The Skeleton Key Chronicles

17 hours ago

Two years ago tonight, a 15-year-old went to bed in Hendersonville, Tennessee and by morning, he was gone.

Sebastian Rogers disappeared from the home he shared with his mother, Katie Proudfoot, and stepfather, Chris Proudfoot, sometime between late Sunday, February 25 and early Monday, February 26, 2024.

Sebastian, who would now be 17, was last seen before going to bed, according to his mother. Katie Proudfoot has said she heard a thud from his room around 10 p.m. and told him to go to sleep. When she went to wake him the following morning, he was not there.

From the beginning, authorities began an extensive search effort. Groups of volunteers and later organized search teams moved through the neighborhood and surrounding areas using drones, boats, and trained K-9 units. At one point, even Duane Chapman joined efforts to bring national attention to the search.

In the months that followed, investigators retraced earlier steps to ensure nothing had been overlooked and expanded their focus beyond the original search grid. Hundreds of tips and reported sightings came in over time, and authorities say each credible lead was investigated.

To this day, there have been no confirmed sightings of Sebastian. Two years later, the events leading up to his disappearance that night still remain unknown. … See MoreSee Less

The Skeleton Key Chronicles

20 hours ago

Dennis Rader was taken into custody on this day 21 years ago after nearly three decades in Wichita under his self-given pseudonym B.T.K. For years, his offenses had unfolded across neighborhoods in the same city where he lived and worked, a pattern that investigators would only fully piece together much later.

Rader’s decision to resurface in March 2004, on the 30th anniversary of the Otero case, ultimately led to his identification after he began sending letters and packages to local media and leaving materials in public areas around Wichita.

This series of communications resulted in his arrest after he mailed a package to the KAKE-TV studio that included photocopies connected to the case and a 1.44 MB floppy disk. Investigators were able to trace the disk to a computer at the church where he served as a congregation leader.

Rader remains held at El Dorado Correctional Facility in Kansas. Last year, to mark 20 years since that day, KAKE-TV shared a look back at the case, for those who want to read further.

But in the end, the communication he chose to restart is what ultimately led investigators back to him. … See MoreSee Less

The Skeleton Key Chronicles

1 day ago

The search continues for a local Cincinnati teen who has been missing for nearly two weeks after reportedly meeting someone on an app, according to her family.

Investigators say Madison Fields was last seen on February 13th at about 4 p.m. on the 7400 block of Colerain Avenue walking toward Harry Lee Lane. She was carrying a black Nike backpack and a white grocery bag.

Family members said she planned to meet someone who used the name “Josh,” a person she had been communicating with on Session, an encrypted messaging app. According to her relatives, no one in her immediate circle knows anyone by that name and none of Madison’s friends at Colerain High School recognize it either.

Officers are reviewing security footage from businesses along Colerain Avenue in an effort to narrow down the timeline.

Relatives say Madison’s phone has been turned off since Friday. Her father has provided her previous phones to investigators, hoping message history and stored data may help clarify who she had been speaking with before she disappeared.

Police issued their first public notice Friday and launched a digital tip line as the search continues. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Colerain Police Department through its online portal.

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