In April 7th, 2007, 25-year-old Khoi Dang Vu was a trusting and vulnerable young man when he vanished from his family’s home in Clark County Washington, in the middle of the night. He left behind his jacket, bike, and everything familiar, immediately raising alarm. What began as a search for someone who may have wandered off quickly turned into something more concerning, as days passed with no confirmed sightings despite extensive searches and FBI involvement. Within weeks, the case was reclassi...
Mar 19, 2026•26 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Laneshia “Lane” Crowder was just 21 years old in August of 2000. She was a young mother raising two small children in a quiet neighborhood in Carrollton, Georgia. When neighbors were asked to check on her after she couldn’t be reached, they made a devastating discovery inside her home. Laneshia was dead in her bedroom, her young son critically injured nearby, and her two-year-old daughter still inside the house. In the days that followed, investigators struggled to determine exactly what had hap...
Mar 12, 2026•29 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Seventeen-year-old Yvonne Reglar had just celebrated her birthday and was weeks away from starting her senior year when she vanished on Monday, August 8, 1977, from a Sunoco gas station in Fairview Park, Ohio. Yvonne was working her very first shift at a temporary location when she answered a customer call around 1:00 p.m. and told a friend she would call her back, but she never did. Within hours, her purse, money, books, and untouched lunch were found inside the station, but Yvonne was gone wit...
Mar 05, 2026•30 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Linda Weldy, 10, should have been safe walking the short distance from her school bus to her home in LaPorte, Indiana on February 24th, 1987. Witnesses saw her check the mailbox and head down the dirt driveway but she never made it home. Three weeks later, her body was discovered in a remote field miles away. Decades later, her murder remains unsolved, leaving her family still searching for answers about what happened during those final moments between the bus stop and home. Join Ali as she goes...
Feb 19, 2026•30 min•Season 1Ep. 156
On February 11th, 1988, twelve-year-old Jie Zhao Li left her home in Honolulu, Hawaii to sell chili fundraiser tickets for a school trip, promising her mother she would be back at 5pm. She was last seen moving between two nearby 7-Eleven stores in the Nuuanu neighborhood during the late afternoon, alone. What followed was a flood of conflicting sightings, sketches of unidentified men, reports of a yellow vintage Chevrolet, and one of the largest search efforts the island had seen. More than thre...
Feb 05, 2026•32 min•Season 1Ep. 155
On this week’s episode of Cold and Missing we examine the cold case of Maria Bianca Cortes. She was last seen picking up her daughter after work. Then the next morning a person passing by saw a child in the middle of a field, but it looked like she was sitting on a body. Police are called and fine the body of Maria Bianca Cortes. Join us as we go through this heartbreaking cold case. *** If you have any information about the murder of Maria Bianca Cortes, please contact the San Diego Police Depa...
Jan 22, 2026•26 min•Season 1Ep. 154
In October of 2001, one-year-old Jarkeius Adside vanished from a home in Leisure City, Florida, after a violent early-morning home invasion. Three armed men forced their way into the home and demanded money. When they left, they left with the baby. Inside the home, police found a significant amount of blood later confirmed to be Jarkeius’, raising fears about whether he could have survived. Despite extensive searches and a $25,000 reward- no arrests, ransom demands, or confirmed sightings ever f...
Jan 15, 2026•28 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Lori Bolger had already endured more loss than most 16 year olds. . In the summer of 1976, just one week after burying her father, Lori disappeared from Elgin, Illinois, after attending a driver’s education class at her high school. What began as an ordinary day, with plans to meet friends and go swimming, ended with Lori being found brutally beaten to death in an isolated field in South Elgin. Nearly five decades later, Lori’s case remains unsolved, leaving behind unanswered questions, a family...
Jan 08, 2026•26 min•Season 1Ep. 152
In the early morning hours of June 18, 1982, 20-year-old Kelly Dove vanished while working the overnight shift at a gas station in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Just minutes before police arrived, Kelly made a series of calls reporting obscene phone calls and a suspicious man outside the store driving a silver Ford. When officers arrived- just minutes after Kelly’s 911 calls- the gas station was eerily untouched. Money left behind, her purse still behind the counter, and no signs of a struggle, but Ke...
Dec 18, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Three-year-old Arthur Williams, Jr was a bright, joyful little boy who spent his days playing alongside his big sister in their Las Vegas neighborhood. But on April 15th, 1985, within minutes of stepping outside to play, Junior was senselessly attacked by a man who approached the children on the sidewalk, spoke to them, and then stabbed Arthur before fleeing into a nearby alley. Arthur passed away the next morning, and despite sketches, witnesses, and the fear that gripped the community, the man...
Dec 11, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 150
In this week’s episode of Cold and Missing , we tell the story of 10-year-old Bianca Lebron, a bright and gentle fifth grader who vanished on a Wednesday morning in 2001 after being seen getting into a brown and beige van outside her school in Bridgeport, Connecticut. What followed was a desperate search, a grieving family demanding answers, and years of leads that went nowhere as Bianca’s loved ones clung to hope. Join Ali as she goes through this heart breaking missing person case. *** If you ...
Dec 04, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 149
In November 2003, 33-year-old Mont Highley IV returned home to Alabama for Thanksgiving. He was looking forward to some of his favorite things: good food, time with family, and time spent outdoors. Mont had planned a simple weekend of hunting with his dad after Thanksgiving. But after he drove out to the family’s hunting land on Friday night, Mont vanished. His truck was found abandoned, his belongings left behind, and the farm showed unsettling signs that something was wrong. Weeks later, Mont’...
Nov 20, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 148
In April of 1979, 27-year-old Willie Ann Rucker was doing her best to rebuild her life in Waterloo, Iowa. A single mother of three, Willie Ann worked hard to provide for her children and had confided to police that her ex had been stalking and scaring her. Just days later, she vanished. Her loved ones never saw her again. In this episode, we center Willie Ann- a young mother who asked for help and deserved protection- as we trace the events leading up to her disappearance and the decades her fam...
Oct 30, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Eleven-year-old Levi Frady loved being outdoors riding his red and black bike through the woods, fishing, and exploring the quiet backroads of Forsyth County, Georgia. On an ordinary Wednesday in October 1997, Levi left home to do homework with a friend. He was supposed to be home by dinner, but he never made it back. By the next afternoon, Levi’s red bike was found in a ditch, and just hours later, his body was discovered 15 miles away in the Dawson Forest. Twenty-eight years later, Levi’s case...
Oct 23, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 146
In November 1985, three-year-old Danyel Sparpana vanished from her West Sacramento home after her mother, 27-year-old Cynthia Sparpana, was discovered murdered. Neighbors reported seeing Danyel in the days after Cynthia’s death, but when Cynthia’s body is discovered Danyel is no where to be found. Investigators followed leads that ranged from a missing .22 handgun to a person of interest who later faced murder charges Despite a conviction years later, no conclusive physical link has ever been fo...
Oct 16, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 145
On December 19, 2012, 24-year-old Marisha Cheong left her home in Jamaica, Queens, and never came home. Nearly two months later, her body washed ashore near Breezy Point. It was a clear homicide. her hands and feet bound bound behind her back. Surveillance footage, suspicious text messages, and haunting questions have followed her case for more than a decade, but no one has ever been arrested. In this episode, Ali and Eli walk through Marisha’s last known moments, the troubling investigation, an...
Oct 09, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 144
On July 3rd, 1975, nineteen-year-old Francis “Frank” Cantea disappeared from Bremerton, Washington. Frank was just getting started in life when he stopped by a friend’s house to return a record, he seemed nervous to his friend. That was the last time anyone saw him. Days later, his mother discovered his car locked outside his apartment and his wallet, keys, and money left behind as if he had only stepped out for a moment. Despite interviews, searches, and countless rumors — from aliens to secret...
Oct 02, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Part 2 of the Burger Chef murders. The morning after their disappearance, the bodies of Jayne, Mark, Ruth, and Danny were found in a remote wooded area. Four people were murdered in three different ways, raising more questions than answers. Who would abduct four young people from their workplace and why? In part two of our series on the Burger Chef murders, we trace the discovery of the bodies, the shaken community, the troubled investigation, and the decades of unanswered questions that still h...
Sep 18, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Episode One: The Disappearance In November 1978, four young employees disappeared while closing up the Burger Chef in Speedway, Indiana. Jayne Friedt, 20, Mark Flemmonds, 16, Ruth Shelton, 17, and Danny Davis, 16, were working the closing shift when they were all abducted. Initially written off as young folks ditching work quickly turns into one of the most horrifying cases in Indiana history. In part one of our two-part series, we walk through the last night they were seen alive and the chillin...
Sep 11, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 141
In January 1989, 16-year-old Michael Masaoay left his San Francisco home for school, carrying his clarinet and books in a dark blue duffel bag. But Sacred Heart High School was closed that day, and Michael never returned home. He was last seen alone near downtown, and weeks later his duffel bag was discovered wedged between rocks at Baker Beach, with only part of his clarinet inside. Despite community vigils, searches, and his family’s tireless efforts, Michael’s case quickly faded from headline...
Sep 04, 2025•27 min•Season 1Ep. 140
In May 1990, just days before graduation, 18-year-old Rhonda Sue Coleman vanished on her way home from a senior decorating party in Hazelhurst, Georgia. Her car was found abandoned with the engine running and her purse inside, but Rhonda was gone. Days later, her body was discovered miles away, partially burned in the woods. Despite decades of investigation, growing rewards, and even new legislation inspired by her case, Rhonda’s murder remains unsolved. Join Ali and Eli as we review this heartb...
Aug 21, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 139
In September of 1995, two-year-old Ke’Shaun Vanderhorst vanished from his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A shy, gentle toddler who rarely left his mother’s side,. When his family began asking questions, his mother, Tina Vanderhorst, gave a series of conflicting stories—first saying the Department of Human Services took him, then claiming she had given him to a stranger, and finally admitting she sold him for drug money. Despite police searches, public appeals, and even a composite sketch of...
Aug 14, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 138
In 1995, 18-year-old Shana Jaros had just graduated high school and moved into her first apartment in the small town of Nokomis, Illinois. Known for her kindness and ability to get along with anyone, Shana was building her future when, on the morning of November 1st, she was found brutally murdered inside her home. Despite hundreds of interviews and nearly 30 years of investigation, no one has ever been arrested. Join us as we share Shana’s story and the ongoing search for answers. *** If you kn...
Jul 31, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 137
In August of 2004, 12-year-old Garrett Bardsley vanished during a Boy Scout camping trip in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. Just moments after stepping away to change out of wet clothes, Garrett was gone — without a sound, without a trace. Despite a massive search effort and national attention, no sign of Garrett has ever been definitively found. In this episode, we cover the disappearance of Garrett Bardsley, the heartbreaking search that followed, and the questions that remain unanswered two deca...
Jul 24, 2025•27 min•Season 1Ep. 136
In January 2000, 49-year-old Kaysone Khounpanya was found murdered in her Hurst, Texas apartment. A kind, soft-spoken mother, grandmother, and aspiring singer, her death sent shockwaves through the Laotian community. Who would want to harm someone so beloved? No tips ever came in, and no suspect was ever named. This week, Ali and Eli revisit Kaysone’s tragic and still unsolved case. *** If you have any information about the murder of Kaysone Khounpanya, please contact the Hurst Police Department...
Jul 10, 2025•27 min•Season 1Ep. 135
In this episode of Cold and Missing , we’re telling the story of 15-year-old Yasmin Acree, a bright and ambitious honor student who vanished from her Chicago home in January of 2008. Despite clear signs of forced entry, police initially dismissed her disappearance as a runaway case—an assumption her loved ones fiercely dispute. As the investigation slowly unfolds, troubling details emerge about the adults in Yasmin’s life, systemic failures, and a disturbing connection to a known predator living...
Jun 26, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 134
In June of 1993, a quiet Sunday evening in Windsor, North Carolina turned horrific when a man entered the Be-Lo grocery store just after closing time. Within minutes, he had gathered the store manager, a cashier, and the overnight cleaning crew into the back of the store—what followed was a calculated act of violence that left three people dead and two more clinging to life. Despite surviving the ordeal, one man’s eyewitness account and a mountain of investigative effort have not been enough to ...
Jun 19, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 133
In the fall of 2016, eight-year-old Ameera Deadrick disappeared from Houston, TX after years of custody struggles between her parents. What began as a summer visit with her father turned into a permanent separation, despite her mother Tiara’s efforts to bring her home. The last confirmed sighting of Ameera was a Facebook video in early 2016—months before all contact stopped. When her father went to jail, no one knew where Ameera was. He claimed to have left her with a woman named Linda, or “Toot...
Jun 05, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 132
In July 2001, 24-year-old Marisa Lee Rose was found murdered in the basement of her South Philly home—bound, beaten, and shot execution-style. Independent and deeply loyal, Marisa was building a life she was proud of when someone took it from her. Despite early leads and the discovery of her stolen rental car, the case quickly went cold. Over two decades later, her killer has never been brought to justice. Join Ali and Eli as we go over this haunting cold case. *** If you know anything about the...
May 22, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 131
In June 2003, five-year-old LeeAnna Warner disappeared after walking to a friend’s house in Chisholm, Minnesota. Despite an intense search and hundreds of leads, no trace of her was ever found. As the years passed, suspicion swirled and tips dried up, but LeeAnna’s loved ones have never stopped searching. This episode explores the mysterious disappearance of LeeAnna Warner and the enduring fight to bring her home. *** If you know anything about the disappearance of LeeAnna Warner in June of 2003...
May 15, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 130
