-alcala. "This issue with Jennifer has become very difficult for us," Bree Smith said on the broadcast. It's a very active case," she said. Cruise ships, however, are an odd and unsettling exception. That feels like a pretty high number for what's meant to be a pleasantly predictable sun tan fest on the open sea especially when you consider that this figure only takes into account those cases where the unfortunate passenger's final fate remains unknown. ", Carver says it was only after he called the cruise line that he even found out his daughter was missing. For those of you who sleep under rocks, and arent on your phones 24/7 refreshing the news like me, a press conference was held on October 31st to discuss the arrest made in connection with the murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German. A sudden wind change may have swept the boom around, knocking him overboard just like you see in the movies. In 1999, a Navy sailor claimed to have seen her at a Curacao brothel. But the crazy thing is, you didnt even plan for it. #inline-recirc-item--id-ac371842-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { That is until a neighbors suspicion launches an investigation into one of the most horrific crimes to ever come out of Nantes. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. THE AFFIDAVIT https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/05/us/bryan-kohberger-affidavit.html, WTF ARTICLE https://www.wsj.com/articles/bryan-kohberger-idaho-murders-explained-11673046120, Jennifer Twitter (Former FBI Agent) https://twitter.com/CoffindafferFBI, 2014 Isla Vista Killings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Isla_Vista_killings. When two 16 year old girls come home from school to find their mother murdered, its traumatizing to say the least. Yes. It's intense, gripping, and you're going to be on the edge of your seat waiting to hear this finale! https://patch.com/new-jersey/westfield/westfield-watcher-letters-revealed-10-creepiest-excerpts, https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.html, https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-watcher-house, https://www.today.com/home/watcher-house-new-jersey-finally-sold-new-owners-t160504, https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/12/us/the-watcher-house-stalker-trnd/index.html, https://www.businessinsider.com/new-jersey-watcher-house-creepy-letters-sells-2019-8, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/owner-n-j-watcher-house-admits-he-sent-some-menacing-n936661, https://www.nj.com/union/2017/10/judge_rules_on_njs_infamous_watcher_house_lawsuit.html. We are here to tell you what we know as of Tuesday September 21, and discuss a case that has anyone with a daughter, sister, or friend shaken to their core. You guys know this case, we know this case, and your mother knows this case. But none of that happened. She was the closest thing we had to George. It is a statement made by Brett Payne, Corporal at the Moscow Police Department. Now retired, they could have never guessed that one of their biggest worries would soon put an end to that happiness. Until it was shaken to its very core one day in November 2010. It would take police almost a whole month to track her down. No evidence of foul play or trace of Amy's whereabouts was found. A reverend, a wife, and a babysitter's lives would forever change after crossing paths and their journey would be a long one. And one thats brought the Carvers some peace and satisfaction, even though their daughters disappearance remains a mystery. His own daughter Merrian disappeared from a cruise ship under bizarre circumstances in 2004. It was a murder. 5096) - GovTrack.us, Letter of appreciation to Ken Carver from Senator Kly | Flickr. In 2010, Congress passed a law to improve safety and accountability on cruise ships. She did not board her airplane flight back to Massachusetts and has never been heard from again. An attempt was made to tow the boat back to its point of origin, but at some point the towline was cut, leaving the vessel completely adrift and its passengers doomed to drift at the mercy of the seas. He remained in custody for months as a criminal investigation was carried out. https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/04/17/years-ago-her-murder-gripped-oahu-start-investigation-went-astray-2/, https://www.khon2.com/news/womans-murder-remains-one-of-hawaiis-biggest-unsolved-mysteries/, http://darkmatter69.blogspot.com/2019/08/new-evidence-in-strangling-of-lisa-au.html. Almost four years on, he remains there as a free man, despite extradition proceedings. Her family says it's been frustrating and difficult to get answers from the cruise line about what might have happened to their daughter. Ultimately, Carver's father would fund, coordinate, and oversee his own investigation into what happened to his daughter. The cruise lines say they report every incident in order to preserve their image as a safe way to vacation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper, https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking. Ladies and Gentleman, fasten your seatbelts because we are finally doing it. Four months later, the vessel was discovered drifting off Ragged Point, a remote corner of the eastern Caribbean. according to Royal Caribbean. Remembrance For Merrian Lynn Carver A service for our beloved daughter, Merrian will be held on March 13th at 2:00 PM at the Paradise Valley United Methodist Church located at 4455 East Lincoln Drive . This cannot be happening, oh this did happen? Merrian Carver was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 3, 1964. https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/07/denita-monique-smith-murder-death/#:~:text=On%20Dateline%20NBC's%20episode%20titled,their%20opinion%20on%20the%20case. By the time Matthew Shepard finished high school he had already traveled to Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and Morocco. YOU GUYS! All 11 of its crew were missing. quicklist: 6category: title: Glenn Sheridanurl: media: text: Glen Sheridan, 54, of Williamsburg, Va., was reported missing by his wife in November 2004 after the Carnival Cruise Lines ship Celebration docked in Jacksonville, Fla. Carnival said at the time that electronic records showed Sheridan had not left the ship after the Jacksonville arrival. Robert F. Kennedy was Attorney General, and Jaqueline Kennedy, JFKs wife was Americas truest sweetheart. Under the combined crushing pressures of grueling hours at sea and family issues at home, Mims had slipped quietly into a state of delusional paranoia. Some evidence is there to put the pieces together, but the puzzle is still not complete. If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). From a young age, Jim Jones had his eyes set on becoming a preacher. RAW Video of Sandra Blands Cell Phone Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hevRqm40RvM, https://www.texastribune.org/2017/09/16/trooper-fired-sandra-bland-stop-my-safety-was-jeopardy/, https://abcnews.go.com/theview/video/sandra-blands-sisters-speak-search-answers-59448610, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mX8-6NDgDA, https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/5/15/18625215/sandra-bland-traffic-stop-police-violence-sharon-cooper, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV4vBq0Jl_8, https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/police-brutality/, nytimes.com/topic/subject/police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, justice.gov/crt/addressing-police-misconduct-laws-enforced-department-justice. This weeks episode we will be discussing a pre-med student that was killed in his college apartment, and there seemed to be no sign of a break in. Australian Toyah Cordingley, 24, is found murdered and buried in sand dunes on an idyllic beach outside of Cairns in Far North Queensland. The nation is currently swept up in a media spiral, and no one can get enough of the developing story that is the disappearance of Gabby Petito. https://www.forensicmyles.com/blogs/forensic-myles/the-murder-of-paul-gruber, https://aboutforensics.co.uk/darryl-kuehl/, https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/may/02/kuehl-found-guilty-of-murdering-ex-teacher/, https://caselaw.findlaw.com/id-court-of-appeals/1309049.html. Everyone is desperate to figure out the truth and even 150 years later, people are still wondering: how did Mary Stannards killer get away with murder? It wasn't until her daughter called Kendall Carver (Merrian's father) asking where she was. Throughout the whole search effort, Mims was holed up in a tiny escape passage leading out of the Shiloh's engine room. This case consists of inspiration from an old movie, a 13 year old waiting on the phone for the other line to be free, and it all comes down to being cracked open by testimony about an air conditioner. George Smith went overboard on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship and his family has made it a mission to change the way cruise lines handle on-board crimes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders, https://beyondthedash.com/blog/remembering/remembering-the-victims-chicago-tylenol-murders/7360, https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2012/Chicago-Tylenol-Murders-An-Oral-History/, https://www.keranews.org/health-science-tech/2018-01-04/how-the-tylenol-murders-fundamentally-changed-the-way-we-all-take-medicine, https://patch.com/illinois/arlingtonheights/when-we-lost-our-innocence-nurse-who-first-shttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tylenol-murders-1982 aw-tylenol-connection, https://www.ou.edu/deptcomm/dodjcc/groups/02C2/Johnson%20&%20Johnson.htm, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tylenol-murders-1982 aw-tylenol-connection, https://members.huntakiller.com/blog-articles/2017/1/22/the-unsolved-tylenol-murders-of-1982-the-unabomber-theory. Which makes her disappearance all the more bizarre. It is to satisfy the probable cause for arrest standard. My Wife Hired a Hitman So I Faked My Death | Fakes, Frauds & Scammers, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpyQDo_VoaM&t=120s, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9570589/Ramon-Sosa-reveals-faked-murder-wife-hired-hitman.html, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ramon-sosa-boxer-marked-for-murder-goes-undercover-to-catch-the-person-who-wanted-him-dead-48-hours/ (Interview with "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant). America dubs them the thrill killing couple, and before you think Bonnie and Clyde let us stop you. Oct 31, 2022 by UI Health Care. We are talking about the murder of Ellen Sherman. Halford's disappearance has some interesting incongruities. But now that shes old enough, nothing is going to stop her from finding her mom. display: none; But before she took on all those hats, she was a daughter, worried for her mother. The ship's crew launched a room-by-room search of the Pride after Mizener's daughter Danielle and other passengers noticed she was missing. CPL Payne is being assisted by the members of the Idaho State Police and the FBI. https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/6-things-to-know-about-Jennifer-Dulos-16226896.php, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Jennifer_Dulos, https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Jennifer-Dulos-search-resumes-at-Waveny-Park-13906380.php, https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/jennifer-dulos-police-conduct-new-search-near-park-case-missing-connecticut-mother/DKNGSO7ELJBZ7BUWCZCRGNCEUA/, https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-dulos-troconis-speaks-20200521-4mwn5hzu4zet5go2ieioyqw3cu-story.html, https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-dulos-troconis-arrest-warrant-challenge-20211203-20211203-37pzncqh7jdnll72lwcne4ooba-story.html, https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Kent-Mawhinney-charged-in-Jennifer-Dulos-16785086.php, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7912735/Shocking-blog-post-written-missing-mother-five-Jennifer-Dulos-revealed.html. A few hours later, around 10 a.m., she was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. In 2013, the remains of a 40-year-old woman were found on Merry Island off the coast of Canada. You guys are going to want to hear all about their delusions, weird fascination over Hooters memorabilia (yes that Hooters), and how they thought they could get away with the murder of Joshua Ford and Martha Margene "Geney" Crutchley. Her family in Phoenix called the cruise line. Even though our regular content is going to look a little different, I promise you guys are going to LOVE it. When the family tried to get answers from the cruise line about what happened to their daughter, they found there isnt much oversight in the cruise ship industry. Cruise ships are how most everyday people get on the ocean nowadays, but plenty of people have gone missing at sea from other boats as well. Ultimately, nothing would stick. No one was on board, and there were no signs of struggle or foul play. But at the end of the day, it's all love. By then crew and passengers knew to give the man space, and the ship's CCTV system revealed no trace of his final moments aboard the ship. Unless otherwise noted, the tiles illustrated date from between 1899, when production started, and Mercer's death in 1930. The Carroll Deering was a huge commercial schooner, active in the early part of the 20th century throughout North America's oceanic waters. One of the crew members reported that Carver appeared to be missing, but the ship made no effort to find her. The desperate hunt for Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter Mims was eventually called off with the bleak reasoning that no human could survive that long at sea. What might have seemed like a tragic house fire actually may have been a masterful kidnapping, and to this day, no one truly knows the right answer. Helle Crafts was a an incredibly well-rounded woman. The cruise industry reported that nearly 15 million passengers traveled on cruise ships in 2010 alone. ", The Smith family has formed a group called International Cruise Victims Organization. Every once in a while, things line up. "Oh, Merrian was an attractive, sophisticated lady, she was quite the over-achiever," said Carver while sitting in his Phoenix home. However, the coroner's investigation into his personal life revealed some clues. And where do these cruise companies get off being so peppy and upbeat when they're clearly floating death traps with a suspicious fondness for bad reggae music and overpriced sunscreen? This was nearly 64 years ago, yet the boy in the box, or rather Americas Unknown Child is still considered one of the most infamous and mind boggling cases to strike our country. However, her room was not used since the 2nd day. Mizener's husband said at the time that he suspected his wife fell over the side of the ship, either by accident or as the result of foul play. Natalie Wood was a famous Hollywood star. The sea is a lawless land and you guys are going to want to hear EVERYTHING about it before your next trip. Helen walks us through potential suspects, we get into some theories, and you know shes gonna tell you everything about the latest update. Now, the theme for Season 4 is still a surprise, but you will be hearing from us veryverysoon So hang tight and enjoy the first installment of WTF Articles. ", camelback, a multi-tool, Peeps candy and an empty peanut butter jar. The cruise line, Royal Caribbean, tried to cover the incident up. All for naught. quicklist: 3category: title: Daniel Dipierourl: media: text: Daniel Dipiero, 21, of Canfield, Ohio went missing aboard Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas on the first night of his cruise in May, 2006, as the ship headed to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral, Fla. DiPiero was traveling with six friends, who say he left them around midnight on Sunday to return to their shared stateroom. Over 100,000 people signed a petition to pressure cruise lines into cracking down on ship-wide surveillance, a request the cruise industry has scrupulously ignored. Watch the full story now on "Cruise Ship Confidential," a "20/20" special. I wont. display: block; The Irish Times reports that on his return flight home, Belling was arrested on suspicion of murder. In a combined effort costing millions of dollars, the U.S. Navy and Japanese coast guard teamed up to search over 5,000 square miles of treacherous ocean. All three blokes likely drowned as their vessel disappeared over the horizon. Unable to each her for several days, her father Kendall found out his daughter was booked on a cruise to Alaska and phoned the line. At its core, it is a tragedy of a baby girl who was taken from us way too soon. #inline-recirc-item--id-ac371842-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-ac371842-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d { https://www.bustle.com/life/how-does-randonautica-work-the-creepy-tiktok-famous-app-can-help-you-realize-intentions-27624516, https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/i-was-shocked-says-ex-girlfriend-of-man-arrested-after-bodies-found-in-suitcases-on-west-seattle-beach/281-1bef6aed-0f79-45b4-9543-f80ae66139a3, https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/suspect-arrested-in-connection-to-2-bodies-found-in-bags/281-c39b019b-6f3c-44dd-a384-b2675cc9cd7a, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/style/randonautica-app.html, https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/22/teens-tiktok-video-recorded-moment-found-body-discarded-suitcase-12884091/, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53346855, https://www.the-sun.com/news/1362736/landlord-arrested-couple-bodies-found-suitcases-seattle/, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/09/seattle-authorities-tiktok-teens-bodies-suitcases/5409503002/, https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/somebody-knows-something-family-murdered-couple-found-suitcase-asking-answers-justice/4RFZPTOENZE7LPNCXP6MX7QFNU/, https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/09/bodies-found-suitcase-filmed-tiktok-named-mum-four-boyfriend-12965856/, https://globalnews.ca/news/7158761/tiktok-bodies-found/, https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/burien-man-charged-with-murder-in-deaths-of-two-people-found-in-bags-on-west-seattle-beach/, https://www.king5.com/article/news/family-offers-reward-for-information-in-west-seattle-suitcase-murders/281-a93360c7-395e-4458-82cb-30dfa542b56d. Please be sure to keep up with the case as the investigation is ongoing and new facts are sure to emerge. Its about a family from a picturesque town in Connecticut that was torn apart by the disappearance of the matriarch. 617-349-3211, Alaska Missing Persons Clearinghouse
But it didn't. CCTV captured footage of Coriam in what appeared to be a heated conversation on the ship's internal phone line. It is also the day that the three Beaumont children disappeared without a trace in 1966. https://www.historicmysteries.com/beaumont-children/, https://www.newidea.com.au/beaumont-children-witness-comes-forward. The first bloke is thought to have attempted to free the line with a hastily-grabbed knife, falling into the ocean in the process. Someone is definitely lying, someone is definitely getting locked up, and Helen is definitely going to say who is this b**** to every suspect I mention. "He's still alive," she said. But how and why she disappeared remains a mystery, as do a number of other cruise ship tragedies. Her steward, Domingo Monteiro, found her to be personable, relaxed, and looking forward to the cruise. In August, 2004, Merrian, 40, mother of 13 years old daughter, from Massachusetts, boarded Celebrity Cruises ship from Seattle to Alaska. This week we are bringing you a short episode! The Kennedys were known for a lot. | Crew Center, MV Celebrity Mercury Luxury Cruise Liner - Ship Technology, Merrian Carver Obituary - Phoenix, AZ | The Arizona Republic, Town of Paradise Valley Independent Newspaper | cruiselaw | Flickr, 2004 Carver, Merrian 8-24-2004 - Page 2 - PorchlightUSA, International Cruise Victims - Join Our Community, Cruise Passenger Protection Act (H.R. Everything Cruise Lines Don't Want You to Know. I cant even, and this case is odd as hell. Family Wins Battle Against Cruise Ship Industry After Daughters Disappearance, Cruise Cover-up? They gave most of her possessions to charity and put her purse, which contained papers, computer disks, and her keys, into storage. Were they a clumsy attempt at a final goodbye to his wife and kids, or had he planned to return home and simply fallen from the ship in the dead of night? From his home office, Ken worked with other cruise victims from around the world, together launching a campaign to bring some law to the high seas. Carver lived in Boston, Massachusetts in 2004. This is the disappearance of Brittany Drexel. This week's story is.interesting to say the least. As reported by the Guardian, a note was found on one of the dead men: "I would like to send to my family a sum of money. Kalief Browders story is one that inspires change. Cruise Ship Killers | Season 1 | Episode 9 | Merrian | John Barnard | J.H. This Family ruthlessly murdered without remorse or care, all led by a deranged racist who couldnt deal with rejection. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/05/wife-crashes-her-own-funeral-horrifying-her-husband-who-had-paid-have-her-killed/, https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35496480, https://globalnews.ca/news/2500501/woman-shows-up-to-own-funeral-surprises-husband-who-hired-hitmen-to-have-her-killed/, https://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/woman-funeral-murder-confront-1.3436832, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-11/woman-heartbroken-but-forgives-husband-for-murder-plot/7022562, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-11/man-who-had-de-facto-kidnapped-in-africa-murder-plot-jailed/7020968. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-14-mn-26586-story.html His death was a tragedy, but it made way for some very important change regarding the rights of LGBTQ+ people in our justice system. Lisa Au just got her drivers license and finished up getting her license in beauty. On June 13, 1977, Lori Lee Farmer, Denise Milner, and Michele Guse were found dead at what was supposed to be a fun camping trip with the Girl Scouts. This wasnt the first time Merrian went on a trip without telling anyone, but this time, she never made it home. https://abcnews.go.com/US/Media/georgia-twins-charged-stabbing-death-beautician-mother-nikki/story?id=10762424. Somewhere between Fiji and its final port of Sydney, Butler disappeared. "(C)ruising continues to be one of safest means of travel among all types of vacationing," the Cruise Lines International Association said in a statement released after the Costa Concordia tragedy. The litigation against the cruise line is pending. Sources for this episode: It is one of the most horrific crimes to ever happen to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and to this day people in Broken Arrow are plagued by what happened to Lori, Denise, and Michele. I happen to be delivering both this week!!!! She was single (divorced), independent and spontaneous, she would often leave for few days to as to say, clear her head.