Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

This week we are discussing the mysterious disappearance of Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain. Born in Taiwan and raised in Seattle, Nikki's life took a serious turn when her tumultuous relationship with her husband, Tyler, escalated to severe abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite her forgiving nature and hopes for a better future, Nikki went missing in May 2024, with her abandoned truck later found in a remote area. As Nikki's family continues their search for answers, Tyler's inconsistent claims and legal troubles raise suspicions about his involvement in her disappearance. Check-out the family's linktree with more information on Nikki and the family's search for her: https://linktr.ee/findnikki Research by Haley Gray with assistance from Whitney St. Andre.  Thank you Kaye and Chloe for sharing your sister's story with us!   Thank you to this week’s sponsors!   Reset your routine with convenient, mouthwatering meals crafted with local ingredients by award-winning chefs.Go to cookunity.com/MOMS or enter code MOMS before checkout for 50% off your first week.    Upgrade your closet this year without the upgraded price tag. Go to Quince.com/moms for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!    To get started with Apostrophe, check-out Apostrophe.com/MOMSANDMYSTERIES and use our code MOMSANDMYSTERIES to get your first visit for only $5!   Indoor cats and indoor humans agree - Pretty Litter helps my house smell fresh and clean. Go to Prettylitter.com/moms 20% on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy. Terms and conditions apply. See site for details.    We've worked out a special deal with Hiya for their best selling children's vitamin. Receive 50% off your first order. To claim this deal you must go to hiyahealth.com/MOMS. This deal is not available on their regular website.  To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/MomsandMysteriesATrueCrimePodcast.    New merch! Check out Moms and Mysteries Threadless! You can also get new episodes a day early and ad free, plus merch and more at Patreon.com/momsandmysteriespodcast Listen and subscribe to Melissa’s other podcast, Criminality!! It’s the podcast for those who love reality TV, true crime, and want to hear all the juicy stories where the two genres intersect. Subscribe and listen here: www.pod.link/criminality    Check-out Moms and Mysteries to find links to our tiktok, youtube, twitter, instagram and more!   To help Nikki and her family, please join the Facebook page, share Nikki’s story and flyer. Anyone who has information about Nikki or how she disappeared, please contact the Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 530.245.6135 or email [email protected]. You may also submit tips through www.scsecretwitness.com/submit-a-tip. [source 1, 16] Nikki is described as being around five feet inches tall, weighing 100 pounds with brownish red hair and brown eyes. She has a forearm tattoo with flowers. Sources: Benda, David, “Justice for Nikki”, Record Searchlight, 4 July 2024 Arthur, Damon, “We are her voice today”, Record Searchlight, 8 July 2024 Arthur, Damon, “Reward to help…”, Record Searchlight, 23 July 2024 Arthur, Damon, “Records detail ‘volatile…” Record Searchlight, 28 July 2024 Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Incident Report Marsy’s Card Schwaller, Shawn, “New Information Emerges…”, A News Cafe, 9 Aug 2024 Schwaller, Shawn, “New Sources Shed Light…”, A News Cafe, 13 July 2024 Bruinsma, Sophia, “Community Unites…”, KRCR News, 31 May 2024 https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/nikki-cheng-mccain Media Release Tedford, Maxwell, “Husband of missing woman…” KRCR News, 4 July 2024 Press Release Kennedy, Dana, “Missing mom…”, NY Post, 17 Aug 2024 Turning, Anna, “No clues in May disappearance…” NBC News 23 July 2024 Bruinsma, Sophia, “Husband of missing Redding…” KRCR News, 23 Aug 2024 Pierce, Annelise, “Tyler McCain’s Felony DV Charges…” Shasta Scout, 9 July 2024 Interview with Chloe & Kaye

  On this episode we discuss the tragic disappearance and murder of 20-year-old Dawn Magyar in January 1973. The episode explores her abduction, the investigation, and the eventual conviction of her killer nearly 28 years later.   Looking for ad-free, early release episodes? Find that and tons more bonus content at Patreon.com/momsandmysteriespodcast.  Thank you to this week’s sponsors!   Ready to hit the slopes?  Go to Shipskis.com and use the code MOMS to get 20% off your first shipment and save yourself the hassle this ski season!  Treat yourself to the most comfortable shapewear on earth and save 20% Off sitewide at honeylove.com/MOMS20 .  Now’s your chance to change the way you sleep with Boll & Branch. Get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at BollandBranch.com/moms. Exclusions apply. See site for details. Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and use promo code MOMS. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to RocketMoney.com/MOMS today.     Check-out Moms and Mysteries to find links to our tiktok, youtube, twitter, instagram and more!   Make sure you subscribe and rate our show to help others find us!   Sources: Hornus, Tony, Is Dawn Magyar's Alleged Murderer Jerald…, Argus-Press, 2001 Hornus, Tony, Dawn Magyar Murder Suspect Was Arrested…, Argus-Press, 2001 Accused Assaulter Demands Hearing, Is Free On Bond, The Ann Arbor News, 1961 Dawn Lee Swan Magyar (1952-1973) - Find a Grave Memorial Peacock, Joe, Police search for Chesaning Woman, Argus-Press, 1973 Peacock, Joe, Gunshot Wound in Head Killed Dawn Magyar, Argus-Press, 1973 Hornus, Tony, State police detective reports positive movement…, Argus-Press, 1999 With DNA evidence, ‘the magic bullet of criminal investigation’, Argus-Press, 1995 Hornus, Tony, Magyar murder case goes to the jury, Argus-Press, 2001 Howell, Wingeart found guilty, Argus-Press, 2001 Hornus, Tony, Magyar voices relief that his wife’s murderer convicted, Argus-Press, 2001 Hornus, Tony, "Michigan Supreme Court Denies Wingeart's Leave to Appeal Conviction: Magyar Killer Likely to be Charged in 1979 Slaying of Iona…, Argus-Press, 2004  Cold Case Files: S2 E13: Vintage Murder/ Trouble in Paradise, A&E, 2007 Was Chesaning Mom abducted?, The Flint Journal, 1973 Helicopter joins hunt for woman, The Flint Journal, 1973 Deputies uncertain about search, The Saginaw News, 1973 Goal: Find Mrs. Magyar, The Saginaw News, 1973 Garrett, Fred E., 4,500 Searchers Fail To Find Mrs. Magyar, The Saginaw News, 1973 Garrett, Fred E., Missing Girl: No More Searches…, The Saginaw News, 1973 Garrett, Fred E., Police still without clues on missing mother, The Saginaw News, 1973 Nothing New On Chesaning's Missing Woman, The Saginaw News, 1973 Magyar Family Offers Reward Of $10,000, The Saginaw News, 1973 Body Found, Believed To Be Dawn Magyars, The Flint Journal, 1973 Dawn Magyar Found Dead, The Saginaw News, 1973 Jerald Leroy Wingeart (1941-2022) - Find a Grave Memorial Wingeart v. Warren, No. 2:2005cv74144 - Document 66 (E.D. Mich. 2013) :: Justia PEOPLE OF MI V JERALD LEROY WINGEART :: 2003 :: Michigan Court of Appeals - Unpublished Opinions Decisions 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JERALD LEROY WINGEART, Petitioner, Case No. 05-741 Michigan Department of Corrections Offender Profile Hornus, Tony, Dawn Magyar murder suspect was arrested by…Argus-Press, 2001 Laura Mae McVeigh (1963-1979) - Find a Grave Memorial Supreme Court of The United States Docket Search Was Chesaning Mom Abducted?, The Flint Journal, 1973 Helicopter joins hunt for woman, The Flint Journal, 1973 Aerial Photos Taken In Search for Woman, The Flint Journal, 1973 Ziegler, Gerald A, Wright, Gerald E., Huge Search Fails to Find.., The Flint Journal, 1973 Magyar Family Offers Reward Of $10,000, The Saginaw News, 1973 Ernst, Jerry, Dog's DNA used in murder investigation, The Saginaw News, 2002  Ernst, Jerry, Victim's family feels relief after…, The Saginaw News, 2002 

  Case update at the top of the episode! New episodes beginning on January 7th!   Emma Compton, a small business owner from Halifax County, Virginia, was found murdered in 2017 after disappearing under mysterious circumstances and after years of domestic violence at the hands of her husband. Seven years later, her family continues to seek justice, as no arrests have been made in the case, and they remain committed to raising awareness and finding answers for her unresolved murder.   Research assistance by Anna Luria and Whitney St. Andre.    And thank you to Brandie from Evaporate the Missing, who put us in touch with Emma’s sister Shawna.    If you have any information in Emma’s case, please call the Halifax County crime line at 434-476-8445.    Shawna is thankful for everyone who is listening to this episode. It means the world to her to know that people now know about Emma, and the incredible, incredible human being she was. Shawna said she hopes that “Maybe Emma can save a life or more or can give at least one person a reason to not to go back…to leave & NEVER EVER LOOK BACK.”    Listen and subscribe to Melissa’s other podcast, Criminality!! It’s the podcast for those who love reality TV, true crime, and want to hear all the juicy stories where the two genres intersect. Subscribe and listen here: www.pod.link/criminality    Check-out Moms and Mysteries to find links to our tiktok, youtube, twitter, instagram and more! Sources:  Sources: https://www.timesvirginian.com/news/article_1686a486-580b-11e7-822b-0f6070bab2df.html https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/emma-compton-layne-still-missing-four-months-after-disappearing-n815781 https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/four-years-dateline-s-missing-america-90-still-missing-n826516 https://www.facebook.com/TomRodgers197/posts/missing-woman-in-halifax-county-vaemma-layne-age-52-was-last-seen-on-saturday-ev/260060507734080/ https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/remains-found-very-shallow-grave-identified-missing-virginia-woman-emma-n837286 https://www.chathamstartribune.com/news/article_f342c0f2-d52f-11e7-b4bc-cb5cabdfc22a.html https://www.yourgv.com/news/local_news/medical-examiner-neck-injury-caused-death-in-2017-homicide/article_2b07667a-9396-11e9-b9b5-37dda535c91f.html https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/New-billboard-in-Halifax-Co-to-help-solve-Emma-Compton-Layne-murder-561157591.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgqWAZ1cQdY&ab_channel=WSLS10 https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Vigil-to-be-held-for-Halifax-County-murder-victim-Emma-Compton-Layne-568552601.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0RPQ3cLtTwBFHE3aAISaGC2hhFOku8wH6jBQTdgJRygpxfes7UJDocxJo_aem_dDfHz6nR1coB6kCl-KWbOg https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Three-years-later-Who-murdered-Emma-Compton-Layne-571298181.html https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/11/22/emma-compton-layne-murder-still-unsolved-six-years-after-her-body-was-found/ https://www.wdbj7.com/2023/11/24/family-emma-compton-layne-still-seeking-justice-six-years-after-her-murder/  https://www.yourgv.com/news/local_news/justice-for-emma-rally-hosted-in-unsolved-death-of-nathalie-woman/article_f7b56cd2-2c0a-11ef-a6d6-bbbd81dc549b.html https://www.change.org/p/5-years-no-justice-for-emma-compton-layne https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Emma-Laynes-family-wants-justice-for-her-murder-469039723.html https://wset.com/news/local/one-year-later-emma-laynes-sister-still-seeking-justice https://www.yourgv.com/news/local_news/reward-offered-in-search-of-missing--year-old-cody/article_31787f4a-59e0-11e7-a45e-7f5dc8ffffb9.html  https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Halifax-County-missing-woman-search-continues-two-weeks-later-431832353.html  https://www.wsls.com/news/2017/08/03/vigil-being-held-for-missing-halifax-county-woman/  https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Human-remains-found-in-Halifax-Co-foul-play-expected-459605953.html  https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Family-believes-human-remains-found-in-Halifax-County-belong-to-Emma-Layne-460626173.html  https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/SHARE-Police-search-for-missing-woman-from-Halifax-county-429921923.html  https://www.evaporatethemissing.com/post/with-butterfly-kisses  https://www.facebook.com/HelpFindEmmaComptonLayne  https://www.yourgv.com/news/lightmare-says-sister-of-missing-cody/article_d96de88e-6d86-11e7-a1cd-d3a4270a79ed.html  https://www.yourgv.com/obituaries/sylvia-whitlow-mccurry/article_5d5effb4-b1e5-11e7-95a9-8bf90331c580.html  Interview with Shawna

After meeting at a local deaf club, Lonene 'Lonnie' Ray Rogers and Clinton 'Buddy' Rogers quickly became an item. Unfortunately, Lonnie was unaware of Bud’s past criminal history when the two were married. Lonnie planned to leave Bud on the evening of January 7, 1981, but according to Bud, she left in the middle of a snowstorm and has never been seen again. Over 40 years later, her daughter Alison is working tirelessly to find justice for her mom.   Research by Haley Gray and Anna Luria.   Special thanks to Lonnie’s daughter Alison for sharing stories with us about her Mom and fact checking the episode.    Than you also to Light the Way for helping to link us with Alison, and Charlie from Crimelines for generously sharing her research with us to help make this episode possible.    If you have information in Lonnie’s case, please call the Pennsylvania State Police at 814-332-6911.   Ways YOU can help:    Share the episode Buy Alison’s book, “A Daughter's Journey: ...and Story of Resilience” also, check out her son’s book,  Rudy the Resilient Rhinoceros.  Join the Facebook group. Sign the petition.  Share Lonnie’s poster.    Sources:  https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/investigations/someone-knows-lonene-lonnie-rogers/95-741460f0-1788-4706-817e-2178e57b3fd4 https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/44423031/what-happened-to-lonene-rogers https://www.yourerie.com/news/western-pa-news/cold-case-police-still-searching-for-missing-pa-woman-41-years-after-her-disappearance/ https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/2662 https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1850dfpa.html https://uncovered.com/cases/lonene-rogers#timeline https://www.change.org/p/grant-families-of-missing-persons-access-to-police-files-after-a-period-of-20-years?original_footer_petition_id=14335632&algorithm=promoted&source_location=petition_footer&grid_position=12&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uAFYWNR0AAAAAZmWYFgB87Jg2OGY2MTI5Yw%3D%3D https://www.openrecords.pa.gov/Appeals/DocketGetFile.cfm?id=80434#:~:text=v.,-PENNSYLVANIA%20STATE%20POLICE&text=Neal%20Duiker%20(%E2%80%9CRequester%E2%80%9D),related%20to%20a%20criminal%20investigation. https://www.openrecords.pa.gov/Appeals/DocketGetFile.cfm?id=95045 https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/commonwealth-court/2023/1481-c-d-2021.html https://www.facebook.com/groups/285829136570490/  Crimelines script, given to MAM with permission by the host Charlie MAM interview with Alison Duiker