MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

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June 1, 2026·37 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode recounts the harrowing 1992 murder of Lisa Ziegert, a 24-year-old teacher’s aide and gift shop worker in Agawam, Massachusetts, whose brutal killing remained unsolved for 25 years until DNA phenotyping and a desperate confession led to the arrest of her killer, Gary Scherra.

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Lisa ZiegertGary ScherraDetective Wayne MacyAnthony GalluniEd BorgattiBlair Masoya

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Unsolved Mysteries

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Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsMissing PersonsTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries

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