Missing Persons

Episode 106 Christopher Newton   33 year old Christopher Newton had fallen on hard times when his family lost touch with him  in late 2023. Chris had battled his way through a schizophrenia diagnosis with the help of medications and had even started his own business and got his own apartment. But his business eventually went under, and Chris began to use drugs and stopped taking his prescribed med...

Episode 105 Deanna Merryfield On the night of July 21, 1990, thirteen year old Deanna Merryfield spent much of the night watching movies with her grandmother in Killeen, Texas. After her grandmother went to bed, Deanna snuck out of the house, and at 3:30am, went to see her sister Rebecca who lived with their uncle nearby. Deanna knocked on Rebecca's window and the sisters briefly talked before the...

Introducing: Clues with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore Join hosts Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore as they take you deep into the world of the most notorious crimes ever — where a single clue can crack a case wide open. From shocking murders to serial killers, Clues dives into all the forensic details and brilliant sleuthing of the world's most infamous cases. CLUES is a Crime House Original, powered...

Is there a New England Serial Killer? Roundtable with Lordan Arts and Crawlspace Media In this special episode, Mike Morford from Missing Persons teams up with friends of the show, John Lordan of Lordan Arts , and Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna of Crawlspace Media , in a roundtable discussion. Together they tackle a series of New England deaths that have been making headlines, and have some peo...

Introducing Morbidology, a preview of episode 294: The Mandan Massacre. It was just before 7:30AM on 1 April, 2019, when employees started to arrive at RJR Maintenance and Management in Mandan, North Dakota. When they entered the building, however, it quickly became apparent that something was amiss. A body was found, followed by another, then another, then another…. Make sure to subscribe to Morb...

Introducing: Killer Communications AbJack Entertainment, the same network that brings you The Murder In My Family, has a brand new show launching March 1,2025. It's called Killer Communications, and it's hosted by Mike Morford. In each episode of Killer Communications, Mike discusses a true crime case where one of the clues is a mysterious form of contact; whether it's a frightening phone call to...

Episode 104 Lawrence 'Larry' Riegel  On Christmas, 2009, 57 year old Lawrence 'Larry' Riegel of Yakima, Washington talked to his family on the phone for the last time. He was in a good mood despite a recent surgery and some medical issues, and reached out to several friends and family members that day. According to people that spoke with Larry, he was making dinner for his live in girlfriend, Lade...

Happy New Year! This is Just a quick announcement to let you know that new episodes of Missing Persons will be dropping early in 2025. Be sure to stay subscribed and follow the show so you don't miss an episode.  To listen to this episode ad-free and get access to other podcast benefits, consider an  AbJack Insider subscription.   To contact the podcast or learn more about the cases we discuss vis...

Introducing; Silkwood  Silkwood is a multi-part podcast that intricately examines the life of whistleblower Karen Silkwood, the nuclear behemoth she sought to expose, the government's role in potential wrong-doings, and asks the question: What actually happened on that cold and windy November night 50 years ago? Did Karen fall asleep at the wheel and die as the result of a true single-car crash? D...

  Episode 103 Dale Williams Update: Arrest Made An update to one of our earliest cases that we covered on Missing Persons; the 1999 disappearance of Dale WIlliams of Nucla, Colorado in May,1999. Dale left his auto body repair shop after taking a mysterious call and was never seen again. Later his truck was found submerged in a nearby river. There was no sign of Dale. One person who many people sus...

Episode 102 The Zaharias Children  On November 20, 1987, 15 month old Lisa Mae and her brother, 3 year old Christopher Zaharias were abducted by their mother, Susan Gammill from their home in Mission Viejo, California. According to the children's father Louis, his wife Susan was struggling with post partum depression and drug dependency at the time of the abduction. She wiped out the couple's savi...

Episode 101 Rebekah Barsotti Case Update We originally covered the case of 33 year old Rebekah Barsotti back in episode 46 of Missing Persons. Rebekah, along with her dog Cerberus, disappeared in the area of Clark Fork River near Alberton, Montana in July, 2021. She had been going through a divorce, and her family believed that she may have been the victim of foul play. When Cerberus's remains wer...

Episode 100 Bethany Markowski In March, 2001 eleven year old Bethany Markowski vanished in Tennessee while on a visit with her father Larry. Larry and Bethany's mom Jonnie had recently split up after a volatile relationship amidst allegations of abuse on Larry's part towards Jonnie. Jonnie had fled her home with few belongings, alongside Bethany hoping that they could get away from Larry. Eventual...

Episode 99 Lisa Shuttleworth    On September 3rd 2003, 34 year old mother Lisa Shuttleworth vanished from her Aiken, South Carolina home. Her kids came home to find themselves locked out of the house. In the driveway was her car which had broken down, and a car that she had borrowed until she could get hers fixed. When Lisa's mom arrived at the house and used a key to get in, there was no sign of...

Episode 98 Barbara McClure   On November 2nd, 1978 24 year old Barbara Annette McClure went out for a night of dancing at the Fandango Disco in Seattle Washington on. That night, she and her dance partner who she had briefly dated got into a minor argument. Reportedly, the man she was dancing with left the club, and a short while later, Barbara also left. People that knew Barbara claimed that they...

Episode 97 Loukthayoth 'Luke' Phiangdae On February 6th, 1996, 11 year old Loukthayoth Phiangdae, who went by Luke, vanished from his home in Raymond, Washington. He was apparently upset after being yelled at by his father for roughhousing with his brother, and he headed into his bedroom locking the door behind him. After several minutes, his family went to check on Luke and found his door locked....

Episode 96 Missing no more: A sad update on the case of David Schultz In this episode we discuss the sad update in the case of missing truck driver David Schultz who vanished in November, 2023. We first covered his case in episode 87 in January, 2024. David's remains were recovered in April from a field about a mile from where his 18 wheeler was found abandoned in Sac County, Iowa. A preliminary a...

Episode 95 Gregory 'Greg' Treace 53 year old Gregory Treace, a father of 2 in Tulsa, Oklahoma was having a challenging 2022. He was battling Lymphoma which left him in a lot of pain, and unable to work. On top of that, he and his wife Billie were separated, although on good terms, and living in the same home in different bedrooms. One day in July, he went out to do some night fishing with his brot...

Episode 94 Brianna Maitland 17 year old Brianna Maitland vanished without a trace on Friday night March 19, 2004 after she left her shift at the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery, Vermont. Her co-workers watched her drive off in her Green 1985 Oldsmobile at around 11:20PM. They had asked her to hang out and share a meal, but she was tired and had to work her second job early the next morning. In the...

Episode 93 Still Missing; A Re-Release of Episode 50 Our Most Mysterious Cases So Far   From the Missing Persons 'Still Missing' Vault of episodes, this week's episode is a re-release of Episode 50; Our Most Mysterious Cases So Far. To commemorate the 50th episode of Missing Persons, hosts Jess & Mike look back at the first 49 episodes and each pick out their top 5 most mysterious cases to recap,...

Episode 92 Mary Jane Croft VanGilder Update Part 2 of 2 In part 2 of our update on the Mary Jane Croft Van Gilder case, we talk once again with Detective Adam Turner of the Shelby, OH police department who solved this case. He discusses what went into solving the case and what questions remain unanswered. To listen to our full original episode on Mary Jane's case,  visit our website . To listen to...

Episode 91 Mary Jane Croft Van Gilder Update Part 1 of 2 Mary Jane Croft VanGilder went missing in 1945. We originally covered her case in episode 8 of Missing Persons. She had left her family in WV to escape an abusive relationship. She traveled to OH where she took a warehouse job, and routinely sent letters and war bonds home to her children. In February, 1945, she filed for divorce. The follow...

Episode 90 Missing Persons Alert: Avery Doherty    Avery Lydia Doherty is a child missing out of Ames, Iowa and is presumed to be the victim of a familial abduction at the hands of her mother, Esther Bender. She's been missing since October, 2023. Her mother Esther, had an 'unofficial' shared custody agreement with Avery's father, Brandon Doherty who is the guest in this episode. The relationship...

Episode 89 Elena Roy  83 year old Mother and Grandmother, Elena Roy, vanished from her home in Fallbrook, California in November, 2021. Elena who had been experiencing various health issues, which possibly included dementia, reportedly left her home which she shared with her partner Chris, on November 3rd following an argument, and never returned. Reported searches of the areas nearby did not lead...

Episode 88 Charles Robert 'Bobby' Steele  43 Year Old Charles Robert 'Bobby' Steele has been missing since April 11,2023 when he walked out of his sister Kelly's home in Delaware, and was never seen again. Prior to that, Bobby had been down on his luck. A childhood injury left him dependent on pain killers, and his addition led to him being arrested and incarcerated, and later, homeless in Marylan...