The Trail Went Cold - Episode 197 - William & Margaret Patterson

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.5 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

March 5, 1957. El Paso, Texas. 52-year old William “Pat” Patterson and his 42-year old wife, Margaret Patterson, vanish without explanation from their home, leaving everything behind. A friend of the couple soon claims to have received a phone call from Pat, who allegedly said that he and Margaret were leaving town for awhile. Ten days later, Pat’s accountant receives a telegram from him, which states that he and Margaret are on an extended vacation and provides instructions about how to handle their assets and business. However, there is speculation that Pat did not actually write the telegram and evidence eventually emerges to suggest that the couple were victims of foul play. The case attains further notoriety when rumours spread that the Pattersons’ former home is haunted and their remains might be buried somewhere on the property. On this week’s Halloween-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a baffling unsolved cold case involving a missing couple which contains numerous theories involving murder, espionage and the paranormal. 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 Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R, Best Fiends! Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/william-durrell-patterson http://charleyproject.org/case/margaret-m-patterson https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/2017/03/06/el-paso-familys-disappearance-remains-mystery/98702680/ https://kfoxtv.com/news/special-assignments/vanished https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/history/blogs/tales-from-the-morgue/2009/03/04/48-years-many-theories-no-leads-still-missing/31519165/ http://www.ephistory.com/the-patterson-files/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/68700556/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/68700643/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/68702771/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/430520778/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/460319450/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/430521118/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/436273013/ “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 now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

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0:00.0	We would like to send out a special thanks to Best Fiennes for supporting the
0:03.3	Trail went cold and Best Fiennes puzzles are getting into the Halloween
0:07.1	spirit. Don't miss the spooky levels, outfits and challenges Best Fiennes puts on
0:12.3	during October. Download free on the fits and
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0:16.8	Thank you and enjoy the episode.
0:19.1	March 5th, 1957.
0:22.3	El Paso, Texas.
0:25.4	52 year old William Pat Patterson and his 42 year old wife Margaret Patterson vanished of that
0:31.2	explanation from their home, leaving everything behind.
0:34.0	10 days later, Pat's accountant receives a telegram from him, stating that he and Margaret
0:40.0	are on an extended vacation and providing instructions about how to handle their assets and business.
0:45.8	However, there is speculation that Pat did not actually write the telegram, and even though evidence
0:51.2	eventually emerges to suggest that the Patterson's were victims of foul play,
0:55.8	no trace of the couple is ever found.
0:58.5	After that, the trail went cold. Oh, uh, uh, uh, and uh,
1:15.0	uh, and uh, uh, and, uh, and, uh,
1:18.0	and uh, uh, and uh, and uh,
1:24.0	uh, uh, uh, uh,
1:25.0	uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
1:28.0	uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, Hello everyone and welcome to another Halloween themed episode of The Trail Went Cold.
1:42.0	I'm your host Robin Warder and today we're going to be
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