A respected DA on the brink of retirement goes missing in early April 2005. Police find his car, then his laptop, then his laptop’s hard drive, all months apart. But never a body. Was there foul play? Or did Ray Gricar want to disappear? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the spring of 1970, two American photojournalists go missing in the middle of a warzone. Despite multiple efforts to uncover their fate, including a failed rescue mission and a psychic reading, their whereabouts remain a mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It was almost 50 years ago when Michigan State junior Henry Baltimore was robbed at gunpoint at his apartment by an acquaintance. Weeks later, just before Henry was going to testify at the trial, he disappeared. So why, despite having an obvious suspect, do the East Lansing Police Department never seem to mount a real investigation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On a summer day in 1975, conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader steps onto a sailboat and embarks on a trans-Atlantic voyage. He never reaches his intended destination. But did he suffer a maritime tragedy — or stage another art installation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In Chicago 2007, the 23-year-old wife of a police officer goes missing. Her family immediately suspects foul play by her husband, Drew Peterson. But Drew is never convicted of a crime — at least, not in Stacy’s case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the late 1970s, a famous American chess prodigy disappeared during a record-breaking blizzard in New York City. Today we go into the mind and the mystery of Peter Winston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When a single mother vanishes after a night out in L.A., the media runs wild with speculation, overshadowing the tragedy of her story with rumors and hearsay. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It was a Sunday afternoon in 1958 when Ken and Barbara Martin took a drive with their three daughters and never returned home. The facts point to a tragic accident. But they also point to the possibility of homicide. 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
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/adcho...
