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A Simpler Time True Crime

A Simpler Time True Crime

By: Megan Storm
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I’m Megan, your host, and each week I revisit unsolved cases from decades past, stories that have too often been forgotten or overlooked. Together, we examine the facts, question the myths of the “good old days,” and ask whether a simpler time was ever really a safer one.
This podcast honors the people at the heart of each case, focusing not on sensationalism, but on the lives affected and the justice still waiting to be served.

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Episodes
  • A Michigan Mystery: The Unsolved Abduction of Paige Renkoski

    A Michigan Mystery: The Unsolved Abduction of Paige Renkoski
    2 Nov 2026
    In May of 1990, a young teacher disappeared along a busy Michigan highway, leaving behind a car that was still running, its headlights on, and her purse and shoes inside. There was no indication that the car had broken down, and witnesses reported seeing her speaking with an unidentified man near a maroon minivan. But their descriptions differed, leaving investigators with conflicting accounts of what may have been her final moments. As the investigation unfolded, authorities began exploring possible connections to other crimes, including cases with some striking similarities. More than 36 years later, the circumstances of her disappearance remain a mystery.

    TIPS: Livingston County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Team at 517-540-7880. You can also email coldcasetips@livgov.com
    NEW SUBREDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/ASimplerTimeTrueCrime/
    Case suggestions: simplertimecrimepod@gmail.com
    IG: @simplertimecrimepod
    Youtube: https://youtube.com/@simplertimecrimepod?si=OlCWQ2Ky8qFaof02
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplertimecrimep?_t=8s31x9iCrNv&_r=1
    Music By Universfield: https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-dramatic-atmosphere-with-piano-and-violin-143149/
    Sound Effect by OpenMindAudio from Pixabay
    Thumbnail Art: Lauren Kelty, host of True Crime BFF Podcast



    Source Material:
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-lansing-woman-repo/209303483/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-disappearance-baffles/209303791/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-family-searching-f/209304616/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-last-seen-wearing/209304646/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-last-seen-wearing/209304646/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-five-days-later-h/209306152/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-waiting-takes-toll/209323732/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-waiting-takes-toll/209323910/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/livingston-county-daily-press-and-argus/209325218/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-park-link-considered/209325686/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ann-arbor-news-suspect-link/209326843/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-flint-journal-company-offers-reward/209351096/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-300-tips/209351198/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/livingston-county-daily-press-and-argus/209452045/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-flint-journal-3-week-mark/209452106/
    https://charleyproject.org/case/paige-marie-renkoski
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-1-month-22/209452531/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-muskegon-chronicle-billboard-campaig/20945
    3013/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ann-arbor-news-billboards/209453127/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-connie-lynn-royce/209453316/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/northwest-oakland-county-herald-advertis/209453569/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-hunters/209455004/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-search-in-vain/209455245/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/livingston-county-daily-press-and-argus/209455356/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ann-arbor-news-truck-driver/209459026/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ann-arbor-news-arrest-stirs-memories/209459632/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-string-of-disappearan/209460767/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-12-disappearances-22/209461074/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/livingston-county-daily-press-and-argus/209502818/
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-suspect-12/209503336/

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    1 hr and 9 min
  • A Life Ended in Betrayal: The Unsolved Murder of Robert Byrne

    A Life Ended in Betrayal: The Unsolved Murder of Robert Byrne
    26 Oct 2026
    In the summer of 1995, a 28-year-old California man disappeared while his girlfriend was out of town visiting relatives. When his sister started looking into what happened to him, she began uncovering some disturbing secrets, and soon realized there was much more to his disappearance than anyone could have imagined. Over the years, she's learned painful details about what happened to her brother, and she's spent decades trying to get answers and recover his remains. It's a fight that continues today. Now, she's asking people to hear her brother's story, help bring attention to his case, and encourage investigators to follow up on leads that could finally bring him home. More than anything, she wants her brother to be remembered and to receive the love and compassion he was denied during his life.

    Laurie Tiktok Page for Robert: https://www.tiktok.com/@murderedin1995

    TIPS: San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department at (909) 387-3695
    NEW SUBREDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/ASimplerTimeTrueCrime/
    Case suggestions: simplertimecrimepod@gmail.com
    IG: @simplertimecrimepod
    Youtube: https://youtube.com/@simplertimecrimepod?si=OlCWQ2Ky8qFaof02
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplertimecrimep?_t=8s31x9iCrNv&_r=1
    Music By Universfield: https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-dramatic-atmosphere-with-piano-and-violin-143149/
    Sound Effect by OpenMindAudio from Pixabay
    Thumbnail Art: Lauren Kelty, host of True Crime BFF Podcast

    Study source material:
    • https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/complex-trauma/effects

    • https://health.clevelandclinic.org/parentification

    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21058090/

    • https://www.thebowencenter.org/triangles







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    1 hr and 9 min
  • A Town Changed Forever: The Unsolved Abduction of Stephanie Crane

    A Town Changed Forever: The Unsolved Abduction of Stephanie Crane
    19 Oct 2026
    In October of 1993, a nine-year-old girl living in a tiny Idaho mining town attended an after-school bowling league. When bowling wrapped up, the mother of one of her classmates offered her a ride home, but she declined. It would be one of the last times anyone reported seeing her. Within hours, a massive search was underway, as family, friends, and neighbors desperately tried to figure out how a little girl could disappear in such a small town. Over the years, the investigation would take some unexpected twists and turns, with several troubling suspects and leads emerging. But more than three decades later, the question remains: what happened to this young girl, and will her family ever get the answers they've spent so long searching for?TIPS: Custer County Sheriff's Office at 208-879-2232. You can also contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678NEW SUBREDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/ASimplerTimeTrueCrime/Case suggestions: simplertimecrimepod@gmail.comIG: @simplertimecrimepodYoutube: https://youtube.com/@simplertimecrimepod?si=OlCWQ2Ky8qFaof02TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplertimecrimep?_t=8s31x9iCrNv&_r=1Music By Universfield: https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-dramatic-atmosphere-with-piano-and-violin-143149/Sound Effect by OpenMindAudio from PixabayThumbnail Art: Lauren Kelty, host of True Crime BFF PodcastSource Material:https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-coeur-dalene-press-missing-search/208431101/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-search-continues-1/208452444/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-challis-outraged-12/208452753/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-search-of-creek-and/208453354/https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-idaho-press-local-lead-a-dead-end/208453429/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-grasping-at-straws-n/208453498/https://www.newspapers.com/article/shoshone-news-press-jeralee-underwood/208455814/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-coeur-dalene-press-jeralee-underwoo/208455841/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-homecoming-all-for-s/208455935/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-statewide-flyers/208456657/https://www.newspapers.com/article/bonner-county-daily-bee-anyone-with-any/208456887/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-bringing-out-the-goo/208457059/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-nationwide-flyer-cam/208457620/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-sheriff-doubts-sketch-is/208460121/https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-idaho-press-watching-stephanie/208460713/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-challis-seeks-help-coping/208460801/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-psychics-lend-their/208461193/https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-idaho-press-search-for-missing-gir/208461938/https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-idaho-press-morf-saw-stephanie-o/208462048/https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-idaho-press-nebraska-abduction/208462252/https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-a-lie/208462654/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-robert-paul-crane/208463258/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-missing-uncle/208462886/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-search-includes-kin-12/208463115/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-uncle-22/208463136/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-command-center-moved/208466708/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-boosts-child-center/208471824/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-yields-little/208518794/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-sara-ann-wood/208518434/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-100k-reward/208472122/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-uncle-checks-out/208483346/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-yields-little/208518794/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-jerry-springer-show/208518540/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-sara-ann-wood/208518434/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-interview-with-famil/208519708/https://www.newspapers.com/article/shoshone-news-press-another-challis-girl/208520397/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-missing-amy-hall/208520428/https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-idaho-press-girl-found/208520444/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-stephanies-first-bi/208520533/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-how-safe-are-your-kids/208520671/https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-idaho-press-scholarship/208521113/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-parents-coping-question/208522210/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-parents-struggle-12/208522277/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-postcards/208524808/https://...
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    1 hr and 3 min
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