A few days before Christmas in 1989, Terry Fremody left his home in California after an argument with his fiancé and hitchhiked east out of the state. Seven weeks later, his body was discovered off an undeveloped road in Bella Vista, Arkansas. He had been shot through the chest with a shotgun.

More than three decades later, Terry Fremody’s murder remains unsolved.

In this episode of Crime in the Ozarks, we examine the life and mysterious death of Terry Fremody—from his childhood and family tragedies to his final journey across the country. We walk through the discovery of his body, the investigation by Benton County authorities, and why the case still haunts those who worked it.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of murder. Listener discretion is advised.

️ Crime in the Ozarks is a product of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Community Journalism Project.

Written by Chris Swindle
Hosted by Diana Campos

For more on this case, read Tracy Neal’s in-depth article on Terry Fremody, publishing Sunday, Dec. 28, online at nwaonline.com and in the print and replica editions of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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On January 14, 1991, a woman was seen walking along a Fayetteville street. Hours later, she was discovered partially clothed in a rural Washington County ditch—alive, but barely. Within 90 minutes, she was gone. More than three decades later, the death of Debra Ann Landreth Adams remains one of Northwest Arkansas’ most haunting cold cases.

In this episode of Crime in the Ozarks, we break down what is known—and what remains unsettlingly unclear—about Debra’s life, her final hours, and the investigation that followed. With scarce records, conflicting reports, and a case that seemingly slipped into the shadows, we explore how a woman with no apparent support system could vanish into obscurity even in death.

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⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses murder and violence. Please consider this before listening.

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Washington County Sheriff’s Office: (479) 444-5700
Arkansas State Police Cold Case Unit: ColdCase@asp.arkansas.gov

Written by Chris Swindle
Hosted by Diana Campos

Read the full Sunday, November 30th report by Ron Wood in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette or online at nwaonline.com.
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Halloween is usually a night where fear meets fun—a holiday for finding joy in the things that scare us. But Halloween night in 1995, the horrors became all too real in Rogers when 50-year-old Ernestine Andregg was stabbed to death in her own home. Thirty years later, police have yet to make an arrest. And while several suspects were developed in the aftermath of the killing, each was eventually dismissed.
Who killed Ernestine Andregg?
Why has the case never been solved?
And is this a mystery lost to time—or does someone out there hold the missing piece of information that could finally bring her killer to justice?
In this episode of Crime in the Ozarks, a Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette podcast, we look at who Ernestine was, what happened that Halloween night, and the lingering questions that still haunt investigators and her family three decades later.

⚠️ Content warning: This episode contains discussions of murder. Please consider this when and how you listen.
If you have any information about this case, contact the Rogers Police Department at (479) 621-1172.
Read reporter Tracy Neal’s full article about the case this Sunday, November 2, in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette — available in print, on the app, and at nwaonline.com.