MISSING: Skye Budnik

In 2008, 21-year-old Skye Budnick told her family she was staying with a friend for a couple of nights. Quiet, thoughtful, and deeply fascinated by Japanese culture, Skye had always seemed like the child her parents never had to worry about. But when days passed with no word from her, her family discovered a shocking truth: Skye hadn’t gone to a sleepover at all—she had boarded a one-way flight to Japan. In this episode, we trace the early life, private struggles, and baffling disappearance of a young woman who seemed to vanish by choice… and without a trace. This is her story. If you have information that could help in the investigation of Skye Budnik’s disappearance, in the U.S. you can contact the U.S. National Missing and Unidentified Person System (NamUs), which is the official federal database for missing persons cases. You can submit tips or information via their online form, or you can call the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) at 1-800-843-5622. In Japan, you can contact the U.S. Consulate in Sapporo, Japan: If the information is related to her location or activities in Japan, contact the consulate directly. Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available ⁠Resources: https://en.everybodywiki.com/Skye_Budnick https://www.survivingskye.com/https/anchorfm/survivingskye/https/anchorfm/survivingskye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHcEbqOCMUo https://www.bing.com/search?pglt=675&q=background+information+about+skye+budnick&cvid=cd3c831e381a4f6685e259706e16850c&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQ6QcY_FXSAQg3NDQ2ajBqN6gCALACAA&FORM=ANNAB1&PC=U531&source=chrome.ob Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ License: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Links: Link Hub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices