Apartment 14 and the case of Marie Elizabeth Spannhake

Coffee and Cases Podcast

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True Crime

4.7 • 640 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In January 2000, a single mother named Jodi Foster moved with her young daughter into an apartment on Parmac Road in Chico, California—unaware that the unit had a dark and unfinished past. As unexplained disturbances escalated into terrifying dreams and a child’s repeated visions of a woman called “Myliz,” Jodi would eventually uncover a chilling connection to the 1976 disappearance of Marie Elizabeth Spannhake. Decades earlier, Spannhake vanished after walking home from a flea market. Could the haunting of Apartment 14 be tied to a crime never solved—and a voice that refused to be silenced? This episode explores the intersection of memory, place, and justice in one of California’s cold cases. If you are interested in bonus content for our show or in getting some Coffee and Cases swag, please consider joining Patreon. There are various levels to fit your needs, all of which can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.4	that never feel empty, even when the lights are on, even when the doors are locked, even when you
1:08.1	are absolutely certain that you are alone. The air feels heavier.
1:14.1	Sound lingers longer than it should. And sometimes, without a warning at all, a place begins to tell
1:21.5	you its story. In January of 2000, Jody Foster believed she was starting over. She was 33 years old, newly single, and raising her little girl Hannah on her own. Money was tight, but hope was not. Chico, California felt like a second chance, a town she remembered as quaint and beautiful, small enough to feel familiar,
1:45.9	but big enough to build a life. When she spotted a four-rent sign outside an apartment complex
1:51.5	on Parmack Road, flowers out front, a pool in the middle, the kind of place that looks like
1:56.9	stability, she thought she had found exactly what she needed. The apartment looked normal,
2:03.0	inviting even, and yet during the tour, something settled into Jody's chest that she couldn't
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