In Kalamazoo, 1994, a wife vanished - and a husband had an answer too conveinient to be true. Four years later, detectives opened the bathroom wall and found the first crack in his story. Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt Story from Angela Hoefler additional research and writing by Tracy Preston Original artwork by Todd Preston Additional music, and sound effects from Uppbeat: wind-rustling-leaves-in-winter-ivo=vicic-1-00-47.mp3 / Old-lock-ticking-in-museum-loop-ivo-vicic-1-00-17.mp3 / scary-piano-music-intro-soundroll-1-00-17.mp3 / starting-car-engine-going-for-a-drive-fascinatedsound-1-00-06.mp3 / paper-shuffle-long-om-fx-2-2-00-03.mp3 / bass-deep-long-jeff-kaale-1-00-06.mp3 / garage-door-opening-electric-chain-pull-jeff-kaale-1-00-06.mp3 / pen-writes-on-paper-gfx-sounds-1-00-04.mp3 / scared-heartbeat-ringing-in-ears-jam-fx-1-00-12(1).mp3 / tap-dripping-water-in-bathroom-joshua-chivers-1-00-34.mp3 / warehouse-shutter-door-pulled-closed-joshua-chivers-1-00-05.mp3 / sour-days-tragic-music-brukowskij1-00-28.mp3 / footsteps-walking-on-wood-boots-gfx-sounds-2-2-00-17.mp3 / cicades-crickets-in-african-bush-at-night-smartsound-fx-1-03-00-mp3 / fishing-boat-leaving-harbor-ftus-1-00-54(1).mp3 / tragic-violin-piano-music-soundroll-melody-1-1-00-15.mp3 / tragic-strings-meme-music-om-fx-1-00-31-.mp3 Sources: CBS News – “Deadly Secret” CBS News – “Police Close In” WBXX-FM – Portage Cold Case: The Disappearance of Khristine Smith Michigan Department of Corrections – Offender Tracking Information System (Russ Smith, MDOC #282885) Local reporting archives (1994–1999): Kalamazoo Gazette, Detroit Free Press, and CBS affiliate coverage Interview transcripts and public statements via 48 Hours and Michigan Cold Case Unit (public record)
