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True Crime All The Time

True Crime All The Time

Cathy Sposito

Aug 13, 2026 · 49 min · 12 segments

Catherine “Cathy” Sposito was a 23-year-old Prescott College student who was murdered on June 13, 1987, while hiking the Thumb Butte Trail in Prescott, Arizona. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss…

Catherine “Cathy” Sposito was a 23-year-old Prescott College student who was murdered on June 13, 1987, while hiking the Thumb Butte Trail in Prescott, Arizona. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Cathy Sposito. Cathy was shot, stabbed, and beaten, and the case quickly went cold with no known suspects. Investigators kept the case open for 36 years, but advances in DNA technology eventually provided the breakthrough. You can help support the show at patreon.com/truecrimeallthetime Visit the show's website at truecrimeallthetime.com for contact, merchandise, and donation information An Emash Digital production See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Catherine “Cathy” Sposito was a 23-year-old Prescott College student who was murdered on June 13, 1987, while hiking the Thumb Butte Trail in Prescott, Arizona. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss…

Speakers: Mike FergusonHostMike GibsonHost

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Top entities: Prescott College×4 Prescott×12 Brooklyn×4 Arizona×8 The Arizona Republic×6

Show signals: SuitabilityLimitedBiasNot politicalPopularityTop Podcasttop 1%Audience≈90k followers

Kathy's Life in Prescott2:31 – 7:43

Mike FergusonHost

2:31

Katherine Ann "Kathy" Sposito was born on September 7th, 1963.

Mike FergusonHost

2:37

She was only 23 years old when she was murdered.

Mike FergusonHost

2:41

And these are tough for me.

Mike FergusonHost

2:43

You know, when you talk about women who are in the age range of our kids.

M

Mike GibsonHost

2:49

Right.

Mike FergusonHost

2:50

Okay, those are tough.

M

Mike GibsonHost

2:51

Yeah, it makes it difficult.

Mike FergusonHost

2:52

My oldest is two years older than Kathy was.

M

Mike GibsonHost

2:57

Yeah.

Mike FergusonHost

2:57

My youngest is two years younger.

Mike FergusonHost

2:59

So she's, she was right in the middle.

Mike FergusonHost

3:02

And I just think about them every time we do cases like this, because, you know, I, I can't wait to see what they're going to go on and do.

M

Mike GibsonHost

3:12

Right.

Mike FergusonHost

3:13

But in a lot of these cases, you have families who never got to see that, and it's heartbreaking.

M

Mike GibsonHost

3:19

Yeah.

Mike FergusonHost

3:19

It really is.

M

Mike GibsonHost

3:20

Yeah, they never got to see their, their baby grow up.

Mike FergusonHost

3:23

And see what they would've done, what they would have become-

M

Mike GibsonHost

3:27

Yeah

Mike FergusonHost

3:27

... made of themselves.

Mike FergusonHost

3:29

Kathy was originally from Brooklyn, New York.

Mike FergusonHost

3:32

She moved to Arizona to study at Prescott College in 1985.

Mike FergusonHost

3:37

I can imagine, you know, Brooklyn to Arizona might be a little bit of a culture shock.

M

Mike GibsonHost

3:44

It's a big, big difference, I would think, you know? I mean-

Mike FergusonHost

3:46

It is

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Kathy's Life in Prescott2:31 – 7:43

Mike FergusonHost

2:31

Katherine Ann "Kathy" Sposito was born on September 7th, 1963.

Mike FergusonHost

2:37

She was only 23 years old when she was murdered.

Mike FergusonHost

2:41

And these are tough for me.

Mike FergusonHost

2:43

You know, when you talk about women who are in the age range of our kids.

M

Mike GibsonHost

2:49

Right.

Mike FergusonHost

2:50

Okay, those are tough.

M

Mike GibsonHost

2:51

Yeah, it makes it difficult.

Mike FergusonHost

2:52

My oldest is two years older than Kathy was.

M

Mike GibsonHost

2:57

Yeah.

Mike FergusonHost

2:57

My youngest is two years younger.

Mike FergusonHost

2:59

So she's, she was right in the middle.

Mike FergusonHost

3:02

And I just think about them every time we do cases like this, because, you know, I, I can't wait to see what they're going to go on and do.

M

Mike GibsonHost

3:12

Right.

Mike FergusonHost

3:13

But in a lot of these cases, you have families who never got to see that, and it's heartbreaking.

M

Mike GibsonHost

3:19

Yeah.

Mike FergusonHost

3:19

It really is.

M

Mike GibsonHost

3:20

Yeah, they never got to see their, their baby grow up.

Mike FergusonHost

3:23

And see what they would've done, what they would have become-

M

Mike GibsonHost

3:27

Yeah

Mike FergusonHost

3:27

... made of themselves.

Mike FergusonHost

3:29

Kathy was originally from Brooklyn, New York.

Mike FergusonHost

3:32

She moved to Arizona to study at Prescott College in 1985.

Mike FergusonHost

3:37

I can imagine, you know, Brooklyn to Arizona might be a little bit of a culture shock.

M

Mike GibsonHost

3:44

It's a big, big difference, I would think, you know? I mean-

Mike FergusonHost

3:46

It is

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