Texas Episodes

In this episode of Cold and Missing, we dive into the heartbreaking disappearance of 12-year-old Elisa Roberson with her sister Ruby Hall. Elisa vanished from Aransas Pass, Texas, in August 1989. On the evening of August 6, Elisa left home to meet a friend at a nearby elementary school but never arrived. Witnesses saw her on her way, but by the time her family realized something was wrong, Elisa had vanished without a trace. Despite extensive searches, including scent dogs and community efforts,...

In May 1989, 9-year-old Jenna Ray Robbins disappeared from her home in Killeen, Texas. On Mother’s Day, while playing with her friend outside, a man in a gray car lured Jenna away with promises of gifts. Local, state and federal officers helped search for Jenna but searchers could not locate her. Though flyers featuring Jenna's image were distributed across the country, and despite tips pouring in from all over, no solid leads emerged. As years passed, her mother held onto hope that her daughter...

D'Lisa Kelley, a devoted mother, went missing in March 2014 on her way to her best friend's wake. Her sister received a distressing phone call from D'Lisa's phone, hearing her scream for help before the call abruptly ended. Despite her family's efforts to locate her, the police response was initially slow and dismissive. A week later, D'Lisa's body was found severely beaten and strangled on the porch of an abandoned house. The case remains unsolved, but her family continues to seek justice and h...

Phyllis Berry, a 21-year-old Chickasaw woman, went missing on Halloween night in 1975 during the World Championship Chili Cook-off in Terlingua, Texas. She was last seen at a dance party and was later seen sitting by a campfire before disappearing. Despite extensive searches by the police, including ground searches and the involvement of the Texas Rangers, no trace of Phyllis has ever been found. There have been rumors and false reports, but her case remains unsolved, and her family believes fou...

On December 20th, 2021 three year old Lina was playing with dozens of other children at the playground in her apartment complex in San Antonio, Texas. In the span of minutes Lina disappeared without a trace despite lots of parents and children nearby. Police searched every apartment in the complex and to date no sign of Lina has ever been found. Join us as Ali and Eli talk about this heartbreaking case.

On this episode of Cold and Missing Ali and Eli review the 1998 unresolved missing person case of Dorien Thomas in Amarillo, TX. In October of 1998 Dorien was last seen riding his aqua bike to a near by truck stop to grab a snack but he was never heard from again. Police comb the area he was last seen but can’t find any trace of Dorien. Join us as we go over this important unresolved missing person case.

This week on Cold and Missing Ali and Eli take a look at a 1988 cold case out of San Antonio, Texas. Eight year old Jennifer Delgado and her mother were doing laundry at a laundromat located across the street from their home. A man entered the laundromat and tried to use the soda vending machine. When it malfunctioned and did not give him a soda he flew into a rage that would leave Jennifer dead. To date no suspect has ever been named in the murder. Join us this week as we take a look into this senseless cold case.

This week on Cold and Missing Ali and Eli are back to talk about Tito J, Garcia Quintanilla who has been missing since August 19th, 2022. We review the interview that Ali had with Faith - Tito’s wife- that you can listen to in episodes 16 & 17. Ali and Eli go over the timeline on Tito’s journey and talk about the complex immigration system that forces people to make impossible decisions with no guaranteed outcome.

This week on Cold and Missing we’re doing something a little different. This week Ali had the chance to speak with the wife of Tito J Garcia Quintanilla who has been missing since August 19, 2022. This is part 1 of the interview with Faith. In the part of the interview you will get to know Tito and Faith- from their Rom-Com meet cute to building their life in Honduras with their son. Ali and Eli will be back next week to go over this case in detail so make sure you’re subscribed on your favorite podcast platform.

This week on Cold and Missing we’re doing something a little different. This week Ali had the chance to speak with the wife of Tito J Garcia Quintanilla who has been missing since August 19, 2022. This is part 2 of the interview with Faith, If you have not listened to part 1 we encourage you to listen to get to know Tito and Faith. In this part of the interview with Faith we will hear about the nightmare that began for this family starting with COVID-19 to Tito making his trip to America to be with his family. We’ll hear Faith talk about the last time she heard from Tito that August day and where she is today with his case. Ali and Eli will be back next week to go over this case in detail so make sure you’re subscribed on your favorite podcast platform.

On December 5th, 2001, 70 year old Margie Dabney was traveling from Indianapolis, IN to their home is Bakersfield, CA. During their flight they were going to have a short layover at the Dallas/For Worth airport to switch planes. Somewhere between gate 35 and gate 39 Margie Dabney disappeared. To further complicate the search Margie was suffering from Alzheimers. It would take almost 6 years to find her body and after an autopsy it was revealed her death was caused by a homicide, Join us this week while Ali and Eli dive into the case.