How Rebecca Koster Was Set on Fire by a Man She met at a Bar

This collection of narration scripts recounts the case of Rebecca Koster, a twenty four year old home health aide from Medford, New York, who vanished after a night out on Long Island in December 2009 and was found burned beyond recognition on a rural Connecticut road, identified only through dental records. The pieces follow the false messages sent from her stolen phone to misdirect her family toward her boyfriend, the ferry crossing, the investigation into Evans Ganthier, who admitted concealing her body but denied killing her, and his 2013 second degree murder conviction. They also stress that a federal court vacated that conviction in August 2025 over the use of substitute medical examiner testimony, a ruling that is not an acquittal and remains under appeal, while separating established facts from disputed claims, myths, and unanswered questions such as motive, and drawing lessons about trust, digital deception, forensic evidence, and fair process. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/u-s-hidden-crimes--6962513/support . Got a tip or a case we should investigate? Email us at krimepodcast@gmail.com. We post new episodes every day. Follow and subscribe so you never miss one. This episode includes AI-generated content.