Episode 512: Kadin Black - Part 1
In 2022 ,fights at school led to Kadin Black being expelled, and a fight with his father led to an arrest, a psychiatric hold, and needing to find a new place to live. Thankfully, the family of one of his childhood friends, the Fousts, agreed to take him in.
The arrangement seemed to work out for everyone, and the Foust family, especially the father, Chris, helped Kadin get back on track. But then in December 2022, Kadin mysteriously vanished. It took several days for his parents to find out that their son was missing, and when they did, there were questions surrounding when he was last seen.
Episode 511: Brianna Maitland: Part 2
When 17-year-old Brianna Maitland didn’t make it home after her shift as a dishwasher at The Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery, Vermont, it took nearly a week before police started an investigation. While Brianna was initially dismissed as a troubled runaway, her family knew that something much worse had happened to her.
Episode 510: Brianna Maitland: Part 1
On March 19, 2004, 17-year-old Brianna Maitland finished her shift as a dishwasher at the Black Lantern Inn, in Montgomery, Vermont. It was already after 11 pm, and Brianna told co-workers she needed to get home to get some sleep before her shift at a different restaurant the next morning. She only made it about a mile before something horrible happened.
20 years later, despite intense investigations, hundreds of tips, and even more rumors, Brianna Maitland has yet to be found. But police believe that there are people in that sleepy Vermont town who know exactly what happened to the teenager.
Episode 509: Codi Bigsby: The Trial of Cory Bigsby
On June 5, 2023, a grand jury indicted Cory Bigsby for the murder of his son, Codi Bigsby. His trial began on March 4, 2024. This week, we’re updating you on the trial of Cory Bigsby.
Episode 508: Anna Waters
On the afternoon of January 16, 1973, five-year-old Anna Waters had just returned home from kindergarten and went to play in her backyard in Half Moon Bay, California. After about 10 minutes, alarmed by the silence out back, her mother, Michaele, went to check on her daughter. But little Anna was gone.
An investigation quickly ensued, with everyone assuming that Anna had fallen into the nearby river. But when she wasn’t found, her family and investigators began to worry that she was abducted. But by whom? Was this a stranger abduction, or was the culprit closer to home?
Episode 507: Gretchen Fleming
On December 3, 2022, Gretchen told her family that she wasn’t going to be home that night, and she headed out to a local bar. After going to a second bar with a friend, Gretchen walked out and was never seen again.
Did the friend, who later turned in Gretchen’s purse and cell phone know something about her disappearance, or was it the man she was seen leaving the last bar with who had something to hide? For over a year, the small town of Parkersburg has been abuzz with theories of what happened that night, and continue to hold out hope that someday soon, they will find out who really knows what happened to Gretchen Fleming.
Episode 506: James Yoblonski
On June 12, 2023, 13-year-old James Yoblonski packed three bags, took his father’s cell phone, and walked out of his home at 12:52 am. He put his belongings into his father’s van, got in, and drove away. The next morning, the van was found abandoned on the highway near Devil’s Lake State Park in Baraboo, Wisconsin, over 25 miles from James’s Reedsburg home.
A search of the state park immediately commenced, and clues that James left behind made many think that this missing person’s case would have a swift conclusion. But over eight months later, James still hasn’t been found. Online speculation has run rampant, with everyone in Wisconsin and beyond asking, what could have happened to James Yoblonski?
Episode 505: Pepita Redhair
On March 24, 2020, Anita King and her daughter, Pepita Redhair had lunch together before Anita dropped her off at the home she was sharing with her boyfriend, Nicholas Kaye. It was a completely normal afternoon, but it would prove to be the last time Anita would see Pepita. Pepita’s boyfriend claims that she walked out of their Albuquerque, New Mexico home on her own volition to be with another man, but could there be more to the story?
Episode 504: Phoenix Coldon
After Phoenix Coldon turned 18, she entered college at the University of Missouri and moved out of her parents’ house. Her junior year found her back in her family’s deeply religious household, however, and Phoenix began to flounder. On December 18, 2011, she left home and got into the Chevy Blazer that she was sharing with her parents. She made a phone call, drove off, and never returned.
After over a decade of Phoenix’s family trying to get law enforcement and media to pay attention to her case, all that has been uncovered is the fact that Phoenix was living a life that very few people knew about.
Episode 503: Re-Release - Jennifer Kesse
This week marks 18 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared in Orlando, Florida. This week, we're re-releasing our 2022 episode on her case in hopes of helping her name stay out there. Jennifer's parents, Joyce and Drew Kesse also released a statement about their daughter and the current status of their investigation, which we are reading in full before the episode.
Episode 502: Trevaline Evans
On June 16, 1990, 52-year-old Trevaline Evans put a sign on the door of her antique shop saying, “be back in 2 minutes.” The Llangollen, Wales resident popped over to a nearby store and bought an apple and a banana, then disappeared.
For over thirty years, police have been trying to figure out if Trevaline’s disappearance was related to what was actually happening in her personal life, or if it was because of a killer who happened to be nearby. Strange messages that have popped up in recent years indicate that there is a great deal in the Trevaline Evans case that lies just below the surface.
Episode 501: Leah Roberts
On March 9, 2000, Leah set off from her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, and headed west, following in the footsteps of her literary hero, Jack Keroac. The idea of a spontaneous trip fit in with Leah’s adventurous spirit, so no one was initially concerned, despite the fact that she hadn’t mentioned the trip to anyone.
But as days passed without word, Leah’s family reported her missing. Five days later, her sister Kara got a shocking message: Leah’s Jeep Cherokee had been found wrecked at the bottom of a ravine in Whatcom County, Washington. All of Leah’s belongings were found at the accident scene, but Leah was nowhere to be found.
Bonus - Re-Release: Daniel Bell
When Danielle went missing on September 28, 2001, no one outside of family and close friends looked for her. Everyone gave up on her– but not Danielle’s sister. Now, over 20 years after her disappearance, Bonnie Bell continues to fight for her little sister and for change.
In this episode, Bonnie agreed to speak with us about her sister, the suspects, and her theories on this case, which has yet to be solved.
Episode 432: Lawrence Bader
On May 15, 1957, 30-year-old Lawrence Bader decided to go fishing. The Akron Ohio-based salesman had been having a rough go of it in his business recently, and Lawrence needed an afternoon to relax. He rented a boat and set off on the calm waters of Lake Erie. Three hours later, a brutal storm hit. The next morning, Lawrence’s battered boat was found, but there was no Lawrence.
Nearly eight years later, a man who looked suspiciously like Lawrence Bader turned up in Chicago, throwing everything everyone thought they knew about Lawrence and what happened on Lake Erie into question.
Episode 431: Update: Fawn Mountain
Fawn was in a relationship with a woman named Heather Dibert, and she was so far under Heather’s control, that she eventually lost all ties to the outside world. On the evening of November 25, 2012, Fawn went into the trailer that she shared with Heather Dibert. By the next morning, she was gone, and no one has seen her since. No one was ever charged in Fawn’s disappearance, but in December 2023, Heather Dibert was arrested for hiring someone to kill her current wife and her family. Will this arrest lead to answers in Fawn’s case?
Episode 430: Ben McDaniel
On August 18, 2010, 30-year-old Ben McDaniel was seen entering the water at Vortex Springs in his scuba gear. He was never seen on land again. What was at first assumed to be a tragic, yet straightforward diving accident came into question as days went by without Ben’s body being found. The only thing we know for sure is that after a decade, despite an extensive search, no one knows for sure what happened to Ben McDaniel.
Episode 429: Michael Dunahee
It’s been called the most confounding missing children's case in Canadian history. On March 24, 1991, four-year-old Michael Dunahee was with his family at a local elementary school in Victoria, British Columbia, where his mother was playing flag football. He asked if he could go play on the playground, which was right by the football field. Michael’s mother said yes, but that he had to stay right there until his father arrived. But when Michael’s father went to collect the little boy, he was gone. What happened to Michael Dunahee?
Episode 428: Case Updates - November 2023
This week, we’ve got updates on a few of the cases we’ve covered: the disappearances of Michael Vaughan, Alicia Navarro, and Codi Bigsby.
Episode 427: Tyler Davis
On February 24, 2019, Tyler Davis walked away from the hotel where he was staying with his wife Brittany, and was never seen again. Was Tyler the victim of an accident, or was it foul play? Nearly five years after he was last seen, there is still no trace of the young father. What happened to Tyler Davis?
Episode 426: Bonnie and Jeremy Dages
In Lithia, Florida, Bonnie Lee Dages' life took a mysterious turn at 18 when she and her son Jeremy disappeared without a trace. Thirty years later, the case remains unsolved, shrouded in the small-town secrets of Lithia. Bonnie's family continues to plead for any information that could unravel the mystery and provide closure to this tragic chapter in their lives.