Case 173
Rocio Wanninkhof & Sonia Carabantes
When 19-year-old Rocio Wanninkhof failed to return home after a night out with friends, her mother Alicia was immediately worried. The family lived in the small town of La Cala de Mijas, Spain – where teenagers felt safe going out alone. Alicia’s concern quickly turned to distress when she discovered Rocio’s shoes lying abandoned in a clearing near their home, alongside a pool of blood.
It wasn’t long until investigators had a suspect in their sights: Alicia’s ex-partner, Dolores Vazquez. But the disappearance of another teenager from the same region of Spain would turn this case upside down.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Victoria Dieffenbacher
Editing – Erin Munro
Additional writing & editing – Milly Raso
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Music – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
NEWSPAPERS
El Mundo newspaper coverage from August 31 2000 – April 22 2019
El País newspaper coverage from October 17 1999 – September 22 2015
VIDEOS
Case coverage by criminal investigator Juan Ignacio Blanco
Memories of the South: Rocio Wanninkhof
The White Puzzle case coverage
COURT DOCUMENTS
Dolores Vazquez sentence – public document
Tony King sentence – public document
WEBSITES
Wikipedia – Murder of Rocio Wanninkhof
Platform for the Defense of Dolores Vazquez
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