The Trail Went Cold - Episode 240 - The Bishop Family Murders

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.5 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

March 1, 1976. Bethesda, Maryland. 37-year old Annette Bishop, her 68-year old mother-in-law Lobelia Bishop, and Annette’s three sons – 14-year old Brad, 10-year old Brent and five-year old Geoffrey – are all bludgeoned to death inside their home. The following day, the victims’ burning bodies are discovered in a shallow hole in a remote area of North Carolina, but the family’s patriarch – 39-year old William Bradford Bishop – is missing. Since the evidence shows that Bishop committed the crime, he is indicted on five counts of murder, but even though there are a number of reported sightings of him over the years and he spends some time on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list, Bishop is never found. Did William Bradford Bishop disappear into a remote area to kill himself or did he manage to escape and start a new life somehow? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the horrific story of the Bishop family murders and a wanted family annihilator who has managed to elude justice for 45 years. Special thanks to listener Matt Smith for narrating the opening of this episode. Thanks to ReadySlim. For a limited time, save 25% on your first 28 Day Detox Tea Kit order plus a free collapsible water bottle, at readyslim.com/COLD. Thanks to Manly Bands. To get 25% off your Manly Band for a limited time, and get a free silicone ring, go to manlybands.com/cold. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_Bishop http://unsolved.com/gallery/william-bishop https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-aug-11-ls-21347-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/436633661/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/262985578/ http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/May-June-2013/Bradford-Bishop-Murders/ http://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/series/brad-bishop/The-Hunt-for-William-Bradford-Bishop-254593361.html http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/10/fbi-body-exhumed-in-ala-is-not-brad-bishop-most-wanted-md-fugitive-108133.html http://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/appalachian-unsolved-the-diplomat-accused-of-murdering-his-family-part-1/51-512842729 https://www.wbir.com/article/news/investigations/appalachian-unsolved/appalachian-unsolved-the-diplomat-accused-of-killing-his-family-part-2/51-516155553 https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/appalachian-unsolved-the-mass-murderers-daughter/51-0cc0d47e-8178-4f10-bae7-28dc69a34402 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/09/bradford-bishop-dna-test-fbi/ “A Killer in the Family” by Peter Ross Range “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 going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “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 Reddy Slim for supporting the trail and cold.
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0:10.6	To save 25% on your first order of Ready Slim's 28 day detox tea kit for a limited time and get a free
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0:46.8	Thank you and enjoy the episode.
0:49.6	March 1st, 1976, Bethesda, Maryland.
0:55.0	37-year-old Annette Bishop, her 68-year-old mother-in-law
0:59.3	Lobeilia Bishop, and Annette's three sons, 14-year-old Brad, 10-year-old Brent, and 5-year-old
1:06.2	Jeffrey, are all bludgeoned to death inside their home. The following day, the
1:12.0	victim's burning bodies are discovered in a remote area of North Carolina,
1:16.0	but the family's patriarch, 39-year-old William Bradford Bishop, is missing.
1:22.0	Since the evidence shows that Bishop committed the crime, he is indicted on five counts of murder and becomes a wanted fugitive.
1:30.0	But even though there are a number of reported sightings of him over the years,
1:34.0	Bishop is never found and he remains a wanted fugitive.
1:38.5	After that, the trail went cold. cold. Oh, uh, uh, uh, right, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, it's all. Oh, uh, uh, uh,
2:05.0	uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
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