
In May of 2024, Elgin (IL) Police Chief Ana Lalley created the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit to take a fresh look at unsolved homicides and missing persons cases with the belief that dedicating resources and using new technology will help solve these cases. As part of this new unit, the Elgin Police Department launched a podcast dedicated to Elgin cold cases to seek information from the p... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 25 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | True Crime | |||

In this episode, newly uncovered records turn the entire investigation upside down — revealing a timeline no one expected and connections to Elgin that run far deeper than anyone knew. Detective Beth Sterricker joins the team to break it all down, an... more
In 1982, Wyteria Jones vanished from a rundown Elgin, Illinois hotel where she was living as an outpatient of the Elgin Mental Health Center. Over 40 years later, her case remains unsolved. In this episode of the Elgin Police Department's Cold Case P... more
Season 3 of Somebody Knows Something — the Elgin Police Department's Cold Case Podcast — opens a brand new case: the 1982 disappearance of Wyteria Jones.
Detectives Andrew Houghton and Chris Hall introduce listeners to Wyteria, a Black woman from rur... more
Bonus Episode – Still Missing
As the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit heads into 2026 and prepares for Season 3 of Somebody Knows Something, Detectives Andrew Houghton and Chris Hall are taking stock of every open missing persons case in their... more
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/ Episode length: 21 mins / Fluff time, round-up: 03 mins. / Avg time between ads: 11 mins. / Based on episode: S01E02 ========================== A little to heavy with syrupy survivor statements celebrating the victim. Is this the platform for it? They all sound the same. They are all the same. All my survivor statements sound the same. I wouldn’t want to share them in a podcast. Honor the victim, absolutely. Long soliloquies from many people repeating the same thing? Not so good.
Not a huge fan of law enforcement, but this podcast is very thoughtful. I like how the detectives spend a lot of time working with the families, and humanizing the victims, even after so many decades. There’s no sensationalism like in many true crime podcasts. Hope this podcast helps solve some cases!
/ Episode length: 21 mins / Fluff time, round-up: 03 mins. / Avg time between ads: 11 mins. / Based on episode: S01E02 ==========================
Very well put together. Great to see progress made on cold cases. And great job at breaking a case down. Also shows transparency with the EPD. Thank you
I saw the episode about Karen on Chaos Divers YouTube channel and when Lindsay mentioned your podcast I had to listen before I finished watching the episode. I’m so glad you teamed up with Chaos Divers. Thank you for a wonderful podcast and finding Karen. I’m looking forward to your next case.
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A true-crime/police-led investigation series focused on cold cases in Elgin, IL, anchored by detectives who narrate investigations in real time, share case details, interview families, and call for public information. Episodes routinely center on archival case files from the 1970s and 1980s, using eyewitness recollections, police reports, and occasional collaboration with private recovery groups to illuminate long-unsolved disappearances and homicides. The show stands out for its compassionate handling of victims' families, transparent discussion of investigative steps, and an explicit community-engagement approach that positions listeners as active participants in solving cases.
Noteworthy may be the deliberate 1970s focus, the police-led ... more
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3. Detective Mike Nelson
4. Bob Glueckert
5. Kina Bolger
6. Ana Lalley
7. Chris Hall
8. Jacob Grubbs
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