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Ambushed After Dark

Under the cover of darkness on August 11, 2009, Filomena Garay-Chavez was shot and left for dead outside her home in rural Immokalee, Florida. Fifteen years have passed, yet no arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

Podcast · By Collier County Sheriff’s Office · English · Official site

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  1. Episode · Sep 4, 2026

    Another Way Forward: How a System Working Together Can Change a Life (opens the original)

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    For years, Ariana cycled through addiction, arrests and the criminal justice system. Nothing seemed to change her trajectory until people within that same system began working together to help her find another way forward. Another Way Forward is a documentary podcast from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office about addiction, accountability, recovery and second chances. Through Ariana’s story, it explores how law enforcement, the courts, probation and treatment providers came together to help her

  2. Episode · Sep 4, 2026

    Mostly Harmless: Life, the Universe and Everything (opens the original)

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    Episode 3 of Mostly Harmless is the third and final episode exploring the case of the deceased hiker known as Mostly Harmless. In this episode, we look at some of the reasons why Mostly Harmless might have earned his trail name. And we also discuss some theories behind why he might have kept his identity private. Host: Kristine Gill, Media Relations Specialist for the Collier County Sheriff's OfficeGuests:Kim Cherney, Criminal Research Investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's OfficeKevin O

  3. Episode · Sep 4, 2026

    Mostly Harmless: Leave No Trace (opens the original)

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    Episode 2 of Mostly Harmless is the second of three episodes exploring the case of the deceased hiker known as Mostly Harmless. In this episode, we explain how missing persons databases work and why DNA may or may not help to pinpoint the hiker's identity. We also follow the trail investigators used in tracking Mostly Harmless' hike, the places he stopped and the people he met along the way. Host: Kristine Gill, Media Relations Specialist with the Collier County Sheriff's OfficeGuests:Carrie Sut

  4. Episode · Sep 4, 2026

    Mostly Harmless: The Discovery (opens the original)

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    Episode 1 of Mostly Harmless explores the case of a deceased hiker whose body was found in the Florida Everglades in July 2018. We start with what the 911 caller saw and follow the investigation as detectives learn that the man was a thru-hiker. After that, the case goes cold.Host: Kristine Gill, Media Relations Specialist for the Collier County Sheriff's OfficeGuests:Kim Cherney, Criminal Research Investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's OfficeKevin O'Neill, homicide investigator with the

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