Sep 26, 2026 · 39 min · 28 segments
You’re about to hear three mysteries that have been solved by viewers just like you. And a fourth that is currently unsolved and desperately needs your help. This is what they did on the show…
It was a quiet Easter Sunday in 1990.
But their quiet routine was shattered when, in the rearview mirror, they noticed a speeding van approaching them from behind.
It closed the distance within moments and shot past their car.
Geez, he's in a hurry, Marie said, making a joke under the van's license plate that started with GZ.
They didn't think much of it until they saw the van again a few miles later, this time parked near an abandoned schoolhouse.
As they passed, Marie looked over and froze.
She caught sight of the driver, carrying what looked like a bloodstained sheet toward the back of the building.
They had no idea what they'd just seen.
but they knew it was bad.
When Ray checked the mirror again, the van was back, right behind them again, closing in fast.
Behind the wheel of the white van was a man named Dennis Depew.
The couple had three children, two girls and a boy.
From the outside, they seemed like an ordinary, well-off family.
But behind closed doors, things were falling apart.
Dennis became increasingly bitter and distant, convinced that Marilyn was turning the children against him.
Marilyn, tired of feeling unhappy, filed for divorce in 1989 after 18 years of marriage.
Following the separation, Dennis was given limited visitation with the kids, who often refused to see him.
Marilyn told her attorney that Dennis continued to try and control nearly every aspect of her life.
Even though he made no claim on the family home, he kept using a small office space in the garage.
Marilyn eventually changed the locks, but even that wasn't enough.
One day, she walked into her living room.
and found Dennis just sitting there on the couch.
Tensions continued to escalate for months until Easter Sunday, 1990.
It was a quiet Easter Sunday in 1990.
But their quiet routine was shattered when, in the rearview mirror, they noticed a speeding van approaching them from behind.
It closed the distance within moments and shot past their car.
Geez, he's in a hurry, Marie said, making a joke under the van's license plate that started with GZ.
They didn't think much of it until they saw the van again a few miles later, this time parked near an abandoned schoolhouse.
As they passed, Marie looked over and froze.
She caught sight of the driver, carrying what looked like a bloodstained sheet toward the back of the building.
They had no idea what they'd just seen.
but they knew it was bad.
When Ray checked the mirror again, the van was back, right behind them again, closing in fast.
Behind the wheel of the white van was a man named Dennis Depew.
The couple had three children, two girls and a boy.
From the outside, they seemed like an ordinary, well-off family.
But behind closed doors, things were falling apart.
Dennis became increasingly bitter and distant, convinced that Marilyn was turning the children against him.
Marilyn, tired of feeling unhappy, filed for divorce in 1989 after 18 years of marriage.
Following the separation, Dennis was given limited visitation with the kids, who often refused to see him.
Marilyn told her attorney that Dennis continued to try and control nearly every aspect of her life.
Even though he made no claim on the family home, he kept using a small office space in the garage.
Marilyn eventually changed the locks, but even that wasn't enough.
One day, she walked into her living room.
and found Dennis just sitting there on the couch.
Tensions continued to escalate for months until Easter Sunday, 1990.
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