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109. Jackie Harp

June 05, 2026

This is the 6th part of a series honoring the victims of Richard Cottingham. Please listen to episodes 104 through 108 first. In July 1968, 13-year-old Jackie Harp left drum corps practice in Midland Park, New Jersey, and began the short walk home. She never arrived. Hours later, a quiet suburban town was turned upside down when Jackie was found murdered in the woods less than half a mile from her house. The case would go unsolved for more than 50 years.In this episode, we follow Jackie’s fin...

108. Nancy Vogel & Diane Cusick

April 22, 2026

Part 5 of the Richard Cottingham Victim Series 29-year-old Nancy Vogel went missing on her way to play Bingo in October of 1967. Diane Cusick never made it home after a shopping trip in February of 1968.Nancy and Diane never knew each other, but were both victims of murder at the hands of one man.In this episode, we retrace Nancy’s and Diane’s final days, the impact that their murders had on their children and loved ones, and how investigative teams finally closed their cases.This is the 5th ...

107. Mary Ann Della Salla

April 09, 2026

Part 4 of the Richard Cottingham Victim SeriesA single diary entry, buried inside a police file, may have held the key to stopping a killer.In 1967, 17-year-old Mary Ann Della Salla vanished while walking home from work in Hackensack, New Jersey.Seventy-six days later, she was found nine miles away.Her case went cold, and her name faded, until decades later when a confession brought it all back.In this episode, we retrace Mary Ann’s final days, the overlooked details that sat untouched for ye...