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City · Missouri, United States

True crime cases in Columbia

3case filesUpdated Jul 18, 2026

Casepin holds 3 case files in Columbia. By legal status, 1 marked unsolved and 2 marked solved.

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Files
3
Unsolved
1
Solved
2
Span
2001–2019
With coverage
3
Creators
2
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About these files

Case files in Columbia

The files run from 2001 to 2019. The 2000s hold the most, with 2 files. The oldest is Death of Kent Heitholt, from 2001.

By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (3), kidnapping and abduction cases (1) and wrongful conviction cases (1).

3 files of the 3 have coverage attached: 3 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 2 creators. Dateline NBC and Danelle Hallan have covered the most of them.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

This page updates from the published files, so counts and statuses change the day a record does. Open any file for its timeline, its sources and the coverage worth your time, or play it as a narrated case file.

Every file

Every case file in Columbia

3 files

  • SOLVED AudioMurder of Jesse ValenciaUniversity of Missouri campus, Columbia, Missouri, US · 2004 · 1 thing to watch or hear
  • SOLVED AudioMurder of Samantha JosephsonFive Points, Columbia, South Carolina · 2019 · 1 thing to watch or hear
  • Columbia Daily Tribune — Credit: Me5000 (talk)Public domainSource
    UNSOLVED AudioDeath of Kent HeitholtColumbia Daily Tribune parking lot, Columbia, Missouri · 2001 · 1 thing to watch or hear

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How many case files in Columbia are on Casepin?

3. By status: 1 unsolved and 2 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these files?

Death of Kent Heitholt, from 2001. Open the file

Which case in Columbia has the most coverage?

Murder of Samantha Josephson, with 1 video, podcast or documentary linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered case files in Columbia?

Dateline NBC (1 case) and Danelle Hallan (1 case).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 18, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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