April 29th, 1999. A skull is found in a trash bag outside Action Glass in Atlanta, Georgia. Soon after, in different trash bags, various other body parts are found. The remains are identified as the remains of Melissa Wolfenbarger, a 21-year-old married mother of two who is reported missing several months prior. In a remarkable twist, Melissa’s remains are verified only after her Father is arrested in connection to an unrelated murder.
Zone 7 celebrates the 100th episode of the podcast right in alignment of the arrest that solved the 25 year old case of Melissa Wolfenbarger. Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, is joined by Norma and Tina, the mother and sister of Melissa Wolfenberger to discuss the complexities of a cold case, the unwaivering dedication from numerous supports involved, and ultimately what lead to the arrest of Melissa’s husband, Christopher Wolfenbarger.
If you’re new to Zone 7 and missed the beginning of Melissa Wolfenbarger's case episodes check those out here:
Melissa Wolfenbarger: Norma and Tina Patton | Part 1
Melissa Wolfenbarger: Karyn Greer | Part 2
Melissa Wolfenbarger: Trace Sargent | Part 3
Melissa Wolfenbarger: Letters From Carl Patton | Part 4
Melissa Wolfenbarger: Victims of Carl Patton - Liddie Evans Children Speak | Part 5
Melissa Wolfenbarger: Joseph Scott Morgan’s Insight on Melissa’s Case | Part 6
Melissa Wolfenbarger: Continued - Joseph Scott Morgan’s Insight on Melissa’s Case | Part 7
Melissa Wolfenbarger: Dr. Angela Arnold Weighs In | Part 8
Closing Thoughts For Now, April 2023 | Melissa Wolfenbarger Part 9
Melissa Wolfenbarger: 8.9.24 CRU Justice For Melissa Part 10
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Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.
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