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Autumn’s Oddities: Crystal Rogers

This week, we have our friend Autumn bringing us the story of Crystal Rogers. Crystal is a mother of five who vanished on a Kentucky highway in 2015, leaving her car and belongings behind. Did she just pick up and leave, or did something more sinister happen to her?

If you have any information on Crystal Rogers disappearance, please contact the Nelson County Sheriff's Office at 502-348-1840.

Si tiene alguna información sobre la desaparición de Crystal Rogers, comuníquese con la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Nelson al 502-348-1840.

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Oakley Carlson

In November of 2019, Oakley Carlson was just a month shy of her third birthday. But instead of celebrating it with the family who had been taking care of her since she was seven months old, she was instead being returned to her biological parents. Oakley’s foster parents, who had wanted to adopt the little girl whom they thought of as their daughter, begged the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, & Families to reconsider this decision, because they didn’t believe that Oakley would be safe.

Two years later, their worst nightmare would come true. Oakley was reported missing, and no one had seen her for the last year.

Anyone with information on Oakley or her whereabouts is urged to call the Grey’s Harbor County sheriff's office at (360) 533-8765 and ask to speak to a deputy, or call Detective Sgt. Paul Logan at (360) 964-1729. You can also email sodetectives@co.grays-harbor.wa.us. Deputies ask that if you've seen her within the last year to give them a call.

Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre Oakley o su paradero debe llamar a la oficina del alguacil del condado de Grey's Harbor al (360) 533-8765 y pedir hablar con un oficial, o llamar al sargento detective. Paul Logan al (360) 964-1729. También puede enviar un correo electrónico a sodetectives@co.grays-harbor.wa.us. Los agentes le piden que si la ha visto en el último año que los llame.

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Alicia Navarro

“I ran away. I will be back. I swear. I’m sorry.” Jessica Nuñez awoke on the morning of September 15, 2019 and found that note in her daughter Alicia’s room. Alicia Navarro’s 15th birthday was only five days away, but she was gone. Alicia wasn’t the type of kid to run away. She had social anxiety and liked to keep her inner circle closed. So who could have convinced her to leave her Glendale, Arizona home in the middle of the night? Jessica fears that the answers surrounding her daughter’s disappearance may lie in her daughter’s secret online activities.

In this episode, we also talk to our 13-year-old kids about staying safe online and what they think may have happened to Alicia.

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Dylon Clarke

A 17-year-old boy leaves his home in Church Ground, Nevis on Saturday, April 28, 2012. He tells his family he’s going out for a walk. Nothing unusual there: Nevis is a small, yet gorgeous Caribbean Island, and this Saturday afternoon seemed like any other on the surface. But when Dylon didn’t return home, his family immediately knew something was wrong. They called Nevis Police Saturday evening and a search began. But what could have been a simple story of a teenager staying out past curfew actually went much deeper. Could a crime that Dylon had recently witnessed have led to his disappearance?

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Jesús De La Cruz: Part 2

It’s the classic stranger danger tale; every parent’s worst nightmare. On September 28, 1996, Jesus De La Cruz was outside playing with a friend when he was approached by a man who offered him a new bicycle. Jesus, who was only six at the time, went with him. He was never seen again. Despite the fact that police in Jesus’s town of Lynn, Massachusetts was able to quickly identify the man with whom Jesus was allegedly last seen, he remains free to this day, and a family and a community is left wondering if little Jesus De La Cruz will ever get justice.

If you have any information on Jesús De La Cruz's disappearance, please contact the Lynn Police Department at 781-595-2000 or the Massachusetts State Police at 781-396-0100.

Si tiene alguna información sobre la desaparición de Jesús De La Cruz, comuníquese con el Departamento de Policía de Lynn al 781-595-2000 o la Policía del Estado de Massachusetts al 781-396-0100.

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Jesús De La Cruz: Part 1

It’s the classic stranger danger tale; every parent’s worst nightmare. On September 28, 1996, Jesus De La Cruz was outside playing with a friend when he was approached by a man who offered him a new bicycle. Jesus, who was only six at the time, went with him. He was never seen again. Despite the fact that police in Jesus’s town of Lynn, Massachusetts was able to quickly identify the man with whom Jesus was allegedly last seen, he remains free to this day, and a family and a community is left wondering if little Jesus De La Cruz will ever get justice.

If you have any information on Jesús De La Cruz's disappearance, please contact the Lynn Police Department at 781-595-2000 or the Massachusetts State Police at 781-396-0100.

Si tiene alguna información sobre la desaparición de Jesús De La Cruz, comuníquese con el Departamento de Policía de Lynn al 781-595-2000 o la Policía del Estado de Massachusetts al 781-396-0100.

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Update: Orrin and Orson West

4-year-old Orrin and 3-year-old Orson West were reported missing on December 21, 2020 by their adoptive parents, Trezell and Jacqueline West. Trezell told police that the boys wandered out of their California City, California backyard while he was gathering firewood. Multiple searches were performed, but no trace of the boys were found. As authorities dug deeper, questions began to arise as to whether or not the boys had ever even set foot in California City at all. Now, over a year after they were last seen, Trezell and Jacqueline have been arrested for their murders.

In this episode, we talk about the arrest, go over the indictment and discuss what we've learned so far. After the update, you can listen to our original episode on Orrin and Orson's disappearance to get the full story and timeline.

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CAL CITY BOYS: Both adoptive parents charged and in custody

DA prosecutes Orrin, Orson West's adoptive parents, no bodies

Adoptive parents killed California brothers Orrin and Orson West months before reporting them missing, DA says

Adoptive parents charged with killing two California boys before reporting them missing, DA says

Father of Cal City missing boys files lawsuit against Kern County, state of California | KBAK

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LUCY MEADOWS: PART 2

Yong Meadows was terrified. She had lost her 3-year-old daughter, Lucy, in a mall parking lot. She ran around calling her name and asking every person she came across if they had seen her daughter. No one had– not even the security cameras. Lucy’s case was treated as a stranger abduction, but with no physical evidence, the police had very little to go on.

But as time went on and Yong’s story shifted, and new witnesses came forward, people stopped asking "what happened to Lucy Meadows," and started asking, "what really happened to Lucy Meadows?"

Anyone with information on Lucy Meadows disappearance is asked to call the Goodlettsville Police Department at 615-859-3405.

Lucy Meadows 실종에 대한 정보가 있는 사람은 Goodlettsville 경찰서 615-859-3405로 전화해 주십시오.

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LUCY MEADOWS: PART 1

In the summer of 1996, parents around Clarksville, Tennessee were terrified. Three young girls had been abducted from the area within a month. While two of their bodies would eventually be found, the third, a 3-year-old named Lucy Meadows was never seen after July 25, 1996.

Was Lucy abducted by a stranger as her mother claimed, or was Lucy harmed by someone close to her? It’s been over 25 years, and police still haven’t been able to answer the question, “what happened to Lucy Meadows?”

Anyone with information on Lucy Meadows disappearance is asked to call the Goodlettsville Police Department at 615-859-3405.

Lucy Meadows 실종에 대한 정보가 있는 사람은 Goodlettsville 경찰서 615-859-3405로 전화해 주십시오.

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Jennifer Kesse

Jennifer Kesse was in love. She and her boyfriend, Rob Allen had been together for over a year, and even though it was long-distance, they were making it work. They had just come back from a weekend getaway in St. Croix, and Jennifer was returning to a home in Orlando, Florida that she had just bought for herself and a job that she loved. But on Tuesday, January 24, 2006, Jennifer didn’t show up for work. Though her car was later found, the 24-year-old woman has yet to be found. But now, 16 years later, her parents, who have been searching for her relentlessly, believe they’re closer than ever to getting answers.

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Kierra Coles

Everything was going Kierra Coles’s way. She had a good-paying job with the United States Postal Service, she had just bought a car, and she had gotten her own apartment that she was sharing with her boyfriend. They had even decided to start a family. In October of 2018, Kierra was three months pregnant and loving life. But one day, Kierra disappeared. What followed was an investigation that offered up more questions than answers, including a last sighting that may not have been the last time she was seen at all. Kierra’s family is still searching for their daughter and her unborn child, and we're hoping that you can help get them justice.

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Update: Akia Eggleston

We have huge news in the Akia Eggleston case. Akia was a 22-year-old pregnant woman who went missing from Baltimore, Maryland on May 3, 2017. While there was a clear suspect, no arrests were made, and her case went cold. Akia's story started gaining more notoriety toward the end of 2021, and on February 3, 2022, Michael Robertson was arrested for the murders of Akia and her unborn child.

In this episode, we break down this news, go over the probable cause affidavit, and talk about theories. This is followed by a re-release of our original episode on Akia's case from September of 2021.

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Mary Johnson

Mary Johnson hadn’t been acting like herself for months. She and her husband were having marital problems, and she was thinking about next steps. The 39-year-old was staying with friends, only returning home to shower and pick up more clothes. On Friday, November 25, 2020, Mary started walking toward a church in Tulalip, Washington. She never arrived. It would be nearly two weeks before she was reported missing, at which point Mary Johnson became part of America’s growing problem of missing and murdered indigenous women.

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Alicia Markovich

On a spring day in 1987, a 15-year-old girl has an argument with her father and takes off on foot, never to be seen again. Police in the small Pennsylvania town of Blairsville immediately wrote her off as a runaway, but her mother didn’t believe that explanation for a second. Now, over 34 years after her disappearance, Alicia Markovich’s best friends are leading the charge to find answers in her case. They haven’t forgotten their friend, and they want to make sure that everyone knows her name.

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Katelin Akens

In 2015, 19-year-old Katelin Akens had graduated high school and was getting ready to start a new life. The teenager fell in love, and left her small Virginia town to move across the country to Arizona with her fiancee. She was living her life and making changes, but when her sister gave birth to a son that December, Katelin immediately flew home to meet her new nephew. The trip was a short one, only about four days. She had a plane ticket back to Arizona on December 5, but she never made it to the airport. Six years later, Katelin still hasn’t been found, but her family believes they know exactly who knows the full story.

If you have any information on Katelin Akens’s whereabouts, please contact the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office at 540-582-7115.

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Orrin and Orson West

On December 21, 2020, two little boys were playing on their back patio while their father gathered firewood. When they mysteriously disappear from their backyard, the police and the small community of California City, California immediately start to search for 4-year-old Orrin West and 3-year-old Orson West. But it quickly becomes apparent that things aren’t as they seem, and the investigation takes a darker turn. But now, over one-year-later, this case is marred by suspicions, accusations, but no sign of the brothers. Just a community left asking, “where are the boys?”

Anyone who has any information on the disappearance of Orrin and Orson West, or people who have had any interactions with the boys at all in 2020, is urged to contact the California City Police Department at 760-373-8606. To remain anonymous you can call the secret witness line at 661-322-4040.

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Unplug From the Darkness: Accomplishments

Unplug From the Darkness is our Patreon-exclusive show about mental health, hosted by Ethan. Join us at any tier for this exclusive content!

In this New Year's episode of Unplug From the Darkness, Ethan discusses how to eat an elephant and his takeaways from David Goggins's book, "Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds." Like all conversations in the new year, this one turns to resolutions and fitness. There's a lot of talk about Peloton, and if you'd like to join us on the leaderboard, we're #RealtorKona and #AchyRider. 

Happy new year!!

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Bonus: Michael Vaughan

On July 27, 2021, 5-year-old Michael Vaughan was sitting in his living room in Fruitland, Idaho, playing video games. His father left him there to go check on Michael’s younger sister and order a pizza. He was gone for maybe 15 or 20 minutes. But when he came back, his little boy was gone. Now, four months later, Michael “Monkey” Vaughan is still missing, and his parents are begging for police and the public to not let his case go cold. 

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Fruitland Police Department at 208-642-6006, ext. 0 or contact the department through its tip line at findmichael@fruitland.org.

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Unplug From the Darkness: Regret

Unplug From the Darkness is our Patreon-exclusive show about mental health, hosted by Ethan. Join us at any tier for this exclusive content!

In this edition of Unplug from the Darkness, Ethan discusses regret and how to use it to better yourself. It's okay to have regrets, to identify them, and make sure you learn ways to improve future relationships. The conversation also takes a brief sidebar into the seminal Gwyneth Paltrow movie, "Sliding Doors," and Kona tries and fails to use the subject as an opportunity to make fun of Ethan.

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Johnny Gosch: Part 2

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