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Violence. Retaliation. Disappearances. The Navajo Nation is 27,000 square miles of remote terrain with just over 200 tribal police officers. This season on Stolen, Connie Walker’s investigation into the cases of two missing women leads her on a search for justice in a place where people say you can get away with murder. To listen to the entire season, search for “Stolen” on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah takes a look at three cases that changed the landscape of missing person investigations. Charley Ross disappeared from Germantown, Pennsylvania in June 1874. Amber Hagerman was abducted from a parking lot in Arlington, Texas in 1996. Adam Walsh went missing from a Sears department store in July 1981.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over a span of about 5 years in the mid-1990s, at least 7 women went missing within an 80-mile radius of Dublin. Media speculated about a possible serial killer in the area. But were these cases actually connected? Or are we looking for patterns where none exist?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Megumi was a 13-year-old Japanese school kid when she disappeared — apparently, without a trace. But decades later, the leads finally started to roll in. They set the Yokota family on a path that intersected with the massive intricacies of nuclear politics and international espionage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Henry Hudson was a skilled explorer when he set out on his final voyage — but he never came home. Unfortunately, British authorities at the time didn't deem him worth an urgent search party. He'd have to wait centuries for a dedicated investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1995, everyone in Mason City, Iowa knew Jodi Huisentruit: She was their local news anchor. When she went missing, it shocked the entire town, and made national newscasts. How can you disappear when everyone knows your face? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Earl of Lucan had a glamorous life in the 1970s, but his family's facade of wealth and power came crashing down when their nanny was found murdered in their basement. Lady Lucan claimed her husband was the killer, and as the investigation took off, Lord Lucan himself disappeared into the English countryside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a story that’s mystified people for almost a hundred years: In 1928, two daring newlyweds set out for adventure on the Colorado River… and never returned. And while the case might seem clear-cut, the legacy of Glen and Bessie Hyde — and the rumors surrounding them — are as unruly and treacherous as the rapids they ran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a West Point cadet goes missing in 1950, the FBI and Army scour the country for him — but he’s never found. Seven years later, Richard Cox is officially declared dead. But if the theories about him are right, his story has a completely unexpected, possibly even heroic, ending. And it starts with a mysterious visitor.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On March 25th, 1975, Sheila and Kate Lyon made the half-mile walk to the Wheaton Plaza Mall and never returned. Their disappearance stumped authorities for decades until 2013, when a tiny clue — hidden in an old witness testimony — blew the case wide open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a deeply controversial year in office, Australia’s Prime Minister Harold Holt is on vacation in Portsea when he goes for an ocean swim… and never returns. Officially, Holt drowned. But with conspiracy theories swirling, the case never truly feels closed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On March 10th 1928, 9-year-old Walter Collins went out to see a movie and was never seen again. The police turned up compelling evidence that he'd been murdered. But Walter's mother, Christine Collins, never gave up hope — even in the face of gaslighting and an imposter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

June 11, 1962 marked a new day in the legacy of America’s most inescapable prison when three inmates did the impossible. Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers plotted and chiseled their way to freedom, escaping Alcatraz… never to be seen or heard from again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nada Fronk was a 24-year-old Indigenous woman who first ran away from home when she was 12. In a cruel twist of fate, it was only when she stopped running that her life was cut short.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A brilliant physicist vanished from Italy in 1938, leaving only a series of cryptic letters behind. In the years-long search for Ettore Majorana, one thing became clear: If he was alive, he didn’t want to be found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In December 2011, Phoenix Coldon's parents watched their daughter back out of the driveway of their home in Spanish Lake, Missouri. She doesn't say goodbye or mention a destination, but it's the last time they ever see her. Three hours later, her car is found abandoned in another state.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A young artist-explorer goes missing in the American Southwest in the 1930s — leaving no trace behind except two burros and a carved clue. The investigation into his disappearance spans decades, spawning theories from murder to amnesia. Through it all, one question persists above the rest: Who was Everett Ruess, really? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Officially, 23-year-old Michael Rockefeller drowned off the coast of New Guinea in 1961 after his catamaran capsized. But when a Dutch missionary living with a local tribe starts hearing disturbing rumors, Michael’s disappearance gets a lot more unsettling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In May 1979, after weeks of him asking, Julie and Stan Patz finally allowed their 6-year-old son, Etan, to walk to the bus stop alone. The result was every parent’s worst nightmare: In the span of ten minutes, along just two NYC blocks, Etan Patz disappeared and was never seen again.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You’ve seen the headlines: People here one day and gone the next. But no one just vanishes into thin air. The answers are out there… waiting to be found. Every Thursday, join Sarah Turney for an exploration into history’s most gripping missing persons cases. From prison breaks and child abductions to second chances and even murder, journey through the many reasons people disappear. Disappearances is a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Something interesting happens when you start digging into Roanoke. Yes, you find fantastical conspiracy theories on the ultimate fate of the colonists who vanished 400 years ago. But you also learn that — at the time — virtually no one was bothered. It took centuries for Roanoke to hold the mysterious, semi-supernatural sway it has today. So what changed?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Break’s over, and we’re back with new episodes. Enjoy!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1980, 21-year-old Cherita Thomas disappears after the car she’s driving breaks down. Police suspect she becomes the victim of a racially motivated hate crime, but with no physical evidence, her case runs cold. Twenty years later, a cadaver dog finds bone fragments on a suspect’s property. Only, they don’t belong to Cherita. What happens next affects not only Cherita’s case, but dozens of cases across the country. This episode originally aired in August 2022.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Indigenous women are murdered at a rate ten times higher than any other demographic, but the crimes against them are often ignored. Here are two heartbreaking cold cases that shed some insight into a crisis that’s lasted generations, and help explain why justice has been so (maddeningly) elusive. This episode originally aired December 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a case that defied expectation at every turn: In 1981, a 13-year-old girl vanished from her home in Seaside, California, after her step-father physically assaulted her. Her mother claimed for decades afterward that Mary ran away that night. Her siblings believed she was murdered. Uncovering the truth would mean putting the whole family — including Mary herself — under the microscope. This episode originally aired in November 2022.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Officially, 23-year-old Michael Rockefeller drowned off the coast of New Guinea in 1961 after his catamaran capsized. But when a Dutch missionary living with a local tribe starts hearing disturbing rumors, Michael’s disappearance gets a lot more unsettling. This episode originally aired in September 2021.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hi listeners, this month we’re taking a break and revisiting episodes from our archive. We’ll be back in August with new episodes. Thanks for listening!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dorothy Arnold was a young socialite and aspiring writer when she vanished off the streets of Manhattan in 1910. Hoping to avoid a scandal, her family handled her disappearance with discretion—but that didn’t stop their name from making headlines.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20-year-old pilot Fred Valentich disappears during a flight over Australia’s Bass Strait in 1978 — in the midst of a radio transmission. Effectively narrating the moment of his disappearance, Fred says he sees something flying over him at great speeds…something he believes is no ordinary aircraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An Australian cold case has stretched on since 1975, when a 12-year-old boy went missing along a stretch of highway.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In December 2016, a man called 911 after spotting an abandoned car on a bridge. 19-year-old Sarah Stern usually drove the vehicle—but now, she was missing. Did she leave voluntarily? Or was she the victim of a terrible crime?  If you’d like to learn more about the cases covered in this episode, head to www.spotify.com/disappearances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In September 1999, 36-year-old Girly Chew Hossencofft was supposed to report to work at a local Bank of America branch in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Due to recent threats made by her husband, Girly’s co-workers were worried. When a colleague went to her house to check on her, she was gone. And she was never seen again. If you’d like to learn more about the cases covered in this episode, head to www.spotify.com/disappearances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was May of 1996 when college freshman Kristin Smart went to a party and never returned to her dorm. More than 20 years later, a stranger started a podcast that ignited interest in the case and brought a killer to justice. If you’d like to learn more about the cases covered in this episode, head to www.spotify.com/disappearances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was 1957 when the body of an unidentified, malnourished boy was found in a bassinet box In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For decades, police and community members worked to find his identity and killer. In 2021, they finally got an answer to one of these questions. If you’d like to learn more about the cases covered in this episode, or learn more about Missing and Unidentified Persons Awareness Month, head to www.spotify.com/disappearances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Around 40% of missing persons in the US are people of color, the vast majority of them Black. In this special episode, Sarah welcomes sisters-in-law Natalie Wilson and Derrica Wilson of the Black and Missing Foundation to discuss why this percentage is likely even higher. They talk about several current cases, unpacking the many policies and procedures that their organization advocates to change. Plus, the numerous ways that people can help. If you’d like to learn more about the cases covered in this episode, or learn more about Missing and Unidentified Persons Awareness Month, head to www.spotify.com/disappearances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maternity homes were advertised as safe havens for unwed expectant mothers. But the truth was very different. Many young women were sent to these homes involuntarily and were forced into giving up their babies for adoption. If you’d like to learn more about the cases covered in this episode, or learn more about Missing and Unidentified Persons Awareness Month, head to www.spotify.com/disappearances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the past 50 years, 18 women and girls — primarily Indigenous — have gone missing along the Highway of Tears. Some believe the actual number is more than double that. Today we focus on Delphine Nikal, Cecilia Nikal, and Ramona Wilson — three Indigenous women who disappeared near the same stretch of highway just a few years apart. If you’d like to learn more about the cases covered in this episode, or learn more about Missing and Unidentified Persons Awareness Month, head to www.spotify.com/disappearances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In August 2017, she was asked to house-sit for her parents in Atlanta and to take care of their ailing cat. She did for a few days. But then suddenly, Jenna Van Gelderen was gone. After searching her apartment, her parents believed she was the victim of something sinister. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In June of 1969, six-year-old Dennis Martin got lost in the Great Smoky Mountains while playing with his brother and cousins. At the time, there was no official protocol in place for how to search for lost hikers, especially kids. Even though it turned into a massive search and rescue mission, one park ranger is racked with regret over a hunch they didn’t follow. If you’d like to take action on the climate or learn more about the topics covered in “Dark Green: Earth Crimes and Conspiracies,” visit www.spotify.com/darkgreenresources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1996, a doting mother and budding journalist named Susan Walsh left her home and never returned. Her career ambitions had taken her into some underground worlds filled with rich characters. Was any of it connected to her disappearance? Or did investigators draw connections that were never there? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a June evening in 2011, Indiana University student Lauren Spierer went out for a night of drinking with friends. When the bar closed, Lauren needed help walking home. But even though she was surrounded by people she knew, nobody escorted her home safely. She was never seen again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

She worked for a real estate agency and often met with wealthy clients at upscale properties. But one afternoon in July of 1986, Suzy Lamplugh went to an appointment and never returned. Decades later, police strongly suspect who was responsible for her disappearance. There's just not enough evidence to bring charges.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In August 2010, Ben McDaniel disappeared after diving into an underwater cave system in Florida called Vortex Spring. Rescue divers spent days looking below the surface and concluded that he was no longer in the water. While it's likely that Ben died somewhere within the caves, some think he may still be alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the breakup of a long-term relationship and moving out of his home, Allen Ross sought direction in his life. He found it in a spiritual leader in Oklahoma named Linda Greene. As Allen spent more time visiting her, he became more withdrawn from his friends and family. Until all of a sudden, he was gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He's an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and the business magnate behind China’s Alibaba Group. Jack Ma is also outspoken. In October 2020, he gave a speech to executives from around the world that was not well-received by the Chinese government. Within a few weeks, he was nowhere to be found. Months later, he resurfaced virtually, but nobody knows where he went or why he left. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In February 1959, nine people disappeared while hiking through the Ural Mountains. When a search team reached the campsite, the tents still had clothes inside, and footprints showed the hikers moved away from the camp in a single file line. Their bodies were found over the next few months, but with no evidence as to what happened. This week, Sarah joins Carter for a special crossover episode with Cold Cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was early July, 2001 when 10-year-old Tionda Bradley and her 3-year-old sister Diamond disappeared from their apartment. The only clue left behind was a note allegedly written by Tionda. Their mother, Tracey, and other family members strongly believe that somebody in the community must have heard or seen something. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LeLanie Thompson left her son's house in El Cajon late on the evening of August 29th, 2015. The following morning, Elijah "Bear" Diaz didn't respond to her texts. When she went to his house in the afternoon to check on him, he was gone. He hasn't been seen since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Listeners, this week we’re sharing the trailer for a new miniseries from Solved Murders. It takes us back to the Wild West, and follows the exploits of a legendary U.S. Deputy Marshal. Listen to Bass Reeves: No Master But Duty, guest hosted by Darnell Ishmel, free and only on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On April 8th, 2022, 18-year-old Debanhi Escobar left for a night out with some girlfriends. She went to a few parties in different locations before leaving alone with a rideshare driver. For an unknown reason, she got out of the car and refused to get back inside. The driver left Debanhi on the side of the road. She would never make it back home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices