Killer Heart To Hearts

Hosted by real-life couple William Cannon and Elise Buedel, Killer Heart to Hearts isn’t just another true crime podcast. It’s immersive, sharply written, and emotionally honest. With a tone that’s darkly witty, culturally aware, and often chilling, each episode dissects stories of murder, disappearance, and betrayal — always with a human heartbeat beneath the horror.

Whether it’s the psychology of an incel, the mystery of a locked hotel room, or a murder staged to look like a suicide, we dive into the shadows — and bring our listeners with us.

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Killer Heart To Hearts

66. 3'S Bar

January 05, 2026 • Elise Buedel & William Cannon • Episode 66

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A crowded St. Patrick’s night in downtown Longmont, CO. After last call, Rita Gutierrez-Garcia steps into the alley west of 3’S Bar. At 3:07 a.m., her phone dials 911…and then goes silent.

And Rita never makes it home.

What follows is a years-long hunt through cell data, surveillance pulls, and a no-body indictment that ends only when someone finally tells detectives exactly where to look.

Source Material:

Boulder County DA — Plea & Sentencing (June 3, 2022)

9NEWS — Remains found; confession led investigators to Weld County (April 29, 2022)

9NEWS — Grand jury indicts Juan Figueroa (March 19, 2021)

Denver7 — Grand jury indictment coverage (March 19, 2021)

CBS Colorado — Three years later: vigil & case status (March 2021)

Longmont Times-Call — Early disappearance coverage (March 19, 2018)

Vigil held on the third anniversary of Rita’s disappearance (March 2021)

City of Longmont — Police Department update archive (July 19, 2019)

Colorado Bureau of Investigation — Case profile

9NEWS — Court appearance / case progress (June 2019)

The Denver Post — Early investigation coverage (April 4, 2018)