Missing Person: Mystery crimes

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What can make a person vanish without leaving a clear answer behind? In Missing Person: Mystery crimes, I examine disappearances that remain surrounded by uncertainty and bring you closer to the details that keep each case open to questions. I tell you these stories by focusing on what is known and on what still does not fit. I follow the clues without forcing conclusions so you can see why some disappearances become lasting mysteries. My aim is to keep the human reality of each case at the center while showing you where certainty begins to break down. I publish new episodes every day so you can return to another case and continue exploring the questions that unresolved disappearances leave behind. Each story gives you a new reason to look carefully at what was found and at what may still be missing. Some cases grow quieter with time, but the unanswered questions remain. As you follow them with me, one possibility always stays open: the detail that changes everything may still be waiting to be understood.

  1. 18h ago

    The Upright Sneaker: How a Single Shoe Broke Tammy's Vanishing

    The Upright Sneaker: How a Single Shoe Broke Tammy's Vanishing A single blue size seven canvas sneaker, lace tied and standing upright in the center of a frost-hardened trail, stopped a dog-walker for nearly a minute and sent a former first responder to call 9-1-1 - could a lone shoe be the key to finding a woman who vanished from a birthday table? The shoe belonged to Tammy Morgan and it became the break that led investigators to an outcome no one expected. In this episode, we follow the sequence of events from Tammy Morgan leaving her daughter’s birthday dinner on the night of February 1, 2017, to the discovery of the sneaker on Thornback Nature Trail and the unexpected surveillance lead on County Road 14. How did an upright sneaker and a gas station camera change the course of an eleven-day search? Person: Tammy Morgan Age: 62 Date: February 1, 2017 Location: Granby Circle, Keswick, Fulton County Investigator: Detective David Meyer - At 8:15 a.m. on a Saturday, a dog-walker named Michael Watson stopped for almost a full minute at a blue canvas sneaker on Thornback Nature Trail. - The sneaker was a left foot, size seven, with the lace tied and standing upright. - Tammy Morgan disappeared after leaving her daughter Brenda Foley’s birthday dinner on February 1, 2017; her car (a white 2012 Chevrolet Malibu) remained in the driveway with the driver’s door unlocked. - Detective David Meyer, a 17-year veteran aged 51, was assigned to the case on February 2 and noted the unlocked car door as a key detail. - Five days into the search, gas station footage from County Road 14 at 9:47 p.m. on February 1 showed a white 2012 Chevrolet Malibu heading east; the visible plate digits matched Tammy’s registration but the car in her driveway had never moved. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  2. 1d ago

    Dry Shoe in a Flooded River: How Susan Jones Vanished

    Dry Shoe in a Flooded River: How Susan Jones Vanished A dry size seven canvas sneaker was pulled from a river that had been at flood stage for eleven days - a shoe that should have been waterlogged but was completely dry, and a coffee mug with Susan's name left unclaimed behind a diner counter. How did a single ordinary shoe become the thread that tied a missing woman, an unlocked apartment, and a taller driver together? In this episode, we tell the sequence of facts recovered by investigators: the last confirmed sighting at Alma's Diner, the empty dish rack in Susan's apartment, the oddly positioned driver's seat in her Honda, and the shoe found on a trotline in the Sutter River - and ask what those facts reveal about where Susan Jones went. Person: Susan Jones Age: 26 Last confirmed sighting: Alma's Diner, left at 18:49 on a Tuesday Vehicle: 9-year-old silver Honda Civic with broken right mirror Investigator: Detective Rhonda Vogel, 11 years in missing persons and homicide - The shoe found was a flat black canvas sneaker, size seven, left foot, with a readable department store label. - The Sutter River had been in flood stage for eleven days when the dry shoe was retrieved. - Susan was last seen leaving Alma's Diner at 18:49 wearing a green quilted parka she habitually took off at home. - Susan's apartment front door was unlocked with keys on the kitchen counter and her phone plugged in and charging on the nightstand. - The driver's seat in Susan's Civic had been pushed two inches further back than a woman of Susan's height would need. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  3. 2d ago

    One Shoe, Two Crime Scenes: How Amy Vanished Between Miles

    One Shoe, Two Crime Scenes: How Amy Vanished Between Miles A single black shoe sat upright on a concrete drainage cap on Stonemill Road, toe pointing north, clean and deliberately placed; eleven miles away Amy’s left shoe lay in a canvas tote on her car’s passenger seat. Amy Riley disappeared after swiping into her office at 9:51 PM on December 12, 2014, her phone went dark at 11:47 PM, and a shopkeeper saw a one-shoed woman buy water at 12:30 AM - so how did two shoes and two locations become the only trail she left? In this episode, we follow the timeline and physical traces left by Amy Riley: access logs, her last confirmed text, the library checkout she took out days earlier, the overnight gas station sighting, and the discoveries tied to her coworkers’ vehicles; what connection between a watershed trail guide and an office swipe could close the gap in her last two hours? Person: Amy Riley Date: December 12-14, 2014 Location: Stonemill Road interchange and Amy’s parked car (11 miles apart) Case: Missing person with split footwear evidence Book: Kellner County watershed trail guide (checked out December 11) - Amy’s key fob registered entry into the Seneca Building at 9:51 PM on Friday, December 12, but no exit swipe was recorded that night. - Amy’s phone stopped sending or receiving signals at 11:47 PM on December 12, leaving a 1 hour 56 minute gap with no digital trace. - On Sunday, December 14 at 11:14 AM, Amy sent a text to her trivia group that would later be confirmed as her last message. - At approximately 12:30 AM on Saturday, December 13, Roy Spence saw a woman wearing a dark coat and only one shoe buy a bottle of water and a pack of gum, paying cash. - On December 11 Amy checked out the Kellner County watershed trail guide from the Doveport Public Library; the due date was December 26 and the book was missing from her apartment, car, and office. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  4. 3d ago

    Warm Coffee, Empty Tent: The 44-Minute Vanish at Sutter Hollow

    Warm Coffee, Empty Tent: The 44-Minute Vanish at Sutter Hollow A warm coffee cup left on a granite slab at fire pit four - still warm four days after Jean White was last heard - turned a routine campground into a misdemeanor missing persons scene that soon looked deliberate. How did a phone ping spanning exactly forty-four minutes help stitch together Jean's disappearance, and who left a nearly full cup that no one drank? In this episode, we follow the timeline from a Friday night campsite exchange at 11:15 PM to a Tuesday morning discovery at 7:45 AM, tracing evidence from a rinsed French press to a phone ping that moved counties. What the cup, a rolled sleeping bag, and missing keys reveal about whether Jean left by choice or was taken is the question driving the story. Person: Jean White Age: 32 Location: Sutter Hollow campground Date last confirmed contact: Friday night at approximately 11:15 PM Phone ping window: 11:47 PM Friday to 12:31 AM Saturday (44 minutes span between towers) - A county service worker found the coffee cup at Sutter Hollow at 7:45 AM on Tuesday and called 911 at 7:51 AM. - The cup was white with a single blue stripe near the rim and was filled almost to the top. - Jean’s last confirmed audible contact was at approximately 11:15 PM when Kevin Pratt heard her reply “goodnight.” - Jean’s phone pinged a tower near Sutter Hollow at 11:47 PM and the next ping was at 12:31 AM to a tower serving the Renner area, eighteen miles away. - Investigators logged evidence over nineteen days and across two counties to connect Jean’s home on Caldwell Street to the empty campsite. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  5. 4d ago

    The Rose on the Dashboard: Why Eleven Extra Miles Matter

    The Rose on the Dashboard: Why Eleven Extra Miles Matter A single long-stemmed rose stood in a glass jar on a postal van dashboard the morning a trusted carrier vanished-water level perfectly still, a partial smear on the glass, and the van’s odometer showing exactly eleven extra miles beyond route MH-7. Who bought that rose at Fenwick's florist and why did the van travel eleven unexpected miles before stopping? In this episode, we walk through the timeline from the van’s last GPS ping to the discovery of the rose and the odd signature on the route manifest, following the clues that point to a person or place outside Tracy Rice’s normal route. Could a certified delivery and an unknown name written at 2:09 p.m. hold the key to what happened in those twelve minutes? Person: Tracy Rice Date: October 9, 2011 Location: Decker Road, four miles northeast of Millhaven, Ohio Event: Van parked with engine off and driver missing; rose on dashboard Detail: Rose purchased at Fenwick's florist in Alderton on October 8 - The van turned north onto Decker Road at 2:41 p.m. and reached the gravel driveway at 2:53 p.m., a twelve-minute window between last movement and stop. - Tracy Rice had been a mail carrier for nineteen years and was fifty-two years old in October 2011. - The rose was confirmed cut within 24 hours of the van’s discovery and stood in clear water with a single degraded partial print on the jar base. - The GPS showed the vehicle traveled eleven miles beyond the fixed distance of route MH-7. - At 2:09 p.m. on October 8, Tracy delivered a certified package to Norris Logistics signed by "D. Olson," a name not on the company payroll. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  6. 5d ago

    The Warm Lunchbox at Dawn: How a Routine Life Vanished

    The Warm Lunchbox at Dawn: How a Routine Life Vanished A warm thermos and an upright pale green lunchbox sat on Emmett Road at 6:41 a.m. on September 15, 2011 - half a turkey sandwich still wrapped inside and no nearby house or bus stop for miles. Lisa Coleman, who never left home without a lunch and was last seen the day before, was gone; how did a freshly made lunch appear where it could not have been made, and who could have been involved? In this episode, we follow the timeline from Lisa Coleman’s last known day at work through the discovery of the lunchbox and the evidence that turned a likely walk-away into a puzzling disappearance. We track the warm thermos, a phantom farecard swipe on Route Four, and the neighbor’s tip about a truck idling on Ferris Lane - could these clues point to what happened to Lisa? Person: Lisa Coleman Age: 44 Date: September 15, 2011 (lunchbox found) Location: Emmett Road, Dalton Fork, Pennsylvania Object: Pale green lunchbox with half a turkey sandwich, small bag of pretzels, and a warm thermos - The lunchbox was found upright on the gravel shoulder at 6:41 a.m, on Thursday, September 15, 2011. - The thermos inside was warm, indicating the lunchbox was placed there within roughly two hours of discovery; a later confession narrowed that to about forty minutes. - Lisa Coleman worked at Morrow Hardware, kept a ledger since 2003 with no discrepancies, and had not been seen since the previous morning when she took the bus home. - Kelsey, Lisa’s 20-year-old daughter, found Lisa’s car in the driveway and the kitchen showed no signs that a lunch had been packed the afternoon before. - Route Four records showed nine farecard swipes at the Ferris Lane and Oaks Avenue stop between 7:00 and 7:40 a.m. on September 14, 2011, while the infrared counter recorded eight passengers, leaving one unexplained swipe. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  7. 6d ago

    The Courthouse Key: Why Rebecca Never Left That Night

    The Courthouse Key: Why Rebecca Never Left That Night A single powder-blue sneaker, laces tied and paper folded inside its sole untouched by frost, sat upright in a maintenance road at 6:20 a.m. on February 9, 2009 - 179 days after Rebecca Ward vanished. Who placed that shoe deliberately where a grader blade would pass around it, and what did the dry, folded paper mean for the woman who walked into a courthouse one night and never walked out? In this episode, we lay out the timeline and the people connected to Rebecca Ward’s disappearance, from the billing discrepancy she reported at work to the grand jury appointment she attended the night she vanished, and we follow the questions investigators kept returning to: who else knew she would be at the courthouse and why was her phone never recovered? Person: Rebecca Ward Date: August 14-15, 2008 (grand jury appointment and disappearance) Location: Pitkin County Courthouse and maintenance road (shoe found February 9, 2009) Occupation: Accounts coordinator at Harwick and Sons Investigator: Detective Beverly Wilson - Rebecca was 28 years old and had worked three years as accounts coordinator at Harwick and Sons by summer 2008. - She was reported missing 179 days before the sneaker was found on February 9, 2009 at 6:20 a.m. - The grand jury appointment was scheduled for August 14, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.; her badge logged entry at 7:14 p.m. and exit at 8:49 p.m. - Her car was found locked in the courthouse lot the next morning with her purse on the passenger seat and her phone missing and never recovered. - A dry piece of notebook paper was folded inside the sneaker’s inner sole, and investigators took three weeks to fully understand what it said. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  8. Oct 3

    Seventeen Seconds: How a Train Made a Woman Vanish

    Seventeen Seconds: How a Train Made a Woman Vanish Fear tightens when a routine commute becomes a crime scene: a woman boards a northbound regional express at 7:14 AM and seventeen seconds later surveillance footage in car three goes dark. Her carry-on remains in the overhead rack, her life of 22 years in one town ends without witnesses-how could someone vanish on a moving train with no stops? In this episode, we lay out the precise timeline, the seventeen-second camera gap, the scored junction box, and the shoe found beneath the Assel River trestle-asking what kind of planning could produce such an exact disappearance and where those seventeen seconds led. Person: Darlene Mills Date: July 9, 2019 Location: Assel River trestle / Collver Falls run Case: seventeen-second surveillance gap Item: single pale green canvas shoe, size 7 - Darlene Mills was 54 years old and had lived in Harwick for 22 years. - She boarded the northbound regional express at 7:14 AM and the train arrived Collver Falls at 8:02 AM. - Seventeen seconds of vestibule camera footage in car three is missing, timestamped at 7:41 AM. - The vestibule junction box showed fresh scoring consistent with a T-10 Torx driver. - On July 20, 11 days after the disappearance, a size seven pale green canvas shoe was found 210 feet below the trestle at the point corresponding to the car three exterior door. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

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What can make a person vanish without leaving a clear answer behind? In Missing Person: Mystery crimes, I examine disappearances that remain surrounded by uncertainty and bring you closer to the details that keep each case open to questions. I tell you these stories by focusing on what is known and on what still does not fit. I follow the clues without forcing conclusions so you can see why some disappearances become lasting mysteries. My aim is to keep the human reality of each case at the center while showing you where certainty begins to break down. I publish new episodes every day so you can return to another case and continue exploring the questions that unresolved disappearances leave behind. Each story gives you a new reason to look carefully at what was found and at what may still be missing. Some cases grow quieter with time, but the unanswered questions remain. As you follow them with me, one possibility always stays open: the detail that changes everything may still be waiting to be understood.

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