Disappearances
In 2020, after years spent searching for answers, Sarah Turney used social media to help bring justice to her sister Alissa’s nearly two decades-long disappearance. Now she’s teaming up with Parcast to explore the many reasons people disappear and the impact their absences can have on those left behind. Disappearances is a Spotify Original. Catch a new episode every Thursday, free on Spotify.
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Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was a skilled explorer when he set out on his final voyage — but he never came home. Unfortunately, British authorities at the time didn't deem him worth an urgent search party. He'd have to wait centuries for a dedicated investigation.
32 min
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Jodi Huisentruit
In 1995, everyone in Mason City, Iowa knew Jodi Huisentruit: She was their local news anchor. When she went missing, it shocked the entire town, and made national newscasts.
35 min
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Richard John Bingham, Earl of Lucan
The Earl of Lucan had a glamorous life in the 1970s, but his family's facade of wealth and power came crashing down when their nanny was found murdered in their basement.
42 min
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Glen and Bessie Hyde
It’s a story that’s mystified people for almost a hundred years: In 1928, two daring newlyweds set out for adventure on the Colorado River… and never returned.
31 min
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Richard Cox
When a West Point cadet goes missing in 1950, the FBI and Army scour the country for him — but he’s never found. Seven years later,
32 min
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The Lyon Sisters
On March 25th, 1975, Sheila and Kate Lyon made the half-mile walk to the Wheaton Plaza Mall and never returned.
37 min
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Harold Holt
After a deeply controversial year in office, Australia’s Prime Minister Harold Holt is on vacation in Portsea when he goes for an ocean swim… and never returns.
33 min
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Walter Collins
On March 10th 1928, 9-year-old Walter Collins went out to see a movie and was never seen again. The police turned up compelling evidence that he'd been murdered.
27 min
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Clarence & John Anglin, Frank Morris
June 11, 1962 marked a new day in the legacy of America’s most inescapable prison when three inmates did the impossible.
37 min
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Ettore Majorana
A brilliant physicist vanished from Italy in 1938, leaving only a series of cryptic letters behind. In the years-long search for Ettore Majorana, one thing became clear: If he was alive, he didn’t want to be found.
39 min
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Phoenix Coldon
In December 2011, Phoenix Coldon's parents watched their daughter back out of the driveway of their home in Spanish Lake, Missouri.
39 min
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Everett Ruess
A young artist-explorer goes missing in the American Southwest in the 1930s — leaving no trace behind except two burros and a carved clue.
35 min
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Michael Rockefeller
Officially, 23-year-old Michael Rockefeller drowned off the coast of New Guinea in 1961 after his catamaran capsized.
42 min
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Etan Patz
In May 1979, after weeks of him asking, Julie and Stan Patz finally allowed their 6-year-old son, Etan, to walk to the bus stop alone.
35 min
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Introducing: Disappearances with Sarah Turney
You’ve seen the headlines: People here one day and gone the next. But no one just vanishes into thin air. The answers are out there… waiting to be found.
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