Creepiest Disappearances Afternoon Marathon Binge Stream with Steve Stockton

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Hello friends, Steve Stockton here. This video, by popular request,
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is a marathon of some of our creepiest cases ever.
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Join me. Let's walk and see. Hello friends. In this video,
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we bring you some of the most unbelievably bizarre and
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creepiest disappearances we've ever covered. Some of these defy the imagination.
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So buckle up. It's going to be a wild ride.
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First disappearance, Jeremiah Foucault. 36 year old Jeremiah Foucault left
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his apartment and headed for his job as a software
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engineer at Oracle in Bellevue, Washington. on July 22nd, 2015,
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only to never be seen or heard from again. Jeremiah
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grew up in Standish, Michigan, a small town with around 1,400 residents,
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and graduated from the Standish Sterling Central High School. In
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his spare time, Jeremiah enjoyed golfing and snowboarding, and Jeremiah's
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parents still call the small town home. On July 22nd, 2015,
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Jeremiah phoned his boss at Oracle, telling him that he
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was coming into the office to get his laptop repaired,
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but he never arrived. This was extremely out of character
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for Jeremiah. With his father, Edward, telling ABC News, it
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makes no sense. Something had to have happened. As the
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hours passed, his boss waited for Jeremiah to arrive, but
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that moment never came. His boss then contacted Jeremiah's family
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to let them know what was going on and to
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ask if they had seen him or had contact with him.
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His family was shocked to hear that Jeremiah hadn't shown
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up to work and they, in turn, contacted the police
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in Seattle. The Seattle Police Department took Jeremiah's disappearance very
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seriously from the get-go and began retracing Jeremiah's last known movements.
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CCTV cameras showed Jeremiah pulling into the parking garage of
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his apartment complex at 12.07 a.m. on July 22, 2015.
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This wasn't the only piece of CCTV footage that the
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Seattle Police uncovered. Later that day, a man matching Jeremiah's
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description is seen walking down the stairs of the International
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District bus station. The bus station that Jeremiah used to
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get to work. The man can be seen walking down
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the stairs carrying a backpack. Now friends and family are
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convinced that the man in the footage is Jeremiah. A
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close friend of Jeremiah's, Jocelyn Combray, told 213 Fox News,
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It's nice to see him. We know that he was
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okay as of 7.02 Wednesday. It was comforting to see
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him walk and see the back of his head. Just
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as the man approaches the bottom of the stairs and
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walks toward the tunnel, the footage glitches out. Once the
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glitch clears, the man is gone and there are no
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further sightings of him. The Seattle police have never publicly
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confirmed where the man in the footage is indeed Jeremiah Falco.
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Renee Tarchan, Jeremiah's mother, told ABC News, Every day I
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think that this can't be real, yet every day I
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wake up and it's real. He got up, got ready
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for work, and fell off the planet. I just hope
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and pray every day that there will be some sign.
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On August 25th, 2015, Jocelyn Combré, who runs the Facebook
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page Missing Jeremiah Foucault, posted, All known activity including last
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phone call, financial activity, employment presence, vehicle use, iCloud use,
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bus pass use, Even if visual by surveillance in the
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parking lot, ATM, and apartment complex, all activity ended by
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midnight the morning of Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015. On the
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day that he disappeared, for whatever reason, Jeremiah did not
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use his bus pass. Viewers on Reddit have speculated that
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the person seen in the bus station is Jeremiah and
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speculate that the ticket system was down and therefore his
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pass would have not registered any activity. As Jeremiah has
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been missing for some time, he had not paid his
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rent and his family were subsequently served with an eviction notice.
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In a further post, dated January 10th, 2016, on the
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Facebook page, Jocelyn wrote, as mentioned in the previous updates,
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a group of his friends came with trucks and waited
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on the curb for his belongings to be placed outside
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the Uwajimaya Village apartments to follow normal eviction protocol. We
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salvaged all his personal belongings, such as documents, clothes, memorabilia,
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and some household items. but we weren't able to store
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larger furniture. Currently, his belongings are stored in the garage
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of one of his friends' houses. They are slowly going
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through his belongings to search for clues, but nothing yet.
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We found the shirt and shorts he was positively ID'd
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in in the apartment surveillance video in his dirty hamper,
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so we know that he changed since 12.07 a.m., Wednesday,
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July 22, 2015. We continue to call his cell phone,
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and the number has now been disconnected. Bizarrely, after Jeremiah's disappearance,
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his car was found behind his apartment on 6th Avenue South.
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Not as unknown whether Jeremiah or another person moved his
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car out of the parking garage. Since their son's disappearance,
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Jeremiah's parents have been heavily involved with the Seattle Police
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Department and flew out to Seattle to help with the
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search for him. His parents also provided DNA samples to
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the police department so the identification of remains would be
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faster in the event that Jeremiah was found. Around 20
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to 25 of Jeremiah's closest friends and family dedicate their
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time to keeping the investigation alive and undertaking their own investigation.
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The Seattle Police Department does not suspect that Jeremiah met
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with foul play, however, they have stated that his case
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is still active and open. Jeremiah Foco was 36 years
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old when he was last seen on July 22, 2015.
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He is described as a white male with brown hair
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and brown eyes. Jeremiah sometimes uses the nickname Jay, but
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sports a shaved head. He was last seen wearing a
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black t-shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes, and also wore glasses
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for reading. If you have any information about the mysterious
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disappearance of Jeremiah Foucault, you are asked to please contact
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the Seattle Police Department at 206-625-5011. Gene Johnson 70-year-old Gene
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Johnson lived a quiet and peaceful life in Capitan, New
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Mexico in 2019. Seven years earlier, in 2012, Gene's beloved
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husband had passed away and since then there was a
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hole in her heart that only one man could ever fill.
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Gene found it incredibly difficult to move on and wore
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a pendant filled with his ashes on a necklace close
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to her heart as well as wearing her wedding ring.
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By all accounts, Jean was a loving grandmother, mother and
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wife and devoted her time to playing with her grandchildren
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and talking to her friends in town. She also enjoyed
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gardening and taking life at a slow pace. So when
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Jean mysteriously vanished into thin air and failed to make
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contact with her daughter Heidi, her family knew something was
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very wrong. On Sunday, May 26, 2019, Jean was dog
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sitting for a friend who was out of town and
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at some point during the day, Jean snapped a selfie
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of her and the dog and sent it to her daughter, Heidi.
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Heidi told Dateline, she sent me a picture of her
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and the dog relaxing. My mother was my best friend.
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We were very close. We talked at least three times
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a day. This is the last known contact from Jean,
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and after this, she mysteriously vanished into thin air. On Monday,
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the 27th of May, 2019, Heidi attempted to call her
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mother that evening, but got no answer. In an NBC
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News report, Heidi tells reporter Andrea Cavaliere that she was
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working all day and her 10-year-old son had a friend
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over that night, so calling her mother slipped her mind
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until the evening. Then she tried to call her again
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on Tuesday, the 28th of May, 2019, but again received
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no answer. Heidi became concerned that her mother wasn't answering
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her phone, and the next phone call she received turned
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her world upside down. The friend that Jean had been
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dog-sitting for called Heidi to let her know that Jean
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had never dropped a dog off on Monday, the 27th
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of May, 2019, as planned. This phone call confirmed Heidi's
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suspicions that something was terribly wrong, and she dropped everything
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to rush over to her mother's house. She told NBC News,
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That's when I panic. I just felt like something was
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terribly wrong. I had a bad feeling the entire way.
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As Heidi pulled up outside of her mother's home, located
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on Towie Road in Capitan, New Mexico, her stomach sank.
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The gate into the driveway was locked, and Jean's car
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was also locked and parked on the driveway. Heidi peered
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into the car and saw her mother's phone and purse
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in the car, but there was no sign of her mother.
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The front door was described as being slightly ajar, but
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nothing in the home appeared to be out of the ordinary.
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As Heidi stepped inside, she found the dog that her
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mother had been dog-sitting. The dog was fine, save for
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a few accidents it had around the house. Still, there
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was no sign of Jean. Heidi checked her mother's home,
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hoping that she would find her somewhere. As she moved
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throughout the apartment, she noticed that one thing was missing. A.
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357 caliber pistol that Jean kept in the house for protection.
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Heidi told investigators that her mother would only use the
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gun if she was scared. Initially, investigators feared that Jean
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had used the gun to take her own life. Heidi
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called the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office shortly after and reported
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her mother missing, triggering an investigation. In a strange twist,
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the gun was turned into the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
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two months later by an unknown person. The Sheriff's Office
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has not released a description of the person who handed
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in the gun, and they remain unidentified. The Lincoln County
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Sheriff's Office said in a statement, We're not ruling anybody
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in and we're not ruling anybody out because we don't
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know yet. Jean's 10-acre property has been extensively searched, but
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no evidence was found. Heidi did tell investigators that her
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mother was sometimes forgetful, but had no history of wandering off.
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70-year-old Jean Johnson was last heard from on Sunday, May 26, 2019,
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and her last confirmed whereabouts are at her home on
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Towie Road in Capitan, New Mexico. Jean is described as
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a white female with gray and brown hair and green eyes.
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Jean has had a left mastectomy and her right breast
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is intact. She also has a previous fracture to one
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of her big toes and her ears are pierced. We
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do not know what Jean was wearing on the day
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of her disappearance, but her general description is listed as 5'6,
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130 pounds. Her daughter, Heidi, said that she was possibly
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wearing a silver wedding band with three diamonds and a
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clear pendant with her husband's ashes inside. If you have
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any information, you're urged to contact the Lincoln County Sheriff's
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Office on 687-2419, or you can contact Carrizozo Sheriff's Office
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at 648-2342. Abby Flynn February 2nd, 2020 Super Bowl weekend.
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The time for celebration, anticipation, and an excuse for friends
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to get together, drink beer, eat party food, and watch
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the game together. 59-year-old Abby Flynn of Gloucester, Massachusetts spent
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the first half of February 2nd, 2020 preparing to host
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a Super Bowl party. Abby and her friends were eager
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to watch the San Francisco 49ers versus the Kansas City
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Chiefs in the Ultimate NFL Showdown. But when her friends
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arrived at her house around 6 p.m., there was no
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sign of her. Her friends were incredibly confused as everything
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was set up and ready for the party. The oven
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was still warm and Abby's phone was laid out on
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the table. After searching the house and finding no sign
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of her, her concerned friends called the Gloucester Police Department
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to report her missing. Ed Conley, the chief of police,
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said there were indications that she had been at home,
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that she had prepared for the party, but she was
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not there. At the time of the party, Abby's husband
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was in Houston, Texas, and her children were away at college,
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leaving just Abby in the home. Now, there are conflicting
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reports surrounding Abby's final movements. Some articles say that she
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spoke to her son at 2.40pm, while some say 4pm,
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and others say yet 4.30pm. While we do not have
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an accurate time, we do know that at some point
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in the afternoon, Abby did indeed call her son and
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told him that she was going for a walk. This
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fact was confirmed by residents who reported seeing Abby at
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around 4.30 p.m. that day. After this, Abby has never
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been seen or heard from again. Abby's family told investigators
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that she was a keen hiker and loved being outdoors.
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She was experienced and knew how to traverse the landscape
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around her, making her disappearance all the more mysterious. The
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investigation began almost right away, with investigators searching long into
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the night for Abby. According to news reports, detectives, officers,
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police dogs, and land, sea, and air patrols were sent
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out to look for Abby, but sadly, they found nothing.
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The Gloucester Police Department believes that Abby had an accident
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or a medical emergency during her walk. However, no remains
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have ever been found. 59-year-old Abby Flynn, full name Mary
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Abby Flynn, is described as a white female with brown
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hair and brown eyes. She is 5'5 to 5'7 inches tall,
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weighs between 190 and 210 pounds, and has her ears pierced.
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She was last seen wearing a navy blue L.L. Bean
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puffer jacket, a long-sleeved flannel shirt, blue jeans, and L.L.
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Bean boot. L.L. Bean is a well-known outdoor activity and
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hiking brand. If you have any information about the mysterious
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disappearance of Abby Flynn, you're asked to please contact the
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Gloucester Police Department. 978-283-1212 or you can contact the massachusetts
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state police at 978-745-8908 fauna fry in june 2020 45
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year old fauna fry was coping with a very recent
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passing of her brother dallas Fauna's father, John, said that
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the two siblings were very close, as they were each
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other's only siblings, and the death of her brother had
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impacted her deeply. On June 28, 2020, Fauna called her father, John,
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from a phone at the Super 8 Hotel to check
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in with him. According to John, Fauna intended to go
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to Grants Pass, Oregon, from her home in Dexter, Oregon,
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to visit friends and take a short vacation to help
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her cope with her grief. While on the phone, John
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noticed that Donna sounded disoriented and wasn't acting her usual self.
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During the phone call, Donna told her father that she
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had picked up a hitchhiker near Wilderville, Oregon. John told
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ABC 13 News, She talked to me about angels and
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then about the hitchhiker. It wasn't really like her to
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pick up hitchhikers, so I knew she was disoriented and
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very much in grief. She was very upset and distraught.
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On June 29th, 2020, Fauna was spotted at the Umpqua
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Bank in Rogue River, Oregon, and withdrew $ 200. There's also
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apparent CCTV footage showing Fauna leaving the Super 8 Hotel
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on June 29th, 2020, between 8.30 a.m. and 9 a.m.
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with all of her bags. Inside Edition reported that Fauna
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had a reservation at the We Ask Who Inn, but
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never showed up. On July 5th, 2020, John Fry phoned
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the Josephine County Sheriff's Office and reported his daughter missing,
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explaining to them that he had last heard from her
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on June 28. Investigators searched through Fauna's financial records and
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found that she had used her credit card twice in
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the days leading up to her disappearance. Once to buy
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camping equipment and the second time to buy personal items.
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As previously mentioned, she also made a reservation for the
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We Ask Who Inn with this credit card, but never
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showed up. After this, no further transactions were made on
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her credit. In a post to the Help Find Fauna
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Fry Facebook group, a person only identified as Jenny posted
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a list of what Fauna purchased on that day. 8.30 a.m.
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approximately at Fred Meyer's, $ 138. 28. Socks, V05 shampoo, Pantene conditioner,
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two Burt's Bees, a deli sandwich, one bag of chips,
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a mug to wear clothing, two cans of Foster's beer.
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Then at 12.36 p.m. approximately at Big Five Sporting Goods,
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she purchased a three-pack of palm-held flashlights, lanterns, capris, tennis shoes,
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and a sports bra. Then at 3.39 p.m. at a
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store called Gooseberries, she bought 10 packs of tuna, three
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cans of coffee, and one smoothie. An investigation was launched
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by the Josephine County Sheriff's Office with detectives, investigators, and
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volunteers all working together to help search for Fauna. Investigators
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believed she may have been camping in the area. However,
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searches turned up nothing. Then, on September 23, 2020, Vonna's
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2000 four-door blue Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo was found on
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a dead-end spur off Reuben Mountain Road, six miles past
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the Grave Creek boat landing in Josephine County. Vonna's car
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was locked and investigators found personal items along with food
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inside the car. Her car was also processed for evidence
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and according to the Oregon State Police, fingerprints and DNA
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samples were recovered but these have not been processed. This
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is because the Oregon State Police have no evidence to
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suggest that a crime was committed or occurred at the
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scene and they are having to prioritize their caseload. The
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hitchhiker that was with Fauna was extensively questioned and ruled
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out as a suspect. As this is the case, their
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name has been withheld from the public. Morgan State Police
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have no reason to believe that Fauna met with foul play, however,
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they are still investigating the case. Her father, John Frye,
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hasn't given up looking for his daughter, and explains how
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he's searched over half the state of Oregon looking for her.
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On September 30th, the Help Find Fauna Fry Facebook group
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posted a timeline of events, and it is as follows. 6-27-20.
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That evening, Fauna drives her Jeep from Dexter, Oregon towards
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Grants Pass, Oregon. She spends the night in her car
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at an unknown location. She did not bring any additional clothing. 6.28.20
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at 10.08 a.m., Fauna stops at Creswell 76 gas station
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and makes a $ 20 purchase. Also on 6.28.20 at 11.40 a.m.,
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Fauna purchased some chicken strips. We believe that she shopped
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at the Wolf Creek store and bought them there. Also
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on 6.28.20 at 11.45 a.m., Fauna stopped at a house
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in Wolf Creek and spent 30 minutes with the people there.
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These people provided Fauna with an address via Dex to
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Onion Mountain Road. Again on 6-28-20, time unknown, Fauna picks
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up a hitchhiker and took her to Fish Hatchery Road.
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Same day, 7-04 p.m., Fauna visits the Cave Junction Chevron
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gas station and makes a $ 25 purchase. 7-45 p.m., Fauna
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checks into the Super 8 Hotel. 8 p.m., Fauna calls
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her dad, John, at home. 8.30 p.m., Fauna visits Fred
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Meyers and makes a $ 138. 28 purchase, as discussed previously, before
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heading back to her hotel room. She's seen wearing a
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neon green and purple pullover and is shopping alone. 8.35 a.m.
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on the 29th, video shows Fauna leaving her hotel room
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at the Super 8 in Grants Pass. 11.44 a.m. that
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same morning, $ 200 cash withdrawn from the Umpqua Bank in
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the Roke River. 12.36 p.m., Big Five purchase of $ 250. 77. 2.35 p.m.
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on that day, Fauna made a reservation at We Ask
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Who Inn. 3.39 p.m., purchase at Gooseberry's Market for $ 56. 61.
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After this, the timeline stops and there is no more
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activity on Fauna's credit cards or bank card. 45-year-old Vonna
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Frye was last seen on June 29, 2020, at the
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Umpqua Bank in Rogue River, Oregon. She is described as
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a white female with blonde hair and blue eyes, approximately
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5'6 tall and between 135 and 150 pounds. Vonna's ears
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appear as she has a tattoo on her back and
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also wears glasses for driving at night. She was last
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seen wearing a pink or purple lightweight zip-up jacket, a
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white or light-colored shirt, black cotton capri leggings, sports bra, underwear,
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white Champion brand ankle socks, and black, gray, pink, and
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white tennis shoes. If you have any information about the
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disappearance of Fauna, you're asked to contact the Josephine County
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Sheriff's Office at 514-474-5132, or you can leave an anonymous
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tip at 541-359-5638. There's also an email address that is
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monitored by the Facebook group, which is findvonafrye at gmail.com.
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The GoFundMe campaign is currently active to help Vaughn's family
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cover expenses. The link will be listed in the description.
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Travis Murrow. 40 year old Travis Murrow was a devoted
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father of four. Although some friends have said that he
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was sometimes a little rough around the edges. One friend
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told NBC News, A true friend is real hard to
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come by, and good dads are real hard to come by.
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And Travis, he was both. Travis enjoyed rodeos and bull
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riding and even encouraged his four children to do the same,
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making joy in seeing his children compete and have a
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good time. On August 24, 2014, Travis visited an acquaintance
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in Enid, Oklahoma. Travis made several texts to friends and
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family that day, telling them that he was in the
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Enid and Canton areas of Oklahoma. Travis was last seen
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at the acquaintance's house and it is believed that he
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was headed for Oakwood or Selling, Oklahoma, to visit one
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of his former girlfriends. However, Travis never showed up at
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one of his former girlfriend's houses. The last confirmed movement
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from Travis is a phone call he placed to one
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of these girlfriends at around 10 p.m. on August 24, 2014.
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After this, Travis has never been seen or heard from again.
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Later that evening, Travis' Dodge Dakota pickup truck was found
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near Canton Lake in Dewey County, Oklahoma. His truck had
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been locked and abandoned, but there was no sign of
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Travis or his personal belongings anywhere. The Alva Police Department
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confirmed that there were no signs of a struggle, but
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they did launch a full-scale search for him. Days of
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searching by land and air showed no signs of Travis,
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and in the days after his disappearance, the Alva Police
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Department requested the involvement of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
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In a statement to the Enid News Eagle, Jessica Brown
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of the OSBI said, Many people have speculated that Travis
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disappeared of his own accord, as at the time of
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his disappearance he had outstanding warrants for his arrest. His
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family has heavily disputed these claims, saying that Travis was
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a devoted father and would not have left of his
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own accord. Forty-year-old Travis Murrow was last seen on August 24, 2014,
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in Enid, Oklahoma. He is described as a white male
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with light brown hair and blue eyes. He also wears glasses.
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Travis has a two- to three-inch scar on his left
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wrist that extends from the palm to forearm, a scar
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on his left thigh, and three scars on his chest.
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He has a tattoo of a bull skull with four
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feathers hanging from the horns on his right bicep. It
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is believed that he was last seen wearing Western-style clothing.
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Travis stands at 5 foot 9 inches tall and weighs
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140 pounds. If you have any information, you're asked to
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contact the Iowa Police Department at 580-327-2121 or the Dewey
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County Sheriff's Office at 580-328-5558 or the Oklahoma State Bureau
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of Investigations at either 405-848-6724 or toll-free at 1-800-522-8017. You
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can also email them at tips at osbi.ok.gov. Well, friends,
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there you have it. What do you make of these
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bizarre disappearances? People just suddenly vanished from the face of
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the earth with no rhyme or reason, seemingly having made
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no plans to do so? Curious, indeed. I look forward
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to your comments, but we ask that you please keep
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it friendly and respectful, especially to the victims, victims' families,
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and the opinions of others. Be good to yourselves and
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each other, and I'll see you just a little farther
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down the trail. I'm Steve Stockton, and I'll talk to
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you next time. Hello friends, welcome to the second installment
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in our Creepiest Disappearances series. Tonight we bring you five
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more of the most bizarre and strange disappearances we've come across.
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Sit back, relax, buckle up your seatbelts, it's going to
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be a wild ride. Number five, Lynn Palmer. 71-year-old retired
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nurse Marlynn Lynn Palmer was an active member in her
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community in Fall River Mills, California. Lynn had previously worked
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at the local hospice and was known to many around
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town for her incredible work. Just because Lynn had retired,
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it didn't mean that she planned on slowing down. She
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volunteered at a thrift store to help keep her occupied
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and maintain a busy social life. In an interview for NBC,
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Lynn's son Dave said, She went bowling with friends every
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Tuesday night, and she was proud that she could go
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on a four-mile walk and be fine, as well as
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volunteer four to five times per week. On April 20, 2018,
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Lynn spent the day volunteering at the thrift store before
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returning to her home in the 23,000 block of Castle
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Fall River Road, an unpopulated but beautifully according to her son.
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Lynn walked through the door at around 4.30pm, said hello
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to her husband Bob, and grabbed a light beer out
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of the fridge. Lynn left the house once again, but
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this time to walk the dog, Lucy, that they had
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been taking care of for a few days. Lucy the
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dog belonged to Lynn's stepdaughter and Bob's biological daughter, and
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according to articles, they had been looking after her for
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a few days while the owner was unavailable. Lynn and
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Lucy headed southeast from the home and into the woods,
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and it would be four agonizing days until there was
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any sign of either of them. After 15 minutes had
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passed and Lynn still hadn't returned home, Bob began to worry.
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He knew that Lynn's route should have only taken her
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15 minutes. Then another 10 minutes passed, and there was
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still no sign of Lynn or Lucy. Concerned, Bob left
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the house and began looking for them, but found no
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sign of them. When 45 minutes had passed, Bob began
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going door to door and asking neighbors if they had
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seen the duo. To his horror, no one had. Now
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in a state of panic, Bob called Lynn's brother-in-law, who
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is a volunteer firefighter for the Fall River Mills Fire Department,
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and asked for their assistance in finding Lynn. Her brother-in-law
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sprung into action, and along with Bob, combed the area
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for an hour, but to no avail. Realizing that something
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was very wrong at this point, Bob picked up the phone,
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dialed 911, and called the Shasta County Sheriff's Department to
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officially report his wife missing. By this point, Lynn's family
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had been made aware of her sudden and mysterious disappearance,
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and came from all over the U.S. to help with
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the search. The local community soon caught wind of Lynn's disappearance.
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And in a Facebook post, the Sheriff's Department said the
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Shasta County Search and Rescue was activated and numerous resources
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were deployed to the area to aid in the search
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for Ms. Palmer. These resources included dirt riders, mounted posse,
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ground team, jeepers, and mountain rescue. The Shasta County Sheriff's
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Office will continue to search for Ms. Palmer throughout the night.
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For four days, the Shasta County and the teams mentioned
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above searched for Lynn, but there was just no sign
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of her. Then on the fourth day, April 24th, something
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miraculous happened. Ava called the event at an NBC interview saying,
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suddenly the missing dog came back on day four. They
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immediately brought her into the house. There was food and
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water for her, and she went and drank some water,
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but it was weird because she didn't eat any of
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the food. Another day passed, and sadly the search was
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officially called off after there was no evidence found. Lynn's
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family weren't given up that easily and brought in the
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Mendocino County Sniffer Dog Unit to see if their dogs
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would be able to shed some light on her mysterious disappearance.
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According to Dave, Lynn's son, the dog tractor sent along
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her main walking route out to an abandoned trailer, then
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to a dirt road, and then out to the main road.
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The scent disappeared. at the main road. Since Lynn's mysterious
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disappearance in April 2018, her family have continued their search
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for her. A month after she went missing, the Shasta
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County Sheriff's Office said that she was considered missing under
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suspicious circumstances, and her case has remained open ever since. Now,
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in the months before her disappearance, Lynn had begun showing
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signs of dementia, and her son Dave said, were just
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some things she would have to repeat or things she
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would not remember. Her family maintains that she couldn't have
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gotten lost on her walk due to the confusion as
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it was a route she walked often and only started
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to forget the little things. Plus, the dog knew the
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route as well. Lynn's family are desperate for answers and
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are offering a $ 5, 000 reward for any information that leads
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to her whereabouts. Dave is adamant that his mother did
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not leave of her own accord, telling NBC One thing
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I do know, she didn't take off on her own will.
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So her body is still out there and the dog
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stayed until she passed away and we just haven't found
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her body yet. Or someone took her and either they
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took the dog with her or the dog followed them
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and then came back. They could have disposed of her
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or the rare case is that they still have her.
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Laura Lynn Palmer was last seen on April 20th, 2018.
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She is described as a white female with brown hair
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and brown eyes. Both of her ears are pierced, and
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she has an appendectomy scar on her abdomen. Lynn was
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last seen wearing a t-shirt, blue jeans, tennis shoes, and earrings,
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and was possibly carrying a can of light beer, and
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was wearing her glasses that have thick lenses. If you
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have any information, you are urged to contact the Shasta
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County Sheriff's Department at 530-245-6540. If you wish to remain anonymous,
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you can contact the Secret Witness Program at 530-243-2319, and
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you can submit an anonymous tip online at the NorCal
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Alliance for the Missing. The link for this will be
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provided in the description. Number four, Stacey Smart. 52-year-old Stacey
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Smart was reported missing by her daughter, Nicole Santos-Jamond, on
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November 2nd, 2016, after nobody had heard from her for
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a while. On that same day, if you'll recall, Sherry
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Pepini also mysteriously disappeared, only to be found alive weeks later.
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Pepini's case garnered international media attention, while Stacey's case has
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been largely overshadowed and forgotten about. But here at Missing
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Persons and Mysteries, we want to make sure that we
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give Stacey's case as much exposure as possible and extend
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our condolences to her family and pray that they find
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closure soon. The details in Stacy's case are few and
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far between. Nicole, Stacy's daughter, says that she last spoke
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to her mother on October 12, 2016, and knew that
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she was going to a housewarming party in Lewiston, California
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on October 15, 2016. By October 16, all activity on
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Stacy's bank cards had stopped, and as Halloween rolled around,
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she failed to make contact with her family, which was
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extremely out of character. Her daughter also told Crime Watch
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Daily that Stacy's landline had been disconnected, which deeply concerned
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the family. At the time of her disappearance, Stacy was
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living with her boyfriend, Tony Brand, and Brand has never
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commented on why he did report his girlfriend missing or
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make contact with her family if he knew she was
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okay in the interim period before she was reported missing.
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Stacy's daughter, Nicole, told news media that a month before
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her mother mysteriously disappeared, she'd called her grandmother in tears,
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saying that Brand had been cheating on her and that
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the two had gotten into an argument. Stacey later followed
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up with her family, claiming that the two had made up.
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But then, a month later, she vanished. Investigators are keeping
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very tight-lipped about the investigation into Stacey's disappearance. And although
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her case was featured on an episode of Crime Watch Daily,
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few leads have surfaced. One interesting thing to note about
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this episode, which is available to watch on YouTube, is
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that Bran spoke with the producers of the show, but
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refused to be on camera, instead opting to just give
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a statement. Now, this is in no way saying that
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he's guilty, but it is an important thing to note.
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The statement, provided by Bran, read by his lawyer, Douglas Gardner, said,
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Tony was in a loving, intimate relationship with Stacey, which
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ended with as much mystery to him as anyone else.
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He has fully cooperated with the investigators in this case
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and is afraid for Stacey as any of her other
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loved ones. Law enforcement confirmed that Brand had been cooperative
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during their initial investigation, but requested that his lawyer, Douglas Gardner,
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be present when he took a lie detector test. The
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results of these tests have never been made public, and
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we probably shouldn't put too much weight or validity into
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those results anyway. After all, there is a reason that
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lie detector tests aren't admissible in most courts across the world.
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A KRCR article written in November 2019, three years after
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Stacey's mysterious disappearance, mentions Angie Forslund, a search manager who
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was hired by Stacey's family following her disappearance. The article reads,
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Angie Forslund, the search manager hired by the Smart family
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to find Stacey, told KRCR in an interview in 2016
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she believes he's a suspect in her disappearance. According to
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Forslund and the family, Smart's boyfriend changed the carpet in
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his home near Lewiston Lake after Smart was reported missing.
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He also told the family she had moved out. Stacey
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Smart last made contact with her family on October 12,
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2016 and has not been seen or heard from since.
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Investigators have not stated who they believe she has met
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with foul play and the investigation is currently ongoing. Stacey
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Smart is described as a white female with blonde hair
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and blue eyes. At the time of her disappearance, her
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hair was platinum blonde and in a pixie-style cut. Stacey
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also has a tattoo of a red lotus bloom on
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her lower back and likes to wear hats. Stacey's family
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are desperate for answers and have teamed up with the
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Secret Witness Program to offer a $ 10, 000 reward for any
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information that leads to her. Her family has also set
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up a GoFundMe. If you have any information, you're urged
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to contact either the Trinity County Sheriff's Department on 530-623-3740
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or the Secret Witness Program on 530-623-3740. 243-2319. Number three,
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Erin Marie Gilbert. 24-year-old Erin Marie Gilbert had the world
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at her feet, and her family described her as a
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smart and responsible young woman who was athletic but also
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knew how to glam it up. Erin loved playing basketball,
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and being six foot tall, she was perfect for the sport.
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Her family commented that she was always happy. someone who
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was looking forward to all of her tomorrows. But sadly,
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Erin's seemingly endless supplies of tomorrow were cut short, and
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she has been officially listed as a missing person since
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July 1st, 1995. In 1994, Erin moved from her native
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San Francisco, California and Everett, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska. Erin
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had gotten herself a job as a nanny, and by 1995,
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she was living with her sister, Stephanie, and had enrolled
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herself in beauty school, which was due to start in
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the autumn of 1995. When asked about the drastic move
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from the mainland USA to Alaska, her sister Stephanie told
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NBC News, My husband traveled a lot for work, and
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I was alone so much of the time, so I
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told Erin she should come and stay with me in Alaska.
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She'd been living in San Francisco with her dad. Since
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the day that she arrived in Anchorage, Erin turned many heads,
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and her friends and family described her as a beautiful
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young woman. On June 30, 1995, while out and about,
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Erin met a man named David Combs at a bar
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called Chilkoot Charlie's, and the pair immediately hit it off.
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The two had so much in common and so much
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chemistry that they agreed to meet the next day, on
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July 1, 1995, for a proper date. July 1st rolled around,
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and David picked up Aaron and drove them out to
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the Girdwood Forest Fair in Girdwood, Alaska. The two walked
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around the fair, and witnesses recall seeing Aaron and David
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at a beer garden just before 6 p.m. The two
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left the beer garden and made their way over to
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David's car, but it wouldn't start. David had left the
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car lights on while they were at the fair, which
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had completely drained his battery. David turned to Aaron and
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told her that he would walk to his friend's house,
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which was nearby, and ask him to come and help
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him out. He then explained to the investigators that he
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walked around Girdwood and the surrounding area for two hours
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before realizing he couldn't find his friend's house. When David
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realized he couldn't find this house as initially planned, he
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made his way back to the fairground. As he walked
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toward his car, his heart sank. There was no sign
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of Aaron anywhere. In a rash decision, He tried his
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car one more time, and amazingly, this time the engine
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turned over and it started. Knowing that something still wasn't right,
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he traversed around the fair until 1 a.m. looking for
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his date before heading home. According to Aaron's family, David
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didn't tell them she was missing until 7 a.m. the
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next morning on July 2, 1995. Stephanie told NBC News,
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He didn't tell anyone she was missing until he called
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me around 7 a.m. the next morning. He said he
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called to make sure Aaron made it home okay. He
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was very casual about it. As Stephanie peered into Aaron's
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room and saw that it was empty, her heart immediately
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sank into her stomach. She too sensed that something was wrong,
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so she called the rest of the family and they
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drove to the fairground to conduct their own search. Aaron's
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family combed the fairground and the surrounding woods and even
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had Aaron's name broadcasted from the stage, akin to something
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you'd see when a child warns off from their parents.
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But Aaron never appeared from the woods, and soon the
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Alaska State Troopers became involved, and an official missing persons
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case was opened. With the use of search dogs and helicopters,
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the troopers began covering the surrounding area looking for Aaron,
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but it was as if she had simply vanished into
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thin air. The state troopers have stressed Aaron's case is
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a missing person case and not a homicide investigation at
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this time. David Combs, the man that Aaron was last
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seen with on July 1st, 1995, has been cleared as
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a suspect, and the authorities claim that he has been
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cooperative throughout the entire ordeal. Erin Marie Gilbert was last
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seen on July 1, 1995, at the Girdwood Forest Fair
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in Girdwood, Alaska. She is described as a white female
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with brown hair and brown eyes. She has a tattoo
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of a large blue flower on her chest, and at
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the time of her disappearance, her hair was cut short
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into a bob. Erin is around 6 feet tall and
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weighs about 145 pounds. She was last seen wearing a
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black leather jacket, a black and white striped shirt, black jeans,
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and brown mountain boots. May 4th of 2021 would have
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been Erin's 50th birthday, and her family are desperate for answers.
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There's currently a $ 30, 000 reward for information, and Stephanie, her sister,
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runs the Facebook page called Finding Erin Marie Gilbert. If
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you have any information, you're urged to contact the Alaska
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State Troopers on 907-428-7200 or 907-269-5497. Number two, Stephen Kraft.
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February 15th, 2021, residents of Benton Township, Michigan and beyond
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huddled together in the crisp air to hold a vigil
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marked the 20th anniversary of Stephen Earl Kraft II's disappearance
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in 2001. Fred Krawczyk, who lives on Holly Street, the
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same street that 12-year-old Stephen disappeared from, told WNDU, I
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would hope that if someone did know something out there,
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that they would say something. Hopefully, somehow he returns. If not, well,
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and if he's not here with us anymore, then all
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I know is his family will see him in heaven
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if he's not here Nobody really knows that for sure.
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On February 15, 2001, 12-year-old Stephen Kraft left his home
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on the dead-end street named Holly Street to play with
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the two family dogs, and witnesses recall seeing him on
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the 2100 block of Holly Drive between 7 p.m. and
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8 p.m. that night. Stephen happily played outside and had
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promised his parents that he would be back home in
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time for supper, but Stephen never came through the door.
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According to Chief Smit of the Benton Township Police Department,
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Stephen's mother called police in the early morning hours of
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the 16th of February. Our protocol was typical. We went
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out and took the report, and since it was someone
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that young of an age, we gathered information. Who last
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saw him? Sometimes kids do run away, but he hadn't
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run away before. In the days leading up to his disappearance,
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Stephen had been suspended from Hull Elementary School for five
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days after he defended himself during a scuffle with another student.
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Both the headmaster and Stephen's parents said that this behavior
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was very out of character for him, and that he
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was usually a quiet, well-behaved student who kept his head down.
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After Stephen had been reported missing, a wide-scale search began
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for him, and this search was spurred by a sense
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of urgency. Not just because of his age, but because
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the temperature had dropped well below freezing, and Stephen wasn't
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wearing a hat or gloves. Police, Stephen's family, and the
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local community combed the area looking for any sign of
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the 12-year-old and caught a break when they discovered Stephen's
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icy footsteps walking over a frozen pond near his home
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on Holly Street. According to the Charlie Project, these footsteps
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led in the direction of Harbor Haven Ministries on Irving Street,
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which is approximately one block away from Holly Street where
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Stephen lived. After this, it appears that the trail goes cold,
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and investigators commented that the weather, combined with his young age,
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made it difficult for them. On February 18th, 2001, the
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familiar pitter-patter of feet was heard at the Kraft residence.
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Outside stood the older dog, a German Shepherd Chowmex, but
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there was no sign of Stephen or the other dog.
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The dog hastily led Stephen's parents and investigators to a pond,
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But according to official reports, nothing was found. The day
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after that, on February 19th, 2001, the family's other dog,
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six-month-old German Shepherd puppy, was found a mile and a
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half away from Holly Street. How had a six-month-old puppy
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managed to survive the freezing temperatures and travel over a
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mile and a half away? Could this possibly be an
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indication that someone took Steven and the dogs? only to
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let them loose because they were making too much noise
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or to throw off the investigation? Throughout the years, multiple
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searches have been performed for Stephen. In 2001, authorities searched
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Blue Creek and the pond near Harbor Haven Ministries, but
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found nothing. In 2002, a search was conducted in a
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wooded area near the southwestern Michigan Regional Airport, but again,
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no trace of Stephen could be found. There was a
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reported sighting of Stephen in 2004 where a witness called
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the FBI believing that a young man matching Stephen's description
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was at the Midway Airport in Chicago. This sighting unfortunately
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turned out to be a case of mistaken identity and
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since then the cases remain cold. With such little evidence
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all we are left with are theories. The Benton Township
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Police Department has said that they investigated the idea that
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Stephen ran away from home as well as the idea
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that he was abducted. It does seem very unlikely though
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that Stephen ran away, especially on a cold February evening
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when he promised his parents he would be home in
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time for supper. The FBI stated in their report that
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Stephen was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has ties there
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as well as Lexington, Kentucky. It's also possible that Stephen
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died due to exposure or an accident on that evening
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But without a body or evidence, all we can do
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is speculate. Stephen's family have never given up hope and
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are asking for the public's assistance in his case. Stephen
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Earl Kraft II, also listed sometimes as Stephen Earl Kraft Jr.,
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was last seen on February 15, 2001, in the 2100
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block of Holly Drive in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Stephen is
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described as a white male with light brown hair and
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green eyes. There's a small red birthmark on his left rib.
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At the time he went missing, he was around 5'1
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to 5'2 inches tall and around 100 pounds. Stephen was
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last seen wearing a white, tan, and brown striped shirt,
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tan parachute pants, an aqua and purple Charlotte Hornets jacket,
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and black Luggs boots. If still alive today, Stephen would
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be 32 years old. Anyone with any information is urged
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to contact the Benton Township Police Department at 269-926-8221 and
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listen for the extension for Stephen's tip line. Alternatively, you
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can contact the FBI's St. Joseph, Michigan office on 313-965-2323.
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Number one, Shanna Boyto. We will always love you. no
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matter what. We will support you and help you. Just
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come home and we'll face everything together. We want you
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back home with us and to be a mother to
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your beautiful daughter. At the very least, call and let
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us know you're okay. So reads a message from the
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father of missing 22-year-old Shannon Boiteau. Her family describe her
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as a devoted mother and loving daughter and are desperate
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for answers as to what happened. on that June day
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in 2016. On that day, Shanna left her home in
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Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and left a note for her parents,
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telling them that she was going to be sent back
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to prison and needed to sort out a few things beforehand.
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The note also stated that she and her boyfriend were
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on their way to California so she could see the ocean.
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As far as we know, Shanna hopped into the car
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with her boyfriend and they began their trip from Wisconsin
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to California. Google Maps shows the two most common routes
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to California. The first route, and the route that Shanna
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and her boyfriend are assumed to have taken, drives through Minneapolis, Minnesota,
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South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and then into California. The
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second most likely route goes through southern Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada,
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and then into California. This route will become important later on.
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According to Shanna's family, her childhood had been normal, and
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the trouble didn't start until she transitioned into her teenage years,
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when she began taking drugs and exhibiting signs of behavioral problems.
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And that's when things started to go downhill. That was
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until 2014, when she found out she was pregnant. This
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shock announcement spurred her on, and she got on a
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path to sobriety and eventually got clean. Sadly, this sobriety
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only lasted for a little while, and shortly after, she
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began using drugs again and was sent to prison on
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drug charges. Shanna was released on probation and ordered to
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serve house arrest following the birth of her daughter, which
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she completed without incident, according to her father. Naturally, after
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being under house arrest, Shanna was put on parole and
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assigned to parole office. According to the Charlie Project, Shanna
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had been caught drinking in June 2016, and had an
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outstanding warrant against her for parole violations. Shanna knew that
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the parole violation meant that she would likely be back
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behind bars, leading her to leave the note for her
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parents and take care of business before she found herself
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back in an orange jumpsuit. The details in Shanna's case
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became somewhat confusing from here on out. According to some reports,
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Shanna was last seen near Interstate 94 and County Road
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74 in St. Cloud, Minnesota on June 22, 2016. Now,
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as per Google Maps, two routes to California drive through
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are close to Minneapolis and then down either into South
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Dakota or Iowa. What is really odd about this, though,
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is that St. Cloud, Minnesota is 65 miles north of
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Minneapolis and is completely off-route. There may be another route
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to California that would take you through or near this area,
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but no one knows why they might have taken this route.
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This is just a minor point found while researching that
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we wanted to bring up. Witnesses reported seeing Shanna and
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her boyfriend arguing in the car around 3 p.m. And
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in the heat of the argument, Shanna got out of
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the car and stormed off into the woods around the highway.
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It is unclear what Shanna and her boyfriend were arguing about,
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but her family did tell investigators that she was known
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to hitchhike. It is possible that she jumped into someone
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else's car to try and get to California. Another bizarre
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fact in Shanna's case is the fact that she apparently
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left home without her bag and didn't own a cell
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phone at the time. It's unclear on how the couple
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were planning on funding that trip to California and whether
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Shanna's boyfriend was going to pick up the tab. Shanna
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has no connections to St. Cloud, Minnesota and her family
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are now asking for the public's help. Shanna Boito was
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last seen in St. Cloud, Minnesota on June 22, 2016.
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as we mentioned, near Interstate 94 and County Road 74.
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She is described as a white female with brown hair
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and brown eyes and has a tattoo of two sparrows
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on her hips and a tattoo of the name Millie
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with no E behind her right ear. Shanna also has
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lip and belly button piercing and has stretched ear lobes.
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Her Charlie Project profile reads, Moito has a history of
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drug abuse. Caution is advised when approaching her. She was
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last seen wearing a tan Victoria's Secret tank top with
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the word pink on it, black leggings, and no shoes.
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File play is not suspected at this time in her case,
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and if you have any information regarding her whereabouts, you're
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asked to please contact the Chippewa Falls Police Department at 715-723-4424. Well, friends,
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there you have it. What do you make of these
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five strange and creepy disappearances? Somewhere, somebody knows something. People
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don't just vanish in thin air. Thank you for listening,
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and we look forward to reading your comments. But please,
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keep it friendly and respectful. In the meantime, be good
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to yourselves and each other, and I'll see you just
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a little farther on down the trail. I'm Steve Stockton,
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and I'll talk to you next time. Hello, friends. Today,
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bringing you part three of our unbelievably bizarre and creepy
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disappearances series. These are some of the strangest disappearances we've
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come across in all our research. Now let's begin. Number five.
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Chance Engelbert 25-year-old Chance Engelbert was last seen leaving the
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700 block of O Street in Gearing, Nebraska at around 7.30 p.m.
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on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Chance, his wife Bailey, and
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their son Banks, who lived in Wyoming, had spent the
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sunny Saturday visiting Bailey's family with articles reporting that they
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spent the day golfing. Chance had recently accepted a new
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job with a propane company. after he had recently been
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laid off from his previous job at a coal mine.
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Bailey's family didn't seem to like this job move. Chance,
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his father-in-law, and other members of Bailey's family all began arguing.
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Bailey drove over to pick Chance up before heading to
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her grandparents' house to collect a few things. During the
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car ride, Chance became upset again and asked Bailey to
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drive him home, to which she said no. Chance then
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called up one of his friends for a ride home. Sadly,
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for Chance, the friend wasn't able to help, so Chance
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left the 700 block of O Street and began the
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walk towards Torrington, Wyoming. According to Google Maps, if Chance
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was planning to walk the whole way, it would have
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taken him close to 12 hours on foot. There were
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two routes he could have taken if he was in
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a car, both ending up on the US-26W and taking
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around 43 minutes. Bailey told investigators that she last spoke
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to Chance on the phone at 7.46 p.m., and he
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told her that he was walking south. Whereas friends told
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investigators that they had spoken to Chance around the same
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time and he told them he was headed north towards Torrington, Wyoming.
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At 9.08 p.m., Chance's phone sent a final text that
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was just a string of emojis and numbers. Chance's mother, Dawn,
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said that Chance never used emojis and speculates that the
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text was sent by someone else. At 9pm that evening,
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a large thunderstorm rolled through the area and Bailey and
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her family assumed that Chance had found shelter somewhere and
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would be in contact with him soon. Bailey's grandfather went
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out looking for Chance but found no sign of the man.
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Bailey told NBC News, I still wasn't that worried. I
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figured he'd come slinking in late that night. But he didn't.
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and when I woke up the next morning and he
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wasn't there, I knew it was bad. Chance's friends and
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family tried desperately to contact him, but his phone had
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been turned off shortly after 9.08 p.m. when he had
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sent the cryptic text message. Realizing that something was wrong,
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Chance's family called the police and officially reported him missing.
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Investigators discovered that Chance's phone had last pinged off a
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tower on County Road 19 near Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. They
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also found CCTV footage showing Chance walking alone along the
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intersection of Terry Boulevard and Stable Club Road. After this sighting,
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he mysteriously vanished. Once Chance had been reported missing, the
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Gearing Police Department sprung into action and called in the
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help of 18 agencies, including drones, divers, dogs, horseback riders,
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and 147 volunteers who managed to cover 2,400 acres on foot.
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The Nebraska State Patrol helicopter team and Air Link managed
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to cover a combined 380 miles during the search effort,
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but no sign of Chance could be found. Authorities were
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concerned for his well-being as the rains on the evening
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that Chance disappeared were described as heavy and cold in
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addition to the dangers of lightning. It was also postulated
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that Chance may have fallen into a river or stream
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or suffered from hypothermia due to the weather conditions. Since
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that July day, Chance Engelbert has never been seen or
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heard from again and his family are desperate for answers.
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His mother made a plea to Chance saying, Please call somebody.
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You don't have to come home. We just want to
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know that you're safe. Our heart aches every day, every night.
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In the wake of Chance's disappearance, his mother Dawn created
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the Help Find Chase Engelbert Facebook page that she uses
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to keep his case alive as well as to post updates.
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In early November 2021, an arm bone and shirt were
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found near Melbetta, Nebraska, which is 8.5 miles south of
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where Chance was last seen. It has not yet been
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confirmed whether these belong to Chance, and DNA testing is
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currently underway. In a Facebook post on November 2, 2021,
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Chance's mother Dawn wrote, We'd like to take a moment
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to thank you all for prayers, calls, and messages. We
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are aware of the news releases of remains found in
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Scottsbluff County and have talked with officials. Until the DNA
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is released, there is not a 100% answer. It depends
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on the lab's workload and it could take weeks for
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those answers. So for now, please give our family a
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little extra prayers. Thank you. Time will tell whether these
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remains belong to Chase or whether the family will have
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to keep on fighting for answers. 25-year-old Chase Engelbart. was
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last seen on the 700 block of O Street in Gearing, Nebraska.
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According to reports, he was either walking southbound or north,
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with his final destination being Torrington, Wyoming. He is described
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as a white male with brown hair and blue eyes.
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He has a scar on his hip and is 5'11,
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195 pounds. Chance was last seen wearing a short-sleeved button-down
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Wrangler shirt, blue Wrangler jeans, a belt with an NRCA buckle,
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Roper boots, and a black and white trucker hat. If
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you have any information, you're urged to contact the Goering
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Police Department on 308-436-5088. Number four, Sunny Schrammack. 18-year-old Sunny
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Schrammack left her home in Trenton, Nebraska on April 20th, 2019,
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and told her mother, Paula Johnson, that she was going
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on a road trip with a male acquaintance. This person
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was not named in publications. However, a member of Sonny's
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family named him as 42-year-old Floyd Clifford Coates, who goes
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by Cliff. The nature of their relationship is currently unknown.
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Sonny is married, however. The identity of Sonny's husband has
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been withheld from the public and her parents have not
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discussed this detail at length. One article notes, her parents
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say she married young, believing it was a good choice,
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but went through more growing and trying to do things right.
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so was currently living with her mother Paula to sort
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things out. Paula watched her daughter get into the 2004
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white Ford Explorer with Iowa license plate HGJ341 and then
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watched as her daughter and the unknown man drove away.
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Little did Paula know that this would be the last
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time she would ever see her daughter, who she described
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as bright and artistic. At around 1 p.m. on April 20, 2019,
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Sonny called her mom, Paula, to let her know that
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everything was going well and that they were possibly headed
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for Omaha, Nebraska. The pair talked, and Sonny told Paula
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that she was in Holdridge, Nebraska, and that everything was good.
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A KSMB local article states that Sonny had called using
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a borrowed phone because she'd left hers at home before
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embarking on the trip. On the evening of April 20, 2019,
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Paula received a horrific phone call. On the other end
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of the line was Cliff Coates, who said that he
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had gone into the Prairie Flower Casino in Carter Lake, Iowa,
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and that when he stepped outside, Sonny was gone. NBC
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reported that Paula had written on the GoFundMe page that
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he said he had looked for her, couldn't find her,
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so he left. He left the area without Sonny. No
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call to the police. No nothing. At one point, his
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story changed. They stopped at a gas station in Omaha.
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and he went in to pay for the gas. When
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he returned to the vehicle, Sonny was gone. On April 21st, 2019,
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when Sonny had still failed to make contact with her parents,
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Paula and Jody, she was officially reported missing and an
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investigation was opened. An extensive search in Nebraska and Iowa
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took place, but there was no sign of Sonny. Because
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she was 18, she was too old for an Amber Alert,
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but the authorities still did the best they could to
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publicize Sonny's case. Hours turned to days, and Sonny's family
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became more and more desperate as each hour passed. Soon
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after she was reported missing, the FBI became involved in
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Sonny's case and are now asking for anyone with information
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to please come forward. Sonny's family are also heavily involved
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01:06:28.880 --> 01:06:31.590
in the search for their missing loved one. Her cousin,
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01:06:31.769 --> 01:06:35.909
Rennie Blome, created the Find Sonny Schrammick Facebook page and
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regularly hands out flyers and leaflets across Nebraska. Interestingly enough,
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Cliff Coates has an extensive criminal history, and this is
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something that we couldn't pass up on mentioning. Heavy.com wrote
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an article about Sonny's case and managed to dig up
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all of Cliff's prior convictions. Turns out that he has
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a criminal record in Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. In Kansas,
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he was charged for drug offenses and attempting to evade police.
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His prison record isn't squeaky clean either, having 25 write-ups
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for battery, lying, disrespect of an officer, disobeying orders, and
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having sexually explicit material. Cliff's criminal history doesn't stop there.
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In Nebraska, he was convicted of false imprisonment, distribution of methamphetamine,
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possession of a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, assault
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by a confined person, theft by receiving stolen property, and
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01:07:31.269 --> 01:07:37.630
possession of marijuana. On June 10, 2019, Remy Blum posted
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again to the Facebook page Find Sonny Schrammick saying, I
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have a little info to share from my aunt. Here's
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the update. Coates was arrested recently but was bonded soon after.
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I'm hoping that they can learn something, anything from him.
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At least he was found. I'm sharing this so y'all
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are aware, but as far as what happened prior to
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01:07:59.360 --> 01:08:02.320
this or what he was arrested for, that is not
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being shared by the family. Investigators haven't publicly named Cliff
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as a suspect in Sonny's case, And despite all these
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leads and all this information, her case has sadly gone cold.
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01:08:15.760 --> 01:08:18.869
Sonny's family are desperately seeking answers for what happened to her.
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01:08:19.850 --> 01:08:22.369
She was in the process of finishing high school, and
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it's extremely out of character for her to just have
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01:08:24.729 --> 01:08:28.430
wandered off. Sonny is described as a white female with
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brown hair and blue eyes. She's 5'7, 180 pounds, and
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01:08:33.800 --> 01:08:38.579
has numerous distinguishing features, which are as follows. Sunny has
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01:08:38.640 --> 01:08:40.779
a tattoo on her left shoulder of a feather with
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the letters FLY, a tattoo of a red tribal sun
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01:08:44.739 --> 01:08:48.300
on her right ankle. She also has a rectangular scar
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on the back of her right shoulder, a small square
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01:08:51.310 --> 01:08:54.550
shaped scar in the middle of her upper forehead, scarring
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01:08:54.609 --> 01:08:57.590
on one of her ankles and shin, scars from chicken
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pox on her face, a scar on her left hand
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at the bottom of her thumb and first finger, and
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01:09:03.310 --> 01:09:07.430
assorted cuts on her arm. Sunny was last seen wearing
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01:09:07.470 --> 01:09:10.590
denim shorts and a black vest top, but her mother
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Paula told investigators that she was carrying a pair of
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jeans and a hoodie when she went missing. If you
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01:09:16.310 --> 01:09:19.680
have any information, you're urged to please contact the FBI's
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01:09:19.760 --> 01:09:27.899
Omaha Division Field Office on 402-493-8688. Alternatively, if you wish
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01:09:27.920 --> 01:09:30.819
to remain anonymous, you can contact the Nebraska State Crime
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01:09:30.850 --> 01:09:44.550
Stoppers on 1-800-422-1494. Number three, Matthew Weaver Jr. 21-year-old Matthew
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Weaver Jr. was in a transitional period in his life
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He had just moved into his own apartment in Granada Hills, California,
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01:09:51.060 --> 01:09:53.800
to be closer to his job, and he had recently
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01:09:53.880 --> 01:09:58.439
broken up with his long-term girlfriend. The breakup affected Matthew,
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01:09:58.600 --> 01:10:00.220
but as he had moved to a new area, he
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slowly began building up a new circle of friends and
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was back out there partying and hanging out. On August 9th, 2018,
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Matthew spent the day working before going to hang out
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with a new female friend that he had made. According
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01:10:14.529 --> 01:10:18.630
to his father, Matthew Weaver Sr., Matthew Jr. appeared excited
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01:10:18.670 --> 01:10:20.630
at the prospect of hanging out with his new friend
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and said that nothing seemed out of the ordinary. According
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01:10:24.670 --> 01:10:27.180
to NBC, the pair hung out until the early morning
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hours of August 10th, with Matthew Jr. dropping the woman
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off at her place around 4.30 a.m. From there, Matthew Jr.
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01:10:35.420 --> 01:10:45.699
sent a text to his friend saying, Also adding, Matthew Jr.
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also sent texts to his ex-stepmother, Brooke. The two remained
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close friends even when Matthew Jr. 's father and she
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divorced as she had raised him from a young age.
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Brooke claims that some of the texts were jumbled and
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didn't make much sense at all. At around 11.30 a.m.,
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Matthew Jr. then calls the woman he was hanging out
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with the night before, but she doesn't answer because she's
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at work. She texts him asking what's wrong and telling
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him that she is unable to answer right now. Matthew
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never replied to the text from Brooke or the unknown
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woman and since then he has mysteriously fallen off the map.
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Brooke told NBC that Matthew's phone is still linked to
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his ex-girlfriend's account so they were able to retrieve phone
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records relatively quickly. These records showed that Matthew Jr. 's
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location at the time of sending those texts was the
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Las Rosas Overlook near Stunt and Saddle Peak Roads in
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the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. This was later
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01:11:46.300 --> 01:11:50.060
confirmed when CCTV cameras in the area captured Matthew Jr.
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's BMW driving along the road to Las Rosas Overlook.
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When Brooke hadn't received a reply from her stepson, she
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began to worry. She began calling all of his friends
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to see if they had heard from him, but to
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her horror, no one had. Unbeknownst to Brooke and Matthew Sr.,
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01:12:07.960 --> 01:12:11.439
the California Highway Patrol discovered Matthew Jr. 's car abandoned
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01:12:11.479 --> 01:12:15.289
on the Topanga Tower motorway close to the Las Rosas overlook.
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They traced the car's registration and found that it belonged
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to Matthew Weaver Jr. After speaking with his family, they
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01:12:23.770 --> 01:12:26.130
realized that he had not made contact with them since
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01:12:26.329 --> 01:12:31.420
August 11th. Subsequently, a missing person report was filed and
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01:12:31.500 --> 01:12:34.579
Matthew Weaver Jr. was officially listed as a missing person.
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Multiple searches have been conducted by multiple agencies, but no
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trace of Matthew has ever been found. Brooke told NBC,
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01:12:45.699 --> 01:12:47.619
There is no way that kid just fell off the
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grid and disappeared. For me, that's not possible. I'm super
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01:12:52.500 --> 01:12:56.270
close with Matthew. He tells me everything. He calls me
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anytime he's in a bind. He would never let his
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01:12:59.590 --> 01:13:04.170
little sibling sit there and think he might be dead. Then,
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in January 2019, Hikers discovered Matthew Jr. 's car keys
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01:13:08.569 --> 01:13:11.449
just 25 meters from where his car had been discovered.
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It's unknown whether these keys were overlooked during the initial
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01:13:14.909 --> 01:13:17.649
search or whether they had been intentionally placed there at
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01:13:17.670 --> 01:13:21.939
a later date. While out conducting his own search for
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his son, Matthew Sr. discovered shreds of a white t-shirt
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01:13:25.720 --> 01:13:27.500
that he believes his son was wearing on the day
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01:13:27.520 --> 01:13:32.229
he disappeared. A red Los Angeles Angels hat was also found,
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01:13:32.869 --> 01:13:38.050
which Matthew Sr. also said belonged to his son. The
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01:13:38.090 --> 01:13:41.310
Los Angeles Police Department's Missing Persons Unit has since taken
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01:13:41.390 --> 01:13:45.430
over Matthew's case. Matthew Weaver Jr. is described as a
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01:13:45.489 --> 01:13:48.409
white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He's 5
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01:13:48.409 --> 01:13:53.680
foot 9 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. Matthew Jr.
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01:13:53.720 --> 01:13:56.180
has a tattoo of the name Jeremiah on the left
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01:13:56.220 --> 01:13:59.939
side of his chest. Some of Matthew Jr. 's friends
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01:14:00.039 --> 01:14:02.140
say that he sustained a head injury in the days
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01:14:02.199 --> 01:14:05.340
before his disappearance and that he may be concussed or
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01:14:05.380 --> 01:14:10.329
have other behavior issues arriving from this. Matthew Jr. was
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01:14:10.369 --> 01:14:13.890
last seen wearing a plain black or white t-shirt, black
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01:14:14.090 --> 01:14:19.130
Dickies pants, red shoes, and a Los Angeles Angels baseball cap.
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01:14:20.149 --> 01:14:22.960
If you have any information, you're urged to please contact
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01:14:23.039 --> 01:14:29.600
the Los Angeles Police Department's Missing Persons Unit on 213-996-1800.
1115
01:14:31.199 --> 01:14:33.140
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can leave a
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01:14:33.159 --> 01:14:39.640
tip with the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers on 1-800-222 Tips.
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01:14:42.479 --> 01:14:48.579
Number two, Erica Thompson. 53-year-old Erica Thompson had recently broken
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01:14:48.640 --> 01:14:51.539
up from a two-year relationship and was now living alone
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01:14:51.579 --> 01:14:56.710
with her cats in her Brookfield, Illinois, home. Erica's sister, Dana,
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01:14:56.890 --> 01:14:59.170
said that the pair regularly kept in contact with each
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01:14:59.229 --> 01:15:04.090
other and that Erica always kept in contact with her family. So,
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01:15:04.329 --> 01:15:08.609
when Erica failed to show up for work on September 26, 2019,
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her co-workers noted that it was extremely out of character.
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01:15:12.550 --> 01:15:14.989
Dana recalled that she had last spoken with her sister
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01:15:15.029 --> 01:15:20.810
via email on September 23rd, 2019. Erica was captured on
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01:15:20.890 --> 01:15:26.069
CCTV on September 25th, 2019, making a deposit at a bank.
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She has not been seen or heard from since. Days
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01:15:30.750 --> 01:15:33.430
passed and Erica's family became more and more concerned when
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01:15:33.470 --> 01:15:39.170
she didn't contact him. Finally, on October 1st, 2019, Erica's son,
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01:15:39.369 --> 01:15:43.050
Michael Russo, went to her Brookfield, Illinois home to see
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01:15:43.109 --> 01:15:48.100
what was going on. Some reports state that Michael entered
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01:15:48.140 --> 01:15:50.920
the house, while others state that the Brookfield Police Department
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01:15:50.939 --> 01:15:54.439
were the ones who actually entered the home. Whoever entered
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01:15:54.460 --> 01:15:56.439
the home found that the back door was open and
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01:15:56.479 --> 01:16:00.579
that the air conditioning was running full blast. There were dirty,
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01:16:00.760 --> 01:16:03.420
moldy dishes in the sink and cat vomit all over
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the house, something that Erica would never have tolerated. Her
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sister Dana told Dateline, It was cause for concern because
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01:16:12.729 --> 01:16:15.649
my sister would never have left a mess. She would
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have washed her dishes and taken care of her cats.
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Investigators also found, interestingly enough, that recent CCTV footage from
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01:16:23.630 --> 01:16:27.210
Erica's home security cameras had been deleted, only adding to
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01:16:27.250 --> 01:16:33.760
their suspicions. Erica's phone, bag, driver's license, house keys and
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01:16:33.800 --> 01:16:36.020
car keys, along with her 2014 dark purple Nissan Juke,
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01:16:38.250 --> 01:16:43.750
Illinois' plate E273380, were missing from the home, but her
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01:16:43.789 --> 01:16:47.130
cats had been left behind. It's been said that Erica
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01:16:47.270 --> 01:16:50.189
absolutely cherished her cats, and if she'd planned on leaving,
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01:16:50.369 --> 01:16:53.289
she would have taken them with her. As Erica's phone
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01:16:53.310 --> 01:16:55.810
was missing, investigators tracked it as far as they could
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01:16:55.939 --> 01:16:59.189
and found that she had traveled through Brookfield, Decatur, and
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Mount Vermont on September 26, 2019. In addition to this,
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the phone had also pinged in Countryside, Hodgkins, McCook, Forestview, Summit,
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01:17:08.470 --> 01:17:12.899
and Ridgeview. On October 2, 2019, her phone was found
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01:17:12.939 --> 01:17:16.800
dumped in a ditch in Springfield, Missouri, some 502 miles
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01:17:16.880 --> 01:17:20.840
away from her home in Brookfield, Illinois. Her sister, Dana,
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wrote a Facebook post on November 8, 2019. It's a
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long post, so we'll just summarize the key parts. They've
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01:17:28.689 --> 01:17:31.689
searched the forest preserves, impound lots, and truck yards in
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01:17:31.710 --> 01:17:35.220
the previous towns mentioned for her car, assuming that they're
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01:17:35.260 --> 01:17:42.979
leaving no stone unturned. assuring me that they're leaving no
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01:17:43.020 --> 01:17:46.840
stone unturned. Her info and her car info are listed
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01:17:46.880 --> 01:17:49.340
in a system that law enforcement uses, meaning if her
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01:17:49.380 --> 01:17:52.180
car has been left somewhere, the plates and or VIN
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01:17:52.439 --> 01:17:56.520
will alert them that she's been reported missing. If tolls
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01:17:56.560 --> 01:17:59.510
have been passed through or tow trucks come upon it, etc.,
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01:17:59.800 --> 01:18:03.380
an alert will pop up. We've registered her with NamUs,
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01:18:03.619 --> 01:18:13.189
number MP61151. NamUs, number MP61151. Clear Channel has donated their
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billboard space openings to show her picture and where to call.
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I can't even express how grateful we are to them.
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Please keep Erica and us in your thoughts until we
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01:18:22.649 --> 01:18:27.369
can bring her home. 53-year-old Erica Thompson was last seen
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01:18:27.449 --> 01:18:31.270
on October 25th, 2019, and is described as a white
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01:18:31.350 --> 01:18:34.569
female with blonde hair and blue eyes. Her natural haircut
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01:18:35.680 --> 01:18:37.899
Her natural hair color is brown and her ears are
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01:18:37.920 --> 01:18:41.060
double pierced. She has a tattoo of a blue heart
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01:18:41.149 --> 01:18:43.229
on the top of her foot and a tattoo of
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fairies on her hip. There is currently a $ 1, 000 reward
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01:18:47.289 --> 01:18:52.680
for information and anyone with any information at all is
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01:18:52.739 --> 01:18:55.239
urged to contact the Brookfield Police Department on 708-244-4862 or
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01:18:55.260 --> 01:19:09.699
Cook County Crime Stoppers on 1-800-535-STOP. 1. Glenda Peterson The
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details of Glenda Peterson's 1997 disappearance are few and far between,
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and with the passage of time, those details become harder
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01:19:17.180 --> 01:19:23.140
and harder to come by. On July 4th, 1997, 40-year-old
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01:19:23.180 --> 01:19:26.479
Glenda Jean Peterson spent the day celebrating at Lake Thunderbird
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01:19:26.640 --> 01:19:31.739
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her 16-year-old daughter. Glenda had
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01:19:31.779 --> 01:19:33.739
just been through a rough divorce from her husband of
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01:19:33.739 --> 01:19:36.460
15 years, and she was doing everything she could to
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01:19:36.500 --> 01:19:39.109
make the Fourth of July possible. a fun family day
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for her daughter. At the time, Linda had her right
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01:19:43.310 --> 01:19:45.510
leg in a cast due to a break, but didn't
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01:19:45.550 --> 01:19:48.869
let her injury dampen her spirits. Linda and her daughter
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01:19:48.909 --> 01:19:51.369
spent the day together before accepting a ride home from
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01:19:51.430 --> 01:19:55.100
a man that they had met that day. Witnesses corroborated
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01:19:55.149 --> 01:19:57.260
this story, saying that they saw the pair get into
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01:19:57.279 --> 01:20:02.359
the man's dark-colored pickup truck and drive away. Witnesses described
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the man as being white, in his 40s, Six feet tall,
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01:20:05.539 --> 01:20:10.859
180 pounds, with brown hair and a mustache. Then, somewhere
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01:20:10.880 --> 01:20:13.800
along Highway 9, the unknown man pulled over at Glenda's request.
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Glenda handed her bag to her daughter, got out of
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the car, and was never seen or heard from again.
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This is about as much information as we have in
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01:20:21.210 --> 01:20:24.729
Glenda's case, Glenda's niece Brandy told Dateline. Did she know
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01:20:24.770 --> 01:20:26.409
she was in danger, so she just wanted to keep
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01:20:26.449 --> 01:20:29.250
her daughter safe? There are so many holes in the story,
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01:20:29.369 --> 01:20:32.760
we just don't know. Glenda's mysterious disappearance is one of
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01:20:32.800 --> 01:20:35.159
those cases where we are simply left with more questions
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01:20:35.199 --> 01:20:39.229
than answers. Multiple searches have been conducted by the Norman
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01:20:39.239 --> 01:20:41.930
Police Department and cadaver dogs were even called in, but
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01:20:41.989 --> 01:20:45.529
nothing has ever been found. Each year, Glenda's children watch
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01:20:45.569 --> 01:20:48.510
other families celebrating July 4th, hoping and praying that one
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01:20:48.529 --> 01:20:50.250
day their mother will come home so they can do
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01:20:50.289 --> 01:20:53.970
the same once again. Glenda Jean Peterson was last seen
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01:20:54.090 --> 01:20:56.350
on the side of Highway 9 on July 4th, 1997.
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01:20:56.350 --> 01:21:00.289
She is described as a white female with black hair
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01:21:00.310 --> 01:21:03.149
and brown eyes although the photographs provided of her show
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01:21:03.170 --> 01:21:05.869
her with blonde hair. Glenda has a tattoo of the
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01:21:05.909 --> 01:21:08.609
letter G on her left forearm, a letter B on
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01:21:08.630 --> 01:21:11.710
her left hand, an artificial jaw, and a scar on
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01:21:11.750 --> 01:21:14.630
her neck. At the time of her disappearance, Glenda's right
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01:21:14.670 --> 01:21:17.529
leg was broken and was in a cast. The Charlie
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01:21:17.550 --> 01:21:20.109
Project notes that Glenda goes by the nicknames Blondie and
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01:21:20.170 --> 01:21:25.109
Sunshine and may use the surnames Adams, Kernett, Darlie, and Deal.
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01:21:25.890 --> 01:21:28.430
Anyone with any information is urged to contact the Norman
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01:21:28.449 --> 01:21:36.800
Police Department on 405 366-5211 Well friends, there you have it.
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01:21:37.460 --> 01:21:40.500
What do you think of these strange disappearances? I look
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forward to hearing your comments, but please keep it friendly
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01:21:43.020 --> 01:21:46.439
and respectful. If you'd like to see more videos like this,
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01:21:46.510 --> 01:21:48.689
check out the playlists that we have here on our channel.
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01:21:49.590 --> 01:21:52.869
These playlists showcase our best content and videos that many
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01:21:52.909 --> 01:21:55.789
of you may have never seen before. So check them
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01:21:55.869 --> 01:21:59.130
out and see what you might have missed out. Until
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01:21:59.170 --> 01:22:02.149
we meet again, Be good to yourselves and each other.
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Stay safe out there. As for me, I'll see you
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01:22:06.340 --> 01:22:09.640
a little further on down the trail. I'm Steve Stockton,
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and I'll talk to you next time. Hello, friends. Steve
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01:22:22.590 --> 01:22:27.569
Stockton here with you. Welcome to our latest video. This
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01:22:27.670 --> 01:22:32.390
offering is number four. and our Creepy Cases series. Now,
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01:22:32.529 --> 01:22:34.529
while many of the cases we cover on the channel
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01:22:34.550 --> 01:22:37.149
have at least some strange or weird elements to them,
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01:22:37.569 --> 01:22:40.810
these are some hand-picked cases that we feel to be
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01:22:41.010 --> 01:22:50.220
amongst the creepiest. Join us. First up, Marina Bolter. 18-year-old
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01:22:50.300 --> 01:22:53.079
Marina Bolter was doing everything within her power to get
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01:22:53.119 --> 01:22:56.699
her life back on track in 2014. She had recently
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01:22:56.819 --> 01:23:00.039
graduated high school by obtaining her GED and had plans
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01:23:00.079 --> 01:23:03.100
to go to college to study to become a pastry chef.
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01:23:04.039 --> 01:23:08.189
Things hadn't always been easy for Marina, though. In early 2014,
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01:23:08.189 --> 01:23:10.600
when she was just 17 years old, she found out
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01:23:10.649 --> 01:23:13.869
that she was pregnant with her first child. At the time,
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01:23:14.050 --> 01:23:17.850
Marina was in an on-off relationship with DJ Lockhart, and
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01:23:17.869 --> 01:23:20.229
the two did their best to make the relationship work,
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01:23:20.409 --> 01:23:24.810
although this wasn't always possible. When Marina's newborn son was
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01:23:24.850 --> 01:23:27.439
just four months old, he was taken into care after
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01:23:27.460 --> 01:23:31.340
an altercation saw the baby receive a head injury. According
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01:23:31.359 --> 01:23:35.220
to reports, Marina's son was struck when Faith, Marina's sister
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01:23:35.279 --> 01:23:38.250
and Faith's boyfriend, were arguing and fighting in their Bloomfield,
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01:23:38.270 --> 01:23:43.489
Indiana home. This event enraged Marina understandably, and after that,
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01:23:43.689 --> 01:23:46.569
she refused to talk to her sister and distanced herself
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01:23:46.850 --> 01:23:51.060
from her family on her father's side. After her child
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01:23:51.079 --> 01:23:53.699
had been taken into care, Marina was determined to get
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01:23:53.720 --> 01:23:56.479
him back. She started working at the deli counter of
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01:23:56.500 --> 01:24:00.220
the local IGA grocery store off South Highway 231 and
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01:24:00.260 --> 01:24:03.000
had recently moved into her own apartment to show social
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01:24:03.039 --> 01:24:05.579
services that she was more than capable of taking care
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01:24:05.600 --> 01:24:09.310
of her baby. What social services didn't know was that
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01:24:09.329 --> 01:24:11.189
Marina had moved into the apartment with the help of
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01:24:11.250 --> 01:24:13.890
a much older man, Toby, whom she had been having
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01:24:13.909 --> 01:24:17.390
an affair with. Not only was Toby much older than Marina,
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01:24:17.550 --> 01:24:20.550
but he was in fact married, and Toby knew Marina
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01:24:20.670 --> 01:24:22.939
as he was a friend of the family. While the
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01:24:22.979 --> 01:24:27.039
affair was taking place, Marina maintained her on-off relationship with DJ,
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01:24:27.220 --> 01:24:30.850
the father of her child. Their relationship was described as
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01:24:30.949 --> 01:24:33.649
rocky at best, but Marina felt that there was a
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01:24:33.689 --> 01:24:36.449
genuine connection between them and that one day they might
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01:24:36.510 --> 01:24:39.609
finally settle their differences and be a proper couple again
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01:24:39.930 --> 01:24:44.380
and raise their child. In December of 2014, things were
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01:24:44.399 --> 01:24:47.060
starting to look up for Marina. She was doing well
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01:24:47.079 --> 01:24:49.539
at her job and the prospect of college admission was
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01:24:49.600 --> 01:24:53.800
drawing ever closer. New Year's Eve quickly rolled around, and
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01:24:53.880 --> 01:24:56.539
what should have been a night of celebration turned into
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01:24:56.560 --> 01:25:00.739
a living nightmare for the Bolter family. On December 31st, 2014,
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01:25:00.739 --> 01:25:04.770
New Year's Eve, Marina went about her day, as usual,
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01:25:05.060 --> 01:25:07.529
finishing up her shift at the IGE grocery store at
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01:25:07.550 --> 01:25:10.569
around 6 p.m. As she was leaving work, she ran
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01:25:10.609 --> 01:25:12.829
into DJ, who asked her to attend a New Year's
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01:25:12.890 --> 01:25:15.630
party with him. Knowing she had to work the next day,
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01:25:15.890 --> 01:25:19.909
she politely declined. DJ made several attempts to convince Marina
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01:25:19.930 --> 01:25:22.090
to attend the party with him, but she was having
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01:25:22.130 --> 01:25:25.710
none of it. According to DJ, after the two had
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01:25:25.750 --> 01:25:28.649
finished their conversation, he watched her walk across to the
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01:25:28.689 --> 01:25:31.829
Sunoco gas station close to the IGA grocery store and
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01:25:31.850 --> 01:25:34.699
get into a car with a middle-aged man. The man
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01:25:34.739 --> 01:25:37.979
was described as white, in his 40s or 50s, with glasses,
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01:25:38.279 --> 01:25:41.560
and he drove either a silver, beige, or gold Mercury Milan,
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01:25:41.739 --> 01:25:47.399
year 2009-2011, with multi-spoke rims, a spoiler, and a Bluetooth
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01:25:47.479 --> 01:25:51.300
or shark fin antenna on top. Witnesses would later confirm
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01:25:51.319 --> 01:25:53.359
that the man in the car was indeed a regular
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01:25:53.420 --> 01:25:56.760
customer at the IGA grocery store, and when questioned, this
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01:25:56.899 --> 01:25:59.359
unnamed man claimed that he dropped Marina at a closed
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01:25:59.430 --> 01:26:02.829
pizza shop near her apartment before driving away. He told
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01:26:02.890 --> 01:26:05.010
investigators that he had dropped her off at the pizza
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01:26:05.029 --> 01:26:07.750
shop because Marina didn't want him to know her full address.
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01:26:08.409 --> 01:26:11.890
While this story seems sketchy, Marina's mother later confirmed that
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01:26:12.010 --> 01:26:14.569
this sounded like something her daughter would indeed do in
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01:26:14.630 --> 01:26:17.569
order to keep herself safe. As the clock ticked down
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01:26:17.590 --> 01:26:19.979
to midnight, and everyone was celebrating the coming of the
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01:26:20.039 --> 01:26:23.439
new year, nobody had any idea that Marina hadn't yet
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01:26:23.479 --> 01:26:26.279
made it home that night. It wasn't until the next
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01:26:26.359 --> 01:26:28.560
morning when she failed to show up for work that
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01:26:28.600 --> 01:26:32.189
the alarm was raised. This was extremely out of character
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01:26:32.199 --> 01:26:35.100
for Marina, and her boss at the IGA grocery store
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01:26:35.189 --> 01:26:38.409
immediately called her mother, Tressie, to make sure that everything
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01:26:38.430 --> 01:26:42.310
was okay. Tressie knew immediately that something was terribly wrong
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01:26:42.489 --> 01:26:45.149
and jumped into her car racing over to Marina's apartment.
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As she approached the apartment, She noticed that the door
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01:26:48.239 --> 01:26:50.560
was locked, there was no sign of a struggle, and
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01:26:50.579 --> 01:26:54.119
Marina's phone and purse were missing. Marina's apartment gave no
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01:26:54.199 --> 01:26:57.239
clues as to her whereabouts, and in a panic, Tressie
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01:26:57.260 --> 01:27:00.279
called the Bloomfield Police Department to report her daughter missing.
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01:27:01.340 --> 01:27:05.100
Within minutes, the Bloomfield Police Department had descended upon Marina's apartment,
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and a missing person investigation was underway. Investigators were able
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01:27:09.810 --> 01:27:12.130
to track Marina's phone and found that it had last
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01:27:12.189 --> 01:27:14.890
pinged at an unreleased location ten minutes after she had
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01:27:14.930 --> 01:27:18.579
left work. Investigators have not released any further information about
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01:27:18.600 --> 01:27:22.279
this location because of their pending investigation. During the search
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01:27:22.340 --> 01:27:25.640
of Marina's apartment, investigators failed to find her work clothes,
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01:27:25.899 --> 01:27:28.239
which suggested that she hadn't returned her apartment at all
1327
01:27:28.279 --> 01:27:30.739
that evening, so now they were faced with the question,
1328
01:27:31.100 --> 01:27:35.119
where is Marina? They spoke with DJ, who relayed the
1329
01:27:35.149 --> 01:27:37.909
story about Marina getting into a car with a middle-aged man,
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01:27:38.270 --> 01:27:40.409
and it took three weeks for the man in question
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01:27:40.430 --> 01:27:43.949
to come forward and talk to investigators. According to news reports,
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01:27:44.489 --> 01:27:48.069
This unnamed man had his previous conviction for abduction, along
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01:27:48.109 --> 01:27:51.430
with other crimes too graphic to mention here, although he
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01:27:51.489 --> 01:27:54.210
was officially ruled out as a suspect by police during
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01:27:54.229 --> 01:27:59.310
the initial investigation. During their investigation, the Bloomfield police also
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01:27:59.350 --> 01:28:01.529
learned that Marina had been on the phone with Toby
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as she was leaving work on New Year's Eve and
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01:28:04.020 --> 01:28:05.859
that he was hosting a New Year's party that he
1339
01:28:05.920 --> 01:28:08.979
tried to persuade her to attend. During their phone call,
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01:28:09.159 --> 01:28:13.340
Marina allegedly said, Oh shit, it's DJ, before hanging up
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01:28:13.380 --> 01:28:16.159
the phone. Once news got out that Marina was missing,
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01:28:16.539 --> 01:28:19.359
Toby refused to speak to Tressie and only cooperated with
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01:28:19.399 --> 01:28:22.380
Marina's father and his side of the family. It is
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01:28:22.460 --> 01:28:25.420
bizarre that Toby sided with Marina's father's side of the
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01:28:25.439 --> 01:28:29.750
family as Marina herself was estranged from them. It later
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01:28:29.789 --> 01:28:32.529
transpired that Tressie had called Toby's wife to speak to
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01:28:32.569 --> 01:28:35.710
her about the affair and discovered that Toby's wife had
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01:28:35.810 --> 01:28:38.970
no idea and that she'd only found out because Tressie
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01:28:38.989 --> 01:28:43.060
had phoned her. Was Toby angry that Tressie had tipped
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01:28:43.119 --> 01:28:45.869
off his wife about his affair or was he siding
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01:28:45.909 --> 01:28:49.770
with Marina's father to cover his own guilt? Marina's father
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01:28:49.890 --> 01:28:52.369
and that side of the family firmly believe that DJ
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01:28:52.449 --> 01:28:56.029
is responsible for Marina's disappearance and maintain to this day
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01:28:56.090 --> 01:28:59.310
that he had something to do with it. DJ was
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01:28:59.380 --> 01:29:02.680
subjected to a polygraph and passed, but just weeks after
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Marina disappeared, another tragedy would strike. On February 12, 2015,
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DJ died following an altercation in a bar with a
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man by the name of Michael Rogers. Rogers was not charged,
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01:29:15.449 --> 01:29:18.050
as investigators deemed it to be an act of self-defense,
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but any knowledge that DJ had about Marina was now
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01:29:21.470 --> 01:29:25.619
taken with him to the grave. There's also another person
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01:29:25.640 --> 01:29:28.609
to consider in Marina's case. and that is an ex-felon
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01:29:28.670 --> 01:29:31.210
who was convicted of a horrific crime against a young girl.
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01:29:32.229 --> 01:29:35.390
This ex-felon lived in Marina's apartment block, and the Bloomfield
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01:29:35.430 --> 01:29:38.010
police have said that they do not consider him a suspect.
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While researching Marina's case, very few articles came up in
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01:29:42.880 --> 01:29:45.760
regards to this man, and it is hard to discern
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01:29:45.800 --> 01:29:49.539
the truth about him. In an interview for NBC News,
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01:29:50.220 --> 01:29:55.229
Ashley Bolter, Marina's sister-in-law, said, Who really knows if what he, DJ,
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01:29:55.359 --> 01:30:00.000
saw happened? But either way, she disappeared. There are several theories,
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01:30:00.119 --> 01:30:02.359
but all we know is someone out there knows what
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happened when she left that store. It's like nine out
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01:30:05.979 --> 01:30:09.069
of ten days you're fine, you just push on, then
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that tenth day comes and you collapse. The biggest thing
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01:30:12.689 --> 01:30:15.949
is that she's a mother. The least we want is answers,
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01:30:16.569 --> 01:30:18.729
so that one day we can give her little boy
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01:30:18.979 --> 01:30:23.880
the information he deserves. Marina Bolter was last seen on
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01:30:23.939 --> 01:30:28.020
December 31st, 2014. as described as a white female with
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01:30:28.060 --> 01:30:31.260
blonde hair and blue eyes. Both of her ears are
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01:30:31.300 --> 01:30:33.500
pierced and she has a tattoo of a star with
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01:30:33.539 --> 01:30:36.760
butterfly wings on her foot. She was last seen wearing
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01:30:36.779 --> 01:30:40.500
a black and purple plaid peacoat, jeans with rhinestones on
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01:30:40.539 --> 01:30:44.020
the back pockets, pink and white Nike Shock shoes with
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01:30:44.060 --> 01:30:46.829
a purple swoosh outlined in black and a cross necklace.
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01:30:48.369 --> 01:30:50.670
The Charlie Project also mentions that she was carrying a
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01:30:50.710 --> 01:30:54.510
bag with love written on the side. Anyone with any
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01:30:54.569 --> 01:30:58.060
information whatsoever is asked to please contact the Bloomfield Police
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01:30:58.100 --> 01:31:06.529
Department on 812-332-4411 or the Indiana State Police on 812-384-4411.
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01:31:12.789 --> 01:31:18.689
Next up, Christina Bastion. 34-year-old Christina Bastion worked as an
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01:31:18.750 --> 01:31:22.250
English teacher at Silverado High School in Apple Valley, California
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01:31:22.609 --> 01:31:25.829
in 2015. and was well liked by her students and
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01:31:25.869 --> 01:31:29.470
those in her community. In recent years, Christina had been
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01:31:29.510 --> 01:31:32.710
diagnosed with bipolar disorder and was working with doctors and
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01:31:32.869 --> 01:31:36.109
mental health professionals to help manage her condition. She had
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01:31:36.159 --> 01:31:38.779
been prescribed medication, which she had stopped in the months
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01:31:38.819 --> 01:31:42.680
before she disappeared. Sources state that Christina came off her
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01:31:42.720 --> 01:31:46.159
medication after counseling her doctor and began telling family and
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01:31:46.199 --> 01:31:49.560
friends that God had healed her. When she first came
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01:31:49.600 --> 01:31:53.399
off the medication, she seemed as though she was doing well. However,
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01:31:53.539 --> 01:31:57.279
this slowly changed, and just days before she was last seen,
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01:31:57.699 --> 01:32:04.409
Christina's mood and personality dramatically shifted. In late October of 2015,
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01:32:04.409 --> 01:32:08.989
Christina began exhibiting bizarre behavior, telling her friends and family
1403
01:32:09.050 --> 01:32:11.789
that someone had broken into her apartment and that someone
1404
01:32:11.829 --> 01:32:16.390
was watching her and following her every move. Christina was
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01:32:16.489 --> 01:32:19.529
inconsolable despite her friends and family trying to reassure her
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01:32:19.550 --> 01:32:23.319
that everything was okay, In an attempt to make her
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01:32:23.359 --> 01:32:26.140
feel safe, friends and family allowed her to stay with
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01:32:26.159 --> 01:32:28.939
them for a few days, promising her that everything would
1409
01:32:28.970 --> 01:32:33.569
be all right. However, Christina's behavior only worsened over the
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01:32:33.609 --> 01:32:37.109
coming days, and the day before she disappeared, she drove
1411
01:32:37.130 --> 01:32:40.949
from Apple Valley, California to Phoenix, Arizona for reasons that
1412
01:32:40.989 --> 01:32:45.609
are unknown. According to Christina's mother, Cheryl, she received a
1413
01:32:45.609 --> 01:32:47.569
phone call from her daughter telling her that she was
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01:32:47.630 --> 01:32:51.710
in Phoenix. Reports indicate that after this, Christina took the
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01:32:51.750 --> 01:32:53.989
SIM card out of her phone and then smashed the
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01:32:54.029 --> 01:32:58.409
phone to bits. On the day before her disappearance, Christina
1417
01:32:58.510 --> 01:33:01.829
also spoke to her brother-in-law and cryptically told him, I
1418
01:33:01.869 --> 01:33:06.289
don't want to be Christina Bastian anymore. This chilling statement
1419
01:33:06.329 --> 01:33:08.789
was a premonition of what was to come and Christina
1420
01:33:08.890 --> 01:33:12.250
also told him that she wanted to disappear. By the
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01:33:12.310 --> 01:33:15.350
next day, this premonition, if that's what it was, had
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01:33:15.390 --> 01:33:19.729
come true and Christina was nowhere to be found. On
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01:33:19.789 --> 01:33:23.750
November 1st, In 2015, Christina arrived at a friend's house
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01:33:23.810 --> 01:33:26.729
in Apple Valley after the two agreed that Christina could
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01:33:26.770 --> 01:33:30.640
stay the night. This wasn't unusual for Christina and in
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01:33:30.680 --> 01:33:33.850
the previous weeks she'd been overly paranoid that someone had
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01:33:33.899 --> 01:33:36.359
broken into her apartment and that someone was trying to
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01:33:36.399 --> 01:33:40.340
get her. She brought with her some valuable items as
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01:33:40.439 --> 01:33:42.859
well as everyday items such as her bag, purse and
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01:33:42.899 --> 01:33:48.079
glasses along with her beloved dog Coco. The full details
1431
01:33:48.119 --> 01:33:50.800
of what happened that night have never been released. but
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01:33:50.840 --> 01:33:54.090
according to the Charlie Project, Christina left her friend's house
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01:33:54.119 --> 01:33:58.890
at around 1.45 a.m. after becoming upset. It is unknown
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01:33:59.149 --> 01:34:02.510
whether the two had an actual disagreement or whether Christina's
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01:34:02.550 --> 01:34:06.609
paranoia and altered mental state took over. According to the friend,
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01:34:06.869 --> 01:34:10.380
Christina jumped into her silver two-door Dodge Ram 1500 pickup
1437
01:34:10.800 --> 01:34:14.319
and drove away into the night. Her friend hoped that
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01:34:14.380 --> 01:34:16.859
Christina would return after taking a short drive to clear
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01:34:16.899 --> 01:34:19.439
her head, but as the sun rose, there was no
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01:34:19.520 --> 01:34:24.840
sign of Christina. That same night, 46 miles away on
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01:34:24.880 --> 01:34:29.279
Highway 247 near Boddick Road in Johnson Valley, California, the
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01:34:29.300 --> 01:34:32.979
California Highway Patrol found some of Christina's personal items scattered
1443
01:34:33.039 --> 01:34:35.960
on the side of the highway. It wasn't until the
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01:34:36.020 --> 01:34:39.029
next morning that her car was found abandoned a further
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01:34:39.029 --> 01:34:42.649
37 miles away near Valley View Road and 29 Palms Highway.
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01:34:44.109 --> 01:34:46.489
Investigators who discovered the car noted that it was covered
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01:34:46.550 --> 01:34:48.970
in dents and scrapes, almost as if it had been
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01:34:49.010 --> 01:34:53.920
driven through rocky terrain. Christina's family held their collective breath
1449
01:34:54.020 --> 01:34:55.979
as the news of the discovery of her car was
1450
01:34:56.020 --> 01:34:59.069
relayed to them, but as the investigators went through the details,
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01:34:59.409 --> 01:35:02.050
they realized that there was still no sign of Christina.
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01:35:02.949 --> 01:35:05.670
Their concern grew as the hours passed, knowing that she
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01:35:05.710 --> 01:35:07.829
was in an altered state of mind with no car,
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01:35:08.170 --> 01:35:11.350
no wallet, no ID, and no glasses, as she had
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01:35:11.390 --> 01:35:13.689
left all these items behind at her friend's house the
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01:35:13.729 --> 01:35:20.079
night before. Also, on November 1st, 2015, Christina's beloved dog, Cocoa,
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01:35:20.560 --> 01:35:22.689
was found wandering in Apple Valley on the side of
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01:35:22.720 --> 01:35:26.100
Highway 18. A kind stranger took Coco in and put
1459
01:35:26.140 --> 01:35:28.859
up flyers and posters appealing for the owner to come forward.
1460
01:35:29.380 --> 01:35:32.560
Christina's family were alerted to this and chose for Coco
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01:35:32.600 --> 01:35:35.479
to remain in the woman's care while they searched for Christina.
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01:35:36.640 --> 01:35:39.380
As the days went on, the search for Christina continued
1463
01:35:39.460 --> 01:35:42.680
with local police forces and volunteers turning out in droves
1464
01:35:42.739 --> 01:35:45.159
to look for her, but sadly, no sign of her
1465
01:35:45.199 --> 01:35:48.199
was to be found. It wasn't until 11 days later
1466
01:35:49.220 --> 01:35:51.979
that a horrific discovery was made near Bear Valley Road
1467
01:35:52.239 --> 01:35:55.229
in Apple Valley. The area is described as being a
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01:35:55.250 --> 01:35:58.170
dirt road and the location of the discovery only added
1469
01:35:58.210 --> 01:36:01.829
to the fears of the investigators and Christina's family. On
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01:36:01.869 --> 01:36:04.390
the site of this dirt road, a passerby noticed a
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01:36:04.430 --> 01:36:08.270
discarded backpack and upon opening it, they found medication, money
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01:36:08.390 --> 01:36:11.989
and photographs that all belonged to Christina. This discovery was
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01:36:12.029 --> 01:36:15.020
called in to the Apple Valley PD who used canines
1474
01:36:15.060 --> 01:36:18.270
and helicopters to search the area but sadly, No other
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01:36:18.310 --> 01:36:22.100
clues were to be found. Cheryl, Christina's mother, believes that
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01:36:22.140 --> 01:36:24.569
her daughter may be in Yucca Valley or the surrounding
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01:36:24.649 --> 01:36:28.659
area and is homeless or living a transient lifestyle. In
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01:36:28.699 --> 01:36:31.819
a Facebook post to the page Help Find Christina Bastion
1479
01:36:32.220 --> 01:36:35.979
in July 2018, Cheryl wrote, A couple of months ago,
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01:36:36.000 --> 01:36:39.579
a young well-kept homeless man identified Christina by name from
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01:36:39.619 --> 01:36:42.100
a picture. He was in front of the Walmart in
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01:36:42.140 --> 01:36:46.380
Yucca Valley, California. I believe she is there. If you
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01:36:46.409 --> 01:36:48.680
see her, please snap a picture and send it to me.
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01:36:49.380 --> 01:36:52.800
I miss her more than words can express. According to
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01:36:52.819 --> 01:36:55.739
other posts made on this page, Cheryl has received several
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01:36:55.840 --> 01:36:58.880
emails and tips from people in California and beyond who
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01:36:58.920 --> 01:37:02.060
believe that they have seen Christina panhandling and begging for change.
1488
01:37:03.359 --> 01:37:06.939
Christina Bastian was last seen on November 1st, 2015 in
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01:37:07.159 --> 01:37:10.840
Apple Valley, California. She is described as a white female
1490
01:37:10.880 --> 01:37:14.319
with red hair, brown eyes, 5 foot 6 inches tall,
1491
01:37:14.920 --> 01:37:19.579
and weighs about 170 pounds. Christina's ears and cartilage are pierced.
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01:37:20.079 --> 01:37:22.399
She has a scar on her thumb, a scar on
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01:37:22.420 --> 01:37:25.500
her right eyebrow, and a tattoo of a cherry blossom
1494
01:37:25.680 --> 01:37:28.760
with Chinese writing on her left ankle and foot. She
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01:37:28.819 --> 01:37:32.000
also needs glasses to see. However, these were left behind
1496
01:37:32.039 --> 01:37:35.460
at the time of her disappearance. Cheryl told the media
1497
01:37:35.479 --> 01:37:38.060
that without her glasses, Christina can only see about six
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01:37:38.140 --> 01:37:40.180
inches in front of her, and all she had with
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01:37:40.199 --> 01:37:42.020
her at the time of her disappearance was the pair
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01:37:42.060 --> 01:37:46.039
of contacts she was wearing. Christina was diagnosed with bipolar
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01:37:46.060 --> 01:37:50.380
disorder and requires medication for her condition. However, she had
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01:37:50.420 --> 01:37:54.000
stopped taking these months before she disappeared, apparently with her
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01:37:54.140 --> 01:37:58.659
doctor's permission, according to her. Anyone with any information is
1504
01:37:58.739 --> 01:38:01.869
asked to contact the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department at 909-387-3690
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01:38:01.949 --> 01:38:15.460
or the Apple Valley PD at 760-240-7400. Next we have
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01:38:15.560 --> 01:38:19.869
Kya Taylor 28 year old Kya Taylor has been described
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01:38:19.890 --> 01:38:22.890
by friends and family as a lively, warm and affectionate
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01:38:22.930 --> 01:38:24.909
person who would go out of her way to help
1509
01:38:24.949 --> 01:38:28.609
those in need. At the time of her disappearance, Kaya
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01:38:28.689 --> 01:38:31.960
was living in Plant City, Florida with her boyfriend, although
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01:38:32.020 --> 01:38:34.539
some reports state that she was couch surfing and staying
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01:38:34.579 --> 01:38:38.779
with friends. Kaya's family have created the Facebook page Finding
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01:38:38.819 --> 01:38:41.439
Kaya in an attempt to gather as much information as
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01:38:41.479 --> 01:38:45.539
possible and spread the word about her disappearance. Her family
1515
01:38:45.560 --> 01:38:48.279
has also been very vocal about the lack of progress
1516
01:38:48.319 --> 01:38:52.109
made in her case. In August of 2020, her family
1517
01:38:52.170 --> 01:38:54.140
made a post to the Facebook page laying out the
1518
01:38:54.189 --> 01:38:57.460
facts of Kaya's case and asking anyone with information to
1519
01:38:57.520 --> 01:39:01.720
contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Kaya Taylor was last
1520
01:39:01.760 --> 01:39:05.420
seen at around 4 p.m. on February 6, 2020, dropping
1521
01:39:05.460 --> 01:39:08.079
her boyfriend off at his friend's house located off Cowart
1522
01:39:08.119 --> 01:39:12.399
and Trapnell Road in Plant City, Florida. According to her boyfriend,
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01:39:12.779 --> 01:39:15.939
his friend, and his friend's father, They all saw Kaya
1524
01:39:15.979 --> 01:39:18.439
dropping off her boyfriend before leaving to make her way
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01:39:18.460 --> 01:39:23.010
to Lakeland, where she was due to stay with a friend. Unfortunately,
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01:39:23.189 --> 01:39:25.510
Kaya had never arrived at her friend's house in Lakeland,
1527
01:39:25.949 --> 01:39:28.310
and this friend informed her boyfriend that she had never
1528
01:39:28.369 --> 01:39:32.569
shown up days later. Just three hours after Kaya was
1529
01:39:32.630 --> 01:39:35.550
last seen, her car was discovered abandoned on the railway
1530
01:39:35.609 --> 01:39:39.390
tracks on Trapnell Road. Kaya's family has stated that this
1531
01:39:39.489 --> 01:39:41.810
railway was out of use and maintenance works were being
1532
01:39:41.829 --> 01:39:45.619
carried out on the tracks. The concerned citizen noticed the
1533
01:39:45.640 --> 01:39:47.380
car and called the police to alert them to the
1534
01:39:47.420 --> 01:39:51.520
situation and get it moved. Flint City Police Department arrived
1535
01:39:51.560 --> 01:39:53.979
at the scene and found that Kaya's car was still running,
1536
01:39:54.420 --> 01:39:57.550
with the windows open, facing northbound, and that her phone
1537
01:39:57.590 --> 01:40:01.090
was on the floor of the vehicle. Somewhat oddly, instead
1538
01:40:01.130 --> 01:40:03.590
of running her plates, the officer who attended the scene
1539
01:40:03.649 --> 01:40:05.869
got into Kaya's car and moved it to the side
1540
01:40:05.890 --> 01:40:10.079
of the railway tracks. For another three days, Kaya's car
1541
01:40:10.119 --> 01:40:12.199
sat at the edge of these tracks until her boyfriend's
1542
01:40:12.239 --> 01:40:15.060
mother saw it sitting there. She went over to her
1543
01:40:15.079 --> 01:40:16.899
son's house to let him know what was going on,
1544
01:40:17.060 --> 01:40:18.920
and he told his mother that Kaya was supposed to
1545
01:40:18.960 --> 01:40:21.279
be in Lakeland, so he couldn't understand why her car
1546
01:40:21.319 --> 01:40:25.119
had been abandoned where it was. During the worst, Kaya's
1547
01:40:25.159 --> 01:40:27.510
boyfriend called a friend in Lakeland who confirmed that she
1548
01:40:27.529 --> 01:40:31.390
had never arrived. After this, Kaya's boyfriend called her mother
1549
01:40:31.430 --> 01:40:33.310
to let her know that her daughter hadn't been seen
1550
01:40:33.350 --> 01:40:36.229
since February 6th, and that her car had been abandoned.
1551
01:40:37.130 --> 01:40:39.949
After being notified that her daughter had gone missing, Kaya's
1552
01:40:39.970 --> 01:40:41.850
mother went to collect her car that had been left
1553
01:40:41.909 --> 01:40:44.960
at the side of the railroad tracks. Inside the car,
1554
01:40:45.220 --> 01:40:48.800
she found Kaya's phone and wallet. This sent alarm bells ringing,
1555
01:40:48.880 --> 01:40:51.359
and Kaya's mother called the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to
1556
01:40:51.399 --> 01:40:55.100
report her daughter missing. Four days after she was last seen,
1557
01:40:55.279 --> 01:40:58.079
Kaya Taylor was officially listed as a missing person, and
1558
01:40:58.100 --> 01:41:03.699
an investigation was opened. In the days following Kaya's disappearance, friends, family,
1559
01:41:03.770 --> 01:41:06.159
and members of the local community gathered to help canvass
1560
01:41:06.189 --> 01:41:08.590
the area and aid the police in their search for her.
1561
01:41:09.460 --> 01:41:12.479
The police used scent dogs, helicopters, as well as officers
1562
01:41:12.539 --> 01:41:15.220
on the ground, all combing through the area looking for Kaya.
1563
01:41:16.220 --> 01:41:19.579
A forensic examination was conducted on Kaya's car, however, this
1564
01:41:19.640 --> 01:41:23.899
yielded no results. Kaya's family remained strong, canvassing the area,
1565
01:41:23.979 --> 01:41:26.460
putting up flyers, and talking to residents who may have
1566
01:41:26.520 --> 01:41:29.789
seen something. They also held a vigil to help bring
1567
01:41:29.810 --> 01:41:33.670
awareness to Kaya's disappearance, but despite the media coverage and attention,
1568
01:41:34.170 --> 01:41:38.069
no one came forward with any information. The first clue
1569
01:41:38.109 --> 01:41:42.300
didn't come until February 26th, 2020, 20 days after Kaya
1570
01:41:42.319 --> 01:41:46.119
had last been seen. According to the Facebook post made
1571
01:41:46.140 --> 01:41:50.479
by Kaya's family, 20 days after Kaya's disappearance on February 26th,
1572
01:41:50.819 --> 01:41:53.600
her shoes were found located not too far from her car,
1573
01:41:53.899 --> 01:41:55.960
next to a light pole that had her picture on
1574
01:41:56.020 --> 01:41:59.880
it attached to a missing persons flyer. Family, friends, and
1575
01:41:59.899 --> 01:42:02.680
police officers searched this area prior and the shoes were
1576
01:42:02.720 --> 01:42:07.649
not there. It's as if someone placed them there. Another
1577
01:42:07.750 --> 01:42:11.489
puzzling clue that was uncovered during the investigation was Kaya's
1578
01:42:11.560 --> 01:42:14.760
last text to her boyfriend, which read, So you're going
1579
01:42:14.800 --> 01:42:17.220
to send your white supremacist friends to take care of me?
1580
01:42:17.239 --> 01:42:20.699
A post written for the Bear Press mentioned that Kaya
1581
01:42:20.739 --> 01:42:23.819
is biracial and that her boyfriend's social media was filled
1582
01:42:23.859 --> 01:42:27.260
with posts of the Confederate flag and other racist propaganda.
1583
01:42:28.300 --> 01:42:32.220
Kaya's mother also confirmed to People.com that Kaya had recently
1584
01:42:32.279 --> 01:42:34.859
fallen in with a bad crowd and had possibly been
1585
01:42:34.939 --> 01:42:39.989
experimenting with drugs. Since Kaya's shoes were discovered in February 2020,
1586
01:42:39.989 --> 01:42:42.350
her case has gone cold, despite the best efforts of
1587
01:42:42.399 --> 01:42:45.140
her family to keep her name in the media. Kaya
1588
01:42:45.180 --> 01:42:50.119
Taylor remains missing, and her family are offering a $ 10, 000
1589
01:42:48.479 --> 01:42:52.380
reward for any information that leads to her whereabouts. We'd
1590
01:42:52.399 --> 01:42:54.899
also like to mention that Kaya's boyfriend has not been
1591
01:42:55.000 --> 01:42:58.380
named publicly, and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office have stated
1592
01:42:58.420 --> 01:43:02.229
that he is not a suspect in Kaya's disappearance. Kaya
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01:43:02.250 --> 01:43:05.390
Taylor was last seen on February 6, 2020, and is
1594
01:43:05.449 --> 01:43:12.680
described as a biracial, African-American, white mix. Female, 5'6, 170 pounds,
1595
01:43:13.060 --> 01:43:17.079
with auburn red hair and brown eyes. Kaya has multiple tattoos,
1596
01:43:17.439 --> 01:43:20.409
an infinity symbol on her left upper chest, two X's
1597
01:43:20.430 --> 01:43:22.369
with a rose on the back of her shoulder, a
1598
01:43:22.409 --> 01:43:24.869
rose on the inside of her forearm, a sun on
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01:43:24.909 --> 01:43:27.670
her upper right thigh, and a ladybird on her left calf.
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01:43:28.770 --> 01:43:30.989
She was last seen wearing a blue, gray, red, and
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01:43:31.029 --> 01:43:35.210
white striped short-sleeved minidress, tan knee-high boots, and possibly a
1602
01:43:35.250 --> 01:43:39.020
pink cardigan. Anyone with any information is urged to please
1603
01:43:39.060 --> 01:43:49.039
contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200. Next, we
1604
01:43:49.079 --> 01:43:54.079
have Jake Latios. 22-year-old Jake Latios was last seen on
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the Interstate 10 bridge over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge,
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on August 29th, 2014 at around 2 a.m. A passerby
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01:44:02.859 --> 01:44:05.619
told investigators they had spoke to Jake at around 2 a.m.
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as he was sitting next to his pickup truck on
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the bridge. Jake informed the stranger that he was on
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his way to West Baton Rouge, but sadly, Jake never
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01:44:14.289 --> 01:44:17.670
made it there. A few hours later, the Baton Rouge
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01:44:17.710 --> 01:44:20.970
Police Department received a bizarre call that kick-started the search
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01:44:21.010 --> 01:44:25.850
for Jake. In the early morning hours of August 29th, 2014,
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The Baton Rouge Police Department were called to the Interstate
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01:44:28.189 --> 01:44:31.050
10 bridge when an anonymous caller reported seeing a person
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01:44:31.109 --> 01:44:34.529
jump from the bridge into the waters below. The person
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01:44:34.550 --> 01:44:36.670
calling did not want to give their identity and it
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01:44:36.729 --> 01:44:39.050
appears they were not at the scene when the police arrived.
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The Baton Rouge Police took this call very seriously and
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01:44:43.340 --> 01:44:46.300
dispatched officers to the scene however when they arrived they
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01:44:46.319 --> 01:44:50.720
couldn't find anything. They looked into the water below but
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01:44:50.779 --> 01:44:54.289
saw no sign of anyone having jumped. A dive team
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01:44:54.329 --> 01:44:56.720
was called to the area to recover any remains or
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01:44:56.770 --> 01:45:00.100
rescue the person, but again, the dive team found nothing.
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What the Baton Rouge Police Department did find was Jake's
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pickup truck, still running, abandoned on the side of the road.
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Inside the vehicle were Jake's phone, cigarettes, and a trolling
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01:45:12.119 --> 01:45:15.020
motor that he had just purchased, but his wallet and
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01:45:15.079 --> 01:45:17.140
crutches that he was using at the time were nowhere
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01:45:17.180 --> 01:45:20.220
to be found. At the time of his disappearance, Jake
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01:45:20.239 --> 01:45:22.239
had a broken foot and right hand and was wearing
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01:45:22.260 --> 01:45:25.020
an orthopedic boot as well as using crutches to get around.
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His crutches weren't recovered from the bridge nor the water,
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01:45:29.090 --> 01:45:33.649
leaving authorities with more questions than answers. Jake's mother, Tina LeClerc,
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01:45:34.029 --> 01:45:37.229
told NBC if he jumped off the bridge, his crutches
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01:45:37.250 --> 01:45:39.810
would have been found. They would have been left in
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01:45:39.850 --> 01:45:42.369
his room, by his truck, on the bridge, floating in
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01:45:42.390 --> 01:45:47.090
the water. Jake's case only became more bizarre when his mother, Tina,
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01:45:47.359 --> 01:45:50.609
visited his apartment after the Baton Rouge Police Department contacted
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01:45:50.630 --> 01:45:52.189
her to let her know that his truck had been
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01:45:52.270 --> 01:45:56.310
found abandoned on the side of the bridge. She told NBC,
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01:45:56.949 --> 01:46:00.510
When I got there, it automatically seemed suspicious. A window
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01:46:00.529 --> 01:46:03.729
was punched out. There were holes in the wall. His
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01:46:03.770 --> 01:46:07.609
personal items were missing, including his TV set. Just everything
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01:46:07.649 --> 01:46:11.979
was a mess. Several years have passed since Jake disappeared,
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01:46:12.100 --> 01:46:14.659
and sadly, the Baton Rouge Police Department are still no
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01:46:14.699 --> 01:46:18.220
closer to solving his case. According to a Facebook post
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01:46:18.319 --> 01:46:21.800
made to the Help Find Missing Jake Allen Latios page
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01:46:22.060 --> 01:46:25.819
in August 2021, his crutches were located much later at
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01:46:25.840 --> 01:46:29.119
an undisclosed time and location, but no further information has
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01:46:29.140 --> 01:46:33.079
been provided about this fact. His mother, Tina, believes that
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01:46:33.100 --> 01:46:35.520
Jake met with foul play and that someone staged it
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01:46:35.539 --> 01:46:38.880
to look like he took his own life. Tina said
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01:46:38.899 --> 01:46:41.380
she is ready for whatever outcome and just wants to
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01:46:41.420 --> 01:46:45.329
know the truth of what happened to her son. 22-year-old
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01:46:45.409 --> 01:46:49.310
Jake Latios was last seen on August 29, 2014, on
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01:46:49.750 --> 01:46:52.890
the Interstate 10 bridge in Baton Rouge. He is described
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01:46:52.949 --> 01:46:55.810
as a white male with brown hair, brown eyes, stands
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01:46:55.850 --> 01:46:58.989
approximately 5 foot 9 inches tall, and weighs between 130
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01:46:58.989 --> 01:47:03.170
and 150 pounds. Jake has a cross-shaped scar on his
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01:47:03.210 --> 01:47:05.289
left wrist, and at the time of his disappearance, he
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01:47:05.310 --> 01:47:08.159
had a broken foot, a broken right hand, and was
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01:47:08.260 --> 01:47:12.680
using an orthopedic boot and crutches. Anyone with any information
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01:47:12.979 --> 01:47:15.500
has urged to please contact the Baton Rouge Police Department
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01:47:16.039 --> 01:47:26.550
at 225-389-4617. And finally, Audrey Mae Herron. 31-year-old Audrey Mae
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01:47:26.590 --> 01:47:29.010
Herron was a devoted mother of three and a nurse
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01:47:29.130 --> 01:47:31.590
living in Catskill, New York at the time of her disappearance.
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When Audrey was just 22, she gave birth to her
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01:47:35.350 --> 01:47:38.359
first child, Sonsia, and with the help of her parents,
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continued her studies and eventually became a full-time nurse at
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a nearby nursing home. Audrey later went on to marry
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01:47:44.619 --> 01:47:47.619
Jeff Herron, and the couple had two more children, Katie
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01:47:47.680 --> 01:47:51.760
and Quinn. The blended family quickly meshed together, with Sansia
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01:47:51.779 --> 01:47:55.000
telling True Crime Daily, Even though I wasn't his child,
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01:47:55.420 --> 01:47:58.420
he still considered me his daughter, and I called him Dad.
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Life for the Herrons was going smoothly. 2002. Sansia was
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01:48:03.579 --> 01:48:06.470
10 years old, and a few days before Labor Day weekend,
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She had just returned to her Catskill home from Florida,
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01:48:09.439 --> 01:48:12.329
where she had spent the last month with her grandmother, Shirley,
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which was Audrey's mother. Shirley revealed that Audrey had just
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01:48:16.090 --> 01:48:18.329
been given a raise at work and was excited to
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01:48:18.369 --> 01:48:20.579
see her daughter after she'd been away for so long.
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01:48:22.079 --> 01:48:25.579
Audrey's shifts are working until 11 p.m. at night, and
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Shirley agreed that this would be far too late for
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01:48:27.680 --> 01:48:31.260
her to pick Sonsia from her home. Sonsia stayed the
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01:48:31.319 --> 01:48:34.640
night at her grandmother's house, waiting eagerly for her mother
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01:48:34.659 --> 01:48:36.199
to come and pick her up on the morning of
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01:48:36.300 --> 01:48:41.909
August 30, 2002. but sadly, that knock at the door
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01:48:42.109 --> 01:48:46.319
and the familiar shout of Sansi's name never came. Shirley
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01:48:46.380 --> 01:48:49.439
told Dateline, I called Audrey and she said she had
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01:48:49.460 --> 01:48:52.140
a doctor's appointment the next morning, but she would pick
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01:48:52.199 --> 01:48:55.920
Sansi up after that. Shirley was surprised when the phone
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01:48:55.960 --> 01:48:58.220
rang at 6 a.m. the next morning and she heard
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01:48:58.279 --> 01:49:00.600
Jeff on the other end of the phone asking if
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01:49:00.659 --> 01:49:04.479
she had seen Audrey. She told NBC, Jeff called and
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01:49:04.560 --> 01:49:06.939
asked if Audrey was at my house. It would not
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01:49:06.979 --> 01:49:08.670
have been unusual for her to stay over with me,
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01:49:09.079 --> 01:49:11.159
but normally she would have called him to let him know.
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01:49:11.960 --> 01:49:14.859
I said she wasn't here, but I didn't think anything
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01:49:14.979 --> 01:49:19.180
of it, so I dozed back off. Shirley's slumber was
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01:49:19.260 --> 01:49:21.960
interrupted an hour later by another phone call from Jeff.
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01:49:22.560 --> 01:49:25.560
This time he sounded more panicked. He told Shirley that
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01:49:25.640 --> 01:49:29.060
Audrey hadn't returned home from work the previous evening. According
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01:49:29.100 --> 01:49:31.920
to Shirley, she relayed this information to a family member
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01:49:31.960 --> 01:49:34.430
who used to work in law enforcement, who in turn
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01:49:34.510 --> 01:49:38.670
reported Audrey as missing. A wide-scale search began, and the
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01:49:38.710 --> 01:49:42.130
local police, along with Audrey's family, began canvassing the area.
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01:49:43.029 --> 01:49:46.050
During their investigation, the New York State Police came across
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01:49:46.210 --> 01:49:49.949
CCTV footage that confirmed Audrey left work on the evening
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01:49:49.989 --> 01:49:54.939
of August 29, 2002, in her black 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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01:49:56.340 --> 01:50:00.180
New York State Police Detective Kaminsky said, We only have
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01:50:00.399 --> 01:50:03.260
one grainy video from Cumberland Farms, in which it appears
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01:50:03.279 --> 01:50:06.149
that Audrey's vehicle does leave her place of employment. and
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01:50:06.329 --> 01:50:10.920
basically turned left going west on County Route 23B. That's
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01:50:10.939 --> 01:50:14.079
the last of any kind of technology we had. We
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01:50:14.119 --> 01:50:16.859
can't confirm it's the vehicle because of the quality of
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01:50:16.880 --> 01:50:20.119
the video, but it appears to be. The quality of
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01:50:20.140 --> 01:50:22.470
the video was very poor and very grainy, but it
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01:50:22.529 --> 01:50:24.210
does appear to leave at the time she would have
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01:50:24.250 --> 01:50:29.189
ended work. Armed with this new piece of information, investigators
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01:50:29.250 --> 01:50:31.930
began searching bodies of water and any other areas that
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01:50:31.989 --> 01:50:34.489
Audrey may have ended up, but came up with nothing.
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01:50:35.210 --> 01:50:37.789
There was no activity on her phone, credit, or debit
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01:50:37.810 --> 01:50:42.859
cards since August 29, 2002, and the investigation quickly went cold.
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01:50:43.880 --> 01:50:45.899
Tips and leads have been followed to their end, and
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01:50:46.000 --> 01:50:50.140
almost 20 years later, we're still asking the question, where
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01:50:50.319 --> 01:50:55.000
is Audrey Herron? Jeff, Audrey's husband, has been described as
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01:50:55.180 --> 01:50:59.079
uncooperative for the New York State Police. He has voluntarily
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01:50:59.159 --> 01:51:02.649
undergone a polygraph test, and his property has been searched extensively.
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01:51:03.069 --> 01:51:06.840
Nothing was found in connection with Audrey's disappearance. The New
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01:51:06.880 --> 01:51:09.039
York State Police have said that Jeff is not considered
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01:51:09.100 --> 01:51:11.600
a suspect but that they are considering her case a
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01:51:11.640 --> 01:51:15.739
homicide rather than a missing person case. Audrey was last
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01:51:15.779 --> 01:51:19.420
seen leaving her workplace on August 29, 2002 in her
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01:51:19.460 --> 01:51:26.090
black 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee New York license plate X233UV.
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01:51:27.229 --> 01:51:29.989
Audrey is described as a white female with dark blonde
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01:51:30.010 --> 01:51:33.149
to light brown hair, hazel eyes, She stands 5 foot
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01:51:33.189 --> 01:51:37.100
tall and weighs 105 pounds. Audrey has a scar on
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01:51:37.140 --> 01:51:38.920
her right thumb and a mole on the inside of
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01:51:38.939 --> 01:51:42.279
her right knee. She was last seen wearing a blue turtleneck,
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01:51:42.619 --> 01:51:45.729
dark green medical scrubs, a yellow gold necklace with a
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01:51:45.770 --> 01:51:48.810
pendant that says number one mom, and a watch with
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01:51:48.850 --> 01:51:52.550
a white leather band and a white metal face. Anyone
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01:51:52.609 --> 01:51:55.329
with any information is asked to please contact the New
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01:51:55.369 --> 01:52:03.140
York State Police at 518-622-8600. Well, folks, there you have it.
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01:52:03.869 --> 01:52:08.760
What do you think of these creepy cases? Somewhere, somebody
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01:52:08.800 --> 01:52:12.539
knows the truth. Hopefully, the day will come when all
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01:52:12.579 --> 01:52:14.819
these cases can be solved and the families can have
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01:52:14.840 --> 01:52:20.100
the closure that they deserve. Thank you for listening. I
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01:52:20.119 --> 01:52:23.090
look forward to your comments, but please keep it friendly
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01:52:23.130 --> 01:52:26.510
and respectful. Meanwhile, be good to yourselves and each other.
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01:52:26.869 --> 01:52:29.529
Be careful out there, and I'll see you a little
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01:52:29.569 --> 01:52:33.520
farther on down the trail. I'm Steve Stockton and I'll
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01:52:33.539 --> 01:52:54.789
talk to you next time. Hello friends, this is episode
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01:52:54.829 --> 01:52:59.090
number five in our Creepy Cases series. Although many of
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01:52:59.130 --> 01:53:01.130
the cases we cover on the channel have at least
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01:53:01.310 --> 01:53:04.289
some bizarre or strange element to them, these are five
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01:53:04.390 --> 01:53:08.770
more hand-picked cases that we feel have the highest creep factor.
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01:53:09.569 --> 01:53:18.770
Join us! Number 5. Marilyn Bergeron 24-year-old Marilyn Bergeron was
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01:53:18.890 --> 01:53:23.170
once a happy and positive young woman, but in late 2007,
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01:53:23.170 --> 01:53:26.390
her family noticed a troubling change in her. Her outlook
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01:53:26.409 --> 01:53:28.590
had changed from a positive one to a gloomy one,
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01:53:29.090 --> 01:53:31.869
and it was clear that something was bothering her. She
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01:53:31.890 --> 01:53:34.270
was often tearful and told her mother that she didn't
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01:53:34.289 --> 01:53:37.989
have healthy relationships, but did not disclose exactly what the
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01:53:38.029 --> 01:53:43.180
problem was. Early 2008, Marilyn had moved from her apartment
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01:53:43.239 --> 01:53:47.319
in Hochelaga, Maisonneuve, back to her parents' house in Quebec,
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01:53:48.060 --> 01:53:50.560
telling them that she no longer felt safe living where
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01:53:50.600 --> 01:53:54.239
she had been. The neighborhood in which Marilyn lived was
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01:53:54.300 --> 01:53:57.819
notorious for criminal activity and was described as an impoverished
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01:53:57.899 --> 01:54:01.300
area with many issues. She had moved there in 2005
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01:54:01.300 --> 01:54:04.539
and had taken up freelance work with local TV stations
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01:54:05.180 --> 01:54:08.319
and was slowly beginning to pull her career together. But
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01:54:08.739 --> 01:54:11.560
something had changed in recent months, and the events of
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01:54:11.649 --> 01:54:14.489
February 2008 would send her family on a hunt for
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01:54:14.529 --> 01:54:20.189
justice and answers. Between February 15th and 16th, Marilyn made
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01:54:20.229 --> 01:54:23.189
trips between the two places, moving her things and saying
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01:54:23.210 --> 01:54:26.270
goodbye to her friends. Everyone tried to talk to Marilyn,
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01:54:26.550 --> 01:54:28.569
pleading with her to let them know what was wrong.
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01:54:29.489 --> 01:54:32.369
Her family later told investigators that any attempt to talk
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01:54:32.409 --> 01:54:35.229
to Marilyn about her problems would result in her breaking
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01:54:35.289 --> 01:54:39.670
down and shutting down the conversation. She'd even cryptically ask
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01:54:39.710 --> 01:54:41.869
her sister, is there a light at the end of
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01:54:41.909 --> 01:54:45.689
the tunnel? During the move, her family tried to coax
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01:54:45.729 --> 01:54:48.710
more information out of her, but each time she shut
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01:54:48.750 --> 01:54:52.300
them down, showing a blank expression or simply breaking down
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01:54:52.350 --> 01:54:55.439
in tears. It was at this point that her family
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01:54:55.479 --> 01:54:57.920
referred her to a psychologist and hoped that the move
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01:54:57.960 --> 01:55:00.399
back home would provide her with a safe and comfortable
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01:55:00.439 --> 01:55:03.859
place to recover and explore her issues with a medical professional.
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01:55:04.680 --> 01:55:07.779
According to the psychologist that saw Marilyn, her case was
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01:55:07.880 --> 01:55:14.100
big and would require hospitalization. Unfortunately, Marilyn disappeared before any
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01:55:14.180 --> 01:55:17.739
further help or intervention could be offered. Her family were
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01:55:17.819 --> 01:55:20.819
incredibly worried for her well-being and asked her if someone
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01:55:20.840 --> 01:55:22.930
had hurt her or whether she had problems with her
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01:55:22.970 --> 01:55:28.800
relationships debt, etc. But each time, Marilyn said, oh, everything's fine.
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By February 17, 2008, Marilyn had moved all of her
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01:55:33.859 --> 01:55:36.699
things back into the family home and was resettling herself
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01:55:36.760 --> 01:55:39.890
in a familiar environment. She told her family that she
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wanted to leave her life in Montreal behind for good,
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01:55:42.970 --> 01:55:44.689
and her family said that they would help her along
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01:55:44.729 --> 01:55:48.649
the way. At around 11 a.m. on February 17, 2008,
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01:55:48.630 --> 01:55:53.710
Marilyn left the family home for what, unfortunately, would be
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01:55:53.750 --> 01:55:56.609
the last time. She told her mother that she was
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01:55:56.649 --> 01:55:58.829
going for a walk and that she would be back soon.
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01:55:59.649 --> 01:56:01.510
She stepped out of the house wearing only a long
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01:56:01.569 --> 01:56:04.890
black coat with gray fake fur trim and boots and
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01:56:04.909 --> 01:56:08.350
headed off on her walk. The next time that Marilyn
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01:56:08.390 --> 01:56:11.510
would be spotted was on CCTV, and she had an
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01:56:11.609 --> 01:56:16.699
unusual item with her. At 11.09 a.m., Marilyn was seen
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01:56:16.779 --> 01:56:21.199
on CCTV at an ATM on Boulevard de l'Hommière. attempting
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01:56:21.220 --> 01:56:25.779
to withdraw a $ 60 Canadian, but the transaction failed. Her
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01:56:25.850 --> 01:56:28.569
family believes that she had simply forgotten her PIN number,
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01:56:29.210 --> 01:56:32.649
but her behavior while at the cash machine raised several alarms.
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01:56:33.529 --> 01:56:35.789
The card that Marilyn attempted to use was a credit
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01:56:35.829 --> 01:56:37.649
card that was linked to her father that she had
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01:56:37.670 --> 01:56:41.590
been given in case of emergency. In the footage, Marilyn
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01:56:41.649 --> 01:56:44.470
is seen looking over her shoulder several times and appears
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01:56:44.550 --> 01:56:48.789
very paranoid. Marilyn's mother also noticed that she was wearing
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01:56:48.810 --> 01:56:52.090
a black backpack over one shoulder an item that she
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01:56:52.130 --> 01:56:54.010
had not had with her when she left the house.
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01:56:55.189 --> 01:56:58.850
So where had she gotten this strange backpack? And what
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01:56:58.890 --> 01:57:02.850
were her plans? Things only grow more mysterious with the
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01:57:02.890 --> 01:57:06.109
next confirmed sighting of Marilyn, which occurred at 4.03 p.m.
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01:57:06.250 --> 01:57:10.350
in the Cafe Depot at St. Romain. Now, going to
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01:57:10.390 --> 01:57:13.800
a coffee shop isn't an out-of-the-ordinary activity, but the fact
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01:57:13.840 --> 01:57:16.399
that this coffee shop was over 12 miles away from
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01:57:16.439 --> 01:57:20.369
her home was rather suspicious. Why was Marilyn in a
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01:57:20.409 --> 01:57:23.270
coffee shop so far away from home when the neighborhoods
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01:57:23.329 --> 01:57:25.930
around her had plenty of coffee shops she could have visited?
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The barista who served Marilyn in this particular coffee shop
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was later questioned and confirmed that Marilyn was alone and
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paid with a credit card. She ordered her coffee and
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then walked out of the coffee shop, never to be
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seen again. After this sighting, Marilyn has never been seen
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or heard from. There's been no activity on her phone
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or the cards and it's as if she simply dropped
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off the map. Investigators believe that Marilyn was driven to
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the coffee shop 12 miles away from her home as
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the weather conditions would have made it near impossible for
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her to walk that far. It is unknown whether the
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possibility of public transport has ever been explored in this instance.
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When Marilyn failed to return home, her family knew that
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something was very wrong and called the police straight away.
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After learning about Marilyn's situation and the circumstances leading up
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to her disappearance, the search for her began immediately, with
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police scouring the area and combing through her bank records
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and CCTV footage. Unfortunately, the two CCTV sightings previously mentioned
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are the only confirmed sightings of Marilyn. The police have
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put out numerous appeals for anyone who may have seen
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Marilyn or may have given her a ride to please
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come forward. So far, nobody has. There have been several
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alleged sightings of Marilyn, including sightings in Hawkesbury, Ontario. According
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to reports, people have seen a woman matching Marilyn's description
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in Hawkesbury in the company of a man. The two
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were often known to move around the town and those
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who saw her said that she looked anxious, and like
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she was possibly being held captive. Unfortunately, none of these
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sightings have ever been substantiated, and despite numerous searches by
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both the police and Marilyn's family, no sign of her
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has ever been found. Her family are of the opinion
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that she took her own life, but friends have alluded
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to something much, much darker. In late 2007, Jonathan Gautier,
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who knew Marilyn from college, met up with her and
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noticed that her personality and behavior had completely changed. She
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was no longer the happy and lively Marilyn that he
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once knew. The night that they met up, they'd attended
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a party before heading back to Marilyn's apartment. It was
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here that she broke down crying. Jonathan rushed to her
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side to comfort her. He tried to get more information
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from her and pressed the matter, asking whether she had
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witnessed something horrific or if something horrific had happened to her.
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According to Jonathan, Marilyn told him, No, it's worse. Joe,
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you can't even imagine. what I went through. Sadly, she
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didn't elaborate any further. The investigation into Marilyn's disappearance has
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continued over the years, with her family initially posting a $ 10, 000
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Canadian reward for information. This amount has now grown to $ 30, 000 Canadian,
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but we are still no closer to finding out what
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happened to Marilyn. Her mother told the CBC in 2017, Marilyn,
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if you're still alive, for us it's like yesterday you disappeared.
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We love you. We're waiting for you with open arms
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and we miss you so much. Her family believed that
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Marilyn's life was either in danger or that she perceived
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to have been in danger in Montreal and believes that
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her friends and associates may hold the answers. Marilyn Bergeron
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was last seen on February 17th, 2008, has not been
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seen or heard from since. Marilyn displayed worrying behavior in
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the lead up to her disappearance and and there have
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been several unconfirmed sightings of her in the Hawkesbury, Ontario area.
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Marilyn is described as a white female with brown hair,
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green eyes, 5'7, and 115 pounds. She has a tattoo
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of Pegasus on her chest, below her right collarbone, and
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she was last seen wearing boots and a black coat
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with grey fake fur trim. Anyone with any information is
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urged to please contact the Quebec Police Services at 418-641-7000.
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Or you can contact the family's lawyer, Mark Belmare, on
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418-681-1227 or toll-free 1-800-840-1526. Number 4. Andrew Gosden The disappearance
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of 14-year-old Andrew Gosden is one of the UK's most
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baffling missing person cases. South Yorkshire police have worked tirelessly
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over the years to find Andrew, but there have been
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very few leads to work on. Those from the UK
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will have many strong memories on Andrew's disappearance and the
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media storm and investigation that followed. It's been over a
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decade since Andrew disappeared, and the South Yorkshire police are
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still no closer to cracking this mystifying case. Andrew Gosden
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lived in Balby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, with his parents, Kevin
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and Glynis. The two provided Andrew with a happy and
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stable home life, and as a result, he was flourishing academically.
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He was in the young, gifted, and talented program at school,
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and had a perfect attendance record. It was clear that
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Andrew was destined for great things academically, and he excelled
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in every subject at school. With this, Andrew's father, Kevin,
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said that he was not streetwise and preferred to stay
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home and play on his Xbox and listen to metal music.
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This behavior is not uncommon for teenagers and his parents
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were happy that he was flourishing academically and did have
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a small social circle of friends, good dependable ones. The
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lives of the Gosden family would be turned upside down
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one September afternoon, however, shortly after the new school year
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had started. Andrew had spent part of his summer holiday,
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which was six weeks, attending a gifted and talented program
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and was apparently very happy and had a bright outlook
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for what lay ahead of him after he'd finished school.
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But September 14th, 2007 was different. Something inside Andrew had changed.
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And within the space of a few hours, his parents
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would be thrown into a missing person investigation that has
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spanned over a decade. On September 14th, 2007, Andrew got
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up and got ready for school as normal. He said
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goodbye to his parents and headed out the front door
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at around 8.05 a.m. By all accounts, this was just
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another day at school and Andrew was seen heading toward
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the bus stop. However, instead of boarding the bus to school,
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Andrew kept walking and headed into the local park. Nobody
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knows why Andrew chose to skip school that day, but
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we do know that he waited in the park until
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around 8.30 a.m. By this time, his parents would have
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left for work and Andrew knew that he would have
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the house to himself. This is just the beginning of
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the bizarre details surrounding the disappearance of Andrew Gosden, and
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things only become more mysterious from here. After waiting in
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the park, as we said, Andrew returned home, took off
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his school uniform, and put it straight into the washing machine.
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He changed into a Slipknot t-shirt, dark jeans, and packed
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his bag with his keys, wallet, and his PSP gaming system.
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Andrew didn't take his PSP charger with him, which indicated
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that he probably had every intention of coming back. But unfortunately,
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that is not what happened. As Glynnis and Kevin went
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about their work day, they had no idea that their
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son was headed to Doncaster train station. Bank records confirm
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that Andrew withdrew £ 200 from his account, leaving about £ 14
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in the balance. Andrew walked into Doncaster train station, went
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up to the ticket office and bought a one-way ticket
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to London. The woman who served Andrew recalled telling him
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that for just 50p extra he could get a return ticket,
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but Andrew declined. He confidently stated that he wanted the
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one-way ticket, handed over the money, took the ticket, and
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made his way to the platform. No one knows why
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Andrew bought a ticket to London, nor why he only
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bought a one-way ticket. Was Andrew planning to meet with
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someone in London who had promised to take him back home,
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or did he plan to stay in London indefinitely? Witnesses
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reported seeing Andrew boarding the 9.35 a.m. train to London
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King's Cross Station, and by 11.25 a.m., he was captured
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on CCTV leaving King's Cross. This is the last confirmed
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sighting of Andrew, and over a decade later, we are
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still no closer to the truth. When Andrew's school noticed
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that he was absent that day, his parents were called. However,
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a clerical error was made and the wrong number was dialed.
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It wasn't until Glynnis and Kevin arrived home from work
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to find Andrew's uniform in the house that they knew
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something was off. After calling out Andrew's name and searching
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all over the house, his parents realized that he was
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missing and dialed 999. South Yorkshire police responded to the
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call immediately and the search for Andrew commenced. The area
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of Bobby was searched thoroughly and investigators began combing through
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Andrew's life. At the time of his disappearance, Andrew didn't
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have a phone as he was known to lose them
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and preferred to spend time on his Xbox and listening
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to music anyway. Flyers, posters, and news reports were circulated
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around South Yorkshire, and Yorkshire with the South Yorkshire Police
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hoping that somebody would come forward with information. As the
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days passed, and there was no word, the Gostins began
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to realize that the situation that they were in was
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incredibly serious. Then, days after Andrew disappeared, the South Yorkshire
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Police got their first lead. the woman who sold Andrew
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the ticket at Doncaster train station came forward, and from here,
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the police were able to check CCTV and confirm that
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Andrew had traveled to King's Cross. Sadly, Andrew was not
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spotted on CCTV after he left King's Cross station, and
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CCTV in the surrounding areas failed to show up anything. Now,
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there are three main theories in Andrew's case, with the
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first being that he was lured away by someone online.
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As we said, Andrew had an Xbox and a PSP,
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but forensic analysis of these and the data showed that
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Andrew was not registered online with an account. He reportedly
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didn't even use a family computer and didn't really touch
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online communications at all. This was backed up by digital
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forensic investigations that failed to turn up any online presence
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from Andrew whatsoever. His family did confirm to investigators that
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Andrew knew several people who lived in London but none
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of these people have reported seeing Andrew on the date
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of or after his disappearance. The next theory that was
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well publicized in the British media was that Andrew had
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possibly gone to London to attend a gig or some
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sort of music-related event. Andrew loved his metal music, and
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a few gigs were going on around that time, but
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if that were the case, then why would he buy
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a one-way ticket? There were no sightings of Andrew at
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any of these music events, and there has been no
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proof to suggest that Andrew had tickets for any of
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these events either. The last theory is one that Andrew's father, Kevin,
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came up with. Kevin postulated that perhaps Andrew left to
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start a new life somewhere, without the intervention of his family.
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His family were religious, but also said that they were
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open to sexuality and gender expression. This theory ties in
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with an interesting clue that came to light in 2018.
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It's important to preface this next section by saying that
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Andrew's nickname was Rue, and it was a nickname that
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only those closest to him knew and called him. According
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to reports, an anonymous witness told the police that in 2018,
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he had a conversation with someone online by the name
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of Andy Rue. The two people had started talking, and
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Andy Rue asked the anonymous witness for £ 200 so that
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he could pay his rent. This Andy Rue person went
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on to explain that he had left home at 14
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and didn't have a bank account, so sending money via
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bank transfer would be difficult. He said that he needed
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the money because his boyfriend had left him, but never
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went into further detail about his private life. This lead
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gave the Metropolitan Police and the South Yorkshire Police a
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glimmer of hope, but it appears the person calling themselves
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Andy Rue has never been formally identified, and we cannot
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confirm whether or not this person is Andrew Gosden. Following
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Andrew's disappearance, his family traveled to London to hand out
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flyers and to appeal to witnesses and anyone with information
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to come forward. Kevin and Glynnis have been the driving
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force behind keeping Andrew's name in the media, and they've
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continued to put pressure on the South Yorkshire Police and
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the Metropolitan Police to investigate his disappearance. This case has
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been incredibly well publicized, and in towns and cities across
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the UK, Andrew's missing person poster can still be seen.
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The charity, UK Missing Persons, works with the families of
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those who are missing to create posters and they also
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run a tip line for those with information or for
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those who are missing and need someone to talk to.
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Despite all of this media attention and investigation, no trace
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of Andrew has ever been located. After he left Kings
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Cross Station, he seemingly vanished into thin air and the
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investigation has laid dormant ever since. Well, that was until
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January 22nd. when once again the Andrew Gosden case made headlines.
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On January 11th, 2022, the BBC published an article titled,
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Andrew Gosden, Two Men Arrested for Trafficking and Kidnap. This
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headline shocked the nation and the details of the arrest
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would shock them even more. According to the BBC, two men,
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aged 38 and 45, were arrested in December in London
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on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking. The 45-year-old man
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was also arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images. The
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two men were released on bail pending a further investigation,
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and the Metropolitan Police and the South Yorkshire Police are
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currently working the case. No further details have been released
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in regards to these charges, and the police are keeping
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their cards very close to their chests. Throughout the years,
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several age progression photos have been issued to show what
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02:11:36.539 --> 02:11:39.579
Andrew may look like now as an adult. The River
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02:11:39.619 --> 02:11:42.520
Thames has been searched numerous times by divers and with
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02:11:42.560 --> 02:11:45.220
a sonar scanner, but this has not turned up any
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02:11:45.260 --> 02:11:49.510
leads either. The South Yorkshire Police and the Metropolitan Police,
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02:11:49.649 --> 02:11:52.750
along with Andrew's family, continue to search for him and
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02:11:52.770 --> 02:11:55.109
hope that one day they will have answers or at
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02:11:55.170 --> 02:12:00.369
least closure. Andrew Gosden was last seen wearing a slipknot t-shirt,
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02:12:00.899 --> 02:12:04.399
dark jeans, and was carrying a bag containing his keys, wallet,
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02:12:04.460 --> 02:12:07.939
and PSP gaming system. He had bought a one-way ticket
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02:12:07.960 --> 02:12:11.399
from Doncaster to King's Cross, London, and was last seen
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02:12:11.510 --> 02:12:16.529
leaving King's Cross Station at 11.25 a.m. on September 14, 2007.
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02:12:16.529 --> 02:12:21.029
Andrew has brown hair, has a unique double ridge on
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02:12:21.069 --> 02:12:23.909
his right ear, is deaf in his left ear, and
2077
02:12:23.949 --> 02:12:28.529
wears strong prescription glasses. Anyone with any information is asked
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02:12:28.550 --> 02:12:36.470
to please contact 101-UK-MISSING-PEOPLE on 116-000. the South Yorkshire Police
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02:12:36.770 --> 02:12:39.630
on 0114-220-2020, the Metropolitan Police on 4420-7230-1212, or Crime Stoppers
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02:12:39.649 --> 02:12:43.899
on 0800-555-111. Number three, Ben Padilla. The disappearance of Ben
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02:12:43.949 --> 02:13:04.720
Padilla is a confusing and complex case and it requires
2082
02:13:04.760 --> 02:13:10.369
a bit of background information to press his disappearance. In 2002,
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02:13:10.369 --> 02:13:18.130
American Airlines retired a Boeing 727-223 with registration N844AA, and
2084
02:13:18.149 --> 02:13:20.989
this plane was purchased by Mari Joseph, who owned an
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02:13:21.060 --> 02:13:26.199
aerospace company in Florida. Different sources give different stories, but
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02:13:26.239 --> 02:13:28.880
the main gist of the situation is that a businessman
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02:13:28.899 --> 02:13:32.359
came and leased the plane, located in Angola, from Mari,
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02:13:32.840 --> 02:13:35.939
only to default on his payments or abandon the plans
2089
02:13:35.979 --> 02:13:40.100
that he had for the plane. Apparently, this businessman wanted
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02:13:40.119 --> 02:13:42.560
to use the plane to transport oil to diamond mines
2091
02:13:42.640 --> 02:13:46.420
across Angola, and this same businessman and Maury Joseph had
2092
02:13:46.460 --> 02:13:49.239
come to a payment agreement that never came to fruition.
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02:13:50.439 --> 02:13:52.939
This meant that the plane went back into storage and
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02:13:53.010 --> 02:13:57.550
racked up over $ 4 million in airport fees. The plane
2095
02:13:57.569 --> 02:14:01.250
with number N844AA was then back in the hands of
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02:14:01.289 --> 02:14:05.130
Maury Joseph, who brought Ben Padilla on board. Ben was
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02:14:05.189 --> 02:14:09.010
a certified aircraft mechanic, flight engineer, and pilot, and he
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02:14:09.069 --> 02:14:14.069
was perfect for the job. The N844AA was 25 years old,
2099
02:14:14.529 --> 02:14:16.470
and it needed repair work done to it before it
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02:14:16.489 --> 02:14:20.189
was suitable for use. So, Ben got to work fixing
2101
02:14:20.229 --> 02:14:23.380
up the plane, and all was going well. That was
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02:14:23.520 --> 02:14:29.579
until May 25, 2003, when something truly bizarre happened. On
2103
02:14:29.619 --> 02:14:32.069
this day, The plane was due to fly from Angola
2104
02:14:32.109 --> 02:14:34.729
to Germany, but as the crew arrived at the airport
2105
02:14:34.750 --> 02:14:37.489
for their flight, they noticed that the plane had gone.
2106
02:14:38.550 --> 02:14:40.710
Everyone checked their watches to ensure that they had not
2107
02:14:40.770 --> 02:14:43.489
made a mistake, but the events that would follow would
2108
02:14:43.529 --> 02:14:47.770
only confuse them further. Shortly after the crew arrived, air
2109
02:14:47.789 --> 02:14:54.729
traffic control noticed Boeing 727 N844AA taxiing erratically on the runway.
2110
02:14:55.649 --> 02:14:59.640
Several attempts were made by air traffic control to establish contact, However,
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02:14:59.819 --> 02:15:03.470
no one responded. All air traffic could do was watch
2112
02:15:03.560 --> 02:15:06.710
on as the Boeing took off into the skies. The
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02:15:06.729 --> 02:15:09.689
only two men on board were Ben Padilla and a
2114
02:15:09.729 --> 02:15:13.409
man named John Michael Mutantu who had been working alongside
2115
02:15:13.470 --> 02:15:17.729
Ben as an aircraft technician. The plane had not been
2116
02:15:17.770 --> 02:15:20.569
cleared for takeoff at that time and had also not
2117
02:15:20.609 --> 02:15:23.409
submitted a flight plan which immediately caught the attention of
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02:15:23.479 --> 02:15:27.420
air traffic control. Several more attempts were made to establish
2119
02:15:27.439 --> 02:15:30.579
contact But as the plane soared higher into the sky,
2120
02:15:31.119 --> 02:15:35.140
their attempts proved futile. Now, as the plane was being
2121
02:15:35.220 --> 02:15:37.619
used for private business, the seats had been ripped out
2122
02:15:37.680 --> 02:15:41.020
and it was made to carry diesel fuel. Regardless of
2123
02:15:41.199 --> 02:15:44.149
who or what was on board, air traffic control was
2124
02:15:44.270 --> 02:15:46.810
on red alert and soon the word of the rogue
2125
02:15:46.829 --> 02:15:50.770
plane had spread. This incident, just two years shy of 9-11,
2126
02:15:50.890 --> 02:15:55.810
sent a wave of panic through Angola. Officials tried desperately
2127
02:15:55.850 --> 02:15:59.560
to track the plane but found nothing. The plane had
2128
02:15:59.600 --> 02:16:02.939
been fueled up with over 14,000 gallons of jet fuel,
2129
02:16:03.300 --> 02:16:07.180
which would only take the plane about 2,400 miles. Well,
2130
02:16:07.500 --> 02:16:10.380
as you know, what goes up must come down. But
2131
02:16:10.439 --> 02:16:12.779
as the days dragged on, there were no reports of
2132
02:16:12.819 --> 02:16:18.250
a Boeing 727 with ID number N844AA landing at any airport,
2133
02:16:18.829 --> 02:16:22.670
nor were there any reports of a crash. The plane
2134
02:16:22.689 --> 02:16:26.449
had seemingly taken off and vanished into thin air, almost
2135
02:16:26.470 --> 02:16:29.909
as if it had flown right into a portal. According
2136
02:16:29.949 --> 02:16:32.520
to reports, the plane, with its lights off and its
2137
02:16:32.559 --> 02:16:37.799
transponder not transmitting, N844AA, took off over the southwest and
2138
02:16:37.840 --> 02:16:41.540
headed out over the Atlantic Ocean. So where did Ben
2139
02:16:41.579 --> 02:16:45.219
Padilla go? And what happened to the 727 that seemingly
2140
02:16:45.260 --> 02:16:49.840
disappeared into thin air? One theory is that the mysterious
2141
02:16:49.860 --> 02:16:54.200
disappearance is down to insurance fraud. As previously mentioned, the
2142
02:16:54.239 --> 02:16:56.780
plane was due to be leased by someone, however, the
2143
02:16:56.819 --> 02:16:59.840
deal fell through and the plane ended up procuring millions
2144
02:16:59.899 --> 02:17:02.370
of dollars in fees the time it was stored at
2145
02:17:02.409 --> 02:17:06.110
the airport in Angola. Some people are of the opinion
2146
02:17:06.149 --> 02:17:09.329
that Mari Joseph and Ben Padilla planned the plane's disappearance
2147
02:17:09.889 --> 02:17:12.270
in order to claim insurance to help pay those fees.
2148
02:17:13.649 --> 02:17:15.909
Another theory is perhaps the two men were on the
2149
02:17:15.950 --> 02:17:18.440
plane at the wrong time, and they were forced to
2150
02:17:18.459 --> 02:17:23.299
fly the plane to wherever the hijacker demanded. The FBI, NSA,
2151
02:17:23.500 --> 02:17:25.959
and the CIA became involved in the search for Ben
2152
02:17:26.040 --> 02:17:29.809
and the missing Boeing 727, along with several other countries,
2153
02:17:30.590 --> 02:17:33.809
but so far nothing has ever been discovered or recovered.
2154
02:17:34.909 --> 02:17:38.030
When Ben first took the job, his brother recalled having
2155
02:17:38.079 --> 02:17:42.000
a conversation with him about hijacking. Ben told his brother
2156
02:17:42.040 --> 02:17:44.299
that he would rather crash the plane than comply with
2157
02:17:44.360 --> 02:17:47.780
anyone's demands and wondered whether Ben was harmed or was
2158
02:17:47.819 --> 02:17:52.059
being held against his will somewhere. The investigation into Ben's
2159
02:17:52.100 --> 02:17:55.600
sudden disappearance and the disappearance of the Boeing 727 is
2160
02:17:55.639 --> 02:18:00.469
still ongoing, but very little evidence has surfaced. Ben Padilla
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02:18:00.569 --> 02:18:03.530
is described as a white male with brown hair, brown eyes,
2162
02:18:03.590 --> 02:18:07.049
and stands 6 foot 2 inches tall. The Boeing 727-223
2163
02:18:09.829 --> 02:18:16.459
has a tail number of N844AA and the serial number 20985.
2164
02:18:16.500 --> 02:18:19.100
The plane also is an unpainted silver color with a
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02:18:19.120 --> 02:18:23.899
stripe of red, white, and blue. Anyone with information about
2166
02:18:23.979 --> 02:18:26.799
Ben or the plane is asked to contact the FBI
2167
02:18:26.920 --> 02:18:39.860
at 202-324-3000. Number two, Melanie Ethier. September 28th, 2022 will
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mark the 26th anniversary of the disappearance of 15-year-old Melanie
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02:18:45.020 --> 02:18:50.700
Nadia Ethier from her home in New Liskeard, Ontario. Born
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02:18:50.760 --> 02:18:54.170
on Christmas Day in 1980, Melanie was a great joy
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02:18:54.209 --> 02:18:57.930
in her mother's life and to all those who knew her. Melanie,
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02:18:58.250 --> 02:19:01.510
her five-year-old sister Jessie, and her mother Celine had lived
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02:19:01.549 --> 02:19:04.809
in the New Liskeard area for almost nine years, and
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02:19:04.850 --> 02:19:08.739
those in the community knew Melanie well. Melanie was known
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02:19:08.799 --> 02:19:11.149
for her vibrant personality and the fact that she was
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02:19:11.180 --> 02:19:15.750
an honors student at the Ecole Secondary Catholic School. Melanie
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02:19:15.770 --> 02:19:18.370
had dreams of becoming a teacher after she graduated from
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02:19:18.409 --> 02:19:22.590
high school, and in between completing homework, Melanie worked at
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02:19:22.629 --> 02:19:26.030
a daycare that was attached to her school. This job
2180
02:19:26.079 --> 02:19:29.319
provided Melanie with some independence and gave her valuable skills
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02:19:29.379 --> 02:19:34.260
to take into her future teaching career. Unfortunately, this bright
2182
02:19:34.299 --> 02:19:36.909
and promising young woman was taken and never got to
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02:19:36.950 --> 02:19:41.229
live out her dream of being a teacher. September 28th,
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02:19:41.229 --> 02:19:43.610
1996 was the day that the lives of the Ethier
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02:19:43.670 --> 02:19:48.920
family would change forever. On that morning, Melanie headed towards
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02:19:48.940 --> 02:19:52.079
the local library after visiting a family friend and bumped
2187
02:19:52.120 --> 02:19:55.440
into one of her friends. The two girls decided to
2188
02:19:55.479 --> 02:19:58.040
spend the day together and they went into the city
2189
02:19:58.079 --> 02:20:01.229
to do a bit of shopping and relax. According to
2190
02:20:01.290 --> 02:20:04.190
this friend, Melanie bought a cake tin and cake making
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02:20:04.250 --> 02:20:07.389
supplies that she could make a birthday cake for her grandmother.
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02:20:08.149 --> 02:20:10.899
Melanie seemed excited about the trip, and the two girls
2193
02:20:11.079 --> 02:20:15.639
enjoyed themselves. As the day wore on, the girls made
2194
02:20:15.680 --> 02:20:19.200
plans to meet up with Melanie's boyfriend, Neil Fortier, and
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02:20:19.219 --> 02:20:23.559
three other friends, Dave Bromley, Jay Deneau, and Ryan Chatwin.
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02:20:24.780 --> 02:20:27.040
The group of teenagers hung out and planned what they
2197
02:20:27.059 --> 02:20:29.069
wanted to do together for the rest of the day
2198
02:20:29.100 --> 02:20:34.760
and evening. September 28, 1996 was a Saturday. so the
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02:20:34.809 --> 02:20:36.829
youngsters wanted to make the most of not having to
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02:20:36.870 --> 02:20:39.389
go to bed early. So, the group headed to a
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02:20:39.389 --> 02:20:42.690
video store and rented a copy of the film Sudden Death.
2202
02:20:43.549 --> 02:20:45.909
The original plan was to head to Melanie's house, however,
2203
02:20:45.950 --> 02:20:48.950
as Melanie's grandparents were staying over, the house was already
2204
02:20:48.989 --> 02:20:52.409
a hub of activity, Melanie's room was a mess, and
2205
02:20:52.430 --> 02:20:54.190
there was no place for the teens to kick back
2206
02:20:54.250 --> 02:20:57.739
and relax. This didn't bother them though, and they merely
2207
02:20:57.770 --> 02:21:01.040
decided to head to another home, eventually settling on the
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02:21:01.079 --> 02:21:05.729
home of Ryan Chatwin on Pine Avenue. After wandering around
2209
02:21:05.829 --> 02:21:08.190
calling in at their friends' homes, hoping to get a
2210
02:21:08.229 --> 02:21:11.110
quiet room, the teens were relieved to find that Ryan's
2211
02:21:11.159 --> 02:21:14.479
parents were upstairs, leaving them with free rein of the house.
2212
02:21:15.479 --> 02:21:17.440
They settled in to watch the film and just to
2213
02:21:17.479 --> 02:21:21.200
chat and enjoy each other's company. The hours ticked by
2214
02:21:21.239 --> 02:21:24.200
and slowly, one by one, the teens left and headed home.
2215
02:21:25.450 --> 02:21:27.930
Melanie was one of the last to leave Ryan Chatwin's house,
2216
02:21:28.590 --> 02:21:31.290
unaware of what her best friend had just encountered outside.
2217
02:21:32.690 --> 02:21:35.290
That best friend would later tell investigators that when she
2218
02:21:35.329 --> 02:21:39.250
left Ryan's house at 12.30 a.m., she saw a light-covered
2219
02:21:39.430 --> 02:21:43.379
Chevrolet Monte Carlo, or a similar car, crawling slowly down
2220
02:21:43.399 --> 02:21:46.680
the street. The driver of the car paid special attention
2221
02:21:46.739 --> 02:21:48.440
to her as she walked to the place where she's
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02:21:48.479 --> 02:21:51.340
being picked up, and she said that the driver scared
2223
02:21:51.360 --> 02:21:55.659
her so much that she took off running. Between 1.30
2224
02:21:55.659 --> 02:21:59.319
and 2 a.m., Melanie left Ryan's house, and this would
2225
02:21:59.340 --> 02:22:01.479
be the last time she was ever seen or heard from.
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02:22:02.510 --> 02:22:05.209
Those left over at Ryan's house watched as Melanie walked
2227
02:22:05.229 --> 02:22:09.389
down Pine Avenue and into the darkness. Her home was
2228
02:22:09.510 --> 02:22:13.479
only about a half mile away, but unfortunately, Melanie never
2229
02:22:13.510 --> 02:22:17.659
completed the journey. Her disappearance wasn't noted until much later
2230
02:22:17.700 --> 02:22:20.860
that morning when the Ethier household awoke to find no
2231
02:22:20.920 --> 02:22:25.159
sign of Melanie. Selene, her mother, checked with Melanie's friends,
2232
02:22:25.739 --> 02:22:27.860
hoping that she had stayed the night and just forgotten
2233
02:22:27.889 --> 02:22:30.530
to call, but her heart sank when her friends said
2234
02:22:30.549 --> 02:22:33.500
that she wasn't there and had left about 2 a.m.
2235
02:22:34.979 --> 02:22:37.500
Celine rushed to the daycare where Melanie worked, and she
2236
02:22:37.540 --> 02:22:40.780
wasn't there either. That was the moment she knew it
2237
02:22:40.819 --> 02:22:44.360
was serious. She picked up the phone and called the police.
2238
02:22:46.530 --> 02:22:49.590
The New Lascard Police, along with the Ontario Provincial Police,
2239
02:22:49.649 --> 02:22:52.590
began their search for Melanie, and began knocking on doors
2240
02:22:52.629 --> 02:22:56.549
of homes and businesses in the community. Melanie's personal life
2241
02:22:56.569 --> 02:22:58.190
was looked at, and those who were with her on
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02:22:58.219 --> 02:23:02.709
the night she disappeared were also questioned. Investigators were very
2243
02:23:02.770 --> 02:23:06.010
interested in the account given by Melanie's best friend, and
2244
02:23:06.030 --> 02:23:10.069
believed that Melanie may have either been targeted or mistakenly targeted,
2245
02:23:10.690 --> 02:23:15.229
as her attackers may have believed she was someone else. Helicopters,
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02:23:15.489 --> 02:23:18.879
scent dogs, and search and rescue personnel called through Nula's card,
2247
02:23:19.399 --> 02:23:22.579
looking for any sign of Melanie, but nothing could be found.
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02:23:23.440 --> 02:23:26.799
It was as if she had simply vanished. There were
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02:23:26.840 --> 02:23:30.020
a few reports of a girl matching Melanie's description walking
2250
02:23:30.079 --> 02:23:33.860
on the Armstrong Street Bridge across the Wabi River. The
2251
02:23:33.899 --> 02:23:36.799
Wabi River has been searched by dive teams, but nothing
2252
02:23:36.879 --> 02:23:41.219
was ever found. Multiple searches were conducted, but so far,
2253
02:23:41.559 --> 02:23:43.780
the police have yet to find any evidence of what
2254
02:23:43.819 --> 02:23:47.260
happened to Melanie. Her mother, Celine, made a post to
2255
02:23:47.309 --> 02:23:51.049
the Let's Work Together to Find Melanie FDA Facebook group
2256
02:23:51.530 --> 02:23:56.700
in November 2020. Here's part of that post. For many years,
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02:23:57.500 --> 02:24:00.700
I've felt that Melanie is no longer alive, and I
2258
02:24:00.750 --> 02:24:03.229
know that finding the truth about her disappearance will not
2259
02:24:03.309 --> 02:24:08.409
change that. I'm not driven by justice, anger, or vengeance.
2260
02:24:09.629 --> 02:24:12.870
I'm a mother searching for a missing child so that
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02:24:12.889 --> 02:24:16.190
I can give her the dignified memorial she deserves and
2262
02:24:16.229 --> 02:24:20.219
enable my family to finally grieve, find closure, and heal.
2263
02:24:21.479 --> 02:24:23.700
You may not be able to bring Melanie back to life,
2264
02:24:24.590 --> 02:24:27.319
but by providing the police with the information needed to
2265
02:24:27.360 --> 02:24:29.920
bring back her body, you can help me and my
2266
02:24:30.000 --> 02:24:35.500
family begin to rebuild ours. Also in the Facebook group,
2267
02:24:35.780 --> 02:24:38.840
Celine and others have made numerous posts about Dennis Lavier,
2268
02:24:39.379 --> 02:24:43.159
who is a family friend. Three days after Melanie's disappearance,
2269
02:24:43.639 --> 02:24:46.399
Dennis made a chilling statement to Celine's mother who had
2270
02:24:46.420 --> 02:24:50.299
been staying at the home for birthday celebrations. According to
2271
02:24:50.340 --> 02:24:53.690
the grandmother, which is Celine's mother, Dennis came round to
2272
02:24:53.729 --> 02:24:55.829
the house and was smoking a cigarette in the basement,
2273
02:24:56.270 --> 02:24:59.270
which was extremely out of character and something that Celine
2274
02:24:59.329 --> 02:25:03.559
wouldn't have allowed. Then, as Dennis smoked the cigarette, he
2275
02:25:03.620 --> 02:25:07.219
chillingly told the grandmother that the person responsible had to
2276
02:25:07.239 --> 02:25:11.659
have been very strong. As previously mentioned, Melanie had taken
2277
02:25:11.719 --> 02:25:14.920
self-defense classes and she also loved ballet and other sports,
2278
02:25:15.459 --> 02:25:18.020
so she was in good shape and strong for her age.
2279
02:25:19.079 --> 02:25:21.520
That wasn't the only chilling thing that Dennis said, though.
2280
02:25:22.450 --> 02:25:25.190
he rolled up his sleeves and showed the grandmother fresh,
2281
02:25:25.629 --> 02:25:30.170
deep nail marks on his arm. This discovery sent chills
2282
02:25:30.190 --> 02:25:33.399
through the Etienne family, but Dennis played it off and
2283
02:25:33.420 --> 02:25:35.760
told Celine and the family that Melanie had done that
2284
02:25:35.819 --> 02:25:38.399
to him while they were play fighting in the days
2285
02:25:38.440 --> 02:25:42.899
before she disappeared. Nobody in the Etienne family believed Dennis'
2286
02:25:43.079 --> 02:25:46.190
version of events, and it later transpired that Dennis was
2287
02:25:46.229 --> 02:25:49.569
known to try and inappropriately talk to and engage with minors.
2288
02:25:51.059 --> 02:25:53.620
The scope of Melanie's case deserves a video of its own,
2289
02:25:54.159 --> 02:25:58.520
and many theories come up in this case. Unfortunately, Dennis
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02:25:58.569 --> 02:26:02.149
passed away in 2016, taking any secrets he had with
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02:26:02.190 --> 02:26:05.870
him to the grave. Many people have came forward claiming
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02:26:05.909 --> 02:26:08.190
that Dennis had admitted to them that he had harmed Melanie,
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02:26:08.770 --> 02:26:13.280
but these claims could never be substantiated. Celine believes that
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02:26:13.319 --> 02:26:16.920
Dennis is the most likely suspect in Melanie's disappearance, and
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02:26:16.959 --> 02:26:20.110
while Dennis has now passed away, She believes that someone
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02:26:20.170 --> 02:26:23.030
out there has the right information to bring the right
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02:26:23.110 --> 02:26:26.950
person to justice for what they did to Melanie. There
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02:26:26.989 --> 02:26:29.409
are many ins and outs in this case, and Celine
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02:26:29.790 --> 02:26:32.329
has been the driving force behind keeping her daughter's name
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02:26:32.379 --> 02:26:36.639
in the media. She's created numerous posters, billboards, and social
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02:26:36.680 --> 02:26:40.139
media accounts to help keep her daughter's memory alive and
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02:26:40.159 --> 02:26:44.180
to help bring her home. Melanie Atier was last seen
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02:26:44.219 --> 02:26:49.829
on September 28, 1996, on Pine Avenue in in Newless Garden, Ontario.
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02:26:50.950 --> 02:26:53.530
She is described as a black female with long braided
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02:26:53.590 --> 02:26:58.590
black hair, brown eyes, standing 5'5 and weighing 120 pounds.
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02:26:59.489 --> 02:27:02.690
She was last seen wearing a green Nike jacket, blue jeans,
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02:27:03.270 --> 02:27:06.299
a white t-shirt with a blue heart, peppy logo, and
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02:27:06.329 --> 02:27:10.719
black boots. Anyone with information is asked to please contact
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02:27:10.819 --> 02:27:18.030
any of the following. Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 the Lascard
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02:27:18.049 --> 02:27:21.190
Police Service at 7005-647-4388, the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122,
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02:27:21.270 --> 02:27:23.459
or you can send an anonymous letter to Celine Entier
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02:27:23.479 --> 02:27:31.930
at Box 2055, New Lascard, Ontario, POJ. or you can
2313
02:27:31.950 --> 02:27:37.340
send an anonymous letter to Celine Entier at Box 2055,
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02:27:37.340 --> 02:27:49.440
New Liscard, Ontario, POJ1PO. Number 1. August Rieger 18-year-old August
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02:27:49.540 --> 02:27:52.809
Rieger had recently graduated from the Classin School of Advanced
2316
02:27:52.829 --> 02:27:55.670
Studies and was even awarded the honor of being that
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02:27:55.729 --> 02:28:00.209
year's valedictorian. For August, Life was just beginning, and the
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02:28:00.250 --> 02:28:02.950
world was truly his oyster, and he had earned himself
2319
02:28:03.010 --> 02:28:07.909
a full scholarship at the University of Oklahoma. Unfortunately, that
2320
02:28:07.950 --> 02:28:10.489
summer was snatched away right from under the nose of
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02:28:10.590 --> 02:28:14.360
August's family, and almost a decade later on, his case
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02:28:14.500 --> 02:28:20.260
remains unsolved. On June 16, 2013, August and his family
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02:28:20.299 --> 02:28:22.920
took the trip of a lifetime to Ecuador to celebrate
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02:28:22.959 --> 02:28:27.909
his graduation. According to his parents, Chris and Randa, August
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02:28:27.950 --> 02:28:30.870
had asked for a holiday to a Spanish-speaking country, as
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02:28:30.909 --> 02:28:34.170
he wanted to practice his Spanish. His parents would later
2327
02:28:34.219 --> 02:28:36.319
tell news outlets that this was just the kind of
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02:28:36.350 --> 02:28:39.920
person August is, always wanting to learn and improve himself.
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02:28:40.760 --> 02:28:43.139
The family packed up their things and headed to Ecuador,
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02:28:43.600 --> 02:28:47.620
not knowing the horrors that awaited them. The family was
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02:28:47.639 --> 02:28:51.260
staying in Banos, central Ecuador, and were counting down the
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02:28:51.299 --> 02:28:54.780
days until their dream tour came around. The family had
2333
02:28:54.819 --> 02:28:57.600
booked on to a three-day tour of the Amazon jungle,
2334
02:28:58.100 --> 02:29:03.620
something August was especially looking forward to. With time to spare, Chris, Randa,
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02:29:03.799 --> 02:29:06.489
August and his siblings decided to take a hike on
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02:29:06.549 --> 02:29:09.270
a trail close to their hotel. This would give them
2337
02:29:09.329 --> 02:29:11.770
a chance to experience the natural beauty that Ecuador has
2338
02:29:11.790 --> 02:29:17.530
to offer while still being close to civilization. Unfortunately, despite
2339
02:29:17.569 --> 02:29:20.950
being close to their hotel and other populated areas, the
2340
02:29:21.030 --> 02:29:25.440
unthinkable happened. As the family went along the trail, August
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02:29:25.500 --> 02:29:27.399
sped ahead and told them that he would wait for
2342
02:29:27.440 --> 02:29:30.739
them at the top. The rest of the family followed behind,
2343
02:29:31.260 --> 02:29:34.469
expecting to see August smiling and waiting for them, but
2344
02:29:34.500 --> 02:29:38.170
he was nowhere to be found. His family looked around
2345
02:29:38.229 --> 02:29:41.649
for him, but saw nothing. They decided to head back
2346
02:29:41.690 --> 02:29:44.629
to the hotel, thinking that August had possibly gone there,
2347
02:29:44.729 --> 02:29:48.110
maybe taking another route down, but as they reached their room,
2348
02:29:48.629 --> 02:29:52.629
there was still no sign of August. The Rieger family waited,
2349
02:29:52.930 --> 02:29:57.840
hoping that August would return. Hours later, when that didn't transpire,
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02:29:58.379 --> 02:30:01.879
they reported their son missing to the Ecuadorian authorities, and
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02:30:01.879 --> 02:30:04.899
24 hours after he was last seen, a search party
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02:30:04.959 --> 02:30:08.969
was established to find the missing teen. The governor's office
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02:30:08.989 --> 02:30:11.129
of the province where the Riggers were staying made a
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02:30:11.149 --> 02:30:14.690
statement in the wake of August's disappearance, reassuring the media
2355
02:30:14.989 --> 02:30:18.290
and U.S. citizens watching the story closely that all efforts
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02:30:18.370 --> 02:30:21.250
were being made to find the young man. Part of
2357
02:30:21.309 --> 02:30:25.079
the statement read, A special team of local authorities, including
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02:30:25.139 --> 02:30:29.659
members of the armed forces, police, fire department, and some volunteers,
2359
02:30:30.139 --> 02:30:33.829
were deployed in order to find Mr. Rieger. Hours slowly
2360
02:30:33.870 --> 02:30:36.829
turned into days, and there was still no word from August.
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02:30:37.690 --> 02:30:40.809
His family waited patiently for any updates or leads as
2362
02:30:40.829 --> 02:30:45.299
to their son's whereabouts. August's missing person poster was distributed
2363
02:30:45.319 --> 02:30:48.590
across Ecuador, and locals kept a close eye out for him.
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02:30:49.750 --> 02:30:52.500
Ten days later, a bizarre sighting was reported to the
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02:30:52.559 --> 02:30:56.579
Ecuadorian authorities. According to an ABC News article written on
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02:30:56.639 --> 02:31:00.500
June 26, 2013, there had been a possible sighting of August.
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02:31:01.299 --> 02:31:04.459
The article goes on to say, a high school valedictorian
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02:31:04.500 --> 02:31:07.010
from Oklahoma who has been missing for more than a
2369
02:31:07.049 --> 02:31:09.670
week in Ecuador might have been spotted on the back
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02:31:09.709 --> 02:31:13.389
of a truck headed toward the Amazon rainforest, the family
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02:31:13.450 --> 02:31:17.909
told ABC News. This wouldn't be the only sighting of August, though,
2372
02:31:17.930 --> 02:31:20.909
and as the months passed, more sightings would be called
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02:31:20.969 --> 02:31:25.209
in to the authorities. Christy Rieger, August's aunt, spoke to
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02:31:25.270 --> 02:31:30.110
KOCO5 News in 2014, telling the station that authorities had
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02:31:30.149 --> 02:31:33.870
received several credible sightings of August over the last few
2376
02:31:33.930 --> 02:31:37.170
weeks and that the family held out hope that August
2377
02:31:37.209 --> 02:31:41.209
was still out there unharmed. This sentiment was also echoed
2378
02:31:41.290 --> 02:31:44.649
on the Facebook page Find August Rieger, which is run
2379
02:31:44.670 --> 02:31:49.229
by his family. On May 7th, 2014, A post was
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02:31:49.290 --> 02:31:52.350
made to the Facebook page reading, We are excited to
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02:31:52.370 --> 02:31:55.190
report that there have been a few recent sightings of August.
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02:31:55.909 --> 02:31:58.489
We are grateful for the Ecuadorian citizens who are helping
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02:31:58.549 --> 02:32:01.469
out with the goodness of their hearts. We will bring
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02:32:01.510 --> 02:32:05.950
him home. Underneath this post, a comment was also added
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02:32:05.969 --> 02:32:09.090
by the page that reads, No more info for now.
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02:32:09.709 --> 02:32:13.090
The investigation is obviously active and on the move. Sharing
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02:32:13.170 --> 02:32:18.260
too much could compromise that. Since then, the Ecuadorian authorities
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02:32:18.360 --> 02:32:21.059
and August's family have continued to look for him, and
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02:32:21.079 --> 02:32:24.379
his family have praised the authorities and the people of Ecuador.
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02:32:25.860 --> 02:32:29.010
Posters with August's face were widely distributed, and it's a
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02:32:29.049 --> 02:32:33.290
case that many Ecuadorians will not forget. Years have passed
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02:32:33.350 --> 02:32:36.010
since August vanished, and his family still holds out hope
2393
02:32:36.049 --> 02:32:39.690
that he is alive somewhere. No ransom demands have ever
2394
02:32:39.729 --> 02:32:42.950
been made, and the authorities cannot figure out why anyone
2395
02:32:42.989 --> 02:32:46.489
would have wanted to kidnap August. There's also the theory
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02:32:46.530 --> 02:32:48.629
that August fell over the edge while on the hike,
2397
02:32:49.270 --> 02:32:52.250
but his remains have never been recovered to support this theory.
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02:32:53.450 --> 02:32:57.389
August's family runs the Find August Rieger Facebook page, along
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02:32:57.409 --> 02:32:59.969
with making media appearances to keep his story in the
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02:33:00.010 --> 02:33:04.690
public eye. August Rieger was last seen on June 16, 2013,
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02:33:04.690 --> 02:33:10.010
in the mountains of Banos in Ecuador. Photos showing possible
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02:33:10.090 --> 02:33:14.239
alterations in August's appearance are available via the Facebook page, alternatively,
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02:33:14.690 --> 02:33:20.610
you can contact your nearest U.S. Embassy or consulate office. Well, folks,
2404
02:33:20.829 --> 02:33:23.229
there you have it. What do you think of these
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02:33:23.309 --> 02:33:28.489
strange and creepy disappearances? I look forward to hearing your comments.
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02:33:29.450 --> 02:33:34.319
Please keep it friendly and respectful. Meanwhile, be good to
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02:33:34.329 --> 02:33:39.040
yourselves and each other. Stay safe out there. As for me,
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02:33:39.440 --> 02:33:41.340
I'll see you a little farther on down the trail.
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02:33:42.340 --> 02:34:10.780
I'm Steve Stockton, And I'll talk to you next time. Hello, friends.
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02:34:11.639 --> 02:34:15.360
Steve Stockton here with you. In this video, we're going
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02:34:15.379 --> 02:34:19.309
to be discussing some strange wilderness disappearances you may never
2412
02:34:19.340 --> 02:34:23.549
have heard of. So sit back, relax, and let the
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02:34:23.610 --> 02:34:28.329
stories begin. Now, for some, a walk in the wilderness
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02:34:28.350 --> 02:34:31.250
can be the perfect getaway from everyday life and a
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02:34:31.309 --> 02:34:35.790
chance to reconnect with Mother Nature. For others, the great
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02:34:35.850 --> 02:34:38.790
outdoors can be a dangerous place, and unfortunately, it's a
2417
02:34:38.819 --> 02:34:42.379
place where many people meet their end or just mysteriously vanish.
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02:34:43.670 --> 02:34:49.030
Here are four such cases for you to consider. Number four,
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02:34:49.569 --> 02:34:54.280
Brian Skolinski. 40-year-old Brian Skolinski was at a turning point
2420
02:34:54.319 --> 02:34:56.979
in his life. He was admittedly in the midst of
2421
02:34:57.020 --> 02:35:00.159
a midlife crisis and was desperately seeking answers and a
2422
02:35:00.219 --> 02:35:04.440
purpose in his life. He told CBS Denver, I was
2423
02:35:04.500 --> 02:35:07.399
trying to find motivation for the next 40 years of
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02:35:07.440 --> 02:35:11.069
my life. I wanted to exert myself. I didn't want
2425
02:35:11.110 --> 02:35:14.379
to go to the extremes that I did. In a
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02:35:14.420 --> 02:35:17.600
bid to clear his head and reconnect with nature, Brian
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02:35:17.620 --> 02:35:20.639
headed out into the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
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02:35:21.659 --> 02:35:25.459
What should have been a life-changing expedition almost turned into
2429
02:35:25.520 --> 02:35:29.610
a tragedy. On February 11th, Brian entered the Great Sand
2430
02:35:29.629 --> 02:35:32.750
Dunes National Park, headed for the Coal Creek Drainage Area,
2431
02:35:32.989 --> 02:35:35.190
which would have seen him hiking 10 miles around the
2432
02:35:35.229 --> 02:35:38.409
perimeter of the park. Coal Creek Drainage is located at
2433
02:35:38.430 --> 02:35:41.079
the base of Mount Harold. and what had provided Brian
2434
02:35:41.100 --> 02:35:44.340
with spectacular views and the perfect amount of quiet time
2435
02:35:44.399 --> 02:35:49.479
to clear his head. Sometime into his walk, the conditions changed, however,
2436
02:35:50.100 --> 02:35:53.600
and he began to encounter snowdrifts. Any other person would
2437
02:35:53.620 --> 02:35:55.579
probably have turned around and headed back to their car,
2438
02:35:56.100 --> 02:36:00.549
but Brian had other ideas. In an interview with CBS Denver,
2439
02:36:00.750 --> 02:36:03.469
he says, I said, this isn't going to stop me.
2440
02:36:03.889 --> 02:36:07.209
Three feet of snow. Three feet isn't going to stop me.
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02:36:07.770 --> 02:36:10.270
Four feet isn't going to stop me. I'm going to
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02:36:10.290 --> 02:36:16.409
keep going. Why? I couldn't tell you. Unfortunately, this mistake
2443
02:36:16.569 --> 02:36:21.309
would almost cost Brian his life. After becoming stranded, Brian
2444
02:36:21.430 --> 02:36:24.819
soon realized the mistake he had made. He had no shelter,
2445
02:36:25.090 --> 02:36:28.040
no extra clothing, and only two small meals meant to
2446
02:36:28.079 --> 02:36:31.979
sustain him for one day. As the sun rose on
2447
02:36:32.020 --> 02:36:35.600
the second day, Brian desperately tried to continue his fight
2448
02:36:35.620 --> 02:36:39.079
to find his way home. The freezing temperatures and snow
2449
02:36:39.180 --> 02:36:41.879
did little to help, of course, and by the third day,
2450
02:36:42.379 --> 02:36:44.219
he had to cut the laces and tongues out of
2451
02:36:44.260 --> 02:36:48.579
his boots as they had frozen over. Now, with damaged boots,
2452
02:36:48.750 --> 02:36:52.790
no food, no water, no warm clothes, Brian carried on walking.
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02:36:53.729 --> 02:36:56.610
To make matters worse, Brian had gotten lost and had
2454
02:36:56.670 --> 02:37:01.270
found himself on the sand dunes. His absence had gone unnoticed, though,
2455
02:37:01.860 --> 02:37:04.500
and by the fifth day of him being missing, Ragers
2456
02:37:04.520 --> 02:37:06.340
from the park noticed that his car had been parked
2457
02:37:06.360 --> 02:37:10.340
there an unusually long time. After failing to make contact
2458
02:37:10.379 --> 02:37:14.299
with the owner, they set about looking for him. Park ragers,
2459
02:37:14.500 --> 02:37:18.409
along with volunteers, horse and aero units, began scanning the park,
2460
02:37:18.840 --> 02:37:21.370
looking for any sign of the missing man, but there
2461
02:37:21.409 --> 02:37:24.969
was nothing to be seen. Sniffer dogs were even brought in,
2462
02:37:25.049 --> 02:37:28.510
and while his footprints and scent were found, Brian wasn't.
2463
02:37:29.680 --> 02:37:32.219
As the fifth day was drawing to a close, the
2464
02:37:32.319 --> 02:37:35.559
outlook was looking very bleak for Brian, and his chance
2465
02:37:35.600 --> 02:37:39.520
of survival was growing slimmer and slimmer by the minute. Then,
2466
02:37:40.239 --> 02:37:44.239
a miracle happened. He told CBS Denver, I'd given up
2467
02:37:44.319 --> 02:37:47.329
on my mission to the stars. I saw a road,
2468
02:37:47.690 --> 02:37:51.000
and that's when I was discovered by rescuers. He was
2469
02:37:51.059 --> 02:37:53.579
escorted to the Great Sand Dunes Visitor Center and said,
2470
02:37:54.200 --> 02:37:55.920
I walk in there and I see a picture of
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02:37:55.940 --> 02:37:58.809
myself on the bulletin board and a map. To be
2472
02:37:58.829 --> 02:38:01.069
honest with you, I didn't even think people were looking
2473
02:38:01.129 --> 02:38:05.750
for me. It was a miracle. Brian had been found
2474
02:38:05.809 --> 02:38:09.149
alive and well after surviving for five days in below
2475
02:38:09.209 --> 02:38:14.719
freezing temperatures without food, water, shelter, or adequate clothing. His
2476
02:38:14.860 --> 02:38:18.280
extremities had suffered from frostbite, but he refused to accept
2477
02:38:18.360 --> 02:38:21.940
medical treatment. Instead, All he asked of his rescuers was
2478
02:38:21.979 --> 02:38:25.100
to help him get back home to New York. Brian's
2479
02:38:25.120 --> 02:38:28.040
story doesn't end there, though. This wouldn't be the last
2480
02:38:28.100 --> 02:38:32.809
time he would disappear into the wilderness. In early May 2017,
2481
02:38:32.809 --> 02:38:35.930
Brian Skalinski would hit the headlines once again when he
2482
02:38:35.989 --> 02:38:39.430
disappeared from the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
2483
02:38:40.489 --> 02:38:44.850
According to reports, Brian went missing and again, park rangers
2484
02:38:44.889 --> 02:38:47.129
discovered his car in a picnic area and tried to
2485
02:38:47.170 --> 02:38:50.329
track him down. When they failed to do so, They
2486
02:38:50.370 --> 02:38:53.239
got together a search and rescue team, but this time,
2487
02:38:53.719 --> 02:38:58.059
the outcome wasn't so bright. Unfortunately, bad weather prevented the
2488
02:38:58.100 --> 02:39:03.319
search teams from conducting a thorough search, and on June 28th, 2017,
2489
02:39:03.319 --> 02:39:09.659
Brian's body was discovered, covered with deep snow. Number 3.
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02:39:09.659 --> 02:39:15.120
Randy Rasko On November 19th, 2015, park rangers at the
2491
02:39:15.159 --> 02:39:18.219
Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky noticed that a car
2492
02:39:18.239 --> 02:39:20.819
had been sitting in the car park for around two weeks.
2493
02:39:21.819 --> 02:39:25.459
This immediately set off warning bells, and after doing some
2494
02:39:25.500 --> 02:39:28.920
digging for information, they discovered that the car belonged to
2495
02:39:28.940 --> 02:39:32.180
40-year-old Randy Rasko. As the car had been there for
2496
02:39:32.239 --> 02:39:34.879
quite some time, the park rangers set about searching for
2497
02:39:34.940 --> 02:39:37.739
Randy right away. But when he couldn't be found in
2498
02:39:37.940 --> 02:39:41.000
or near the parking area, they opened an investigation and
2499
02:39:41.069 --> 02:39:46.049
widened their search. Park rangers and investigators contacted Randy's family
2500
02:39:46.069 --> 02:39:48.700
to see if they had spoken to him But chillingly,
2501
02:39:49.260 --> 02:39:51.280
they had been out of contact for a few months.
2502
02:39:52.940 --> 02:39:57.110
According to his sister Sherry, up until May 2015, everything
2503
02:39:57.149 --> 02:40:00.250
was normal. On a regular basis, he was doing his
2504
02:40:00.290 --> 02:40:04.110
normal things. Hunting, fishing, and kept in contact with our
2505
02:40:04.129 --> 02:40:07.469
brother who lived close to his Bowling Green apartment. Then
2506
02:40:07.569 --> 02:40:10.190
one day out of the blue, he packed up his belongings,
2507
02:40:10.299 --> 02:40:12.680
quit his job, and had his mail forwarded to another
2508
02:40:12.780 --> 02:40:16.639
address and just left. Sherry said they filed a missing
2509
02:40:16.680 --> 02:40:19.100
persons report after they found out he had just fled
2510
02:40:19.459 --> 02:40:23.120
and were worried as he had recently gotten divorced. For
2511
02:40:23.139 --> 02:40:26.559
a month, the Roscoe family waited for any news, and
2512
02:40:26.579 --> 02:40:29.409
in June, he was found safe and sound in Washington State.
2513
02:40:30.250 --> 02:40:32.129
Randy made it clear that he didn't want to speak
2514
02:40:32.149 --> 02:40:34.629
to his family at that time and wanted to be alone.
2515
02:40:35.829 --> 02:40:38.829
As painful as it was, his family respected his boundaries
2516
02:40:38.909 --> 02:40:40.729
and assured him they would welcome him back with open
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arms whenever he was ready. For the next few months,
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it's believed that Randy traveled all around the U.S., all
2519
02:40:48.209 --> 02:40:52.209
while maintaining his privacy and secrecy. His family didn't know
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02:40:52.250 --> 02:40:55.049
that anything was wrong until the Mammoth Cave National Park
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02:40:55.129 --> 02:40:57.750
Rangers contacted them to let them know that his car
2522
02:40:57.770 --> 02:41:02.370
had been found abandoned. With this second disappearance, his family
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02:41:02.409 --> 02:41:06.079
hoped that there would be a positive resolution. But sadly,
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02:41:06.479 --> 02:41:12.190
as of 2022, Randy Rasko is still missing. Search crews, volunteers,
2525
02:41:12.270 --> 02:41:14.450
and even the Civil Air Patrol all joined in on
2526
02:41:14.790 --> 02:41:18.389
the search for Randy, scouring the over 53,000 acres of
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02:41:18.450 --> 02:41:22.590
land in the park. Despite their best efforts and multiple searches,
2528
02:41:23.209 --> 02:41:25.829
no sign of Randy has ever been found, and his
2529
02:41:25.920 --> 02:41:27.920
car is the only clue we have in terms of
2530
02:41:27.959 --> 02:41:33.959
his mysterious disappearance. Randy Rasko is described as a white male, 6'2,
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02:41:34.020 --> 02:41:37.780
with black hair, hazel eyes, and a slim, athletic build.
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02:41:38.579 --> 02:41:42.030
Anyone with any information is asked to please contact the
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02:41:42.049 --> 02:41:52.520
Mammoth Cave National Park at 270-758-2180. Number two, Maureen Kelly.
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02:41:52.540 --> 02:41:56.659
19-year-old Maureen Kelly embarked on what she thought would be
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02:41:56.700 --> 02:42:00.979
a spiritual adventure of a lifetime. However, this adventure quickly
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02:42:01.020 --> 02:42:04.969
turned sour and she's been missing ever since. On June
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02:42:04.989 --> 02:42:08.969
19th of 2013, Maureen and a group of friends arrived
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02:42:09.010 --> 02:42:12.069
at the Canyon Creek Campground in the Gifford Pinchot National
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02:42:12.110 --> 02:42:15.819
Park in Washington State. Ready to camp and hang out
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02:42:15.829 --> 02:42:19.120
together and have a good time. The friends were relaxing
2541
02:42:19.159 --> 02:42:21.680
and taking in the natural beauty of the park when
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02:42:21.700 --> 02:42:25.120
Maureen abruptly announced that she was going on a spiritual adventure.
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02:42:26.360 --> 02:42:29.139
She took off all of her clothes, removed her shoes,
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02:42:29.559 --> 02:42:31.700
and was equipped with nothing but a fanny pack that
2545
02:42:31.719 --> 02:42:33.639
is believed to have held a pocket knife, a compass,
2546
02:42:33.680 --> 02:42:37.379
and a few matches. After declaring that she was going
2547
02:42:37.479 --> 02:42:40.760
on a spiritual adventure, Maureen headed out into the woods,
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02:42:41.420 --> 02:42:44.959
never to be seen again. Maureen didn't tell her friends
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02:42:45.079 --> 02:42:47.280
how long she was going to be or even where
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02:42:47.340 --> 02:42:49.979
she was headed, but they figured she would be back
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02:42:50.079 --> 02:42:52.420
at least within a few hours to tell them all
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02:42:52.479 --> 02:42:56.600
about her spiritual journey. As darkness rolled in and Maureen
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02:42:56.680 --> 02:43:00.040
still hadn't returned, a group of friends alerted the Skamania
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02:43:00.100 --> 02:43:04.510
County Sheriff's Office and she was officially reported missing. There
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02:43:04.530 --> 02:43:07.389
were added concerns about her welfare, due to the fact
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02:43:07.430 --> 02:43:10.610
that she'd left without clothes, shoes, food and water, and
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02:43:10.649 --> 02:43:15.850
within hours, a huge search and rescue mission began. Volunteers,
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02:43:15.969 --> 02:43:18.829
park rangers, and search and rescue coordinators combed through the park,
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02:43:19.079 --> 02:43:22.659
looking for any sign of her. But, despite their best efforts,
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02:43:23.059 --> 02:43:25.639
it was as if she had vanished into thin air.
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02:43:26.879 --> 02:43:30.100
One clue did surface, however, and as search teams were
2562
02:43:30.120 --> 02:43:33.719
looking on the ground, they came across footprints. Bare footprints.
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02:43:34.409 --> 02:43:37.770
that were the same size as Maureen's feet. Working on
2564
02:43:37.829 --> 02:43:40.790
this singular clue, sniffer dogs were brought in in an
2565
02:43:40.850 --> 02:43:43.690
attempt to trace her scent, but due to the rainfall,
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02:43:43.770 --> 02:43:47.370
they were unable to pick up anything. The footprints showed
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02:43:47.409 --> 02:43:51.129
that Maureen had perhaps headed north towards Forest Service 54 Road,
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02:43:51.870 --> 02:43:55.350
but as previously mentioned, the trail ended where the road began.
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02:43:56.530 --> 02:43:58.989
Helicopters were brought in, but they were unable to search
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02:43:59.030 --> 02:44:01.430
for Maureen in the initial hours and days following her
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02:44:01.450 --> 02:44:07.709
disappearance due to severe weather conditions. 19-year-old Maureen Kelly remains missing,
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02:44:08.170 --> 02:44:11.430
and the Skamania County Sheriff's Office is still no closer
2573
02:44:11.469 --> 02:44:14.750
to finding out what happened to her. Many believe that
2574
02:44:14.790 --> 02:44:17.670
she succumbed to the ailments that very night, but as
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02:44:17.709 --> 02:44:20.649
her body has never been found, nobody knows for sure.
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02:44:21.629 --> 02:44:24.829
Maureen is described as an Asian Pacific Islander with black hair,
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02:44:25.049 --> 02:44:27.829
brown eyes. She stands 5'7'' tall and weighs about 150 pounds.
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02:44:27.989 --> 02:44:34.000
Anyone with any information... is asked to please contact the
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02:44:34.020 --> 02:44:38.420
Skamania County Sheriff's Office at 509-427-9490 and reference case number 13-04081.
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02:44:38.409 --> 02:44:41.670
Number 1. Kat Hamantre On April 11th, 2019, 68-year-old Kat Hamantre,
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02:44:41.909 --> 02:44:58.930
her dog Tootsie, her husband, her daughter, and a group
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02:44:58.969 --> 02:45:01.610
of other hikers set off into the San Felipe Desert
2583
02:45:01.750 --> 02:45:05.739
in Baja, California, Mexico. The group were either headed for
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02:45:05.899 --> 02:45:10.639
or near the Diablo Canyon, uh-oh, when tragedy struck. In
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02:45:10.659 --> 02:45:13.379
this community, we know all about places with devil in
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02:45:13.399 --> 02:45:17.479
the name. According to the Seattle Times, Kate had lived
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02:45:17.540 --> 02:45:20.090
in Mexico for the past 20 years and would often
2588
02:45:20.129 --> 02:45:22.430
make the trip to Seattle, Washington to visit her friends
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02:45:22.489 --> 02:45:26.969
and family. The details surrounding Kat's disappearance are sparse, but
2590
02:45:27.010 --> 02:45:30.329
here is what we do know. According to Kat's daughter,
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02:45:30.530 --> 02:45:34.290
Desiree Blair, about 10 minutes into the hike, Kat complained
2592
02:45:34.309 --> 02:45:36.409
that she had hurt her foot or ankle and told
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02:45:36.450 --> 02:45:38.500
the group that she would take a quick break while
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02:45:38.530 --> 02:45:42.120
they continued on. Her husband later commented that the injury
2595
02:45:42.180 --> 02:45:44.559
seemed severe and he believed that Kat may have actually
2596
02:45:44.600 --> 02:45:48.159
broken her foot or ankle. The group left Kat and
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02:45:48.180 --> 02:45:50.500
her dog Tootsie behind as they made their way to
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02:45:50.520 --> 02:45:54.479
the waterfall. And as they circled back around, Kat was
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02:45:54.559 --> 02:45:58.829
nowhere to be found. Her husband, Warren Sundquist, went and
2600
02:45:58.860 --> 02:46:01.590
waited at their car, thinking that perhaps she had headed there,
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02:46:02.069 --> 02:46:05.370
but she never showed up. Hours passed and there was
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02:46:05.409 --> 02:46:08.329
no sign of Kat. The group and her family reported
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02:46:08.370 --> 02:46:11.629
her missing. Kat was very familiar with the area and
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02:46:11.770 --> 02:46:14.309
showed no concerns about being left alone while the others
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02:46:14.370 --> 02:46:18.530
finished their hike. She also apparently showed no signs of distress,
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02:46:19.030 --> 02:46:23.329
making her disappearance all the more mystifying. After Kat was
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02:46:23.370 --> 02:46:27.200
reported missing, Search and rescue crews, volunteers, and even the
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02:46:27.239 --> 02:46:30.180
Mexican armed forces all pitched in to help find her,
2609
02:46:30.780 --> 02:46:34.200
but as of 2022, no trace has ever been found.
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02:46:35.159 --> 02:46:37.899
The authorities in San Felipe did believe at one point
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02:46:38.000 --> 02:46:40.719
that someone in the hiking group may have been responsible, however,
2612
02:46:42.120 --> 02:46:45.520
although everyone present was questioned and no charges have ever
2613
02:46:45.559 --> 02:46:49.500
been brought about. One theory suggests that Kat perhaps stumbled
2614
02:46:49.540 --> 02:46:52.860
across cartel activity and that she was taken out for
2615
02:46:52.920 --> 02:46:56.590
what she saw. Another theory is that Kat was attacked
2616
02:46:56.610 --> 02:46:59.729
by a wild animal, but the first attending officers noted
2617
02:46:59.750 --> 02:47:02.049
that the scene was devoid of any signs of a
2618
02:47:02.069 --> 02:47:05.879
struggle and there was no blood. As of this recording,
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02:47:06.360 --> 02:47:10.260
in March of 2022, Kat Hamantre and her dog, Tootsie,
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02:47:10.639 --> 02:47:15.170
remain missing and her family are desperate for answers. Anyone
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02:47:15.190 --> 02:47:18.510
with any information is asked to contact the San Felipe
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02:47:18.549 --> 02:47:28.399
Police Department at 686-577-1134. Well folks, there you have it.
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02:47:29.299 --> 02:47:31.969
What do you think of these strange cases? Had you
2624
02:47:32.010 --> 02:47:35.930
heard of these before? I look forward to your comments,
2625
02:47:36.329 --> 02:47:40.629
but please keep it friendly and respectful. In the meanwhile,
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02:47:41.090 --> 02:47:43.659
be good to yourselves and each other, and I'll see
2627
02:47:43.670 --> 02:47:47.000
you just a little farther on down the trail. I'm
2628
02:47:47.040 --> 02:48:06.520
Steve Stockton, and I'll talk to you next time. Well,
2629
02:48:06.670 --> 02:48:11.760
there you have it. Hope you've enjoyed this creepy case marathon.
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02:48:13.969 --> 02:48:16.649
Till we meet again, be good to yourselves and each other.
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02:48:17.389 --> 02:48:19.569
As for me, I'll see you a little further on
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02:48:19.610 --> 02:48:23.319
down the trail. I'm Steve Stockton, and I'll talk to
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02:48:23.340 --> 02:48:27.040
you next time. Until you're animals, Steve says hi.