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The Missing
by What's The Story Sounds
Can you help find ‘The Missing?’ ‘The Missing’ is an award-winning true crime podcast which looks into cases of long-term missing people and asks you, the listener, to help. Every week we explore a different case, hear original interviews with family and friends, and ask the questions that need to be answered. Where did they go? What happened to them? And does anyone listening have any information? UK episodes will launch on Wednesdays - brought to you in association with the charities Locate International and Missing People. US/Canada episodes will launch on Mondays - brought to you with the support of Doe Network. To learn more or if you have information on any of the cases covered in the podcast, please visit http://themissingpodcast.org To suggest a case to be featured, or to securely share tips or information, you can email i
Episodes
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A look back...
The Missing released its first episode in December 2020. In the four years since, we’ve covered more than seventy missing person cases, across the UK and Ireland. In the course of our work, we’ve spoken to hundreds of people, whose brave and unvarnished testimonies have shone a light on a grim...
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Jaime Cheesman
In this episode, we bring you the sad story of Jaime Cheesman, a sixteen year old girl from Wellingborough who was last seen in Grimsby in November 1993, over thirty years ago. Jaime was a fiercely independent teenager who decided to leave the home she shared with her father Eric and mother…
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Paul Carter
In this episode we bring you the odd case of Paul Carter, who disappeared during an overnight ferry crossing from Portsmouth to Brittany in April 2007. It wasn’t Paul’s first time making the trip to the port of Saint-Malo. He’d made the journey several times before for work reasons and was...
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Dean Roche
In this episode we tell the story of Dean Roche, whose unexplained disappearance in Kilkenny, Ireland, has haunted his friends and family for the better part of a decade. Dean, 31, was very much at a crossroads in his life. He had a storied history of drug abuse and his habit had landed him in...
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Mark Palmer
In this episode, we cover the unusual case of Mark Palmer, a construction worker from Bedfordshire, who vanished in 2019 whilst working overseas in the town of Ontinyent, Spain. Mark was last seen by his colleagues at 10:30am on the morning of April 27th, a Saturday. Mark had a history of going...
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Cathryn Holdsworth
In this episode, we examine the strange case of Cathryn Holdsworth, a 72 year old woman from Illingford, Halifax, who was last seen in her local supermarket on September 9th, 2017 and has been missing ever since. Cathryn’s disappearance was reported by her neighbour Martina, who after speaking…
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Anthony 'Tony' Donnellan
In this episode we bring you the story of Anthony ‘Tony’ Donnellan, whose disappearance from Camberwell, South London has baffled the authorities for close to three decades. Tony, 29, was originally from Ireland but moved to the UK in the eighties. He worked a variety of jobs over the years and…
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Rodrigo Falcon
Welcome back to the eighth and final season of The Missing in its current form. Our first episode tells the tragic story of Rodrigo Falcon, who vanished from the picturesque Scottish town of Aviemore, in December 2022. Rodrigo was originally from Argentina. He loved travel and adventure and these...
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SEASON 8
The Missing is back and the first two episodes of our new season will be released on Wednesday the 4th of December. The Missing released its first episode in December 2020. In the four years since, we’ve covered more than seventy missing person cases, across the UK and Ireland. In the course of…
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Guy Monroe Pyke - USA
In this episode we cover the unsolved disappearance of Guy Pyke, a seventy year old retiree from upstate New York, who vanished, along with his beloved Chevy Blazer, almost twenty-five years ago. Guy was last seen by his wife of 49 years, Arline, when he left their home on Aitchison Road in the...
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Phoenix Coldon - USA
In this episode we explore the strange disappearance of Phoenix Coldon, a 23 year old woman who was last seen driving away from her family home in Spanish Lake, Missouri, on a cold December afternoon, over a decade ago. Her whole life, Phoenix had been a model student as well as a talented…
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Shelton Sanders - USA
In this episode we visit the city of Columbia, South Carolina where, on the night of June 19th, 2001, twenty-five year old college student Shelton Sanders vanished without a trace. Shelton spent the hours leading up to his disappearance driving around the city, accompanied by a friend, scoping…
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Barbara McCray - USA
In this episode we bring you the unsolved mystery of missing Barbara McCray, an 83 year old former restaurateur, who vanished without a trace from her home on Dugdown Rd, in Georgia’s rural northwest. Barbara had recently been diagnosed with dementia and whilst it had begun to affect her memory…
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Tammy Pitkin - USA
In this episode we tell the baffling story of the disappearance of Tammy Pitkin, whose car was found abandoned on a dead end forest service road in Sweet Home, Oregon, almost 400 miles from her home in Red Bluff California. Tammy had recently separated from her husband but was looking forward to...
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Chip Michael Campbell - USA
In this episode we examine the strange case of missing Florida native Chip Michael Campbell, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances in the city of Milton, on March 8th, 2016. Chip lived alone in his family home, his elderly father having recently suffered from a debilitating stroke. Chip had...
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Andrea Knabel - USA
In this episode we cover the baffling disappearance of Andrea Knabel, a 37 year old mother of two from Louisville, Kentucky, who was last seen walking home from her sister’s house in the early hours of the morning on August 13th, 2019. In a cruel twist of fate, Andrea herself was a member of a...
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Gabriel Scott Johnson - USA
In this episode we explore the enduring mystery of missing infant Gabriel Scott Johnson, whose fate has been unknown ever since he was kidnapped from his home in Tempe, Arizona in December 2009. Gabriel was abducted by his mother Elizabeth without his father Logan’s knowledge. Elizabeth’s alleged...
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Rio Boyd - USA
In this episode we cover the bewildering story of Rio Boyd, a 21 year old woman who mysteriously vanished in 2022 and whose family have been desperate for answers ever since. Rio was a bubbly, creative person, beloved by her family and friends, but just like the rest of us, she had her flaws.…
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Debra Marie Melo - USA
In this episode we cover the tragic story of Debra Marie Melo from Taunton, Massachusetts whose disappearance has baffled the inhabitants of her hometown for almost twenty-five years now. Debra was a devoted mother and friend, who lit up the lives of everyone who knew her. She adored her two...
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Mackenzie Rae Marken - USA
In this episode we bring you the strange story of Mackenzie Rae Marken, a fourteen year old Wisconsinite, who vanished from her home in the city of Schofield, on October 11th, 2015. Almost ten years later, the authorities are no closer to learning what happened to her that day. Mackenzie was...
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Ahren Barnard - USA
In this episode we tell the baffling story of the disappearance of Ahren Benjamin Barnard. Ahren Benjamin Barnard, known as Benj to many, was 35 years old when he vanished from Boise, Idaho. Ahren was a born entrepreneur, having started his first business at the age of 21, an exotic fish store...
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Antonio Neill - USA
In this episode we tell the tragic story of Antonio Neill, who disappeared in bizarre circumstances in Everett, Washington almost ten years ago. Antonio, despite the best efforts of his mother, led a very self-destructive lifestyle, one that left him highly dependent on both drugs and alcohol....
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Kimberley Sue Doss - USA
In this episode we bring you the strange story of Kimberly Sue Doss, who, at the age of 14, vanished whilst travelling home to her mother in Houston, Texas. Her disappearance is a mystery that has plagued her loved ones for over forty years. Kimberly’s parents were separated and she split her…
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David Allen Clark - USA
In this episode we cover the tragic story of David Allen Clark, a 38 year old father of three whose car was found abandoned on the side of the road in Ocklawaha Florida in March 2023. No-one has seen or heard from him since. David had two great loves in his life, his family and the great…
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Alexandria Lowitzer - USA
The Missing podcast returns to North America for a second season - and in our first episode, we tell the bewildering story of the disappearance of Alexandria Joy Lowitzer. Alexandria, or ‘Ali’ to her friends, was just sixteen years old when she vanished from Spring, Texas over a decade ago. Like...
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Marshal Iwaasa - Canada
In our final episode of the season, we bring you the story of Marshal Iwassa, a 26 year old man from Alberta Canada, whose burned out truck was discovered by hikers in a remote forest north of Vancouver in November, 2019, whilst Marshall himself, was nowhere to be found. The discovery of…
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Clarissa Culberson - USA
In this episode we cover the tragic story of Clarissa ‘Carrie’ Culberson, a 22 year old woman who vanished without trace from her home in Blanchester Ohio, after a night spent partying with friends in 1996. Carrie was murdered by her boyfriend Vincent Doan, a local man she’d been seeing on and…
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Skye Budnick - USA
This episode tells the tale of Skye Budnick, a shy, unassuming 21 year old college student, who in 2008, completely out of the blue, bought a one way ticket to Japan and has never been seen since. You’ll hear from Skye’s sister Megan, who, within days of her sibling’s disappearance, found herself...
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Charles Horvath-Allan - Canada
In this episode, we recount the story of Charles Horvath-Allan, a 20 year old British man, who in 1989, left his home to hike across Canada, and has been missing ever since. Charles had made it as far as the city of Kelowna, where he was last seen cashing a cheque at a bank in May. He was…
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Nancy Moyer - USA
In this episode, we cover the tale of Nancy Moyer, a 36 year old mother of two, who vanished from her home in Tenino, Washington, on March 6th 2009. We spoke to Nancy’s daughter Sam, who vividly remembers the day she was dropped off at her mother’s house, only to find it completely empty and the...
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Maura Murray - USA
In this episode, we tell the story of the disappearance of Maura Murray, a case you’ve likely heard of before. When Maura, a 21 year old nursing student from Massachusetts, vanished after crashing her car on a remote section of Route 112 in Haverhill, New Hampshire, her story quickly spread…
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Jigsaw - The Clifton Bridge Man
The final episode from this season of Jigsaw, takes us to the South West of England. But Investigators believe that the man who fell to his death here, may have been from further afield. This is a case where there are multiple clues, including unusual reading materials and possible links to a...
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Jesse Lee Farber - USA
In this episode we tell the story of the troubling disappearance of Jesse Lee Farber, who vanished in 2015. The last contact anyone had with Jesse was a phone call he made to his partner Rachel. It gave a vague location, and indicated he was in trouble. But there have been no sightings, and no…
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Jigsaw - The Sligo Man
This episode of Jigsaw reveals the various clues to the identity of someone who perhaps, for one reason or another, did not want to be identified. Nevertheless - with no name - Locate International, along with the police, are interested to know if the person dubbed 'The Sligo Man' can finally be...
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Elisa Roberson - USA
The Missing Podcast travels to North America - and in this first episode we tell the story of the baffling and tragic disappearance of Elisa Roberson. Elisa was born in Nicaragua, but settled in Texas with her mother, in search of a better life. But her story comes to an end in August 1989, when...
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The Missing - announcement
We have news! On June 10th - a brand new edition of The Missing will launch - with our first series in North America. We have eight brand new cases from across the US and Canada, as well as a brand new host. But don't worry if you enjoy the UK series - we have a new series coming later this…
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Jigsaw - The Bakewell Man
This weeks episode centres on the Derbyshire town of Bakewell. It was there, in 1977, that a man was found deceased inside the building site of a new property. Despite the time that has passed, there remains hope that the items on his person could lead to someone being able to identify him. Could...
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Jigsaw - The Baldock Woman
In this episode, many of the clues have already been unearthed... but the mystery remains. Can you help put these pieces of the Jigsaw together? We have a young woman, likely to be French. And we have a name, which could have several different spellings. We have locations, friends, and even the...
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Jigsaw - The Mile End Man
With every unidentified body there are some clues which point towards possible answers. All too often these can lead to questions, was the person employed, were they perhaps living rough, or alone. But then there are cases which carry multiple surprises. Even though the Mile End Man died more…
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Jigsaw - The Waltham Forest Man
When a man is struck by a car and killed, in front of on-lookers, it's assumed that within a few hours his next of kin will be informed. But in this case - police are unable to work out who the man might be. They receive a possible address... discover that he's a regular in one of the local pubs,...
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Jigsaw - The River Lune Man
When a body is found on the salt marshes on the River Lune estuary, in 2015, there are many questions which begin to be asked. Who is he? How did he arrive here? How long has he been here? While those questions continue to be asked today - there are other questions too... Why was he carrying...
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Jigsaw - Dave The Busker
In this episode of Jigsaw - we explore the puzzling case of Dave The Busker - a man found buried in a residential garden in Galway. It's a case with multiple clues, and various pieces of evidence which investigators hope could lead to his identification. And, unusually for this series, the man...
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Jigsaw - The St Helier Woman
In this episode of Jigsaw - we shine the light on The St Helier Woman - discovered outside a hospital in London, seriously ill, but with nothing to identify her. Who brought her to the hospital? How did she get here? And what had made her sick? This is a story with multiple clues... investigators...
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Jigsaw - The Balmore Man
Welcome to Jigsaw - the brand new series from the makers of The Missing. Brought to you with Locate International. Jigsaw invites you to help pull together the pieces on an on-going case. There are more than 1,000 unidentified bodies in the UK. All of them will be mothers or fathers, daughters or...
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Steven Durand
The first twenty-four hours of a missing person case are the most crucial. Its of vital importance that the authorities are working with the most accurate and up to date information in order to best direct their search efforts. Steven Durand was 31 when he went missing in Salford, in the North…
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Charlene Downes
The disappearance of 14 year old schoolgirl Charlene Downes is one of the most notorious missing person cases in UK history. When Charlene vanished from Blackpool in the North West of England in November 2003, it resulted in a media frenzy, one monetized by tabloids cashing in on rumours and...
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Sarm Heslop
Sarm Heslop was never afraid to choose the road less travelled. The 41 year old from Southampton, couldn’t bear the thought of spending forty hours a week in an anonymous office, chained to a computer. Which is why, in the spring of 2021, she found herself working on a catamaran on St John in the...
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Marshal Iwaasa
All of us have things that we associate with the people that we love: a smell of perfume they wear; a taste of something they might cook; a personal possession which they once gave us, or which once belonged to them. When it comes to her brother, Marshal, what pops into Paige Fogen’s head is his...
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Patricia Duncan
In many missing person’s cases, there’s a potential suspect, a clear motive, or a reason why the missing person might have wanted to vanish….But sometimes cases come along with none of that. Cases which feel like such a mystery, it’s hard to know what to think or where to start. Cases like that…
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Nancy Moyer
In season seven of The Missing, we’re examining, for the first time, missing person cases outside of the UK and Ireland. Today’s episode takes us to the United States, and the city of Tenino, Washington. That’s where Nancy Moyer, a 36 year old mother of two, who worked at the department of…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Can you help find ‘The Missing?’
‘The Missing’ is an award-winning true crime podcast which looks into cases of long-term missing people and asks you, the listener, to help.
Every week we explore a different case, hear original interviews with family and friends, and ask the questions that need to be answered. Where did they go? What happened to them? And does anyone listening have any information?
UK episodes will launch on Wednesdays - brought to you in association with the charities Locate International and Missing People.
US/Canada episodes will launch on Mondays - brought to you with the support of Doe Network.
To learn more or if you have information on any of the cases covered in the podcast, please visit http://themissingpodcast.org
To suggest a case to be featured, or to securely share tips or information, you can email i
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