The Final Trace is a true crime podcast digging into chilling disappearances, cold cases, and mysteries that still leave us searching for answers. Hosted by Hopper Dailey & Mckenzie, each chapter steps into final moments, overlooked clues, and theories that linger. Every story is a chapter - not the whole book. Just one page of someones story... the page where everything changed. From strange sightings to unsettling truths, we follow the clues wherever they lead. New Chapters every True Crime Tuesday.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Final Trace is a true crime podcast digging into chilling disappearances, cold cases, and mysteries that still leave us searching for answers. Hosted by Hopper Dailey & Mckenzie, each chapter steps into final moments, overlooked clues, and theories that linger. Every story is a chapter - not the whole book. Just one page of someones story...
Recent episodes include "Darkcast Halloween Special: Stories Your Mummy Never Told You." (27 October 2026, 98 minutes), "Mysterious Death: Christopher Case" (20 October 2026, 28 minutes), and "Murdered: Philip Peters" (13 October 2026, 30 minutes).
The Final Trace publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 75 episodes.
Booking probability for The Final Trace is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Final Trace requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Final Trace's contact route on record: verified email.
The Final Trace is a true crime podcast with 75 episodes published.
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The Final Trace
Stories Your Mummy Never Told You | A Darkcast Network Halloween Special The candles are lit. The doors are locked. And somewhere in the darkness... someone has a story to tell. This Halloween, the Darkcast Network is...
Episode #68
Seattle, Washington | April 1991 ️ Chapter 68 | The Final Trace of Christopher Case Seven days. That's how long Christopher Case reportedly believed he had left to live. After a disturbing encounter with a woman in San...
Episode #67
Denver, Colorado | October 17, 1941 ️ Chapter 67 | The Final Trace of Philip Peters: The Denver Ghost House When 73-year-old Philip Peters was found brutally murdered inside his Denver home, investigators were left with...
Episode #66
New Orleans, Louisiana | 1918–1919 ️ Chapter 66 | The Final Trace of the Axeman of New Orleans For more than a year, someone was slipping into New Orleans homes in the dead of night. The attacks were brutal. The weapon...
Episode #65
Martinsville, Indiana | September 12, 1977 ️ Chapter 65 | The Final Trace of Ann HarmeierTwenty-year-old Indiana University student Ann Harmeier was driving back to Bloomington for a morning class when her Pontiac...
Episode #64
Baltimore, Maryland → Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | December 3–4, 2003 ️ Chapter 64 | The Final Trace of Jonathan Luna At 11:38 p.m., federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna left his Baltimore office without his cell phone...
Episode #63
Lower Manhattan, New York | September 10, 2001 ️ Chapter 63 | The Final Trace of Sneha Anne Philip On the evening of September 10th, 2001, 31-year-old physician Dr. Sneha Anne Philip was captured on surveillance...
Episode #62
Bloomington, Indiana | June 3, 2011 ️ Chapter 62 | The Final Trace of Lauren Spierer For hours, Lauren Spierer’s movements through Bloomington can be pieced together almost minute by minute. Until suddenly… they can’t...
Episode #61
Bethesda, Maryland | March 11, 2011 ️ Chapter 61 | The Final Trace of Jayna Murray On a Friday night in one of Bethesda’s busiest shopping districts, two coworkers returned to the Lululemon store where they worked. By...
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Spencer, Indiana | July 17, 1996 ️ Chapter 60 | The Final Trace of Bryan Haltom Just after midnight, 18-year-old Bryan Haltom was driving his red Trans Am through the quiet streets of Spencer, Indiana, when an encounter...
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Today, we're doing something a little different! Introducing you to one of our favorite podcast! We're handing The Final Trace feed over to our friends Cam and Jen from Our True Crime Podcast for a special feed swap! In...
Episode #58
Indianapolis, IN | Year: 1976 Chapter 58 — The Final Trace of Michael Dean Riley A walk home. A missing college student. A discovery that raised more questions than answers. This week on The Final Trace , we revisit the...
Episode #57
Indianapolis, IN | Year: 2004 Chapter 57 - The Final Trace of Molly Dattilo On the night of July 6, 2004, 23-year-old Molly Dattilo spent the evening with new acquaintances, made a phone call from a pay phone outside a...
Episode #56
Indianapolis, IN | Year: 1992 Chapter 56 — The Final Trace of Mark Tomich His BMW made it to work. Mark Edward Tomich didn't. On a quiet March morning in 1992, Mark left home for what should have been another ordinary...
Episode #55
📍 Dallas, TX | Year: 2019 🎧 Chapter 55 — The Final Trace of Prisma Reyes Some disappearances leave almost nothing behind. Prisma Reyes left behind hours of evidence. Surveillance cameras. Phone records. Witnesses. A...
Episode #54
📍 Bloomington, Indiana | Year: 2000 🎧 Chapter 54 — The Final Trace of Jill Behrman Nineteen-year-old Jill Behrman set out on a routine morning bike ride through the rolling hills of southern Indiana. She never came...
Episode #53
📍 Bloomington, Indiana | Year: 2015 🎧 Chapter 53 — The Final Trace of Joseph Smedley Twenty-year-old Joseph Smedley had big dreams. An Indiana University biochemistry student with plans to one day create life-saving...
Episode #52
📍 Xenia, Ohio | Year: 1954 🎧 Chapter 52 — The Final Trace of Mary Grimes Wallace On a bitter January morning, a train crew discovered the body of a woman lying on the railroad tracks outside of town. Authorities...
Episode #51
📍 Brownstown, Indiana | Year: 1971 🎧 Chapter 51: The Final Trace of Mike Sewell Three teenage friends. A handmade cabin hidden along the White River. And a winter night that would haunt a small Indiana town for more...
Episode #50
<p>📍 Boonville, Indiana | Year: 2014</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Chapter 50: The Final Trace of Kristy Kelley</p><p><br></p><p>Kristy Kelley was a 27-year-old mother of two, rebuilding her life after a divorce and looking...
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