Citizen Detective

About the team:

Citizen Detective is hosted by Mike Morford, Alex Ralph, and cold case analyst Dr. Lee Mellor. The team also includes Forensic DNA Analyst, Suzanna Ryan & retired Seattle Homicide Detective, Cloyd Steiger. (Technical Producer, Andrew Gray. Production Assistant, Ashley Monroe)

About the show:

Each episode of Citizen Detective is recorded live alongside armchair detectives and Citizen Sleuths, and the team is joined by special guests, family members of victims, and experts from the world of true crime in an effort to crowd-solve perplexing mysteries and cold cases.

Join us live every other Tuesday night at 9PM Eastern as we record new episodes. Stop by and ask questions, or share theories. You can join us in any of the following spots:

Youtube, Twitch, Twitter, or in our Facebook group

New episodes are published every other Saturday

Help us solve some cases. We are currently working on several Oklahoma cases after teaming up with Delaware County, Oklahoma officials to help resolve some of these cases. More details to come. In the meantime, you can contribute to our fundraising efforts here

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Latest Episodes

Michael Morford Michael Morford

Episode 46 The Oakland County Child Murders Part 2

Our deep dive into the Oakland County Child Murders case continues, and in this episode, we look closely at two prominent suspects who may have been ruled out based on the results of polygraph tests alone. Both of these men had records for unspeakable sex crimes against children. Although they look good on paper, the polygraph tests alone seem to have taken them off the suspect list, but can we find something more solid that could perhaps take them off of the suspect list, or will we find something that makes them worthy of being placed back on it? Once again, we are joined by Geographic Profiler Doug MacGregor in this episode.

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Michael Morford Michael Morford

Episode 45 The Oakland County Child Murders Part 1

For just over a one year period between February 1976 and March 1977, four children were abducted and murdered in Oakland County, Michigan. Although two of the victims were boys, and two were girls, and despite clear evidence of rape and binding on the male victims, police came to believe that one killer, or a set of killers was responsible for each abduction and murder. In each case, the victims were held for extended periods of time, fed, and cleaned. Each was re-dressed prior to being disposed of. Fear struck the residents across that area, and most parents were afraid to let their kids go outside alone. Just as suddenly as the murders started, they came to an end. A task force was put together to hunt down the killer or killers. Along the way, they looked into several suspects and local sex offenders of children. They also fielded many tips including one of them that led police to search almost every AMC Gremlin withing sight along with their drivers. In the end, the case went unsolved and remains so to this day. The good news is, there appears to be clues to work with, and physical evidence that may one day solve this case.

In part 1 of our investigation into the Oakland County Child Murders, we explore each attack and examine the known clues. We also explore where the victims were abducted from, and where their bodies were dumped, and we are aided by Geographic Profiler Doug MacGregor to see if we can find any clues in the killer's movements. 

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Michael Morford Michael Morford

Episode 44 Ladies of the Lake

Between 1994 and 1997, a serial killer preyed on sex workers in the Parkdale neighborhood of Toronto, Ontario in Canada. The bodies of 3 women were found in or on the shore of Lake Ontario. The crime scenes were nearly identical. Each victim was strangled and violated,then drowned. Other elements of the crime scenes mirrored each other as well,demonstrating a clear signature with each crime.A potential suspect was developed, but for reasons that aren't fully understood, a strong enough case couldn't be made against him and the case remains unsolved. Who killed the Ladies of the Lake? In this episode, the team discusses what potential clues and evidence might finally answer this question.

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