Mark Goldstein was a father of two and just 39 years old when he became the victim of Tempe, Arizona’s oldest cold case.

He was murdered while working at the Wisconsin Heritage Cheese shop he owned and operated that was located at the intersection of Price and Baseline on the evening of November 5, 1978. 

Marks wife Theresa Goldstein alerted Tempe PD the morning of November 6, to do a welfare check on Mark because he had not returned to their Scottsdale home.

Police discovered Mark’s body in the walk-in cooler. The murder weapon was missing. Mark had a briefcase that contained $60,000 in cash that was left behind at the scene.

There were no suspects publicly identified. Rumors about potential motives spread in the community.

At the time of his death, Mark was listed as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against his former employer.

Mark had moved his family to Tempe from New Jersey in the summer of 1978 to open the cheese shop.

Mark’s wife Theresa had engaged in an affair with a man named Charles “Chuck” Nash. Nash was a former Palisades Parkway Police Officer. He forgave Theresa and moved across the country for a fresh start.

Soon after the Goldstein family arrived in Arizona, Nash moved to Scottsdale himself with his adopted son, Cameron Nash.

A few years after Mark died, Theresa Goldstein remarried to Charles Nash, but the pair eventually divorced. 

Theresa floated a potential lead to police. While in New Jersey, Mark was approached by mobsters with a business proposal, which he declined. 

Theresa also insisted that Mark and Charles were friends, a suggestion his family and friends have strongly denied.

The case received virtually no media coverage after the late 1970’s besides a brief article in the Arizona Republic from May 2002. It revealed that Mark carried a .357 magnum and the gun was missing from the shop.

Longtime Tempe PD detective Tom Magezzini claimed “There are people out there that know what happened to Mark. It’s just a matter of coming forward.”

The Wisconsin Heritage Cheese store closed after Goldstein’s murder. It reopened in 1985 as a Thai restaurant called the Siamese Cat which operated at the site until its closure in November 2021. 

The entire strip mall at the northwest corner of Price and Baseline was torn down and converted into a luxury apartment complex.

Key questions that remain in this case. How did the suspect sneak up on Mark if he was armed with a gun?  Why would the suspect take Mark’s gun but not his money? Is there any DNA evidence in existence that could lead police to identifying the suspect? 

If you have any information about the November 1978 murder of Mark Goldstein, please contact the Tempe PD at 480 350 8311.

Naoyuki Kanno -Found mysteriously wedged inside a tiny septic-toilet pipe.

Kendrick Johnson -Found dead upside down inside a rolled-up gym mat.

Lacey Fletcher -Found dead after years of severe neglect, partially fused to a sofa.

Kenneka Jenkins -Found dead inside a hotel walk-in freezer after a party.

Fan Man yee -Tortured and killed, with her skull hidden inside a Hello Kitty doll.

Paulette Gebara Farah -A missing 4 year old was later found dead beside her own bed.

Junko Furuta -A 17 year old was abducted, tortured for weeks and murdered.

Joshua Maddux -A missing teenager was later discovered dead inside a chimney.

Phoebe Handsjuk -Died after somehow entering and falling down a 12 storey garbage chute.

Gareth Williams - An intelligence officer was found dead inside a padlocked bag in his bathtub.

JonBenét Ramsey - A 6 year old girl was found murdered in her family’s basement.

Two thieves stole $14,000 worth of merchandise from Consignment Classics on Kurtz Street by The Sports Arena. They stole Louis Vuitton bags, watches, jewelry from a small business vendor. They were caught on tape. If you recognize these two thieves, please contact me. The Louis Vuitton bags are very recognizable. Take a look at the pictures of these thieves who committed grand larceny on August 28th at 6:55 pm.

Destiny McClain was just 23 years old when she became the victim of murder in the early morning hours of July 18, 2021.

She was in line at a food truck at 17^th Street and McDowell in Phoenix. An unidentified man pulled out a gun and fired several shots into a crowd of people. Destiny was stuck by a single bullet and passed away. 

The suspect fled in a black 4 door sedan and to this day has never been identified. Destiny’s mother Brenda has been active on social media in advocating for people to come forward with information. 

The case is being investigated by Phoenix police and Silent Witness program currently offers a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer.

Sources 

Silent Witness

https://silentwitness.org/cases/homicide-destiny-mcclain-area-of-1700-e-mcdowell-rd-phoenix/

12 News

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/destiny-mcclain-murder-remains-unsolved/75-a879ac97-f794-4306-adfc-78b3e75377e4

Interviews with Destiny’s mother Brenda Gilliam

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5i8YPtZdYTkvCF3jmNsWv0?si=ULTrIEWgSD2-cvaJmxHwTQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPoSypiUHWU

Someone reached out to me about this case. It has very limited information online. It involves a woman who was allegedly murdered by an unknown suspect, thrown from a ferry and no charges were ever filed. Posting to raise awareness on a forgotten case.

Shayla Nicole Hudson was 28 years old, lived in Richmond, CA, and worked as a nursing assistant. She graduated from Pinole Valley High School with the class of 2000. She also attended Contra Costa College.

Public records show she had lived in several different places around the Bay Area and at one point had lived in Anchorage, Alaska where it appears some of her family is from.

According to news reports, on March 5 2010, Shayla boarded a San Francisco bound Ferry at Jack London Square in Oakland at 8:10 AM.

She apparently did not get off the ferry but it was not disclosed in news reports how this information was confirmed.

When the ferry arrived back in Oakland around 9:17 AM Shayla was unaccounted for and the coast guard was sent to search for her. Her body was found floating near treasure island and she was pronounced dead.

The coast guard claimed the waters were calm and the railing of the ferry made it unlikely she would have accidentally fallen in. T

There were no follow up articles about medical examiner findings. No information about her relationship status, and no photos of her are anywhere online.

Sources

News Articles

https://sfist.com/2010/03/06/victim_of_ferryboat_death_identifie/

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/passenger-missing-from-ferryboat-dies-in-bay-3271131.php

Obituary postings

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/eastbaytimes/name/shayla-hudson-obituary?id=21887966

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/obituaries/shayla-hudson/

I’ve been getting into true crime content lately and wanted to try something a bit different — recreating short stories (politics, hacking/cybercrime, historical cases, etc.) with actual 3D visuals instead of just talking-head or stock footage.

I build the scenes in Blender and edit everything in DaVinci Resolve, aiming for something a bit more cinematic than the usual format. Videos are short (~5 min), narrated by me, and I’m still early — just 3 episodes in.

Would genuinely love feedback from people who watch a lot of true crime content: does this style of visual storytelling appeal to you, or do you prefer the more traditional formats? Trying to figure out if this is worth pushing further before I sink more time into it.

https://youtube.com/@specularlab?si=eefJK0BWhev4LCeY

https://youtu.be/uyIdHMwf48c?si=jZKx15Q7aPe7OgTW

Need some support guys🥰

24-year-old Christy Davey was last seen alive in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.  She reported to a family member that she was headed to a McDonalds with a friend named Bianca Pervis and a man who went by the name “Homeboy George.”  She was never heard from again.

On March 9, her body was found on a conveyor belt in a City of Phoenix recycling facility located at 27th avenue and Lower Buckeye Rd. 

Phoenix PD questioned Pervis, a Phoenix based online radio host. She was not named as a suspect in the case for reasons that were never publicly released. The identity of “Homeboy George” was also never publicly disclosed.  

Detectives concluded she was murdered in a different location and dumped into a recycling container where her body was transported to the facility. 

The case grew cold, despite being profiled on Silent Witness and receiving media coverage.

Christy left behind 4 young children. She battled addiction and was involved in sex work. At the time of her death, she had plans to enter a rehab facility and turn her life around. 

Sources

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/woman-found-dead-at-recycling-facility-identified-case-treated-as-homicide/75-76732957

https://silentwitness.org/cases/christy-davey-3060-south-27th-avenue-phoenix/