On September 14, 2018, in Galesburg, Illinois, a 23-year-old graduate of Western Illinois University named Tyler Smith headed out to party with some friends. The next day, he was due to report for drills. But he never showed up. And twelve hours later, his body was found in the Cedar Fork Creek area, just two blocks from where he was last seen the night before. Since then, Tyler's family has been trying to find out what happened to him: did he fall, did he drown, or was he murdered? And after lingering questions about his autopsy, Tyler Smith's body was exhumed for a second opinion. 
If you have a case you’d like the Hell and Gone team to look into, you can reach out to us at our Hell and Gone Murder Line at 678-744-6145.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hell and Gone Murder Line: Tyler Smith Part 2

Hell And Gone is a true crime podcast from iHeartPodcasts and School of Humans that follows journalist and private investigator Catherine Townsend as she investigates unsolved deaths. 
Now in its fifth season, Hell and Gone is going weekly. 
Over the past five years of making true crime podcast Hell and Gone, host Catherine Townsend has received hundreds of messages from people all around the country asking for help with an unsolved murder that’s affected them, their families and their communities. 
In past seasons of the show, she’s only been able to focus on one case. But now, she’s hosting a new weekly show called Hell and Gone Murder Line. Every Thursday, Catherine features a new case, adds updates to old ones, and helps as much as she can to get the word out about unsolved murders. 
If you have a case you’d like Catherine and her team to look into, you can call the Hell and Gone Murder Line at 678-744-6145. 

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On September 20, 1999, in Gainesville, Georgia, 18 year old Elaine Nix pulled into a roadside convenience store off highway 60 south - the Candler Highway - called Zack’s Food Rack. 
Elaine had been arguing with her boyfriend Billy Millwood and she was at Zach’s so that she could make a thirty five cent phone call to Billy without relying on her family’s long distance plan, because back then long distance cost money. 
Nine days later, she was found dead. 
Twenty five years later, Elaine Nix’s case is still unsolved. 
We’ve had some major breakthroughs since last week. We were able to help Elaine’s parents get access to her autopsy report - so we are going to see what we can learn from that report - plus  we have letters from potential witnesses - and a confession letter supposedly written by a local businessman that has never been revealed - until now.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hell and Gone Murder Line: Elaine Nix Part 2

On September 20, 1999, in Gainesville, Georgia, 18-year-old Elaine Nix pulled into Zack’s Food Rack, a gas station and convenience store, just after 11 pm.
Zack’s was located just off highway sixty south, also known as Candler Highway and had two booths on the side of the building, where Elaine parked her 1986 blue Toyota Celica. Elaine was there to place a late night phone call to her boyfriend, Billy Millwood. 
Elaine’s mom Becky remembers that Elaine left home to go to the gas station to call Billy at around 11 pm. Becky said that her daughter had been fighting. He would later tell the police that he believed that she was lying about using birth control. 
But, Elaine didn’t come home. At first her mom wasn’t overly worried because she assumed that she and Billy had made up and that Elaine had stayed at his house. 
But she never came home. And Becky never heard from her daughter again.  
Twenty five years later, her case is still unsolved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hell and Gone Murder Line: Elaine Nix Part 1

On September 14, 2018, in Galesburg, Illinois, a 23-year-old graduate of Western Illinois University named Tyler Smith headed out to party with some friends. 
Tyler had dreams of becoming a police officer. He was super athletic, played football in high school, and after graduating from Western Illinois University, he applied to and was accepted into the police academy in San Jose, California.
Tyler hoped to eventually possibly become a DEA agent or working with a K9 unit. He was starting his life and chasing his dream and it was happening. But Tyler also had been in the Army National Guard since 2013 and came back to Illinois to fulfill his commitment. 
Tyler and his friends went out drinking that night, and the next day, he was due to report for drills. But he never showed up. And twelve hours later, his body was found in the Cedar Fork Creek area, just two blocks from where he was last seen the night before. Since then, Tyler's family has been trying to find out what happened to him: did he fall, did he drown, or was he murdered? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hell and Gone Murder Line: Tyler Smith Part 1

It was April 12, 1971, a 27-year-old woman named Pauline Storment was walking down South Duncan Avenue in Fayetteville, Arkansas, just a few blocks from her apartment. She didn't know someone was following her in the darkness. 
And then, while she was walking and just a few blocks from her apartment, her attacker came out of the darkness and attacked her, stabbing her eight times in a frenzied attack that lasted several minutes. 
It was a hot night so at 9:45 pm when Pauline started screaming a lot of people in the area heard her, and there were several witnesses. But her killer escaped into the night - and despite the police questioning tons of people, lots of theories being explored over the years an arrest, Pauline’s killer has never been found. 
If you have a case you’d like the Hell and Gone team to look into, you can reach out to us at our Hell and Gone Murder Line at 678-744-6145.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hell and Gone Murder Line: Tyler Smith Part 2

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