What is going on true crime fans? I'm your host Heath and I'm your host Daphne.

And you're listening to Going West.

Hello, everybody.

Thank you so much for tuning in today.

Big shout out to Michaela, Lisa, and Carol, who recommended this case this past year.

Thanks to all the new details that have come out in 2025 after the trial finally occurred.

This one takes some crazy turns. And we will see some things that we have never seen on

the show before that I will not spoil.

Yes, I can honestly say that I don't think we've ever covered a case quite like this one.

Truly.

Well, without further ado, let's just dive right into this one.

All right, guys.

This is episode 553 of going west, so let's get into it. So let's get into it. I'm I'm I'm

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A In late 1998, a mother vanished home on Thanksgiving Day.

Months later, her remains were found scattered between multiple garbage bags near her home,

but it wasn't until years later that the remains were linked to a local missing woman.

When her cold case was reopened as a homicide investigation, police were shocked to discover that her father

was a serial killer,

and even more perplexed when it appeared

that someone else might have murdered her.

This is the murder of Melissa Wolfenbarger.

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