Brenda Schaefer and Mel Ignatow - Part 1

Brenda Schaefer, a beautiful 36 year old from Louisville Kentucky, went missing in September of 1988. Her car was found abandoned and vandalized early on a Sunday morning, but Brenda was nowhere to be found. Mel Ignatow, Brenda’s one-time fiancé, was an immediate suspect, but there was no direct evidence implicating him and no body. In part one of this two-part episode, we discuss Brenda’s background, Brenda and Mel’s relationship, and the investigation into her disappearance.  Sources: Double Jeopardy, book by Bob Hill from 1995Dark Heart, Iron Hand - Getting Away With Murder, MSNBC 2011https://www.wave3.com/story/8932145/ignatows-son-reacts-to-his-fathers-death/