This page contains verified media coverage, public records, podcasts, and case documentation related to the disappearance of Melanie Melanson. These sources provide historical reporting and public awareness efforts connected to the case.
Current Media Coverage:
01.21.2026 - Bob Ward - Boston 25 News: Interview with Billie-Sue Hutchins
12.17.2025: The Search Podcast (True Crime & Cold Cases) Where is Melanie Melanson? | Episode 19 | [Fast forward to the 5 minute mark where they begin discussing her case]
Older Media Coverage:
20/20 on Investigation Discovery
Season 03 Episode 02 - Aired 2017
'Ghosts of Autumn' featuring cold case Melanie Melanson (1989)
- 5/11/2009 - DA's Office Revives 20 Year Old Case - Woburn Daily Times Chronicle
- 10/27/2009 - Cops Return to 1989 Disappearance of Girl, 14 - ABC News
- 4/11/2011 - Melanson Case Back In The Spotlight - Patch News
- 6/3/2011 - Wakefield Couple Indicted for Alleged Gas Station Robbery in April (Eugene Bertini and his wife Leslie Bertini) - Patch
- 6/10/2011 - Man Connected to Melanson Case Indicted on Armed Robbery Charges (Eugene Bertini and his wife Leslie Bertini) - Patch
- 6/16/2011 - Bertini Couple Arraigned on Armed Robbery Charges (Eugene Bertini and his wife Leslie Bertini) - Patch
- 12/2/2011 - Melanson's Remains Not Found During Search - Woburn Daily Times Chronicle
- 3/27/2012 - Family Hopes Body Farm Expert Cracks Case — WCVB Boston
- 3/27/2012 - Melanie Melanson Relatives Hope Body Farm Will Help Find Missing Woburn Teens Body - Wicked Local
- 7/12/2012 - New Search in 1989 Massachusetts Cold Case - ABC News
- 7/25/2012 - Search to Be Launched for Missing Girl — CBS Boston
- 7/26/2012 - Corpse-Sniffing Dogs to Search Stoneham Woods for Missing Girl - Woburn Daily Times Chronicle
- 7/30/2012 - Dogs Detect ‘Area of Interest’ - Fox News
- 8/1/2012 - Melanie Melanson Missing: Soil Samples, Cadaver Dogs Help Revive Cold Case - Huffington Post
- 8/17/2012 - Investigators Comb Woburn Woods for Girl Missing Since 1989 — Boston 25 News
- 8/17/2012 - Search for Melanie Melanson's Remains to Continue Tomorrow - Wicked Local Sun Advocate
- 8/18/2012 - Search for Missing Woburn Teen Resumes in Woods —WCVB Boston
- 12/12/2012 - Inside the 23-Year-Search for Melanie Melanson - Boston 25 News
- 11/4/2013 - Billboards Put Up for Woman Missing Since 1989 — Boston 25 News
- 10/27/2014 - Family Marks 25 Years Since Disappearance — WCVB Boston
- 10/27/2014 - Family Appeals for Help 25 Years After Little Girls Disappearance — WCVB Boston
- 1/11/2015 - Dateline Cold Case Spotlight: Melanie Melanson - NBC News
- 8/14/2015 - Investigators Dig in Woburn Backyard for Teen Missing Since 1989 - Boston 25 News
- 10/27/2015 - Community Marks 26 Years Since Disappearance — CBS Boston
- 8/7/2019 - Episode 136 - Deanna Cremin & Melanie Melanson - The Trail Went Cold Podcast