About this episode
In April of 1994, an 18-year-old woman was abducted from her job in upstate New York. After rumors spread that she had been buried in the woods, and the potential wrongful imprisonment of the prime suspect, police revealed that the young woman was hiding pertinent information from her inner circle that may have led to her death. This is the story of Heidi Allen. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Oswego County News: https://www.oswegocountynewsnow.com/news/updated-heidi-allen-age-progression-revealed/article_0c2af730-dd26-11ec-8c66-53f817c33a63.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR2Ts1UM4qparQNmNRB72qW-eI_hQ4KfwDRD0HKXfCD51VqZ1s2DxWMonYM 2. Oswego County News: https://www.oswegocountynewsnow.com/news/25-years-later-heidi-allens-legacy-lives/article_cb8b86de-5599-11e9-bc1b-739b7c259080.html 3. NBC3: Heidi Allen Files: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og0BPi48DGQ&t=31s 4. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/gary-thibodeau-dies-in-prison-claims-innocence-in-heidi-allen 5. Democrat & Chronicle: https://www.newspapers.com/image/138330626/?terms=%22heidi%20allen%22&match=1 6. Syracuse: https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2018/08/gary_thibodeau_dead_kidnapper_of_heidi_allen_dies_in_prison.html 7. Unsolved Mysteries blog: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Lisa_Ziegert 8. Gary's obituary: https://www.nelson-funeralhome.com/obituary/gary-thibodeau 9. Democrat and Chronicle: https://www.newspapers.com/image/136128462/?terms=gary%20thibodeau%20convicted&match=1 10. Press and Sun-Bulletin: https://www.newspapers.com/image/259083910/?terms=gary%20thibodeau%20convicted&match=1 11. Democrat & Chronicle: https://www.newspapers.com/image/137716019/?terms=richard%20thibodeau%20innocent&match=1 12. Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-tonya-priest-and-richard-thibodeau-now/ 13. Pall Times: http://heidiallenarticles.blogspot.com/2017/03/breckenridge-arrested-for-alleged.html 14. Oswego County News Now: https://www.oswegocountynewsnow.com/news/updated-heidi-allen-age-progression-revealed/article_0c2af730-dd26-11ec-8c66-53f817c33a63.html 15. Syracuse: https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2015/02/jennifer_wescott_claims_she_lied_about_heidi_allen_kidnapping_to_satisfy_friends.html 16. Syracuse: https://www.syracuse.com/news/2014/10/thumper_steen_described_as_a_violent_braggart_capable_of_kidnapping_heidi_allen.html 17. Syracuse: https://www.syracuse.com/news/2014/07/who_was_heidi_allen.html 18. Syracuse: https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2015/09/heidi_allens_relative_reveals_bracelet_mystery_implicates_michael_bohrer_in_1994.html 19. Syracuse: https://www.syracuse.com/news/2015/09/heidi_allens_mother_dies_on_what_wouldve_been_the_kidnapping_victims_40th_birthd.html 20. Mass Live: https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/10/lisa-ziegert-killer-gary-scharas-confession-letter-i-was-fascinated-by-abduction-and-bondage-from-an-early-age.html 21. Syracuse Herald Journal: http://heidiallenarticles.blogspot.com/2016/02/sharon-thibodeau-innocent-of-perjury.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.