One Night in Vermont: The Vanishing of Brianna Maitland

On a chilly March night in 2004, 17-year-old Brianna Maitland clocked out from her shift at the Black Lantern Inn in rural Vermont and was never seen again. The next morning, her car was discovered mysteriously backed into an abandoned barn just off a quiet road—driver’s door open, her medication and purse inside, and her uncashed paycheck still sitting on the passenger seat. And Brianna? Gone. No note. No sign of struggle. No confirmed sightings. Nothing but eerie silence and a scene that screamed “this was not a runaway.” In this episode of Crime Clueless, we dive headfirst into one of the most haunting cold cases in modern true crime—the disappearance of Brianna Maitland. We’ll unpack the strange and unsettling crime scene, explore the rumors and shady figures from her life at the time, examine the questionable early investigation, and get into the weirdly specific alleged confessions that never quite held up. Was she abducted by someone she knew? Was it drug-related? Was it random? Or was this staged to look like something it wasn’t? We’re asking every uncomfortable question the official story couldn’t answer—because something happened at that barn. And Brianna didn’t just vanish without a trace. She didn’t leave that way. If you have any information about Brianna Maitland’s disappearance, no matter how small, please contact the Vermont State Police at (802) 524-5993 or the FBI at (800) CALL-FBI. Check out our blog for more information on this episode and the resources used here Find Crime Clueless socials, website, and more here  Thank you for listening - we are grateful for you! Support Crime Clueless - Buy Me A Coffee Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.