Why I Started This, and What You’re Getting for $8.99 a Month
I grew up in a house where domestic violence was the background noise. It shaped how I see the world — specifically, how I see the cases that get ignored, the victims who get forgotten, and the way certain crimes quietly fall out of public view as if they never happened at all.
That’s where this comes from. Not from a journalism degree or a podcast deal. From growing up knowing what it feels like when something serious happens to people and the world just keeps moving.
Cold cases — especially the lesser-known ones — tend to involve people who didn’t have anyone loud enough in their corner. I started TheColdCases.com because I wanted to be that. One person willing to dig in, write it up, and put it in front of as many eyes as possible.
“Most of these cases weren’t forgotten because they weren’t important. They were forgotten because nobody kept pushing.”
I’m not a media company. I’m one person — writing, researching, publishing, and trying to figure out how to grow an audience in a space dominated by podcasters with production teams and YouTube channels with hundreds of thousands of subscribers. It’s a strange thing to compete in. But I think there’s room for someone doing it differently.
WHAT THE SUBSCRIPTION IS
A behind-the-scenes look at all of it
For $8.99 a month, you’re getting access to the full picture — not just the published articles, but the reality of building this thing from the ground up.
That means detailed case breakdowns — specifics, tips, and media on cold cases that don’t get the coverage they deserve. It means hearing me work through cases in real time, talking about them the way I would with someone sitting across from me. It means watching me navigate the business side: how I’m getting the site in front of people, what’s working on the internet and what isn’t, how I network in a world full of true crime media personalities who’ve been doing this a lot longer than I have.
Some of it will be polished. A lot of it won’t. You might get a voice memo I recorded in my car after a long research session, or a note about a dead end I hit on a case I’ve been chasing for weeks. You’ll hear me talk about business tactics I’m testing, how to expose yourself online as a solo publisher, and the honest version of what it’s like to be a one-man operation trying to get traction in this space.
“This is a real look at someone building something — the cases, the business, and the daily grind of trying to make people care.”
If you care about cold cases, or if you’ve ever thought about building something in media yourself, or if you’re just curious what this actually looks like from the inside — that’s what this is for.
The video above is me introducing myself properly. Watch it if you want to know who you’re subscribing to before you decide.
