In the late 1960s and early 1970s, multiple young women and girls go missing in the Vernon-Tolland area of Connecticut. For years, investigators have wondered if these seemingly unrelated cases might share too strong a connection to be ignored. Three, in particular —Janice Pockett, Lisa White, and Debbie Spickler—bear striking similarities to each other, and have become known as the Vernon-Tolland Three. If you have any information about any of the following cases, you can call the Tolland County Cold Case Squad at 860-870-3228. Or you can contact the Vernon police at 860-872-9126.Janice Pockett – Tolland, CT.Kathleen Terry – Sturbridge, MA.Lisa White – Vernon, CT.Susan LaRosa – Vernon, CT.Patricia Luce – Vernon, CT.Debbie Spickler – Vernon, CT.You can also contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s 24-hour hotline at 800 843-5678 for any information regarding the disappearances of Janice Pockett, Lisa White and/or Debbie Spickler. Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkieapp.com/library/ to view the current membership options and policies.Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-vernon-tolland-three/
Investigative journalist M. William Phelps covers the story of a woman who hid a dead butterfly behind a rock for later while dealing with a sibling fight.
Janice Pockett went missing in Tolland, Connecticut on July 26, 1973. Despite a massive search and investigation, she was never found and her case remains unsolved.
The search continues for a missing child as investigators speak to witnesses and search through wooded areas, but still no major leads. Conflicting opinions arise on whether a new witness may have come forward or if important information was purposely withheld.
In this episode, the hosts talk about the significance of teenage runaway notes and how they have been romanticized in popular culture.
Debbie Spickler is among the growing list of missing young girls in the Vernon-Tolland area, where the number almost triples, including six other cases of missing or murdered women investigated in the area.
The podcast delves into the unsolved cases of Patricia Luce and Susan LaRosa, whose remains were found years apart and may be connected to the same suspect.
A three-year-old girl tells her godparents she saw her dad hit her mom in the head with a large metal pipe. As Phelps investigates the death of Susan LaRosa, more connections are discovered between the LaRosa family and the mysterious disappearance of 13-year-old Lisa White.
The lead detective believes that Emily Jeanette Garcia was murdered and knows who did it, but is stuck due to a technicality, as her cause of death was listed as undetermined.