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Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: Dawn Magyar

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

Not Your Mom Media

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

 

On this episode we discuss the tragic disappearance and murder of 20-year-old Dawn Magyar in January 1973. The episode explores her abduction, the investigation, and the eventual conviction of her killer nearly 28 years later.

 

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Sources:

  1. Hornus, Tony, Is Dawn Magyar's Alleged Murderer Jerald…, Argus-Press, 2001

  2. Hornus, Tony, Dawn Magyar Murder Suspect Was Arrested…, Argus-Press, 2001

  3. Accused Assaulter Demands Hearing, Is Free On Bond, The Ann Arbor News, 1961

  4. Dawn Lee Swan Magyar (1952-1973) - Find a Grave Memorial

  5. Peacock, Joe, Police search for Chesaning Woman, Argus-Press, 1973

  6. Peacock, Joe, Gunshot Wound in Head Killed Dawn Magyar, Argus-Press, 1973

  7. Hornus, Tony, State police detective reports positive movement…, Argus-Press, 1999

  8. With DNA evidence, ‘the magic bullet of criminal investigation’, Argus-Press, 1995

  9. Hornus, Tony, Magyar murder case goes to the jury, Argus-Press, 2001

  10. Howell, Wingeart found guilty, Argus-Press, 2001

  11. Hornus, Tony, Magyar voices relief that his wife’s murderer convicted, Argus-Press, 2001

  12. Hornus, Tony, "Michigan Supreme Court Denies Wingeart's Leave to Appeal Conviction: Magyar Killer Likely to be Charged in 1979 Slaying of Iona…, Argus-Press, 2004

  13.  Cold Case Files: S2 E13: Vintage Murder/ Trouble in Paradise, A&E, 2007

  14. Was Chesaning Mom abducted?, The Flint Journal, 1973

  15. Helicopter joins hunt for woman, The Flint Journal, 1973

  16. Deputies uncertain about search, The Saginaw News, 1973

  17. Goal: Find Mrs. Magyar, The Saginaw News, 1973

  18. Garrett, Fred E., 4,500 Searchers Fail To Find Mrs. Magyar, The Saginaw News, 1973

  19. Garrett, Fred E., Missing Girl: No More Searches…, The Saginaw News, 1973

  20. Garrett, Fred E., Police still without clues on missing mother, The Saginaw News, 1973

  21. Nothing New On Chesaning's Missing Woman, The Saginaw News, 1973

  22. Magyar Family Offers Reward Of $10,000, The Saginaw News, 1973

  23. Body Found, Believed To Be Dawn Magyars, The Flint Journal, 1973

  24. Dawn Magyar Found Dead, The Saginaw News, 1973

  25. Jerald Leroy Wingeart (1941-2022) - Find a Grave Memorial

  26. Wingeart v. Warren, No. 2:2005cv74144 - Document 66 (E.D. Mich. 2013) :: Justia

  27. PEOPLE OF MI V JERALD LEROY WINGEART :: 2003 :: Michigan Court of Appeals - Unpublished Opinions Decisions

  28. 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JERALD LEROY WINGEART, Petitioner, Case No. 05-741

  29. Michigan Department of Corrections Offender Profile

  30. Hornus, Tony, Dawn Magyar murder suspect was arrested by…Argus-Press, 2001

  31. Laura Mae McVeigh (1963-1979) - Find a Grave Memorial

  32. Supreme Court of The United States Docket Search

  33. Was Chesaning Mom Abducted?, The Flint Journal, 1973

  34. Helicopter joins hunt for woman, The Flint Journal, 1973

  35. Aerial Photos Taken In Search for Woman, The Flint Journal, 1973

  36. Ziegler, Gerald A, Wright, Gerald E., Huge Search Fails to Find.., The Flint Journal, 1973

  37. Magyar Family Offers Reward Of $10,000, The Saginaw News, 1973

  38. Ernst, Jerry, Dog's DNA used in murder investigation, The Saginaw News, 2002 

  39. Ernst, Jerry, Victim's family feels relief after…, The Saginaw News, 2002 






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0:37.3

We can't wait to see you there. Hey guys and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a true crime podcast featuring myself, Mandy, and my dear friend Melissa. Hi, Melissa.

1:12.7

Hi, Mandy. How are you?

1:21.5

I am doing well. Happy to be not in the new year, but almost in the new year. But actually, when this comes out, we will be in the new year. So hope 2025 is doing great for everyone. Yeah. It's been great for both of us. I say with zero trepidation, it's going to be a good year. I'm very excited. Yes. Melissa, how was your Christmas? I hope it was very relaxing and uneventful. It was very relaxing and uneventful. I got some kind of upper respiratory infection like right

1:46.7

before and I was feeling horrific, but by Christmas I was on antibiotics and feeling better. I still

1:53.0

sound kind of rough, but I feel so much better. But we had my sister and her family came over

1:59.1

and we ended up doing, have you ever seen blind karaoke when you, some, I've seen people do it on TikTok, of course, but it's like where you sit in front of the TV and you have karaoke going on.

2:11.7

So they can't hear the words.

2:13.5

You pick a song for somebody.

2:15.3

So say you're sitting there.

2:16.5

I have a song playing behind you. You can hear the music. You can't see the words. Okay. And you're singing. And it's amazing how little words you know of your favorite songs. It's, it is embarrassing. It's humbling. Also, no one can sing nearly as good as they think they can,

2:35.9

you know, in the car with the radio. So it was a lot of fun. It ended up being my niece doing like a

2:43.3

solo karaoke version of Wicked songs, which was so fun. Oh, that's so cute. It was a lot of fun.

2:49.0

Yeah. What about you guys? We had a pretty low-key

2:52.6

Christmas, actually very low-key. I don't know if I even told, I think I kind of told you that we

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