PODCAST · true crime
Without a Trace
by Gelynn
In this podcast, Gelynn meticulously unpacks the details of unsolved disappearances, diving deep into case files, witness accounts, and possible theories. Each episode presents a new case, where Gelynn aims to bring light to the stories of those who vanished, without a trace, leaving behind only questions and mysteries.
Episodes
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Melissa Caddick
A 49-year-old financial advisor appeared to be the ultimate financial success story. She lived in a multi-million-dollar mansion, wore designer jewelry, traveled by private jet and seemed to have everything money could buy. But behind the glamorous facade was a web of deception and lies. After...
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Tracy Ocasio
On May 26, 2009, a 27-year-old woman spent the evening cheering on her favorite basketball team at a local bar she frequented. She told her mother she would be home after the game, but by morning her room was empty, her phone silent, and her car later found abandoned. Surveillance footage…
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Bianca Carrasco
A woman grew up in a fractured family marked by instability, separation, and strict parenting, and as a teenager she was pressured into giving up her first child. As an adult she sought connection with relatives she barely knew and entered a relationship that offered comfort but later became...
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Kelly Dove
In the early morning hours of June 18, 1982, a 20-year-old was working at an isolated gas station in Harrisonburg, Virginia. During her shift, she made three calls to 911 to report that a strange man was making her uncomfortable. Unfortunately, though law enforcement arrived just minutes later…
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Christi Nichols
A 22-year-old mother of two who lived in Gothenburg, Nebraska with her husband was last seen alive December 10, 1987, when she left her children at home with a babysitter for an evening out with her husband. Just days before her disappearance, she met with a domestic violence counselor and a...
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Anne-Marie Fahey
Anne‑Marie Fahey grew up in a loving but unstable Delaware family shattered by her mother’s death and her father’s alcoholism, pushing her to rely on friends and her own determination as she excelled in school, earned athletic scholarships, and built a political career that eventually placed her…
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Phoenix Coldon
On December 18, 2011, a 23-year-old walked out of her family home, got into her vehicle, backed out of the driveway and was never seen again. Her SUV was found abandoned hours later across state lines with her belongings inside. Investigators uncovered hidden parts of her life: a secret…
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Alexis Patterson
On May 3rd, 2002, a 7-year-old walked with her stepfather to school, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When she didn’t come home at her usual time, her mother rushed to her school, only to find out that she was marked absent and never made it to school that day. At first, tips of strange vehicles parked...
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Tionda and Diamond Bradley
On a July morning in 2001, two young sisters vanished from their Chicago apartment, leaving behind a handwritten note and a voicemail that would disappear before investigators ever heard it. Their mother had left for work before sunrise, believing the girls were asleep, but the timeline she later...
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Gail Katz-Bierenbaum
In July 1985, a 29-year-old seemed hopeful when she told friends she was leaving her abusive husband. By the next day, she had vanished. Her husband claimed she stormed out of their apartment after an argument. What followed was a decades‑long investigation filled with disturbing allegations, a...
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Jodi Huisentruit
During the early morning hours of June 27th, 1995, a young woman appeared to be running late for work. However, when authorities arrived at her apartment complex, they found evidence suggesting that she had been abducted. Prior to going missing, the 27-year-old news anchor had given indications...
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Jermain Charlo
A young woman vanished after a night out in downtown Missoula, last seen walking with an ex-boyfriend whose history with her included years of escalating violence, controlling behavior, and conflicting stories about their final hours together. In the days that followed, her phone stopped...
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The Martin Family
A family set out on what should have been a peaceful holiday drive through the countryside, but by the next morning they had vanished without a trace. As the search widened, crucial clues were overlooked, from tire tracks leading off a remote bluff to a series of conflicting statements and…
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Disappearances in Nome, Alaska
In a remote Alaskan town surrounded by tundra and icy sea, people have vanished for decades without a trace. Boats capsize, snowmobiles disappear into open water, and residents step into the night never to return. Official explanations point to weather, wilderness and alcohol, but the pattern has...
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Relisha Rudd
An eight‑year‑old girl vanished after every system meant to protect her failed her. She spent her childhood navigating homelessness, instability, and a shelter where a convicted felon was allowed to work around children with no oversight. As her family struggled with generational trauma, her…
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Hannah Upp
In September 2017, a 32-year-old teacher vanished from the Virgin Islands after one of the worst storms to ever hit the Caribbean. To the surprise of local authorities, this was her third disappearance. Search efforts were halted when devastation struck again and a second hurricane hit the…
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Richard Halliburton
A young wanderer built a career from chasing danger across the world, turning reckless leaps into bestselling tales. He climbed mountains, swam forbidden waters, flew across continents in an open cockpit and lived for the thrill of the next impossible feat. But when he set out to cross the…
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Neil McCasland
A former military scientist vanished from his home in a narrow window of time, leaving behind his phone, glasses, smartwatch and even the clothes he had worn that morning. Despite extensive searches using helicopters, drones, dogs and neighborhood surveillance, there was no sign of him leaving…
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Frederick Valentich
On October 21st, 1978, a young, inexperienced pilot with a pattern of rule‑bending set off on his first night flight over water. In his final radio transmissions, he reports he is being followed by a strange craft. He described bright lights, unusual movements and insisted it was not an aircraft....
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Suzanne Lyall
A young college student with a quiet nature and a deep love for computers vanished after leaving her late shift at a mall job, stepping off a bus just a short walk from her dorm. Her belongings were left untouched in her room and her usual calls home stopped abruptly, setting off immediate alarm...
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Tommy O'Connor
A young immigrant who grew up in one of Chicago’s roughest neighborhoods rose from petty street crime to become one of the city’s most feared fugitives. Known first for his luck and later for his brutality, he was tied to robberies, betrayals, and multiple killings, including the death of a…
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Elizabeth Campbell
A young college student vanished after an argument that left her trying to make her way home on foot. Witnesses later reported seeing a woman who looked just like her in multiple towns, each time accompanied by a man who held her tightly by the wrist and kept her silent. Her belongings resurfaced...
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Steven Koecher
A young man known for his kindness, faith and constant optimism spent the final weeks of his life on a series of unexplained road trips across Utah and Nevada, moving from town to town with no clear destination. His car was later found abandoned in a quiet community, its contents suggesting he...
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Nancy Moyer
A quiet Friday evening in a small town turned into a mystery that has stretched on for years. A woman was seen unloading groceries, her lights and television later found still on, a glass of wine waiting on the table. By Sunday, her door stood open and she was gone without a trace. Strange…
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Jesse Ross
A young college student vanished during an academic conference in Chicago, slipping out of a late‑night emergency session and disappearing into the maze of hotel corridors and riverfront streets. In the hours before he went missing, he bounced between parties, appeared on security cameras with a...
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Joseph Crater
A prominent judge rose from privileged beginnings to a powerful position shaped by political alliances, corruption, and a secretive nightlife. As investigations into widespread misconduct intensified, he returned to New York, destroyed documents, withdrew large sums of money, moved confidential...
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Jimmy Hoffa
On July 30th, 1975, one of the most influential men in the country disappeared without a trace. Because of his union leadership, many working Americans considered him their hero, but he also had powerful enemies. He is popularly believed to have been the victim of a Mafia hit though conclusive...
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Evelyn Hartley
On a quiet autumn night in a small Wisconsin town, a teenage babysitter vanished from a home that should have been safe. Inside, the lights were on and the child was asleep, but scattered clues hinted at a struggle. Blood on the walls, footprints in the basement, and a trail that seemed to...
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Glen and Bessie Hyde
Two young newlyweds set out in 1928 to conquer one of the most dangerous rivers in the world, chasing fame, adventure and a record that had proven impossible for everyone before them. Their handmade boat was later found upright and intact with their supplies neatly strapped in, their detailed...
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Leah Roberts
In March 2000 a free-spirited young woman made the impulsive decision to go on a cross-country road trip alone. She left behind a cryptic note, causing her friends and family to become concerned. She wished to make her way to a region featured in a book by her favorite writer but that journey…
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Tom Messick
In the quiet woods of a remote wilderness, an experienced hunter took his position, armed, alert, and only a short walk from the main road. Hours later, his group returned to the truck, but he never did. What followed was one of the largest searches the region had ever seen: helicopters, divers,...
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Andy Teuber
A once-prominent Alaskan leader vanished under mysterious circumstances in March 2021, just hours after resigning amid scandal. Piloting his personal helicopter toward Kodiak Island, he never arrived, and tracking data showed the aircraft suddenly stopping over the icy waters of the Gulf of…
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Barbara Cotton
A teenage girl from a struggling North Dakota family vanished one spring night in 1981, leaving behind her savings, her personal belongings and every sign she fully intended to come home. In the hours before she disappeared, conflicting accounts placed her at dinner, at a park, and possibly at a...
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Danielle Bell
A teenage girl living in a chaotic and unstable home drifted into a world far beyond her years, surrounded by older men, late‑night parties, and secrets no one around her seemed willing to confront. In the days before she vanished, she hinted at dangers she’d faced and confided a truth that…
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Helen Hooper
A teenage girl fell for a much older man and was swept into a marriage that quickly soured. Years later, just as she prepared to leave him for someone new, she vanished. Her lover and family sounded the alarm immediately, but her husband’s shifting story, unsettling behavior, and the traces of...
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Tonee Turner
A young woman followed her ordinary routine one winter evening, stepping off a familiar bus and walking toward home as she texted her sister, with nothing unusual or alarming in sight. Yet somewhere in that short stretch, she vanished. Hours later, her belongings were found neatly arranged on a...
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William Bradford Bishop Junior
A once successful diplomat from a picture‑perfect family unraveled under the weight of career pressure, marital strain, and long‑standing psychological turmoil. After being passed over for a promotion in the mid‑1970s, he abruptly left work, purchased tools later tied to a brutal crime, and that...
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The Hernandezes
A young mother, heavily pregnant and devoted to her little boy, vanished without warning. Days later, her wallet surfaced in a parking lot miles from home, hinting at foul play but offering no answers. Weeks after the disappearance, partial remains of the mother were discovered in the water; her...
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Steven Clark
On a warm winter day in December 1992, a 23-year-old man took a routine walk with his mother. He disappeared after briefly separating from his mother to use a public restroom. Despite immediate concern and a growing search effort by family and community, no trace was found. Over time, scattered...
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Pat Viola
She was a devoted wife and mother whose days revolved around family, faith, and caring for others, yet beneath the surface her life carried mounting stress. A chronic illness had stripped away her independence, her home was tense with conflict, and on the eve of her disappearance she broke down…
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Melissa Casias (HAPPENING NOW)
A woman set out for what should have been an ordinary workday, following her usual routine before abruptly veering off course and returning home without explanation. By afternoon, she was seen walking along a highway with purpose, captured briefly on grainy surveillance footage. Hours later, her...
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Cherrie Mahan
In a quiet rural community, a young child stepped off the school bus one afternoon and began the short walk up the driveway toward home, but she never arrived. Witnesses recalled a distinctive van with a mural parked nearby. Despite frantic searches by family, neighbors, and authorities, no...
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The Round Valley Reservoir Disappearances
Round Valley Reservoir in Clinton Township, New Jersey, was created in the 1960s to address water shortages, flooding a valley once home to generations of farmers and Native Americans. Now a scenic recreation area offering camping, fishing, and boating, it’s also infamous for its dark reputation…
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Kyron Horman
In June 2010, a young boy vanished after attending his elementary school’s science fair, sparking one of Oregon’s largest search efforts. Despite extensive searches of forests, trails, and ponds, no trace was found. Investigators focused heavily on his stepmother, whose timeline of errands and…
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Bobby Dunbar
While on a day trip with his parents, a young boy suddenly disappeared. A search began immediately but no trace of the child was found. After eight months, a boy resembling the missing child was found in another state; though, his mother couldn't identify the child until the next day. Another…
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Tom Johnson
In 1992, a young couple traveled from Tennessee to Georgia to sell computer equipment in what they believed was a legitimate business deal. Instead, they walked into a trap. The buyer, using a false name, lured them to a motel room where he robbed them, then brutally attacked both with a hammer....
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Kirsa Jensen
On a sunny afternoon in 1983, a teenage girl set out alone on horseback for a beach ride, expecting to return home by evening; but she never did. Her horse was later found loose near a bridge, and a search led to a gun emplacement where blood was discovered. Witnesses recalled seeing her injured...
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Henry Baltimore
A bright and musically gifted college student vanished in 1973 just days before he was scheduled to testify in an armed robbery case involving a man who had repeatedly threatened him. Known for his charisma and leadership as a drum major, he had confided in family that he was terrified to take…
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Lauren Spierer
In the summer of 2011, a college student facing relationship strain, academic pressure, and personal uncertainty vanished after a night of partying. Torn between repairing a troubled romance and pursuing newfound freedom, she spent the evening drinking and socializing with new acquaintances....
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Cathy Moulton
A kind-hearted teenager from Maine vanished on September 24, 1971, after a routine shopping trip. Her disappearance was initially dismissed by police as a runaway case, leaving her family to search alone. Years later, new leads revealed the sixteen-year-old had been dating a twenty-two year old...
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In this podcast, Gelynn meticulously unpacks the details of unsolved disappearances, diving deep into case files, witness accounts, and possible theories. Each episode presents a new case, where Gelynn aims to bring light to the stories of those who vanished, without a trace, leaving behind only questions and mysteries.
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In this podcast, Gelynn meticulously unpacks the details of unsolved disappearances, diving deep into case files, witness accounts, and possible theories. Each episode presents a new case, where Gelynn aims to bring light to the stories of those who vanished, without a trace, leaving behind only...
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