I thought the storytelling was engaging. It was like a high stakes game of table tennis with the back and forth of who might have done it - but the ending left me frustrated. I gave it four stars because I was looking for a good story to listen to on my morning walks and this delivered, but I subtracted a star because for me, it really fell flat at the end - from the new outlandish, un-researched theories and “happenings” with Clinton, to the open-endedness and the attempt at a cliffhanger - I was a little disappointed. I wish they would have waited until June 2025 to release this so we could have some closure on at least one aspect of Dia’s story. If there’s a follow up podcast - I would consider listening to hear Lucy’s take on the ending - but I’d Google what happened first to make sure it won’t be another open ended story.

Thoughtful and thorough examination of a tragic disappearance. Appreciated the attention to detail and care given to laying out the facts, as well as people’s speculations about the case.

From news articles, Harper is a registered sex offender. How anyone could think he’s not involved in Dias or Jody’s death is beyond me?! How did this podcast miss Harper’s criminal background?? It’s an interesting podcast but I feel they missed a lot in the reporting. The narrator and reporter, Lucy, has a pleasant voice.

You would think in this day and age, that people would know better about recording quality in podcasting. The phone calls are garbled. I can’t make out what’s being said half the time, there’s no recap of what was said, and there’s some kind of delay so the callers are constantly interrupting and talking over one another. It’s aggravating. I’ll give it one more episode and if the story doesn’t make the listening worth it, I’ll just move on. Dateline already covered the story. It’s a much easier listen and you don’t have to hear Malcolm Gladwell interrupting every 15 minutes.

I feel bad for Lucy Sherriff. She spent four years on this and came away with a good first act and then nothing else. Dia is missing. That’s it. No actual crime to discuss. No second act. No catharsis. Nothing to keep the listener engaged. The entire podcast consists of garbled phone calls that lead nowhere. It’s obvious what happened to Dia and who did it. There’s no real mystery. But there’s also no evidence, no arrests, no trial, no statements from authorities etc. Only the speculation of the narrator based on the ramblings of unreliable “eyewitnesses”. Most of which have substance abuse problems or criminal records. Desert people living like desert people. I wish I could get my 5 hours back.

I enjoyed and listen to the whole show in 1 day

poor research. hate that they focused on the rich white lady instead of the other victims.

Poorly edited/ written - 3 minutes of solid content housed in 30 minutes of cliche.

Wish the host would stop saying “I couldn’t help but wonder”

Since they caved to bigotry.