The Trail Went Cold - Episode 156 - Don Smith & Philip Fraser

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.5 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

May 16, 1987. Denver, Colorado. After a collision with another vehicle, the unidentified driver of a pick-up truck runs away from the accident scene. Police discover that the man was registered at a local motel under the name “Larry Monroe” and the truck is registered to a 55-year old California resident named Don Smith. Five days earlier, Don had left on a road trip to visit relatives and his murdered body is eventually discovered in a remote area of Idaho. Before his death, several witnesses saw Don in the company of a man matching the description of the mysterious “Larry Monroe”, but the suspect is never found. June 18, 1988. 40 Mile Flats, British Columbia. After leaving his home in Anchorage, Alaska on a lengthy road trip to Washington state, 23-year old Philip Fraser stops at a remote café and agrees to give a ride to a hitchhiker. The following evening, Philip’s abandoned, burned-out vehicle is discovered at a car wash in Prince George and his murdered body is found in a remote gravel pit one month later. On the same day Philip went missing, a couple had come across the hitchhiker with Philip’s car and allowed him to spend the night in their home. Evidence suggested that this man was attempting to assume Phillip’s identity, but investigators are unable to track him down. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover two unsolved cold cases in which the victims were murdered after picking up an unidentified hitchhiker. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download it FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/don-smith/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_Smith https://unsolved.com/gallery/philip-innes-fraser/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Philip_Innes_Fraser “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

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0:00.0	We would like to send out a special thanks to Best Fiennes for supporting the Trail and Cold.
0:04.6	Best Fiennes is a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there.
0:09.6	Best Fiennes updates the game monthly with new levels and events so it never gets old.
0:15.0	You can download it free on the Apple App Store or Google Play.
0:18.8	Thank you and enjoy the show.
0:21.3	May 16th, 1987. Denver, Colorado.
0:27.0	After a collision with another vehicle, the unidentified driver of a pickup truck runs away from the accident scene. Police discovered that the man was
0:35.4	registered at a local motel under the name Larry Monroe and the truck is registered to a 55-year-old
0:41.6	California resident named Don Smith.
0:44.8	Five days earlier, Dawn had left on a road trip to visit relatives,
0:49.0	and his murdered body is eventually discovered in a remote area of Idaho. Before his death, several witnesses
0:55.9	saw Dawn in the company of a man matching the description of the mysterious Larry Monroe,
1:01.3	but he is never found and the actual circumstances of Dawn's murder remain unknown.
1:07.0	After that, the trail went cold. Oh, uh, yeah. Oh, uh, uh,
1:15.0	uh, and uh, and uh,
1:16.0	and uh,
1:17.0	uh,
1:18.0	uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, and uh, uh, uh, yeah. Ah, uh, uh, uh, uh,
1:34.0	uh, okay. Oh, uh, Hello everyone and welcome to the latest episode of the Trail went cold. I'm your host Robin Warder and today we'll be covering two cold cases which were featured on
1:54.4	Unsolved mysteries the 1987 murder of Don Smith and the 1988 murder of
2:00.4	Philip Fraser. There isn't a ton of material out there about either of these cases, which is why I decided to do a double feature episode.
2:09.0	But while these cases are not connected, you will find a number of similarities between them.
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