March 21, 2008. Cowan, Indiana. After leaving his job at Ball State University, 48-year old Garth Rector returns to his rented farmhouse before he is shot five times inside the kitchen by an intruder who presumably broke into the residence. While there is initial speculation that the crime was a burglary gone wrong, the only item which appears to be stolen is Garth’s wedding ring. At the time of the murder, Garth was separated from his wife and had conducted affairs with some other women who had spouses of their own, but while there are a number of persons of interest, investigators do not have enough evidence to implicate any of them. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved murder of Garth Rector.

So if you happen to have any information about this case, please contact the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office at (765) 747-7878.

Additional Reading:

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Garth_Rector

https://unsolved.com/podcasts/silent-witness/

https://cdn.unsolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/122-Silent-Witness.pdf?x36184

"Cold Case Muncie" by Keith Roysdon & Douglas Walker

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-4-q-spades-garth-rector-in-deck/id1504742935?i=1000485156322

https://www.wishtv.com/news/who-killed-garth-rector/

https://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/victim-s-family-organizes-walk/article_7ac14a43-f260-56ee-931d-62acb979f0fb.html

https://truecrimenews.com/2017/02/09/unsolved-beloved-high-school-wrestling-coach-killed-in-kitchen/

https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2016/05/21/cold-case-muncie-who-killed-garth-rector/84132360/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/254346620/

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May 20, 2005. North Charleston, South Carolina. After returning to her apartment from work, 32-year old Brandy Hanna vanishes without a trace and after she fails to answer repeated calls to her cell phone over the course of the weekend, she is officially reported missing. One of Brandy’s neighbours report having seen her climbing into a red truck on the night she vanished and while it happens to match the description of trucks which are owned by two of Brandy’s ex-boyfriends, there is no evidence to implicate either of them. Eleven years later, one of Brandy’s former boyfriends is charged with obstruction of justice for having lied to police during the original investigation, but she continues to remain a missing person. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved disappearance of Brandy Hanna, who went missing after being involved in a love triangle with two men.

If you have any information about this cae, please contact the North Charleston Police Department at (843) 740-2800.

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Additional Reading:

https://charleyproject.org/case/brandy-renee-hanna

https://disappearedblog.com/brandy-hanna/

https://abcnews4.com/news/crime-news/brandy-hannas-ex-boyfriend-arrested-charged-in-connection-with-her-disappearance

https://www.wyff4.com/article/police-new-developments-in-womans-2005-disappearance/8525078

https://abcnews4.com/news/crime-news/man-charged-in-hanna-disappearance-also-charged-with-sexual-abuse-of-minor

https://www.live5news.com/story/34107069/police-investigating-tip-missing-woman-was-sold-to-pay-drug-debt/

“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at AdvocacyCon, which is taking place at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 11-13, 2026. To get a 10 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAILCOLD10”, by visiting https://www.advocacycon.com/.

“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.