The Trail Went Cold - Episode 334 - Chad Langford

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.5 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

March 12, 1992. Huntsville, Alabama. SPC Chad Langford, an Army military policeman stationed at the Redstone Arsenal, performs a patrol of the base and sends in a radio call that he is investigating an abandoned vehicle. Shortly thereafter, Chad is found lying in the middle of the road with a gunshot wound to the head and since the Army believes that Chad was shot with his own weapon, they conclude that he staged an elaborate suicide in order to make it look like he was killed in the line of duty. However, Chad’s family notices a number of strange discrepancies which make them think he was murdered, as he had spoken about doing some secret undercover work investigating drug activity prior to his death. Was Chad Langford the victim of foul play before the whole thing was covered up? Or was the original suicide ruling correct all along? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a bizarre military-themed mystery which has been the subject of controversy for three decades. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/chad-langford/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Chad_Langford https://apnews.com/83749d82292a80d5f3ba74d64f65cee6 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/20/us/40-suicide-rulings-are-challenged.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/179227218/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/179227384/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/179227398 https://www.newspapers.com/image/571469939/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/571472379 This episode of “The Trail Went Cold” is brought to you by HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/wentcold16 and use code “wentcold16” for 16 free meals plus free shipping. “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 doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl 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 going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. 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 offer a special welcome to our new sponsor Hello Fresh America's number one meal kit. Go to hello fresh dot com slash went cold 16 and use code went cold 16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping.
0:15.7	Enjoy the episode.
0:17.2	March 12th.
0:19.3	1992.
0:21.3	Huntsville, Alabama.
0:24.0	S. P. C. Chad Langford, an Army military policeman stationed at the Redstone Arsenal,
0:29.5	performs the patrol of the base and sends in a radio call that he is investigating an
0:33.8	abandoned vehicle. Shortly thereafter, Chad is found lying in the middle of the
0:38.2	road with a gunshot wound to the head and since the Army believes that Chad was
0:42.0	shot with his own weapon they conclude that he staged an elaborate suicide in order to make it look like he was killed in the line of duty.
0:49.0	However, Chad's family notices a number of strange discrepancies which make them think he was
0:54.6	murdered over some undercover work involving drugs but the suicide ruling has never
0:59.2	overturned and Chad's death remained shrouded in mystery.
1:03.0	After that, the trail went cold. Oh, uh, I'm not. Oh, uh, for a Oh, uh, uh, and uh, uh, and uh, Hello everyone and welcome to our latest episode of the Trail went cold.
1:46.0	I'm your host Robin Warder and this week we're going to be exploring an odd military themed
1:51.6	mystery which was featured on Unsaw Mysteries, the unexplained
1:55.2	1992 death of Chad Langford.
1:58.6	During the early 1990s, Unsaw Mysteries featured a slew of suspicious military-themed suicide cases in which active servicemen supposedly took their own lives,
2:08.0	but their families had a hard time believing this and were certain they had been the victims of foul play.
2:13.0	One of their most extensive stories about this issue was the death of Chad Langford,
2:18.0	as the show's segment about his alleged suicide ran 18 minutes long.
2:22.0	At the time he was killed, Chad was an Army military policeman at the
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