Season five kicks off on the heels of a big revelation, and continues the investigation into serial killer Israel Keyes.
Written, researched, and produced by Josh Hallmark
Research assistance by Michelle Tooker and Shana Wilensky
Patreon producers: Alexa Horn, Amy Basil, Chelsea Collings, Christina Sisson, Dana Keith, Drew Vipond, Hallie Reed, Jessica Alihodzic, Jillian Natale, Kimberly, Meggan Capps-Seawel, Shelly, and Lydia Fiedler
FEATURING
Dr. Chris Kunkle
Chris is a clinical and forensic psychologist.
Chris is the former President of the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases (AISOCC) and currently serves as the Chief Behavioral Health Officer for the SC Department of Corrections.
Sydney Copp
Sydney is a Vermont-based, middle school teacher; and former student and friend of Christopher Roof.
MUSIC
FEATURED SONG:
Sarah Klang's album "Virgo" debuted in May of 2021, and quickly became a favorite. "17 Pounds" immediately spoke to me; it was haunting, mournful, and just a tiny bit hopeful. It captured the destruction of loss so perfectly and profoundly.
OTHER MUSIC:
Possess by William Hellfire
Passages by Kai Engel
Denouement by Kai Engel
Sleepwalker III by Sergey Cheremisinov
Sleepers by Sergey Cheremisinov
Comets and Sparks by Sergey Cheremisinov
Ashes in the Wind by Radical Face
We All Fall Down by Radical Face
Featherlight by Lee Rosevere
CHRISTOPHER ROOF
April 24, 1951 - Autumn 2010
"Born April 24, 1951, in Concord, MA to Simons Lucas & Marcia Sheldon (Moore) Roof. Attended Hampshire College for 2-years & graduated Summa Cum Laude, with a BFA in 1978 from Emerson College. Also studied at the Institute of Children’s Literature in West Redding, CT in 1978. Went on to teach at Emerson College and the Concord-Carlisle High School, as well as Sunday School at the First Parish Church in Concord where he was a member. He self-published a number of books of poetry for children and adults, including A Winter Night’s Revels, Halloween to Halloween, Idylls, The Mythical Magical Poetry Book, The Pink Sheep, and The Spook House. His coloring book for children, The Whale Friends, was published and distributed by Greenpeace Northeast in 1979. He edited three books written by Bill Montague, The Concord Guidebook, Little Mouse: The Mouse Who Lived with Henry David Thoreau at Walden Pond, and Montague's Wee Forest Folk Collectors Album. Active in Concord civic life, he served on the Concord Historical Commission 1994-1998 and worked at the Thoreau Lyceum for a number of years."
-Bio courtesy of The Concord Free Public Library
THE TIMELINE
DATE | ROOF | KEYES | OTHER |
August 2010 | Last confirmed sighting in Nashua, NH | | |
8/28/10 | | Construction job in Anchorage | |
9/1 -9/30/10 | | Sporadic construction work in Anchorage throughout September (exact dates unknown) | |
9/13/10 | | Alleged sighting places him in Denison, TX | |
9/13/10 | | Alleged sighting places him on South Padre Island, TX | |
9/26-11/18/10 | | | Kimberly working remotely in Kansas |
9/27/10 | | Construction cert. course in Anchorage | |
9/28/10 | Medical examiner estimates as approximate date of death | | |
October 2010 | | Alleged sighting places him at a soup kitchen in Johnstown, NY | |
Between 10/3-10/17/10 | | Alleged sighting places him in Essex, VT | |
10/15/10 | | In-store transaction in Anchorage | |
10/15/10 | | Flies from Anchorage to Boston | |
10/19-10/25/10 | | Stops using credit cards | |
10/21/10 | | Photos and interviews place him in Bangor, Maine | |
10/22/10 | | Final cell phone ping at 15:30 | |
10/22-10/24/10 | | Cell phone is turned off | |
10/25/10 | | Flies from Boston to Anchorage | |
11/4/10 | Remains discovered near Rte 11 in Stacyville, Maine | | |
1/16/11 | | | "Where is Mr. Roof?" group created on Facebook |
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3/11/21 | | | 0413 | Route 30 episode of TCB is broadcast |
8/9/21 | | | Sydney Copp calls in tip to Maine State Police |
9/21/21 | Christopher Roof is officially given his name back | | |
MAP
RESOURCES
The Bangor Daily News: Remains of body found in 2010 identified
The Bangor Daily News: Man whose remains were found in northern Maine...
The Sierra Club: When Thoreau Went Nuts on Maine’s Mt. Katahdin
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