January 17, 2020 was supposed to be special for Amy Bracken of Somerset, PA. She connected online with a gentleman and seemed to hit it off to where they'd meet each other. He did stay one hour away from her, and she needed a ride there.

She got to North Braddock, PA and spent the weekend there. Unfortunately, that was the last place we saw Amy Bracken.

• Who is responsible for her disappearance?
• What is the case's strongest lead?
• What type of person was Amy Bracken?
• Why couldn't she be contacted?

We answer these questions (and more) on this episode of Return To View!

Many thanks to the following for their contribution:

• Tennyse Martin - friend/protégé of Amy Bracken
• Diane Cielo - aunt of Amy Bracken
• Randy Cox - Police Chief: Somerset Borough Police Department

The podcast episode is a companion to the following stories:

• “Amy Bracken: Family seeks answers about Somerset woman who vanished in North Braddock”
• “Amy Bracken: What happened before, and when, she was reported missing in Allegheny County?”

It can be found in the Daily American.

The stories were written by Eric Kieta.

The podcast episode is written | narrated | produced by Cole Johnson.

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He only weighed 47 pounds..

He was trapped in a dungeon-like room as if he was a POW.

He was only 12 years old.

What happened to Max Schollenberger?

Why was he imprisoned the way he was?

Who is Scott Schollenberger, Jr. and Kimberly Maurer

All that ... and more ... on this episode of Return To View.

• Stacy Miller voiceover - Ann Shike
• Dr. Lori Fraiser voicerover - Jo Ciavaglia
• Scott Schollenberger, Jr. voiceover - Wilfredo Otero (Wize El Jefe)
• Kimberly Maurer voiceover - Kaity Assaf

The podcast episode is a companion to the following story:

"Max Schollenberger: Criminal negligence of 12-year-old boy ignites community outrage"

It can be found in the Lebanon Daily News.

The story was written by Matthew Toth

The podcast episode is written | narrated | produced by Cole Johnson.

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Back in 1970, a taxi driver took a fare and was going to a resort in the Poconos to meet with them.

One hour later, that same taxi driver was found deceased with a bullet in his head by his supervisor only 50 yards from the resort's entrance.

The taxi driver's estranged wife went to find out what happened to him in following a tip roughly two years later. One fatal accident ruled a DUI crushed their five children. They suffered the death of both their parents before they turned 21.

What happened to both John and Madeleine Leonard?

How did the family take the brutal death of their mother and father?

What leads have the police discovered in finding the person/situation responsible for these deaths.

All that ... and more ... on this episode of Return To View.

The podcast episode is a companion to the following story:

"John Leonard: His murder at Buck Hill Inn led to few answers"

It can be found in the Pocono Record.

The story was written by Hannah Phillips

The podcast episode is written | narrated | produced by Cole Johnson.

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One moment, a couple goes out to clean up an accident that happened near a relative's house - leaving their 12-year-old daughter to look after her younger brother. The next moment - she is taken, gagged, bound, and strangled to death.

Many decades have passed since this horrible event took place in Ambridge, PA. However, the hunger to solve this case is still alive. Listen as to the different ways law enforcement attempted to get to the bottom of this sordid event ... including hypnosis.

The story is a companion to the following story:

"Heidi Morningstar: How a local cold case made it to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court"

It can be found in the Beaver County Times.

The story was written by Garret Roberts

The podcast episode is written | narrated | produced by Cole Johnson.

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An actress in the making stood out in a family of ten. She had designs on drama, [possibly music and fully entertainment. She showed prowess and promise in her childhood and college years. Unfortunately, life got in the way leading to a life she didn't truly want. Roughly a decade after her college years, she vanished. Her body was found behind a diner, but she wasn't identified for almost 30 years. Who did this heinous crime?

Merrybeth Hodginkson is not a quiet woman. She was a wild child, a free spirit. She was a woman who had a healthy sense of humor and a joy of life .. especially when it came to drama and music. But after an uncashed check mailed to her from the Social Security Administrations Office, the questions began flying. The 31-year-old woman vanished only to be buried behind a diner.

Here are the following topics mentioned during this program:

• What famous musical did she meet while attending college?
• Did her family know about her deteriorating mental health?
• Who found her behind a diner in Bensalem, PA?
• How long did it take for her father to declare her dead?
• What technological advances linked am unclaimed body to a missing person?
• What were the names given to Merrybeth's body once it was dug up from the ground?

Join us on this podcast journey as we return to view the Merrybeth Hodgkinson disappearance and death.

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A normal 15-year-old girl was gearing herself for life in high school when she visited her father. It was an agreement due to the fact her parents were divorced. The girl, Alicia Markovich, lived with her mother. On April 26, 1987, however, we don't have an idea where she stayed ... because on that night, after an argument with her father, Alicia went for a walk and hasn't been seen since.

Social media has been huge on trying to find where the woman (who would be almost 50 at the time of this recording) disappeared and if she can be found. A community of friends and family would love to see this story have a happy ending ... but may settle for some type of closure as time progresses.

All that ... and more ... on this episode of Return To View!

The podcast episode is a companion to the following stories:

"Alicia Markovich: Community of web sleuths are keeping the case alive decades later"

"Alicia Markovich: Who was behind the cryptic confessions involving other missing girls?"

"Alicia Markovich: Theft, arson of her father's Subaru adds to puzzle of her disappearance"

They can be found in the Daily American.

The stories were written by Bruce Siwy | Eric Kieta

The podcast episode is written | narrated | produced by Cole Johnson.

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eporters from different newsrooms gather together to talk about the cases which kicked off the true-crime storytelling vehicle of Return To View. They reveal details which were covered in the respective episodes - and give us more insight to these cases.

What made the cases Return To View material?

Which cases made the biggest impression?

What is the future of the true-crime storytelling podcast?

All of that ... and more ... are discussed on this episode of Return To View.

Here are the following topics mentioned during this program:

• Are we any closer to finding Janet and Marisa Shuglie?
• How has the Publicker Jane Doe closure gone?
• Has the family concluded the possible killer of Patty Patton?
• Has Lee Vanluvender's mother found happiness amid the sorrow?
• Will we have any suspects in the Kortne Stouffer disappearance?
• What cases will be on tap for the near future?

Guests/reporters on the episode

• Bruce Siwy - The Daily American (Janet/Marisa Shuglie - voiceover talent)
• Eric Kieta - The Daily American (Janet/Marisa Shuglie - voiceover talent)
• Jo Ciavaglia - Bucks County Courier Times (Lisa Todd)
• Dani Fitzgerald - Beaver County Times (Patty Patton - voiceover talent)
• Hannah Phillips - Pocono Record (Lee Vanluvender)
• Matthew Toth - Lebanon Daily News (Kortne Stouffer)

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A loud, vivacious, fesity free spirit was on her way to exploring life on her own terms. She just turned 21 earlier in the spring of 2012. She had her own apartment just 10 miles away from where her family lived - and she was experiencing love for the first time, according to her parents. So how did this life do an about-face in such a short time?

Kortne Stouffer is described as an artistic, expressive, multi-talented dynamo. But, as her father, Scott, and her sister, Kerstin, tell it - there were people in Kortne's life who didn't want her to shine. We touch on how a family went from celebrating their union on a day at he fair - to commemorating her at the end of July each year in a floating event.

Here are the following topics mentioned during this program:

• What made Kortne Stouffer want to blow off steam the night before she vanished?
• Did her neighbors have it in for herr?
• Was an alleged crush jilted to the point of violence?
• What is the opinion of Scott and Kerstin Stouffer regarding the early investigation?
• How do her close friends remember Kortne?
• What is the 'Float For Kortne Stouffer' event?

Join us on this podcast journey as we return to view the Kortne Stouffer disappearance.

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