

They remained fully clothed, though they had been tortured. Her brother John and his visiting friend, Dana, were likewise bound and slaughtered. She was naked, though a blanket covered her body.

Her mother had been bound with duct tape and wire and beaten to the point where she could barely be recognized. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.On April 11, 1981, Sheila "Sassy" Sharp, fourteen years of age, returned from a next-door sleepover to her family's residence, Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort outside Keddie, northern California.īlood spattered every available surface of the main room. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.Ĭlick here to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.Ĭlick here to listen to the podcast on Stitcher.Ĭlick here to subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Music.Ĭlick here to subscribe to the podcast on Spotify. Special thanks to listeners Kelly Campbell, Stuart Davis, William McCormick and Stephanie Kurtz for narrating sections of today’s episode. Were these two men responsible for the Keddie Cabin Murders? Was there was a cover-up by law enforcement which allowed them to escape justice? Did Justin Smartt witness the murders and block the event from his memory? Were other suspects involved in the crime? For our special Halloween episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will be examining an infamous case which was voted on by our listeners. Over the years, the investigation would uncover two promising suspects who happened to live in another cabin at the resort. Sue’s two youngest sons, along with a 12-year old family friend named Justin Smartt spent the night in a separate bedroom and were left unharmed. Sue’s 12-year old daughter, Tina Sharp, is missing and her skeletal remains would be discovered in a remote area three years later.


36-year old Sue Sharp, her 15-year old son John Sharp, and John’s 17-year old friend, Dana Wingate, are found brutally murdered inside Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort.
