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Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
Going West offers conversational, detail minded coverage of murders, disappearances, and unresolved investigative questions.
Going West: True Crime is built for listeners who like one case at a time, with Heath and Daphne moving through disappearances, murders, and investigations without pretending the public record is cleaner than it is.
You want your true crime cases with receipts, caveats, and a little profanity under pressure.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A brisk, unsettling look at a Riverside killing that was never officially tied to Zodiac.
Going West frames the Riverside killing as one possible Zodiac-related case that was never officially tied to Zodiac, and it keeps its attention on the 1966 campus-night timeline, the body found in a nearby alley the next morning, the suspect questioning, and the letter sent 30…
A clear, fast-moving Halloween-season true-crime retelling with real weight.
Going West frames Dominique Dunne's murder as a sharp, Halloween-season true-crime case: a rising young actress, a West Hollywood home, an ex-boyfriend, and a public attack that lands with immediate force. The wider horror-film fallout gives the story an extra, uneasy shadow.
A grim update that keeps the case moving and the uncertainty visible.
Going West returns to a case it first covered in 2021, then folds in the 2024 trial and the possibility of another victim. Brian Smith, Kathleen Jo Henry, Veronica Abachuk, and the evidence that keeps surfacing are handled as the story keeps widening.
A grim, patiently built case that lets the evidence do the work.
Going West treats Holly Maddux's case as a grim, long-running story that only gradually reaches resolution. It stays with a straight chronology, letting the trunk, the medical examiner's conclusion that she may have been locked inside while still alive, and the detail about…
A grim 1996 murder story about teens calling themselves vampires, told with pace and no soft edges.
Going West treats the Teen Vampire Murders as a grim, straight-ahead account of how Naoma and Richard Wendorf were killed in 1996 by teenagers from Kentucky who called themselves vampires and were heading for New Orleans.
A brisk Halloween disappearance case that keeps suspicion close to home.
Karen Swift's disappearance unfolds as a Halloween-night vanishing after she came home from a party in Tennessee, and the focus stays on the people closest to her: David Swift, who is questioned by detectives, and John Hogshooter, the neighbor tied to the poisoned-yard incident.
Ashley Flowers and Britt Prawat revisit unsolved murders and cold cases as new evidence surfaces.
Two friends narrate true crime cases, listener stories, and archived live-tour shows.
Multi-part true crime narration, from BTK's Wichita letters to Australian cold-case disappearances.
ABC Audio's Theranos fraud series that also introduces its other true-crime podcasts.
LA Times reporter Christopher Goffard traces con man John Meehan's fraud, abuse, and its Bravo TV adaptation.
Hosts Heath and Daphne of Going West revisit and substantially update a 2021 episode on the murders of Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Aboutchuk in Anchorage, Alaska, following a 2024 trial and revelation of additional victims.
Going West hosts Heath and Daphne cover the murder of Holly Maddux, a brilliant, graceful young woman from Tyler, Texas who vanished after breaking up with her eccentric partner Ira Einhorn, a countercultural figure who presented himself as an environmental activist and peace advocate, before her mummified remains were found over a year later stuffed in a trunk in their shared apartment.
Going West hosts Heath and Daphne cover the murder of Dominique Dunn, a young actress from a prominent Hollywood family who had just appeared in the 1982 blockbuster Poltergeist when she was strangled by her ex-boyfriend John Sweeney outside her West Hollywood home in October 1982.
Going West True Crime covers the 1996 Teen Vampire Murders, in which a group of Kentucky teenagers who identified as a vampire cult traveled to Eustis, Florida and killed the parents of one of their members.
Hosts Heath and Daphne investigate the 2011 disappearance and murder of Karen Swift, a Tennessee mother who vanished after a Halloween party.
Going West hosts Heath and Daphne cover the 1966 murder of Cheri Jo Bates, an 18-year-old college student in Riverside, California who was brutally stabbed and beaten the night before Halloween after a library visit, in an episode they describe as exploring a potential Zodiac connection that Riverside Police have never officially confirmed.
The hosts celebrate their 600th episode with a special 'hall of crime' draft and Q&A session.
The hosts introduce a heavily requested case about a woman named Holly, discussing recent trial developments and previewing the 600th episode.
The hosts introduce a case about a 36-year-old mother who vanished from her Washington home in 2009.
Hosts discuss a suspicious disappearance case from 1988, exploring strange theories and twists.
Hosts revisit a previously covered murder case to discuss the recent trial verdict and provide updates.
Hosts discuss a disturbing new murder case, sharing personal reactions and promoting an upcoming crime convention.
This episode continues the deep dive into the Unabomber case, covering his bombing campaign and the role of his manifesto in his capture.
The hosts introduce a new episode about the Unabomber case, a departure from their usual coverage of murder and disappearance cases.
Hosts discuss a twisted true crime case involving manipulation and concrete evidence from texts and videos.
The hosts introduce a disturbing true crime case involving a house of horrors and a serial killer, promising a shocking story.