Podcast Episodes

Dawn Blankenheim

Episode 365

Sometime between May 16 and May 25, 2020, 53-year-old Dawn Blankenheim vanished from Chico, California. No isolated event or indication foreshadowed her disappearance, but like every missing person, …

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Case Update: Megan Foglesong

Episode 364

21-year-old Megan Foglesong disappeared from Alden, Kansas, around the end of November 2015. When we first covered Megan’s story in 2016, nearly everyone pointed to Megan’s on-again, off-again boyfri…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

James "Jamie" Valdez

Episode 363

In early June of 2021, 47-year-old Jamie Valdez and his wife, Anna, had just moved to Booneville, Arkansas, from Texas. Their relationship was on the rocks, and Jamie’s wife said that Jamie left thei…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Barbara Cotton Part 2: A Tangled Web

Episode 362

On April 11, 1981, 15-year-old Barbara Cotton disappeared from Williston, North Dakota. Barbara was a bright young woman with plans for her future. She was saving for her first apartment that she pla…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Barbara Cotton Part 1: A Lost Girl

Episode 361

On April 11, 1981, a 15-year-old girl named Barbara Cotton disappeared from Williston, North Dakota. Barbara's mother, Louise, called around to her friends to see if they had seen her, but no one sai…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Case Update: Finding Lillianna Pagano

Episode 360

Three years ago, we brought you the story of Lillianna Pagano, who had been abducted by her mother, Jillanne, when Lillianna was an infant. A few days before airing our story on Lillianna, we receive…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Toby Anderson

Episode 359

16-year-old Toby Anderson had found himself in some trouble during his teen years. Toby’s life wasn’t easy, and he began to act out. Toby was sent to a juvenile facility in Northern California and wa…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Wondery Presents: This Is Actually Happening

What if you were trafficked into a cult, or were shot nine times, or were the only survivor of a car crash, or went into a minor surgery and woke up one week later, paralyzed -- what would you do?   …

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Jake Latiolais

Episode 358

In the early morning hours of August 29, 2014, a call came in about a person seen sitting on the railing of the I-10 bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Police responde…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Eugene Prins

Episode 357

On March 26, 2020, 45-year-old Eugene Prins planned a short road trip with a friend to drop off a wood splitter. They started out in Woonsocket, South Dakota, and drove about 25 miles east to the tin…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago