The Springfield Three Disappearance

The Springfield Three, Sherrill Levitt, Stacy McCall, and Suzie Street, disappeared in Springfield in 1992. No sign of the Springfield Three has ever been seen since. They disappeared in the strangest of circumstances, from Sherrill's home in the middle of the night, leaving off their possessions and money behind. There was no sign of a break in. This is the case of the Springfield Three.
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[@ThatChapter]

I genuinely think they were kidnapped as that's the most likely scenario, so many things don't make sense though. What do you think happened to the Springfield Tree?

[@b.rizzle4102]

It was a three tree killing spree.

[@lifeisbeautiful4287]

Agreed 💯

[@angelmorningstarr9504]

The Springfield 🌳 were kidnapped for sure!

[@pavelmyronyuk2229]

Who kidnapped the 🌳s? Mr beast is not gona like it not one bit

[@murderinc.hunting7686]

Subtle but genius

[@Courtjester138]

People just come by, sweep the porch, clean the house, and delete their messages? Who TF are these people?

[@Marie.b]

People who don't realise a crime may have been committed. My mom and her friend volunteered to clean their church and although they were slightly confused as to why the door was open and why leaflets and other things were shewn all over the place they got on with the cleaning and chatting and only found out later the church was broken into and some things were stolen..lol. they cleaned up the crime scene !

[@kimberlyfoster7148]

And who even listens to other peoples messages?

[@neekityneekfam]

I was thinking the same damn thing. That cleaning up the glass sounds suspicious af.

[@taniarysz7949]

@@Marie.b 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

[@andrewward1287]

Idiots!

[@mrjones2721]

Mike carefully pronouncing “three” is easily the cutest moment of this series.

[@zensbleexperience3470]

Huzzah Mike I'd love to have goo thanks

[@rhubencollins8603]

Gave me the chuckles

[@robinmartz9052]

Mike pronouncing anything 🥰

[@Vaille32]

CHREE

[@jhoughjr1]

I wqs amazed and never expwcted to see a miracle

[@lcmars]

As a smoker I can tell you, I would forget my wallet and keys and cell before I forget my cigs, and if I did, I'd notice in five minutes and immediately return for them. They were abducted for sure.

[@topspot4834]

Yup, made a few u-turns cause I forgot my cigarettes. At the very least there should've been CCTV of her stopping at a convenient store or somewhere to get em.

[@Seaneey]

Absolutely. You can't forget cigs & a lighter. It's the first thing & last thing you make sure you have before leaving to go anywhere.

[@AlexandraG_]

Same lol

[@AlexandraG_]

@bobbybigboyyes interesting.

[@TeRraAwTisM]

Leaves baby in car "oh shit my smokes"

[@YouDontKnowAsMuchAsYouThinkUDo]

Did you just say 18 people came and went from that household in the timeframe of these women going missing...AND the people cleaned the house?!? Who are these people? I need 18 people to randomly come into my home when nobody's there and clean my house...like shit man. 😕

[@El_Ophelia]

Yeah, that caught my attention as well. How and why? That is a LOT of people to randomly enter someone's home, uninvited, and take it upon themselves to just start touching and moving other people's stuff and "cleaning up". That's really shady. I'd like to hear more about that as well.

[@millymilly8264]

Right seems like those 18 people were cleaning up evidence 🤔

[@christinekobzeff]

Listen if I was ever to turn up missing, I’m going to leave as many clues and dna as possible so don’t be coming over tryna clean my house ok.

[@Jolenesmart1980]

Same reminds me of the one case wherr the girl left her I.d behind a drawer n stuff

[@mariabeverly8263]

Christine yeah no shit I agree with you

[@undead_goddess5573]

Blood, lots of it will be enough ... You just gotta love the stuff - mcr

[@michaelhofby]

A little cloroform and you´re out - you dont get to leave any evidence :====) And POOF GONE

[@Andmunko]

wait... how you turn up missing? you either missing or turn up

[@skojoh]

Hol up did Mike just say “three” instead of “tree”??

[@TheSaintedOne]

Only on special occasions.

[@thefranchize3445]

I like how he used to pronounce it though! Was cute 🧸. He prob thinks the way we say it is funny too. All a matter of geography.

[@PREPFORIT]

It is called an "accent" you dipshit.

[@Brett-yq7pj]

@@PREPFORIT ok boomer

[@bluejean445]

You must be new here

[@smish72]

Suzie was a good friend of mine, I graduated a year ahead of her. She was an amazing girl and truly missed.

[@XanArt21]

Not to intrude, nor asking names, but do you have any idea of who Suzie's prom date was?

[@66hoodwitch]

What if she still is?!?! Speaking of her in past tense, not knowing the truth...not cool 🥺

[@jumpinjohnnyruss]

@@66hoodwitch If they haven't seen each other in 28 years, then she is probably no longer a good friend.

[@diamondleigh7280]

@@66hoodwitch 🙄 this comment wasn't necessary... Like you took the " was " WAYYY too seriously 😑.... A little annoying.... When I graduated High School I had friends also, now we're all grown and living life... Idiot Alert 😂😂.....

[@diamondleigh7280]

@@XanArt21 Um.... Really?😄 This is a WEIRDO question..... LoL, do you know the answer? 🤔

[@clray123]

I was worried at first when he said Springfield Three, but right in the next sentence there were already tree women appearing, so everything's fine.

[@ThatChapter]

It just slipped out

[@mentalhealthwarriors5015]

😆 😆 😆 youre so great! Love your comment

[@Paul-iv6vb]

I for sure thought he had been replaced with a doppelganger.

[@lovelilly4428]

clray123 lol I like the way mike say tree !

[@mrs.elitenugz8491]

😄😄😆😆😅😅

[@jaday7282]

Mike *slowly and carefully*: "The Springfield THree" Me: "Who are you and what have you done with Mike, you imposter!"

[@suehowie152]

He can't...TH is impossible with his accent..

[@kandie3127]

@@suehowie152 thought so myself but heard it myself in another video of his & he even edited *tree* on the screen lol

[@dixiehauserman1250]

His accent is so unique and fun! Love Mike’s stories also!

[@reginamushi6582]

@@dixiehauserman1250 not that unique it's Irish...time to make a trip there maybe?

[@jamesrobbins1243]

"Let's have a goo."

[@KP-tn9cq]

This case still scares the hell out of me. How can three women be taken from their home and this many years later still no new clues or leads. That’s creepy.

[@fredajordan5704]

KL P : So very true, an absolute mystery. I believe they were sadly killed the same night.

[@KP-tn9cq]

@@fredajordan5704 I completely agree with you.

[@KP-tn9cq]

@maggymeggz For sure. I completely agree. The suspect(s) must’ve been armed. Or they were able to grab one girl and used her as a hostage-type scenario. Like, “Do as I say or I’ll shoot her”, type of situation where they got in the car thinking if they obeyed they’d get to live. I hate this story. It’s haunting. I really do hope they solve it eventually. 😞

[@KP-tn9cq]

@@fredajordan5704 I agree with you. I can’t bring myself to think they survived more than a night. Beyond horrific. I can’t imagine being those poor family members and not having answers decades later.

[@jhoughjr1]

u prolly dont wanna consider how many people it happens to world wide, and that many would not be reported or found. but now you did.

[@seanrallis6714]

How is there "not enough evidence" to rip up the concrete? I would say the 3 grave-sized anomalies would be enough to have a look. Jesus, if it were my kid, I'd go out in the middle of the night and smash the concrete myself. There, it's done, let's dig up the area while we have the opportunity, I'll take the charges for my vandalism.

[@jumpinjohnnyruss]

If it was a relative on the hospital's board of directors, they'd dig it up for sure... Or they'd be even less likely to dig it up, depending...

[@reignman30]

Well like they said, the garage was built afterward which means construction equipment would have dug up the bodies. They don't just come in and dump concrete on the ground lol. They dig it up and level it out, possibly dig trenches for pipes and electrical etc.

[@KKKaTTT123]

Thats what I thought too

[@r.a.m.7209]

The most concentration I've ever seen by a human being. "....THREE...."

[@sandramorrison99]

You mean 🎄

[@amandadollrey3479]

Lol it was honestly so cute I'm..just 🥰

[@MamaPinks]

I teared up a little too.

[@MamaPinks]

@@sandramorrison99 he said "three" right in the beginning, then went back to the 🌳

[@PuresG1ft]

Search up a german native and get him to say "squirrel" for hilarious results. Source: I'm german.

[@cadavher]

If that was my family, I'd be renting a jackhammer and illegally digging up that parking garage. Sue me, fine me, jail me, at least I'd know if they were there or not. It cant cost more than the 40thousand reward to dig that small area up and re do it.

[@SWpurgatory]

😂😂 me too! You'd see surveillance footage of me on the news at Home Depot renting a jack hammer & then dragging it to my car🤣

[@norsefan3276]

you can core drill a hole and take a soil sample, it's that simple

[@reinamatheny9972]

If it was my floor I would say go for it~ if it meant giving a family closure. A floor can be replaced but a child can never be replaced~ :(

[@oldycow]

@@Chris-ft2yx no

[@sarahwright3852]

They are not under the parking garage of Cox, they are under PFI western store in Springfield.

[@debbierobbins360]

I can't imagine the police being unwilling to dig up a small bit of pavement to just SEE if they were down there. It wouldn't be a big deal and would be quick and inexpensive to pour some more concrete. The handling of this whole case was pathetic!

[@DJGuppy321]

Its probably private property and they'd need some sort of warrant?

[@SoullessGinger1313]

Even just drilling a small core in those spots. That would need such minimal patching.

[@TarikTorgaddon22]

As someone who grew up in a city that's between Springfield and Branson, and has been to both many times, all I can say is this: Never overestimate southwest Missouri cops.

[@chelseafcrocks82]

Didn't they investigate the Vatican in emmanuela orlandis case like yall can't do some pavement

[@TeRraAwTisM]

You paying each laborer $40 an hour Or $400 per piece of equipment to rent . You paying for 40/50k ?

[@elizabethstafford5773]

Suzie and I were friends. This was so tragic and just so unfair. I wish we could find out what happened to them. Thank you for covering their story. 💗

[@rockypoint3883]

Still hoping their loved ones and friends find healing.

[@patrickpelletier3104]

You did it didn't you ?

[@natashadonnelly9839]

Patrick Pelletier troll

[@patrickpelletier3104]

@@natashadonnelly9839 it was a joke freak. An obvious one I thought...

[@roygeorge5364]

@@patrickpelletier3104 yeah it was an obvious joke but in completely poor taste, freak!

[@sniffinggluewontkeepfamili3387]

If I was told my house had a gas leak at 3am, I wouldn't exactly tell them to go away and go back to bed. I would at least tell everyone inside to step outside until it's sorted. Especially if I was a mum. It's not the worst rouse.

[@franmcguckin8268]

I agree and that would explain why they didn't take anything were probably just planning on waiting in the yard while the gas man checked it out but once he got them outside pulled a gun and forced them into that van. It also explains no signs of a struggle in the house because they left willingly scared as gas leaks are dangerous maybe also why the glass was smashed outside maybe one tried to fight or get away then but if he had a weapon he could easily gain control. I think your on the right line of thinking.

[@jayrising442]

I think the porch light was broken in order to have one of the girls come check it out at 2 or 3am, thus gaining entry into the home without a break in. Then multiple people would have gathered the girls up by gunpoint. Multiple people being involved is a better way to explain why nothing was taken by the girls or no quick 911 calls.

[@deniserossiter1059]

Jay Rising I keep thinking someone went to unscrew the light bulb to either obscure their face & remain in the shadows before knocking, or say, over a phony gas leak claim OR another idea: to skulk around the house to peep in the windows to see who was all home & where. Could have either dropped the glass covering on accident because it was too hot even if they had a cloth & then that’s why the girls were peaking out of the blinds. Could have assumed it was friends or guys messing around outside since it was graduation night. In the year 1992, they could have felt in a safer time rather than nowadays we all jump on 9-1-1 & rightly so. Just sayin’. It’s a theory. That’s why the light bulb was still in the socket. Whomever dropped it before they had a chance & it was game on!! They either hid or the door was already opening & they had a gun.

[@prittyflutterbystar]

The dog was locked in the bathroom, idt they would've done that for a "gas leak."

[@tp8087]

I agree.

[@balletgirl56]

It's strange that Janelle and her boyfriend cleaned up the glass and threw it in a dumpster before looking for their friends. Who does that??

[@adrianjackson8498]

You getting somewhere with this one 🤔

[@KidShuichi]

Southern people 😂 friends pop and massively clean

[@CodieV]

I don’t find it strange at all. They probably thought they were doing it as a favor and just being helpful/friendly.

[@buddywriggles]

Cleans it up, notices they've left all their shit, tells noone. Gets mysterious phone call X2. "Someone" cleans the house Someone else "accidentally deletes" the message. That's a whole bunch of stupidity

[@robasiansensation3118]

KC, Exactly what I was thinking. Plus her whole visit was fraught with Ooopsies.

[@melammutumultus4654]

I wonder how deeply Janelle was investigated, her demeanor was strange and how she referred to Suzanne as "the other girl" was odd as well. Wouldn't be the first time someone got ganked out of jealously and others become collateral damage. Plus, she was the first to "contaminate" the scene. Just something to ponder.

[@2851997chloe]

My exact thoughts

[@1pri1]

Yes, caught my attention right away

[@musicfeind]

And she deleted the voicemail

[@blessyourheart1167]

💯

[@carlysheree3130]

I believe that Janice knew of guys that were involved

[@alaskachick7315]

I was living in Branson when this happened and the two young girls were just three years younger than me. Those flyers that you see on the video were everywhere for at least two years. I was really excited to see this video, hoping that this case had finally been solved. I don't live in that area anymore so I don't see the local media. Please follow up if anyone ever gets charged for this. Thank you.

[@chasingplastic6285]

I remember seeing the flyers in north central Illinois...we are just off of I-80 so they were all over. Such a sad and crazy case.

[@Jason-hv3nd]

What about the 2 girls the were killed on the trail by Shepard of the hills? Kinda the same time ... Same area... Kinda weird

[@LexieDi]

It seems funny that in that interview with Janelle, she calls her (supposed) friend "the other girl."

[@bulletsfordinner8307]

I noticed that too! The disdain in her words and body language

[@Funckle73]

LexieDi that’s a shady bitch!!!

[@pilgrimsnest592]

She snd her boyfriend did it!!!!!!!!

[@jarretjordan3837]

@@Funckle73 and UGLY....troll face for real for real

[@edwhite7078]

@lavender fields aggravated robbery hahaha

[@TallSilentGuy]

13:51 "Vandalizing a mausoleum and stealing the gold teeth filling from skulls". I nominate this for the Most Interesting Shameful Deed Award.

[@evie5375]

agreed.

[@mikeflynn1629]

There was a man that lived across the street from my mom. He was a creamier add a memorial Park. One day I used my mom's car in the front seat was a old metal bandage box. I picked it up and it was kind of heavy shook it then looked inside. It was filled with hundreds of teeth. Later I asked what's with the old metal bandage box can of teeth? I was told she took him to Gold exchange?

[@raphwalker9123]

Im a unreliable stoner,but even I would have called the police the moment the door was left open and no one was answering inside ,despite 3 cars parked outside and no one answering their calls.

[@nicolelivingstone6141]

That's one of my worst fears. Someone kidnapping me and not letting me take my cigs

[@carriezombie3147]

right?!

[@mochas9249]

Nicole Livingstone 😂😂😂😂😂

[@megalodontheestallion5241]

Lmfaoo! that was written so cute!!!

[@renluciano_xo]

😩😂😂😂

[@Sarah.Riedel]

Which part specifically are you afraid of though, the kidnapping or the lack of cigarettes? 😂

[@yungdodds]

A family handing out fliers for a missing loved one, always breaks my heart❤️

[@lindsayeller8649]

Me too, it's also so heartbreaking when they find a body that nobody was looking for 😔

[@06eyM3]

Yup, look at the friend who referred to one of her best friends as "the other girl", the same one who contaminated the scene by cleaning up the evidence.

[@TonyGearSolid]

I thought that was very odd as well, they were all friends but the way she said the other girl made it seemed she didn't care too much for her.

[@kybrown146]

Everyone assumes they were all at Susie house, I just heard about this case and my 1st thought was why did they sweep and clean the house.. I don't think thley ever made i there.

[@sunshineonmyshoulder4800]

Suzy was Stacy's friend not Janellle's. This was a friendship triangle in which they were both competing for Stacy's attention. Janelle was obviously jealous of Suzy. Imagine how pissed Janelle must have been when "Her best friend" left with Suzy on graduation night when she was supposed to be spending it with Janelle? Notice in all the pictures of the three Stacy is always in the middle.

[@FionaBorgiaVandenheuvelGoode]

I’ve been waiting for new information on this case for YEARS. God, I’m so disturbed from this after so much time that nothing has been found.

[@KM-bi6kc]

This guy deserves 10 mil subs

[@kristimorrison6501]

No, 11 million!!

[@TS1r731]

No, tirty million

[@BB_Gavrielides]

i agree

[@JWB86]

Just a matter of time

[@seanlepley1474]

Id say unlimited subs..

[@vednev6931]

When a known smoker leaves behind their ciggys, you instantly know something messed up happened, another stellar chapter Mike ! 🤟🏻👽

[@crystalairgood9845]

Thank you! Totally weird. Foul play for sure.

[@aufowithwificoverage3328]

🖖👽

[@bluu_ice6554]

Ved Nev i haven't herd ciggys since 83

[@isabellaangeline2175]

I think they were abducted by someone they knew. One thing I’ve learned from watching and reading about cases like this is that it’s actually rare for crimes of this nature to be committed by strangers.

[@yoshijb9428]

Plus lining up their purses and NOT taking any money. All pieces of possible tracking are by all accounts now only at the house. Other than their clothes and their unique appearances are another way with the former being dealt with by possible fire. (I.E. burning clothes). The facts that their deaths where literally swepped away. Is sad and truly evil.

[@maryjocassell48]

I believe that their purses were gathered neatly together because the perpetrator mislead them into believing momentarily that this was just going to be a simple robbery if they'd just cooperate. Apparently Sheryl was refinishing furniture in her carport that evening. There was a peeping Tom in their neighborhood that very night only 3 doors down from their home. Bundy and BTK began as Peeping Toms.

[@darkkiss7247]

So sad that this case has gone unsolved for so long.

[@lilyzoe3995]

This case was infuriating...good god. This all seems really suspicious- so everybody come over, let’s clean up the house and delete the voicemails.

[@albertg7297]

Wait so her and her boyfriend swept up the glass from a broken light and walked it to a neighbors trashcan all before they even tried to make contact with their friends? Wouldnt the normal reaction be to ask the residents of the house what happend or atleast inform them of the glass before touching it? The door was even open when they allegedly got there, this would have added to the probability of informing the residents first. Also while there they managed to experience a phone call from a sexual deviant, wich is very convenient to draw away suspicion. I would be asking her and her boyfriend alot more questions.

[@lizadoesray]

Albert G Or are the just small town naive?

[@dannschmit8604]

Yet another scenario which proves that PEOPLE ARE STUPID!! No common sense, no logical thinking, just on auto pilot in La La Land... dddduuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh LOL

[@crystalshultz729]

So if they hadn't gone inside yet where'd they get the broom from to sweep up the glass? Hmm... Something doesn't add up.

[@stereotypea123]

i definitely don't trust these 2. you go in their house and see all their shit is still there but they are gone and just say meh and leave? if their purses are still there that would imply they would be right back and you would just wait for them. plus if that light was shattered but they are gone...you would think they would clean it up before they left. it doesn't add up.

[@shilde]

I’ve had the same thoughts for years. This case makes me crazy. Their friends are either the biggest morons ever or suspects!

[@damonstevenson2620]

Never go to the second location. Much worse things than death will happen at that second location. Fight for your life to prevent leaving location 1. This could either foil their plans or at least leave the evidence needed, to gather information to find you or solve your case.

[@elisabet1138]

Agreed! And usually if they have a gun they will not be prepared for you to fight, so this will throw them off. They might not be prepared to actually work hard to take you and will give up. Worst case they shoot you, but at least people will find your body and you wont be tortured etc.

[@mrjones2721]

@@elisabet1138 My self-defense teacher’s advice was, if they’re unarmed, fight back. If they have a knife, calculate carefully whether to fight back. If they have a gun, don’t fight-unless you think they’re going to kill you, and then give them hell. What are they going to do, get mad and kill you?

[@suzsnnesanders4742]

Best advice ever!! Never go to the second location , they are going to kill you anyway let them kill you where at least they can find some evidence, and hopefully someone hears you screaming

[@TheApp9]

I think you’ve commented this under another video of TC, but nothing wrong with it. Thought about your advice and it is totally correct. At the first location your chances are higher,not good, but better. You have to lose nothing. The second location can be quieter, better known by the criminal, maybe even prepared for his upcoming actions, so right, never went to a second place, even when forced. Better take the small chance to fight back at first location, than with worse chance at the second.

[@Seven_Leaf]

Get a combination of a man, big dog, and a few firearms spread around the house. Plant terrible plants around the windows such as devil's walking stick, upgrade doors, make the house as uninviting as you can to deter would be killers/rapists. Post signs saying, you're being filmed, security system, beware dog, beware armed homeowner etc.

[@Sonofgrievous]

The friend and her boyfriend cleaning the scene seems suspicious

[@lukapopovic6668]

It seems stupid

[@ElleW18]

possibly, but it's probably more likely just stupidity and not stopping to think about saving the scene for LE. Especially back in the early 90s i don't think the general public was as obsessive about crime scene preservation as people would be now since the importance of DNA has been so highly emphasized in recent years.

[@Sonofgrievous]

@@ElleW18 great point. More than likely it was someone who knew them in some way.

[@trob1781]

Question: what state did this all happen cuz im in Springfield,mass.

[@Sonofgrievous]

@@trob1781 missouri

[@bigforestband]

If the dog could talk, it too would certainly have gone missing.

[@DrPhil-kx3ci]

Lol

[@uremawifenowdave]

Another excellent less known case. Top quality again Mike.

[@TheConorsmithusa]

This case is actually well known...

[@maryjocassell48]

Crime weekly does a 3 part series on this case, also he did a video on Unsolved No More.

[@rick15666]

I’m so uncontrollably addicted to your channel. Thanks GOD you have a HUGE amount of these. Been watching for at least a week solid every night for hours and hours.

[@whytho1952]

Dude me too.. I can’t stop .. I been watching while I do dishes lol.. I tried to hook it up where I could watch in the shower.. that’s when I knew I was hooked…

[@duneeaaasha]

@@whytho1952 i watch it every time i’m driving alone, before bed, in the morning while i’m getting ready for work, and during my lunch 😅😂

[@labgaminghd3147]

No fr

[@labgaminghd3147]

I’m addicted to watching these while at work (where i can wear headphones and an encouraged to have music or something on),

[@RAMBUK1989]

saaaaaaaame

[@Vixyvix01]

I hope one day you'll cover the cases of Felipe Santos and Terrence Williams, both men disappeared after crossing paths with the same dodgy AF sheriff's deputy.

[@JohnjOcampo]

Yess i love seeing corrupt officers getting caught, lets hope he reads youre comment.

[@MusicLeeSarah]

Please elaborate ladies and john... I am very intrigued

[@TankZappa]

@@MusicLeeSarah www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/05/florida-sheriffs-deputy-murder-lawsuit-tyler-perry www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/2018/10/03/former-deputy-suspected-disappearances-two-collier-men-responds-lawsuit/1507942002/

[@mandaly42]

If it's the case I'm thinking about this cop would pull over people and if he found out they were driving uninsured or without a license he would "arrest" them and then no one would ever see them again. He would rant about how sick and tired he was of coming across these irresponsible drivers or something to that nature.

[@RokkitAk]

If they are smokers and left their ciggies behind, 110% something sinister went down...

[@alexcarlson4344]

Agreed! I'm a smoker and there's no way I'd leave my smokes behind!

[@kingofallwhites1791]

Vivian Lee case solved!

[@pilgrimsnest592]

they were killed by the girl and her boyfriend. they were at lesst part of it!

[@TheSP33DFREAK]

@T J Yeah but cigarettes are/were pretty expensive. If they were PLANNING on leaving, why would they leave the cigarettes and money?

[@sammiejopeters8848]

Agreed. As a smoker myself I’d never leave my cigarettes behind no matter how long I planned on being gone. Let alone two ppl “accidentally” leaving them behind.

[@rebekahbridges-tervydis5054]

Uh, who cleans up the glass on front porch of someone’s house before entering the house with an open door?

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

I found that strange also.

[@cloudatlas349]

I suppose it could seem strange, but could just be family or friends being nice.

[@thephantomoftheparadise5666]

A Fixer.

[@dwoodkamp4550]

Highly suspicious.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

There was a small dog in the house - maybe they didn't want the dog running out into broken glass. Remember at this point they didn't suspect anything, so they would have expected normality, and it's quite normal for dogs to come to the front door when guests arrive. I'd possibly have done the same thing.

[@lotusflower8]

I was born and raised in Springfield, so I’ve heard all the theories, speculation and local gossip. These women were most certainly kidnapped, and there wasn’t a struggle because the person was known to them and/or had a weapon. Someone (in LE) should start a new investigation from scratch; “fresh eyes” on the case, so to speak. A lot of information has become convoluted, and I don’t think Kathee Baird has done much to clear up matters. Incidentally, BART STREETER , (son of Sherill, brother of Suzie), was arrested earlier this year after attempting to kidnap a girl outside of a beauty salon. 🤔

[@frozenboot68]

Love this channel.

[@bulletsfordinner8307]

A hair saloon of all places. Odd. I think he did something

[@lotusflower8]

Jojo oli Exactly. So weird, right? The psychology of it and considering what motivates behavior. Edit: I edited my post to say “beauty” salon, as it was a nail salon per an old news article.

[@dogmoms2798]

Hey, I'm a springdield native too. Very close to the girls age.

[@lotusflower8]

dogmom So you’re a tad younger than me. I was a “falcon”.

[@talkingtina4519]

“They were going to the other girls house”? I thought the three were best friends? Why make that kind of statement?

[@sandervanduijvenbode5541]

I found that weird too... but she seems completely stressed out...

[@matthewmangum6320]

Guilt can stress you out.

[@angeln1481]

I find that statement made by a "friend " very odd as well....

[@jennschonfeld1456]

That immediately stuck out to me too

[@brandyhuff8487]

Her face during the interview 🤔

[@dogmoms2798]

Thank you for covering this. This is my hometown, and I was living on my own in my first apartment when they disappeared. Springfield was a different place back then. We were a larger town, but still very small town in personality. Their high school was one of the two "rich" schools and they lived in a nice neighborhood. Heck, the night they disappeared I was out taking a walk at 2 am alone and thought nothing of it, and I lived on the poor side. The Springfield police really worked hard on this case, to be fair. Remember, it was a different time. You didnt assume the worst, heck may parents never locked their door. Now, I don't even recognize springfield.... since the meth trade has taken over. Their friends thought they were helping.

[@suzbone]

@Alien Kill Squad I wish I could offer anything other than condolences... and the hope from the bottom of my heart that things get better. I grew up in north Louisiana; my hometown is a frikken nightmare now. My heart knows that hurt.

[@knoxx187]

It's my hometown too and stacy was the secretary at my gymnastics classes

[@JoshyP744]

I'm liking 'dogmoms' for this case....

[@nicholvandermerwe2912]

She had a son called Bart? In Springfield? Sound familiar?

[@AmateurSurgeonThe3rd]

I came looking for a comment pointing this out

[@KrazeeClark]

Eat My Shorts!

[@KrazeeClark]

@NE Powers Really? It's been over 20 years I believe. : )

[@AllTheCloudsArePink]

Whoa...and the mom had a beehive and they all disappeared right around the time The Simpson’s popularity was taking off....

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Doh!

[@ShibaSasha]

It really pissed me off how so many people just walked in, touched everything, listened to their voicemail, deleted the msg, swept the broken glasses on the front door and basically destroyed every god damn evidence, forensic, finger prints and clues in someone else's home while they're missing and the circumstances looks odd according to them...But then again this was in the 90s and people weren't knowledgable and crime savvy like they are now. So it's understandable, but still annoying.

[@sarahalbers5555]

And the cops won't excavate that damn garage.

[@angryviolentwitchqueen6633]

the look of pride on his face when he said "three" :) i love

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

The amount of pieces of vital information that went wrong is amazing. A registration number that got lost, a deleted voice mail, a cleaned up crime scene, a call that disconnected. It's as if the case just isn't meant to be sold

[@bulletsfordinner8307]

Everyone was stupid. The friend cleaning up the glass before entering the house to check up on her friends, the hanging up the calls after she saw three cars there everything untouched and they weren't in their beds. Oh and the door was left open!! Why would she hang up after these facts and not try to keep him on the line trying to know who he is and call the cops immediately?? Then the Mother of the girl deleting the answering machine message... Wtf cmon people. Retarded af. Everyone was dumb

[@bulletsfordinner8307]

@Aaron A420 and that is sad. People should have more presence of mind specially if they are as they say worried and think something is off 🤷‍♀️

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@Aaron A420 Exactly - 30 years ago people were nowhere near as forensically aware as they are today, so it would have been understandable to make these blunders. Normal people don't automatically think, "crime scene! Don't touch anything" - they try to figure out what's happening before calling the police. Clearly mistakes were made, but all seemingly perfectly innocent mistakes. Some people are pointing to the glass being swept up, but I could see myself doing exactly the same thing as there was a dog living there, and most dogs will either come to the front door when guests arrive or they'll bound outside to greet the visitors, and you wouldn't want the dog running into broken glass. Post CSI people are more aware of the importance of crime scene forensics, but back then I very much doubt it.

[@abnkc]

Thanks for covering this one, Mike. I'm from Springfield and went to Kickapoo at the same time. It's a fairly small city, so I had mutual acquaintances with those girls. The most commonly accepted theory was that the mother was involved in some way with a gang that distributed meth, and that the girls were in the wrong place when someone came to collect on a debt. I remember when they built the parking garage as I grew up only a mile or so from the hospital. People often speculated that the house was cleaned because of the evidence of drug use (paraphernalia, etc).

[@encroachingchaos6208]

Could explain the $900 cash in the mother's purse, sometimes it's too little too late and seems more about the principle than the debt.

[@dogmoms2798]

Hey there, I'm a springfield native too.! I remember the rumors, it was crazy. The tunnels under MSU, our at fantastic caverns, buried at snow bluff. Sadly, springfield has changed a lot since then

[@mcnultyssobercompanion6372]

I'm hardly a scholar on this case, but I've read a bit about it and I've never seen "meth" come up. Has there ever been any evidence of drug activity or is this just kind of...small town gossip? I grew up in a small town too. I know how people talk.

[@dogmoms2798]

@@mcnultyssobercompanion6372 I think is just rumor myself. Missouri is meth capital of America and springfield has a real crisis.

[@encroachingchaos6208]

To do a bit more devil's advocacy I come from a resonably small town and often rumours come from sources close enough to know directly. Don't forget that cops often have a good idea of who committed a crime yet have to build their case. Gang's which distribute meth often have cops on payroll and good lawyers too.

[@jillyb710]

This us soo sad for the mother of the 18yr old most of all - her daughter just vanished and was never found. ❤😢. I feel so sad for her. Even if they eventually find remains she can stop looking. I'd never stop looking for my kids - ever!!

[@Dani92670]

Jilly B, This story always bothered but especially so after I'd seen a show about it on the Investigation Discovery channel about 7 or 8 years ago. A present-day interview with Mrs. McCall was featured and it made my heart hurt to see and hear her - all of the many years later you could see the permanent sadness about her, though she looked good for her age. She made a remark about when 2009-2010 rolled around and it hit her that at that point Stacy had been gone longer than the amount of time she'd be given with her - 17 years. Profoundly heartbreaking to hear her say this.

[@maryjocassell48]

Bart has lost his entire family too.

[@evilflowx]

this case and the maura murray case haunt me. i hope that they're resolved at some point in my life time.

[@lisabradford8180]

those two cases are very baffling. i hope they are resolved also.

[@Hollow.Midnight]

It is very disturbing, all three stopped whatever they were doing, and just vanished without a trace. You could make a horror movie out of that.

[@SirHumphrey498]

I followed the Maura Murray case a little too , who I think did that one was the owner of the house closest to the accident. He spoke with Maura before she vanished and also a year or so later cadaver dog's also indicated something had been in the house at one point

[@leightaylor6767]

Tara Calico is the case I've never been able to get out of my head.

[@Charmedone9805]

@@SirHumphrey498 but her actions were a bit off i think she wanted to vanish how she did it we wont know

[@jiffylube2636]

What a bungled case from the get go. Cleaning the crime scene, deleting messages, throwing away evidence..

[@corpusdelectable6078]

Okay, I have been fascinated by this case for years and years, every since I saw it on Unsolved Mysteries a long time ago. So I love that you did this video on them. But I also have to say, your commentary never ceases to crack me up. 'They would never leave without their ciggys.' I love how you bring a modicum of humor respectfully to these. Instead of the overdramatics some channels have, you bring a realness to it with no disrespect needed. Like in the story with that hairdresser who went missing and her coworker with the 85 aliases was suspect, her name was Jolleen and you made a subtle nod to Dolly Parton's legendary song. Love it, man. And love all of your maroon shirts. Keep up the stellar work, Mike! You are a genius, turty tree times over! :D Also, my humble theory is that the girls were followed to the house. No one even knew they were going there, including them until the last minute, so I think they were maybe stalked by someone at the party or who saw them driving alone. It's a shame but I really feel that their killer will never be caught, let alone convicted due to the hugely compromised crime scene.

[@chrism1236]

The purses being placed together puzzles me. That points to somebody bringing them in and just placing them where they were found. It suggests that all three was out together that night but something unthinkable happened. Their car(s) and purses was all taken back to their house and possibly staged to appear they left on their own.

[@SacredDreamer]

@Chris Melton - would it be more likely that a man would place the handbags like this or a woman ? I know its a small detail, but "neatly lined up" - is that a woman's way or a man's (?) - in your opinion

[@chrism1236]

@@SacredDreamer at a company holiday party a few years ago the house was two story and all the female guests had their purses "staged" along the bottom steps of the stairway. When I saw that I thought of those particular purses. I kinda lean toward a woman.

[@anthonyboyce8844]

I think the 2 girls were followed home aswell.also the police should question Larry dewayne hall and his brother.seems a bit far fetched!they did cigol war re enactments.i read Springfield did these maybe they were stalked and the van matches

[@SWpurgatory]

@@chrism1236 or before bed, one of the girls lined them up to look for tweezers or something & looked thru everyone's purses. It could be just that simple. Maybe before being taken, the abductor searched each purse for a concealed firearm. Some of the strange things found at crime scenes are really benign & don't mean anything.

[@miriamsamaniego3335]

Such a sad case. I can’t imagine the pain the families are still in. It’s the not knowing that is so infuriating.

[@gameboypunk660]

So many unsolved missing persons cases in this country yet another case with various clues and mysterious circumstances and no answers chilling but informative ty.

[@ThatChapter]

Thanks for watching!

[@PropunKla]

Yay a fresh one. I found this channel on my week off and am now totally addicted it has some of the best true crime the internet has to offer. Great job Mike!

[@davidgearardo1788]

If only dogs could talk, how many times have detectives probably said that?

[@catsup27]

Why didn’t they check the phone records to see who called the house?

[@bigbossimmotal]

Did the technology in 1992 to do that? I have no idea, but I know things weren't as digitized then as they are now.

[@debiclark4362]

Same

[@emouselOregon]

The technology was not available everywhere then.

[@millymilly8264]

@@bigbossimmotal yes it was the 90's not 50's

[@jessiefrye3045]

@@emouselOregon *69 (call return) was available everywhere in 1983.

[@jacobtracc2862]

*20 seconds in* “..threee” 👀😃my boy!✊🏽 *50 seconds in* “tree turdy” 😔🤣

[@zensbleexperience3470]

Tree turdy is my fav mikeism thank you very much 🤪🤪🤪

[@Yousemimight]

Yeah I'd rather hear his normal tree

[@sheneversleeps]

This was by far, one of the creepiest stories you've covered. My head is spinning. Great job, man.

[@priscillaarredondo9680]

Omg! I’m so glad you covered this case. This is the case that got me into true crime/unsolved mysteries/disappearances all that stuff. And it is my favorite case to read about. I go back to it every once in a while. Keep up the good work. Been watching you for a few months now.

[@ThatChapter]

Thanks Priscilla!

[@lengmodexin]

I swear to God, the scream of sadness I let out when he said three, dude, wHY I CAME HERE FOR THE 🌲🌴🌳🌴🌲🌳🌴

[@fuckingwithfire6354]

Me: looking for insight in the comments Comments: Tree > Three

[@antonelabakavic4045]

IKR

[@kccourt6910]

Fucking with Fire absolutely...Imma just quit ever sayin three for life...Tree is way btr

[@quajay187]

It's getting so old and its not funny...never was. It's an accent smh

[@HopelessSinner]

Jackson Johnson Jones Jr. Thank you! Puts me off looking at the comments sometimes cos instead of commenting about the video, it's all about the accent. It's getting boring 👎🏻👎🏻

[@lilyblu4577]

Yes! It's irrelevant.

[@HOODKINGSofficial]

The problem was at the time of the disappearance delmar St was largely undeveloped, was only 1 house across the road & that house was unoccupied, this made it an easy target for the killer

[@maryjocassell48]

Hood Kings, Apparently Sheryl had been outside refinishing furniture in her carport that evening. There was a peeping Tom in their neighborhood that very night only 3 doors down from their home. Bundy and BTK began as Peeping Toms.

[@RazorBladezX]

Lmao love how he delivered "three" in the beginning. You could see that little smirk 🤣🤣

[@randyweaver6543]

Tree tirty

[@jonnysupreme]

Tirty tree and a turd

[@tinalewis690]

Been here since around 30 or so thousand followers. You're doing great work. Thanks Mike. I'm sure the families of this missing appreciate you keeping their families cases heard and alive.

[@ThatChapter]

Thank you so much Tina!

[@sarahwright3852]

This happened where I’m from. The man who owns PFI western store did it, he poured the foundation of his business the night the girls went missing. He paid off 3 Springfield officers, a lot of people have been paid to keep this quiet. if you live here, & if you know Randy Little, the owner of PFI, you know what exactly happened.

[@JulieRoberts-mt2zy]

So why aren’t people raising hell then? Going above the heads of the local cops & telling them that?

[@josephgodfrey7953]

What was he stalking Cheryl?

[@a.7166]

I remember watching this story on Unsolved Mysteries when I was younger and my first thought was it could have been a neighbor because they would have seen that it was only 3 woman in the house. Seeing the details of this I still get that feeling because the crank calls that were made, the calls were made once the friend came over... perhaps they seen them cleaning the broken light or enter the home then made thencall thinking they would taunt them. This case has always been especially sad to me because I pictured them so Happy to have just Graduated and thinking of how they would be spending their summer and thinking of the next chapters in their life of college.

[@thepoweroftruth3624]

I agree... very tragic and sad

[@kimbutler6912]

I agree

[@dwoodkamp4550]

Jennell erased the answer machine, and cleaned the house "by accident"? That needs a deeper investigation?

[@dwoodkamp4550]

@Merciless Martion common sense indeed👍

[@Samahra01]

Right? I found that strange from the jump.....even in the nineties (long before) crime scenes were operated much like they are today though there's much more advanced forensic science, they should have, in my opinion known better than to clean??!!??

[@mcnultyssobercompanion6372]

@Merciless Martion I think the fact so many random, likely "out of town" relatives were at Janelle's house that night surely should be given a closer look. It was the last place the girls were seen alive was at Janelle's. As for Janelle herself, I personally didn't find anything odd about her interview. She seemed like a young girl who was deservedly creeped out because 2 of her friends just vanished. The cases I've read where teenage girls are *directly involved* with a murder (which we can assume this is) usually revolve around romantic jealousy. Boy trouble. Or girl...(?) As far as I know there's no love triangle associated with this case...(?) If anything, perhaps Janelle "knows" more than she lets on. Assuming a creepy relative of hers WAS involved...(?)

[@abitcattywampus]

@@mcnultyssobercompanion6372 I dunno, seems kinda weird that she never used either of her friend's names in the interview and called Suzie's house "the other girl's house". They don't sound like close friends at all in the interview yet she had no problem cleaning Suzie's porch, walking in to her home, and answering her phone all while no one was there.

[@dwoodkamp4550]

@@mcnultyssobercompanion6372 To make sure Jennell should take a lie detector test, there's something strange about her.

[@bingsballyhoo711]

Seems like it has to be people from that party. And an exploratory hole could be drilled, rather than taking out the whole parking garage.

[@composingwithjames]

I thought that too. Or a stalkerish classmate.

[@cadavher]

That's what I dont understand. If they can offer a 40thousand reward, it would probably cost even less to dig up the small area there and check. I'd be renting a jackhammer and doing it at night myself if that was my family. And if they are buried there, then it would have been someone in construction and maybe theyd be able to narrow it down. How can they get multiple tips they're buried there, and have exactly 3 anomolys show up and say its not enough cause. I would be outraged.

[@aNAMEthatsUNORIGINAL]

@@cadavher right he even said the anomaly began less than 2 feet underneath the top of the ground, it wouldn't be much digging

[@gummby85]

I live just outside Springfield and work in Springfield and I remember seeing the missing posters everywhere back when this happened.

[@rog2224]

I wonder how she managed to 'accidentally' delete what was probably a tape message.

[@Silkendrum]

Those tape phone message dohickeys often rewound to the beginning when messages were listened to. You had to actively set it to the end to preserve messages, otherwise they would be written over by subsequent messages.

[@cm9231]

@@Silkendrum yeah I do think that's likely, nowadays though with how precise everything is on phones it would be a hell of a lot more suspicious

[@tylergable2445]

Yeah idk that rubbed me all wrong.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

It was easy to do by accident on the old shitty answering machines. You might think you were replaying the message but accidentally erased it.

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

I know she couldn't get ahold of her daughter but why did she mess with the machine if she didn't know how to properly use it. She should have just called the police first and get out of the house. Everybody and there brothers just walking in touching everything. No wonder there was no evidence and these poor women have not been found for so long.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

That’s an abduction van if there ever was one.

[@michaelkoszowski2791]

LostInPA ....lol ...better than bitticker & norris's van ....

[@oldbatwit5102]

I walked to the shops yesterday and at least thirty abduction vans passed me. Why aren't the police doing anything about this?

[@ceetaylor8417]

😂😂😂

[@slowdiver5732]

Oldbatwit did he say everyone who drives a van like that is a kidnapper? Or just imply that a kidnapper would use a Van like that?

[@oldbatwit5102]

@@slowdiver5732 Whooooosh

[@adelaidagarcia1943]

I feel like who ever did this threw something to break the light build to get their attention to find out what happened outside basically they got up to see what was the noise and took them that way, I truly think that person never entered the house but had them come out, so terrible

[@Hierarkh]

Very interesting take. Quite plausible. I find the friend cleaning up the glass and dumping it across the street odd. I also find it odd that in her news interview, she referred to her "friend" as "the other girl". Also the listening to and deleting of someone else's messages are odd. Many oddities and peculiarities in this one.

[@shadow.banned]

Do people seriously delete voice messages and throw away notes of license plates? Like, are Springfield people stupid?

[@sarahwright3852]

Yes they are. It’s like the scene of lion king where the father says “you must never go there”.. it’s a shitty place, most of the people in office and law enforcement are corrupt or paid off.

[@mcaskey358]

Didn't they say the voice mail was deleted by accident, and they talked to the guy with the license plate months later?

[@whatabouttheearth]

Haha Springfield has about over 200,000 people, it's alright I guess. A pretty uneventful city.

[@nellz72]

@@sarahwright3852 I thought that was New Jersey.

[@Dani92670]

@@nellz72 Clearly you are not familiar with the entire state of New Jersey. I lived in 2 towns in New Jersey for 14 years and can't say a bad thing about either.

[@orls9068]

Embrace the tree, I'm Irish too Mike, never change ❤️ yanks love it too 😂 great content as always

[@AvatarOfBhaal]

Don't embrace tree's in public. People will think you're strange.

[@cheymilion3168]

I am Puerto Rican we also pronounce it tree!!

[@GuerillaWelder]

😆😆😆 "yanks" You're right though 👀

[@GeneralZod99]

@@AvatarOfBhaal What part of a tree is called the "in public"?

[@AlexandraG_]

Yes us "yanks" love the "tree" lol I won't even deny it.

[@ShadowyFigure83]

Best True Crime channel on youtube hands down! You're the man Mike.

[@susanhughan2198]

Hey 👋🏼 Mike ~ This story has Always bothered me, I’m so happy you did a video! I had to pause, & rewind a bit to hear you say “..,they cleaned the broken glass up & threw it away, across the street...” 🤔 That gives me a reason to stop.... & ask some questions ~ Thank you, Mike 🤗

[@discopurgatory]

Wtf

[@kmeccat]

Yeah. If I tried calling someone several times and they didn't answer --the last thing I'd do if I went to their house is sweep the broken glass off the porch. (and dump the glass across the street?/ When a garage was right there?) It SHOULD have been a HUGE red flag something bad might have happened. Instead she sweeps the porch, walks into the house, answers the phone twice and "cleans" the messy house. Right. My impression is she and her boyfriend went back to cover their tracks and destroy the crime scene. She looks like a real druggie, IMHO.

[@susanhughan2198]

kmeccat I couldn’t agree more, my friend 👍🏼 I think you’re spot on !

[@devonlove1135]

I live in Springfield, and I know there are rumors that the owner of PFI may have been involved. Maybe buried under the PFI parking lot... I heard Randy Little (owner of pfi) knew Cheryl and MAY have been involved

[@robertatrimmer4764]

and what happened to Soutee?

[@BELINDASPIRIT]

I swear on another video a few years back that was the suggestion of many people as well as the police.....!! Problem is, suspecting it and proving it are often 2 separate things!!!!

[@carolyngair7051]

I just discovered this channel. MIKE you are FANTASTIC! This is a fun channel to watch curled up on the couch. Your narration is a riot, so expressive and funny despite the dark subject matters of your stories. You present in an entirely original way: ON SCREEN! No robot voice for you, no terrible music. I'm addicted. KEEP IT UP!!

[@bullcat6531]

Mike. It sounded like you pronounced Springfield Tree as Springfield Three.

[@PREPFORIT]

It is called an "accent" you dipshit.

[@bullcat6531]

@@PREPFORIT You're called an "asshole" asshole.

[@bullcat6531]

@@PREPFORIT And I wasn't talking to you asshole.

[@kristinajordan8831]

Super Cat He did, but he promised to never do it again.😅

[@irreplaceablegroguonlysawm3807]

@@PREPFORIT wow you are on many comments talking shit saying same thing you really are tree years old leave people alone you obviously don't know how Mike loves his fans and how we love his accent he even responds to us so you need to go to another channel bc this one isn't about drama you ignorant #&$+*@$#

[@mcfry13]

0:12 Mike: The Springfield... Me: Say Tree! Say Tree! Mike: Three 😏 Me: YOUSONOVABITCH!!! Well played sir.

[@weaselfartz]

😂

[@threwthelookingglass7194]

mcfry13 tree cars

[@christalubbe]

😂😂😂

[@clintonearlwalker]

I've been looking this up for about 45 minutes. The people that first went to the house didn't think the women were "missing", but just "gone" and expected them to come home at any second. That's why they cleaned up the place. "I didn't want to call 911," Janis tells Crime Watch Daily. "Because that would be an emergency and I thought they were going to come back any minute. I thought they were going to come back in that door and walk in." While patiently waiting for the women to return, friends and family tidy up the house, even repairing an awkwardly bent window blind. "You have a dozen people in a house emptying ashtrays, cleaning coffee cups, but nobody could grasp that this was anything but a misunderstanding," said Sherrill's friend Debra Schwartz. Sherrill's house phone rings. They let her answering machine pick it up. Everyone expects to hear one of the women, but it's a stranger calling. "It was a very rude phone call. Lewd sexual content," said Janis. Everyone assumes it's simply a post-graduation prank call, so someone hits "delete." "Somehow it got erased," said Janis. As night falls in Springfield, everyone's concern quickly swells to full-blown panic. It was time to make that 911 call." In any "real world" investigation, Robert Craig Cox would be a "prime suspect". "But who could have stormed a house with military precision and subdued three strong young women? Then a tip comes in all the way from Florida that sends shivers down cops' spines. "We did receive information reference Mr. Cox," said Sgt. King. Robert Craig Cox, a highly trained Army Ranger once named Soldier of the Year -- now a suspected killer. Cox had been convicted and sentenced to death in Florida for the brutal murder of 19-year-old Sharon Zellers. But that verdict was reversed and he was handed over to authorities in California. "There was never enough to say that definitively that he was involved," said Sgt. King. Cox served nine years for abducting two women there. So what's his connection to the Springfield Three? "Robert Cox worked at the dealership where Stacy's dad worked," said Sherrill Levitt's friend Debra Schwartz." Apparently, Cox had his death sentence overturned by a judge. "A 12-member jury decided that Cox was guilty of first-degree murder. The same jury recommended 7 to 5 last month that Cox should die in Florida's electric chair. Conrad was not bound by that recommendation. Zellers was last seen alive about 10 p.m. on Dec. 30, 1978. She was leaving her job at Walt Disney World, apparently for her Pine Hills home. Six days later, Orange County deputy sheriffs found her badly beaten body stuffed in a manhole at a Sand Lake Road pumping station. Her blood-stained car was in a nearby orange grove. Testimony that Cox, then 19 and a U.S. Army ranger stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., was staying with his parents at a Days Inn about 100 yards from where Zellers' body was found. The night of the murder, he returned to his parents' room bleeding, with an inch of his tongue bitten off. Cox told deputies he had accidentally bitten his tongue during a fight miles away outside a roller skating rink, but two Orange County deputy sheriffs working as security guards said no such fight occurred. A surgical technician and doctor testified that the wound could not have been caused by Cox biting his own tongue. Assistant state attorneys Jeff Ashton and Fred Lauten argued at last month's sentencing hearing that Cox should die because of the cruelty of the beating and because Cox was twice convicted of abducting two other women at knifepoint in 1985 while stationed at Fort Ord, Calif." Looks kind of suspicious.

[@April-t6z]

there would be no mess or struggle if they just put up their hands and went, which is highly likely if he had a gun on any one of them..

[@alisong799]

That's what I thought too. If you're ever in this situation though, do NOT comply! You are much less likely to survive if you follow someone to a second location.

[@GatoSanDad]

@@alisong799 exactly. If you're gonna die regardless die fighting.

[@reginafromrio]

Yup. OCD weirdo though, lining up purses.

[@Gos1234567]

Could be more than one abductor.Nothing taken so not a buglary gone wrong,money left in purses so motive was to harm them.

[@robertlawrence4719]

That is why everyone needs to be strapped. Never be a soft target . If more people are strapped, less cases like this will happen.

[@infmzali3360]

I use to stay in Springfield MO and I’ve never in the years of me being there heard of this. The city is still weird to this day. a lot of uncover secrets

[@katinabracken9829]

It’s black people there😳😫 if so what parts please

[@angelgal3076]

I knew about it since before I moved here

[@hanad5226]

this case has fascinated me for so long

[@tonyhill1141]

This story is just incredible. I’ve watched hundreds of interpretations of it and read many deep dives into it. There is no way 3 people so connected to their community could disappear like this. Someone, like more, know what happened. That it’s been kept a secret this long is amazing and would never happen today. I agree with so many commenters, who walks into someone else’s house and starts cleaning and erases phone messages. That fact has stuck with me in every telling of this.

[@kevinr.3542]

You know it's going to be a good video when our boy busts out the maroon v-neck! No undershirt, one button buttoned; the only way.

[@HopelessSinner]

Kevin R. 🕺🏻< The full outfit!

[@hoze1235]

for special occasions

[@vortexshedding]

I also like his blue plaid button up shirt. Mike, don’t think we haven’t noticed the wardrobe patterns. :)

[@bulletsfordinner8307]

Why you talking about his clothing choices? 🤔😅😏

[@janemiettinen5176]

Yes! Maroon-Mike is my favorite Mike too! The blue plaid-Mike is cool too, tho.

[@malmorbidus2788]

That 'three' sounded painful I appreciate your sacrifice

[@missykowalewski]

I was born and raised here in Springfield and we all know the crazy stuff that has happened. Like this case and the Blanchard nightmare. I want to say one thing...u have to live here to know and that is about the parking garage. It’s the one connected to the Cox South Complex which was in its early years at the time of the disappearance. The area that is now the parking garage where the 3 anomalies were indicated was excavated and left to set for months prior to its construction. Most would drive by daily and wonder when it was finally gonna be poured. So for someone to say an excavator would have found them is simply not true. It was marked and flagged for pouring for months before the pouring began. There r people here still trying to get this area dug up but it will never happen sadly. Multi billion $ health care business will win out. This is good ole boy mentality here.

[@XanArt21]

Absolute bogus

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

Thank you for clearing this up! I worked a travel nurse contract in Branson at a Cox Health clinic and am familiar with the parking garage you referenced. Makes sense, it sucks but yeah I understand it better now.

[@markmike7933]

using the word "boy" is very offensive in this day and age

[@taliaghoul]

See, I grew up there as well. And around the time of rheir disappearance everyone was saying they were under the new PFI parking lot. That is why I dont put a lot of stock into the Cox South parking garage theory. Those anomalies detected by GPR could literally be nothing.

[@blissfulbrit34]

Thanks for covering this! I live in the town next to them and there's still pictures all over with them on there. Bizarre to see this case on here since I'm obsessed with this channel and live here. Wish this case would be solved. Thanks for covering it! Springfield, MO is a dangerous town with a lot of crime, but at the time of these missing persons, the crime was not that bad. Just puzzling!

[@harleygirl4life6]

I am so proud of you Mike. That very first Three sounded very much like an actual number & not a very large plant. Just pulling your leg. Love the videos

[@demographicrenaissance6613]

This case is one that I can't get out of my head. I watch everything I can about it and listen to all the podcasts I find about it. It's a "haunting" case that, for some reason or other, has really affected me. Disappearances and strange, creepy, and unsolved murders are the ones that really interest me.

[@michellecena8159]

Maybe you already know about him, but if not, read up on Eric Lee Franks. What happened to him is a mystery. The two people who made him disappear, not much of a mystery. Just like the Springfield Three, his story is the kind you don’t forget. At least, for me it is.

[@maryjocassell48]

You might want to check out crime weekly as they did a 3 part series on this case. Also Unsolved No More did a video on it.

[@dreamweaver7797]

Woooowwwww the ball was dropped around every corner in this case..awful

[@marlonsamson2287]

Really surprised this case doesn't get much more attention

[@dtsyt82]

It's actually a fairly popular case and has been featured on several documentaries as well as Unsolved Mysteries, Disappeared, America's Most Wanted etc. It's gotten plenty of attention and leads. What it doesn't have a lot of are answers though.

[@maryjocassell48]

Possibly check out Crime Weekly as they have a 3 part series on this case, also Unsolved No More with Retired cold case Detective Ken Mains as he did a video on it too. Ken Mains believes it was the Peeping Tom that happened to be 3 doors down from their home that very night. Sheryl had apparently been refinishing furniture in her carport that evening. Bundy and BTK began as Peeping Toms. He'd found out about the Peeping Tom as he'd looked through old Police Reports.

[@uhuraenterprise6372]

This unsolved case has never really left my mind..

[@AveriesMiranda]

This is where I live. I was very little when this happened and Everyone is still stumped.

[@brandymcnamee9936]

If someone has a gun pointed at their (or a loved one's) head, well, most people are going to cooperate and _not_ put up a struggle, especially if they're women and the assailant is male... _or_ if the assailant is someone known to them, like, say... a son or brother. In subsequent years, Bartt Streeter has had multiple run-ins with the law, including attempting to abduct and imprison a young woman in a case that is eerily similar to that of his "missing" mother and sister. I'm not making any concrete accusations here, I'm simply saying Occam's Razor, yo.

[@danielgutzz]

Trixie Pooh fight till the end, you have a greater chance at surviving than complying.

[@TymP321]

Because guns are so much more scary when a male handles it. Who cares when a woman points a gun at you?

[@Celtopia]

@Trixie Pooh nothing good ever happens in the second place you are being taken to....fight tooth and nail whilst you can NEVER go to another place !

[@GatoSanDad]

@@danielgutzz exactly at that point it's either barely survive or certain death.

[@Bouzsi]

I CAME HERE FOR A STORY ABOUT A TREE IN SPRINGFIELD. I WANT MY MONEY BACK.

[@larryrobertson2150]

A tree grows in Springfield.

[@randyweaver6543]

Did you see the tirty?

[@majesticcatdog]

Theres a Simpson's episode about a lemon tree called Lemon of Troy, might be as close as you will get, it does feature a child named Bart, just like this video

[@Hey_Jamie]

Randy Weaver turdy 💩

[@kandie3127]

Underrated comment.

[@paulabuck5976]

I 💭 more than 1 person was involved & at least 1 was someone they knew & trusted bc no forced entry to the 🏡... I find it very strange that the interior of the house & broken glass outside was cleaned up so quickly. And handbags lined up in a line is too weird.