The Trail Went Cold - Episode 365 - Phylicia Thomas and Jennifer Barziloski

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.5 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

February 11, 2004. Lake Township, Pennsylvania. After returning home from work, 22-year old Phylicia Thomas goes missing and her boyfriend’s best friend, Steven Allen Martin, soon becomes a person of interest. Two-and-a-half years earlier, an 18-year old friend of Phylicia’s named Jennifer Barziloski had also disappeared and since Steve was the last known person to see Jennifer alive, there is speculation that the cases are connected. Over the years, rumours circulate that Phylicia may have been murdered at a party, but while Jennifer’s skull is found in a wooded area in 2010, there are no conclusive answers about how she died and Phylicia remains a missing person. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two unsolved cases involving young women who went missing under suspicious circumstances from the same area. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/phylicia-albina-thomas https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/04/25/woman-vanishes-while-investigating-dead-friends-disappearance/ https://www.timesleader.com/archive/866402/man-linked-to-missing-women-found-hanged-in-jail-steven-martin-was-a-person-of-interest-in-the-disappearances-of-phylicia-thomas-jennifer-barziloski-police-say https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/crime/2010/04/12/skull-found-in-luzerne-co/51641470007/ https://www.timesleader.com/archive/866877/family-and-friends-recall-jennifer-barziloski https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/689665/family-believes-phylicia-thomas-remains-are-on-hunlock-township-property https://www.timesleader.com/archive/866689/mother-of-missing-woman-wants-authorities-to-search-property https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/692490/phylicia-thomas-vigil-tonight-as-family-has-new-leads-for-missing-woman https://www.pahomepage.com/news/renewed-hope-in-18-year-old-cold-case-of-phylicia-thomas/ https://www.pahomepage.com/news/i-team/property-search-gives-missing-girls-family-renewed-hope/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/429553259/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/529928532/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/537498320/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/408007869/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/408007933 https://www.newspapers.com/image/508494203/ “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” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use 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	Hello everyone, before we begin in this episode, I just wanted to mention that during the month of February,
0:05.0	the trail went cold as partnering with Season of Justice, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping families shed new light on their cold cases and helping investigative
0:14.7	agencies bridge the funding gap, preventing them from accessing cutting edge forensic technology.
0:20.8	So we would like to invite you, the listeners, to join us in a special campaign in support of
0:25.1	Season of Justice, who works directly with families to fund comprehensive awareness campaigns
0:30.7	in hopes of bringing a resolution to unsolved cases.
0:34.0	Season of Justice provides grants to investigative agencies that fund
0:38.0	DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy research
0:42.0	to solve cold cases, and since 2020, they have raised more
0:45.9	than $1 million in grants for more than 140 cold cases in North America.
0:51.9	In fact, six of them have wound up being solved. But since season of justice can't do this alone, we're asking you to consider donating this month.
1:00.0	If you are able to make a meaningful donation to them, you can be helping victims' families find answers.
1:06.0	To donate to Season of Justice, please visit the website
1:10.0	GiveButter.com slash S.O.J.
1:13.8	underscore the Trail or text Trail 24 to 53555.
1:20.8	You'll also find links and information about this in our show notes and on our social media pages.
1:25.0	Our campaign with Season of Justice will be lasting the entire month of February and there will be more reminders on our upcoming episodes.
1:33.4	So thank you very much for your support and enjoy today's episode.
1:38.6	February 11th, 2004
1:42.3	Lake Township, Pennsylvania.
1:45.0	After returning home from work, 22-year-old Felicia Thomas goes missing,
1:50.0	and her boyfriend's best friend, Stephen Allen Martin, soon becomes a person of interest.
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