The Trail Went Cold - Episode 198 - Bill & Dorothy Wacker

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.5 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2020

⏱️ 50 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. Special thanks to our sponsor of this week’s episode: Nutrafol. For 20 % off, please visit Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code “cold”. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Bill_and_Dorothy_Wacker https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/27/Elderly-woman-with-stories-of-break-ins-found-dead/2396365054400/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/31/An-elderly-spinster-terrorized-by-nighttime-burglars-apparently-was/3745365400000/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/j0jcqm/87yearold_sigrid_barginde_was_found_dead_in_in/ “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. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

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0:00.0	We would like to send out a special thanks to Neutrophol for supporting the trail went cold.
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0:22.0	Thank you and enjoy the episode.
0:24.0	January 16th, 1985.
0:28.0	Maslin, Ohio.
0:31.0	64 year old Bill Wacker informs the local sheriff that his home has been ransacked and this is the third time such an incident has happened.
0:38.0	Months later, Bill's wife, Dorothy Wacker, is attacked inside the house by an unidentified man who had asked to use the phone after claiming his car broke down.
0:48.9	Over the course of the next decade, the Wackers are subject to threatening notes and phone calls and other odd forms of harassment at their home from an unknown party.
0:58.0	Even after Dorothy is physically attacked for a second time, the authorities cannot find any evidence which points to a specific suspect,
1:06.1	and the motive for the harassment campaign is never determined.
1:09.8	After that, the trail went cold. Oh, uh, well, uh, fine, I'm sad.
1:24.0	And, uh,
1:25.0	uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
1:28.0	uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, and uh, and uh, uh,
1:35.0	uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
1:38.0	uh, uh, Well, as far as all this harassment is going on, which to me it looks like it's trying to force us to move.
1:57.0	Why should I move? Why should we move? Why should we be forced out by a kook? To me that's what it is is a kook.
2:07.4	I'll not do it. I'll stay there protect our own.
2:19.0	Hello everyone and welcome to our final Halloween themed episode of the Trail Went Cold. I'm your host Robin Warder and today we're finally going to be covering an infamous story which is truly out of the ordinary
2:26.0	the harassment of Bill and Dorothy Wacker that soundcliff you just heard was from an interview
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