About this episode
In December of 2017, a 17-year-old girl headed home to change before volunteering at a holiday concert at her high school. A short while later, a different resident of the household called 911 to report a break in, but by the time her family arrived at the scene, the house was engulfed in flames. But with a confusing investigation and misreporting on the police’s end, the community and family would be left with more questions than answers. So what really happened that night? This is the story of Maggie Long. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/maggie-long 2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197908975/maggie-long 3. 9 News: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/investigation-ongoing-maggie-long-2017-murder/73-dadb1cfe-7d9c-4a59-b494-7c28d11b15f6 4. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/no-suspects-arrested-6-years-maggie-long-murdered-colorado-home/ 5. Colorado Springs Gazette: https://gazette.com/news/crime/the-case-of-maggie-long-six-years-later-park-county-officials-search-for-answers-in/article_5fb3000a-9085-11ee-9f76-f3a6bad4ba54.html 6. Denver 7: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/authorities-offer-75-000-reward-for-information-in-2017-murder-of-maggie-long7 . 8. 9 News: https://www.9news.com/amp/article/news/crime/maggie-long-cold-case-5-years/73-c6a75882-dcbd-4d48-a39a-f235ee71dbe6?fbclid=IwAR3jCnI1-dmONG92H2W5dVz0-ruomzblGdGhbSJrZtEEZ24EPna9FzXfsjw#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17009413442180&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com 9. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/19/us/maggie-long-murder-hate-crime.html 10. Wyoming News Now: https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2021/04/30/colorado-police-three-arrested-in-asian-targeted-burglaries/ 11. CPR: https://www.cpr.org/2022/03/25/more-than-four-years-later-memories-of-maggie-long-linger-for-friends-family/ 12. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/zca35s/the_murder_of_maggie_long/?rdt=62599 13. Denver 7: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/nearly-2-years-after-maggie-longs-murder-family-decides-to-sell-home-in-park-county 14. Next Shark: https://nextshark.com/three-arrested-burglar-26-families 15. Justice for Maggie Long Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/119528162165531/posts/so-someone-with-the-screenname-mountaindog-posted-a-rather-lengthy-post-to-the-w/143770013074679/ 16. KDVR: https://kdvr.com/news/local/park-county-sheriff-says-17-year-old-was-purposefully-set-on-fire-and-burned-alive-in-december-2017/ 17. Venue Theatre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ9KxqqxHSM 18. Court TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWV5ywoEAoM 19. The Flume: https://www.theflume.com/free_content/article_13ac70e4-2594-11e9-a76b-a3dda260fa57.html 20. 9News: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/gag-order-issued-in-case-of-park-county-teen-last-seen-friday/73-496777204 21. The Flume: https://www.theflume.com/free_content/article_46f2060c-e1df-11e7-a945-7702369becb5.html 22. NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/family-hopes-fbi-s-investigation-2017-death-maggie-long-hate-n1286778 23. My Mountain Town: https://mymountaintown.com/forum/139-the-campfire/330615-missing-platte-canyon-hs-student-maggie-long?start=50 24. Denver 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdHCIf7kwN4 25. Fox 4 KC: https://fox4kc.com/news/2-metro-men-charged-with-allegedly-setting-woman-and-home-on-fire-in-robbery/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.