Hoosier Casefile

Belle Gunness aka "The La Porte Ghoul" (Episode 1.6)

Belle Gunness of La Porte, Indiana is one of America’s first female serial killers. It is estimated that she may have killed 40 people, maybe even more, between 1884-1908. Her crimes occurred in Illinois and also Indiana. 

The Disappearance of Daniel Reaves (Episode 1.5)

Daniel Reaves was a 25-year-old young man, with a girlfriend of seven years and a small child, when on Sunday, May 4, 2008, he vanished in the early morning hours under mysterious circumstances from Madison, Indiana. 

The Disturbing Case of Sylvia Likens (Episode 1.4)

The 1965 death of 16-year-old Sylvia Likens shocked the state of Indiana and the entire nation. 59 years later, it is still regarded as one of the worst cases of child abuse in our state's history. What can we learn from the disturbing case of Sylvia Likens?

Edward Maust: Hammond's Serial Killer (Episode 1.3)

The case we discuss in this episode happened in our hometown of Hammond, Indiana. David Edward Maust was a serial killer, who murdered three Hammond boys and buried them in his basement. His crimes shocked the nation upon his arrest in December of 2003.

Missing: Chenell Renee Gilbert (Episode 1.2)

June 9, 2020, was the last time Chenell Renee Gilbert would be seen. Her last known whereabouts were around 6 am that morning near Rockville and South Girl’s School Road at a home in the SunGate housing edition on the far east side of Indianapolis, Indiana. This case has baffled law enforcement and the family of this loving mother, grandmother, and substitute teacher for the past three and a half years. What happened to Chenell Renee Gilbert?

Vanishing Women of The Indiana Dunes State Park (Episode 1.1)

Saturday, July 2, 1966, was a hot and sunny day at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter Indiana. Three young women, 19-year-old Patricia Blough, 21-year-old Ann Miller, and 19-year-old Renee Bruhl, were spending the day together at the beach. Around noon, the three women were seen getting onto a boat with a dark-haired man. They would never return. What happened to the vanishing women of the Indiana Dunes State Park?