Murder: True Crime Stories - UNSOLVED: The Kellogg Murder 2

Episode Date: September 25, 2025

The unsolved 1963 murder of Daisy Zick confounded Battle Creek investigators for decades. In this episode, we follow the trail of false confessions, dead-end suspects, and shocking new tips that pointed to two men, both with disturbing connections to the victim. Could either have been her killer? Murder: True Crime Stories is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. For ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Don’t miss out on all things Murder: True Crime Stories! Instagram: @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia YouTube: @crimehousestudios To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Studios. New episodes out every Tuesday. We all have regrets, things we wish we'd done differently, opportunities we wish we'd taken. It's a normal part of life. Nobody's perfect, and neither are our choices. But some regrets are more painful than others. After 43-year-old Daisy Zick was brutally murdered in 1963, detectives were desperate to find her killer.

But in their rush to solve the case, they made a series, of tragic oversights. By the time they corrected their mistakes, it was too late. Now, over 60 years later, the city of Battle Creek, Michigan is still dealing with the fallout. And while Daisy's family may never get true justice, they can hopefully find closure. Because the truth is, it's never too late to learn from our mistakes. People's lives are like a story. There's a beginning, a middle, and an end, but you don't always know which part you're on.

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This is the second of two episodes on the 1963 murder of 43-year-old Daisy Zick. Last time, I introduced you to Daisy and her family. After years of heartache, she was finally in a happy relationship and had a bustling social life. But just when she was finding peace in Battle Creek, Michigan, someone caught her life short. Today, I'll discuss the investigation into Daisy's brutal murder. I'll walk you through the series of leads that led nowhere and the mistakes that left her case running cold. Detectives knew there was a dark side to Battle Creek,

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from $599 bi-weekly at 3.99% during the Volvo Fall Experience event. Condition supply, visit your local Volvo retailer or go to Explorevolvo.com. On January 14, 1963, 43-year-old Daisy Zick was murdered at her home in Battle Creek, Michigan. Her husband, 45-year-old Floyd, found Daisy's body

after she missed her afternoon shift at the local Kellogg's factory. News of Daisy's death spread through the town fast, and before the police had even finished examining the crime scene, Sorted rumors about Daisy's love life were already flying. People whispered that she'd been sleeping with at least a dozen different employees who worked on the factory floor.

They wondered if her tumultuous relationships had played a role in the murder. At that point, detectives were unaware of the gossip. Instead, they were focused on gathering evidence, and they'd identified several important clues. First was the knife they'd found in the kitchen sink. There was a small dark speck on the blade that looked like blood. It was possible it had come from cutting meat, but the blade was almost four inches long, enough to explain the devastating stab wounds covering Daisy's chest and back.

Then there was the location of the knife, which was found in the sink. Normally, that wouldn't have been too strange, but Daisy can't. her home spotless. She wasn't the kind of person to leave dirty dishes sitting around, even for a moment. To detectives, it seemed more likely that her killer had placed it there. Especially because several witnesses suggested the intruder had entered through a side door that led to the kitchen. Even though there was a snowstorm raging outside, there were no signs of melted snow on the kitchen floor. That meant the murderer took the time to clean up and cover his tracks, which might have included washing the murder weapon.

Beside the knife, there was also a stray white button and a single men's wingtip shoe found under Daisy's bed. Neither one seemed to match any of her or Floyd's clothing. Last and most promising of all was a series of fingerprints collected from Daisy's home and the interior of her car. While the forensics team started testing the evidence, detectives tried to nail down what actually happened that day. Thanks to testimony from her neighbors across the street, the police had a rough timeline. They believed Daisy was attacked somewhere between 10 and 1030 that morning by a man in a blue coat who was seen outside her kitchen door. Afterward, the killer fled in Daisy's white Pontiac, abandoning the car on the side of Michigan Avenue a few miles away. There was a faint trail of

footprints in the snow next to the vehicle, which seemed to indicate he'd fled on foot from there. Most of the witnesses were sure that Daisy's garage door was opened by 11 a.m., meaning the killer was already gone by that point. Only one person said otherwise. The mailman, 38-year-old William Daly, swore the garage was still closed when he passed by after 11. If that was true, that meant the murder had taken place much later than detectives theorized. And that wasn't William's only claim. He also said he saw a suspicious man walking down Michigan Avenue at around 10 a.m. According to William, he had a disturbing smile on his face. Detectives went down to Michigan Avenue, hoping to find someone to corroborate

William's story. No one else had seen the suspicious man, but there were plenty of people who'd noticed Daisy's White Pontiac. Sergeant Fred Ritchie of the Sheriff's Department had seen it pulled over on the side of the road as he headed to the courthouse that morning. He wasn't sure what time it was, but there was definitely a man in a blue coat walking away from the vehicle. Whoever he was, the stranger was heading towards downtown Battle Creek on foot. Unfortunately, not many other people recalled seeing that strange man in the blue coat. They did remember the Pontiac, but they couldn't agree on the exact.

back time it showed up. A couple claimed to have seen it around 10.30 a.m. while others believe it didn't show up until 11. Then there was another witness who said it was more like noon. A woman named Maude Brooker was a little more helpful. She lived down the street from the Zix and said she spotted a gray car she didn't recognize parked near her mailbox until around noon. At first, detectives thought that might have been the killer's getaway car, but then a local newspaper, the Inquirer and News, dropped a bombshell article the morning after Daisy's death. On January 15, 1963, they reported a tip from a man whose vehicle had broken down on Michigan Avenue, right across from where the Pontiac was pulled over.

According to the witness, he saw a man exit the vehicle and climb into the passenger seat of a blue car parked right behind it. Detective Charles Kahn, one of the lead investigators, eventually tracked down the anonymous tipster. But under questioning, the man broke down almost immediately. He admitted to making the whole story up for attention. Even so, he swore he'd seen a hitchhiker in the general area that morning, though he didn't say what he was wearing. Detective Kahn was understandably wary, but he followed up on the tip anyway. It led him to a 29-year-old with a suspicious criminal history. The suspect had been arrested twice before, once for breaking into a home, and once for soliciting a random housewife for sex.

Detective Kahn wondered if he'd tried the same thing on Daisy. Maybe she'd refused his advances, and things don't. turned ugly. That was just a theory, though. Contract down the suspect and brought him to the police station. The man was cooperative. He swore he hadn't been anywhere near Daisy's home that morning and even volunteered to take a polygraph test. When he passed with flying colors, he was removed from the suspect list for the time being. That left police with a basic timeline but no strong leads, which meant authorities had to widen their net. Two days after Daisy's death on January 16th, Detective Kahn stopped by the Kellogg's factory

floor. Before talking to Daisy's co-workers, he checked out her locker. Most of the contents were pretty standard, talcum powder, hairspray, some spare clothes, and shoe polish. But buried beneath all that, he found something more interesting. A trove of love letters with her name on them. They were stashed away next to a pair of gift-wrapped presents intended for Daisy's boyfriend, Raymond Mercer. Though their affair was common knowledge in town, these gifts marked the first time police heard about it. Soon afterward, Daisy's best friend and co-worker, Audrey Hemminger, confirmed the details of their relationship to police. When Detective Kahn brought the presence up to Raymond's office,

the 39-year-old didn't deny what was going on, but he insisted he had no motive for killing Daisy. The two of them had been dating for years, and their relationship was a happy one. It's not clear if Raymond's wife knew about the affair, but Floyd almost certainly did. Either way, Raymond insisted he was at work when Daisy died, As evidence, he handed over his time card.

It showed he'd clocked in long before 10 a.m. That wasn't enough for Detective Kahn, though. Back then, it wasn't hard to commit time card fraud. It was as simple as having a friend clock in for you. And even if Raymond had arrived on time, he could have left right after. That would have given him over an hour to commit the murder and returned to work before Daisy's body was found. Kahn only became more suspicious

when a co-worker said he didn't notice Raymond in the cafeteria during their lunch break at 1040. When they'd met up again about a half hour later, he said Raymond seemed nervous. When Detective Kahn heard that, alarm bell started blaring in his head. Raymond claimed to have loved Daisy. But was it all a ruse?

Was it possible that he was her killer? After 43-year-old Daisy Zick was found stabbed to death in her Battle Creek, Michigan home, detectives worked around the clock to find her killer. On January 15, 1963, the day after Daisy's murder, Detective Charles Kahn paid a visit to the Kellogg's factory where she worked. There, he quickly honed in on her co-worker and boyfriend, Raymond Mercer. Although Raymond insisted he'd been at work when Daisy was killed, a fellow employee disputed his story. He claimed he didn't see Raymond during lunch, and when they crossed paths later, Raymond apparently seemed nervous.

However, one of Raymond's supervisors confirmed he was in the cafeteria that day after all. Based on Kahn's working timeline, that meant Raymond couldn't have killed Daisy, then returned to the factory. Even so, Kahn had him take a polygraph test later that day. Raymond passed easily. He also confirmed that the black wingtips, shoe wasn't his. At that point, Kahn was still suspicious, but he couldn't argue with the evidence that left one other potential suspect, Daisy's husband, Floyd. His alibi was even more solid than Raymond's. Plenty of witnesses confirmed Floyd was working at the butcher shop all

morning. It was possible he could have murdered Daisy before leaving that morning, but both Audrey and Raymond had spoken to her once he was already at the shop. It was yet another dead end. Detective Kahn's two prime suspects were no longer viable, and although he had a slew of scattered witness testimony, no one could provide a good description of the killer. Everyone was bundled up against the cold that morning and it was hard to tell one person from the next. That put all the pressure on the forensics team to find enough evidence to crack the case. An autopsy had been performed the night of Daisy's murder. The medical examiner, Dr. Richard Block, counted 27 stab wounds in total. There were slashes on her upper arms and a massive bruise behind her right ear.

Clearly, she'd fought back hard against her assailant. Dr. Block wasn't sure what had caused the wounds, but he didn't think it was the kitchen knife that was found in the sink. In his opinion, the blade was too blunt to be fatal. The authorities, especially Detective Kahn, strongly disagreed. While a direct thrust may not have been enough to kill Daisy, an angled cut with the edge of the blade could have been deadly. So even though Dr. Block didn't think it was likely, Khan walked out of the autopsy, believing he'd recovered the murder weapon.

But his certainty didn't last long. Forensics confirmed the stain was blood, but there wasn't enough to draw any other conclusions. They couldn't even tell if the blood was human, much less a match to any particular suspect. And sadly, the technology back in 1963 just wasn't. wasn't up to that kind of task, but it could reveal other important information. The next day, experts were able to identify many of the fingerprints pulled from Daisy's

house and car. Unfortunately, they all belong to people with solid alibis, either Daisy's husband, Floyd, or her boyfriend, Raymond. There was only one unknown print taken from the rear view mirror of the Pontiac. Investigators hope that was the one that belonged to the killer. Meanwhile, detectives turned to other suspects, including Daisy's friend Audrey. They thought she knew more than she let on about Daisy's affairs. But truthfully, they just didn't know who else to interrogate at that point. The local prosecutor, Noble Moore, was especially fixated on Audrey. For whatever reason, he grilled her hard when she came down to the station. He even implied she was secretly in on the murder. These aggressive tactics turned Audrey from a cooperative

witness to a furious agitator. She left the interview in tears and refused to come back for further questioning. Prosecutor Moore had nothing to show for his brute force approach. Worse he may have sabotaged a key source of information. It was a low point for investigators, but they weren't giving up just yet because there was one person they still needed to speak with, Daisy's ex-husband, Neville King. He'd severely abused her during their marriage 20 years earlier. Investigators tracked him down in Elkhart, Indiana, about 80 miles from Battle Creek. Neville was surprisingly cooperative. He made it clear he wasn't on good terms with Daisy,

more or less describing her as a party girl. That being said, he'd hardly spoken to her since 1944, almost 20 years earlier. His boss has confirmed he was at work on the day of the murder. He couldn't have been the killer. While investigators decided what to do next, paranoia spread throughout Battle Creek. A week after the murder, Floyd started receiving a series of unsettling calls.

There was no voice on the other end of the line, only creepy, heavy breathing. One neighbor reported the same thing, but she also heard a female voice a few times who said, quote, a woman killed Daisy before hanging up. back then there was no caller ID and even the telephone company couldn't trace local calls which meant there was no way for police to follow up and the lack of progress only added to the stress and terror many of the residents felt investigators had to do something at the request to prosecutor more they returned to the kellogg's factory for another round of interviews This time their findings were X-rated.

They learned that Daisy wasn't the only employee having an affair. Somehow, Kellogg's had developed a distinct culture of its own, one where business and pleasure went hand in hand. Apparently, it was common for male office workers to hook up with the women working on the factory floor, taking what they termed shopwives. Some were more brazen than others, but it wasn't unusual to find used condoms in the parking lot or back rooms.

The night shift was the craziest of all. Workers often snuck alcohol and record players in once the sun went down, turning the factory into a dance floor for all the cheating couples. Of course, many employees kept their heads down and focused on the job at hand. But Daisy had worked the graveyard shift for years before switching to the afternoon, and she definitely took part in the nighttime festivities.

Judging by the police interviews, she was generally well-liked at the factory, but almost every employee commented on her flirtatious personality. Detectives looked into the rumors about her affairs, but found them to be pure gossip. Their salacious discoveries were fascinating, but they didn't help investigators identify any new suspects. No one there knew who owned the black wingtip shoe either. Detectives left the factory frustrated. They needed to make progress and fast. With their reputations on the line, state police worked overtime to try and make some headway.

They widened their suspect pool to anyone who matched the flimsy description of the killer they had. so far, a man of average height with dark hair and a blue jacket. That meant a lot of people were suddenly under a microscope. Hundreds of fingerprints were collected from employees at the Kellogg's factory, many of whom had never spoken to Daisy. Investigators even tracked down a baffled man who had a fender-bender with her the previous year. It took months to compile the interviews and finish examining the fingerprints. In the end, there were zero matches. Clearly, this wasn't the way to find Daisy's killer, whoever he was. So they turned to more unconventional methods. Because of how brutal the murder was, a few detectives believed it may have been a

random attack by a disturbed individual. These suspicions took them to the Battle Creek veterans Hospital. Current and former patients with a history of mental health problems were tracked down and interrogated. Considering the circumstances, that was easier said than done, though, many of the former patients sent police on wild goose chases with extraordinary stories and fake addresses. Another month passed as officers followed and discounted all the false leads. By spring, the police were on the verge of giving up. Most detectives believe Daisy's murder was somehow connected to her love life, but they didn't even have a solid description of the killer.

However, that changed on March 23, 1963. That day, a 49-year-old man named Garrett Meir reached out to the authorities. He said that on the day of the murder, He got stuck near Michigan Avenue behind a white Pontiac. The driver was going incredibly slow and weaving in and out of the lanes, making Garrett furious. When he finally passed the car and gave the stink guy to the person driving, that's when he got a good look at the guy. Garrett didn't follow the news too closely, so he hadn't reported the incident until now.

But according to him, the driver was a slim white man around 30 years old. He was clean-shaven and good-looking. He had dark hair styled in something like a pompadour. Garrett also confirmed he was wearing a dark blue jacket. Investigators used a tool called an Identity Kit to try and get a picture of the suspect. With Garrett's help, they layered a series of a series of. transparent slides on top of each other with different facial characteristics. One had a thin nose, a dimpled chin, a wide mouth, and so on.

The final result was a rough caricature of the suspect. It wasn't as precise as a professional sketch artist. It got the job done, though. But before they could follow up, an unexpected tragedy would throw one more wrench in the investigation. and it threatened to destroy the entire case. Hi, I'm Ashley Flowers. And I'm Britt. And if you're on the edge of your seat listening to this show,

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Though detectives had gathered some key pieces of evidence, they lacked a suspect with a strong motive. They finally had a rough sketch of the killer, but before they could start looking for a match, the case suffered a fatal blow. On May 7th, the undersheriff, Wayne Fitch, had a fatal heart attack while mowing his church's lawn. He'd been handling the local side of the investigation, so his death set back the police's estimated timeline and ultimately stalled the case altogether. In October 1963, 10 months after Daisy's death, the case was officially pronounced cold. It was a punch to the gut.

The people of Battle Creek, Michigan were still desperate to find Daisy's murderer, and in January 1964, a year after the murder, someone finally came forward with new information. An anonymous tipster claimed that a man named Albert Cooley was responsible for Daisy's death. A part-time bartender and truck driver, Albert lived within walking distance of the spot where Daisy's Pontiac was abandoned. Just like that, the case was up and running. An officer named Roy Bechtel took charge of the revived investigation.

He quickly interviewed Albert and pressed him about his relationship with Daisy. During the interrogation, Albert was nervous and evasive. Of course, that didn't mean Albert was guilty, but he said, seemed too cagey for Officer Bechtel's liking. Eventually, Albert agreed to come in for a polygraph test. But just a few hours later, after sundown, he drove to a nearby service station, locked himself inside, and died by suicide from carbon monoxide fumes. A tragedy like that made Officer Bechtel think Albert was hiding something. He became even more certain when he responded to a distress call in a Hayfield shortly after. There, he found Albert's brother on the verge of suicide too. The man

was rushed to the hospital and ended up surviving. Clearly, these incidents should have warranted further investigation, but the local police department dropped the ball. Back in 1964, They didn't have a reliable filing system in place. So unfortunately, Officer Bechtel's account of the interview with Albert Cooley was lost in Daisy's case folder and no one followed up. It wasn't until a year and a half later in November in 1965 that another detective took a look at the case. He found the information on Albert Cooley and compared Albert's fingerprints to the one discovered in the Pontiac. Apparently, he wasn't able to find a solid match. As for Albert's brother, he never had his fingerprints taken or compared.

Once again, the investigation stalled. With more recent crimes taking up the small department's attention, even then, the case didn't disappear from the public's mind, and four years after the murder, another tip came in. In 1967, a Battle Creek resident said he'd overheard Daisy's mailman, William Daly, threatening a woman at a local bar. When she refused to dance with him, William told her he'd do, quote, What had been done to Daisy Zick?

After Daisy's murder, William had been one of the first people to be interviewed, and his testimony was among the most puzzling. Every other witness claimed Daisy's garage door was open by 11 a.m., but William insisted it was closed. He also claimed that he'd seen a suspicious man walking down Michigan Avenue before the Pontiac was abandoned, a story that no one else could corroborate. At the time, police assumed he was just confused and,

never viewed him as an actual suspect. Now, all of that had changed. Eventually, officers tracked 42-year-old William down to a nearby trailer park. According to them, William was, quote, sensitive, emotional, and overly talkative. He stuck to his original story about the garage, but changed his account of the suspicious man on Michigan Avenue. now he claimed he'd seen a suspicious woman instead he also lied to their faces detectives knew he'd been arrested for assaulting his daughter-in-law the year prior but when they brought it up william insisted he'd actually attacked his ex-wife's lover then at the end of the interview william said he was willing to take a polygraph but he was planning on moving soon. He couldn't guarantee

he'd still be around to take the test. The whole thing made detectives extremely suspicious. They submitted William's fingerprints to the crime lab. They were hopeful they'd finally cracked the case. Unfortunately, William's prince didn't match the one from the Pontiac,

but that didn't mean he wasn't involved in Daisy's murder. Ten months later, detectives decided to interview Susan Denny, William's daughter-in-law, and she had plenty to say about him. According to Susan, William had started making sexual advances towards her in 1966, three years after Daisy's murder. During one of those incidents, Susan locked herself in a room to get away from William. That's when he broke down the door and tried to choke her. He also threatened her by explicitly saying he knew who killed Daisy Zick.

When the detectives heard that, their ears perked up, they asked Susan if she'd seen William the day of the murder. It turned out she did. According to Susan, he was acting really strange that day and told conflicting stories about who he saw on Michigan Avenue. One of William's co-workers confirmed that he was behaving erratically that day. She also mentioned that William had a dark, possibly blue jacket he often wore. After Daisy died, she never saw him wear it again. With all signs pointing to William, detectives were eager to interview him again. But by then, he'd already moved out of state.

although several detectives were convinced he was their man, they didn't have enough proof to get a warrant. After that, the case went cold again. There were a couple more attempts to revive it over the next few years, but little progress was made. Daisy's husband, Floyd Zick, passed away in 1988's without ever knowing who killed his wife. The case files continue to gather down. dust until the year 2000, when 75-year-old William Daly was diagnosed with cancer.

Detectives showed up at his hospital. They wanted to try to get him to take a polygraph test one last time. He refused to participate, saying he wasn't interested in clearing his name. He ended up surviving the illness dying 11 years later in his home. The investigation died along. with William. Nowadays, most detectives believe either he or Albert Cooley and his brother are the most likely suspects. Unfortunately, we'll never know for sure. But that doesn't mean Daisy has been forgotten. Over 60 years later, she's seen as a woman who was ahead of her time. After surviving

an abusive marriage at just 14 years old, Daisy was determined to live life on her own terms. She was a great mother and a dedicated employee at a time when women had significantly less power in the workplace. Before she was 30, Daisy had already lived through the Great Depression and World War II. But friends and family remembered her as someone who saw the good in everyone. She was a free spirit, before it was fashionable, someone who stood strong no matter what the universe threw at her. One thing we can all agree on is that women like Daisy Zick deserve better. By remembering her story, we're reminded that it's up to all of us to build a world where that's possible. Thanks so much for joining us.

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