The Red Dirt Missing

On October 13, 2011, the quiet community of Bethany, Oklahoma, was shattered by a gruesome discovery in an overgrown field. This episode explores the tragic death of 19-year-old Carina Saunders, exposing a dark, hidden underworld of human trafficking, narcotics, and a strictly enforced wall of silence that remains unbroken to this day. A Condensed Overview : This 30-minute episode serves as an int...

On the early morning of Labor Day 2023, 19-year-old high school graduate Noah Presgrove was found dead on the side of Highway 81 in rural Terral, Oklahoma. He was entirely naked, except for a pair of mismatched shoes, curled in the fetal position. Scattered nearby lay a metal chain, a clump of hair, and several of his own teeth. Just hours earlier, the beloved local star athlete had been celebrati...

On March 3, 2016, 60-year-old ranch hand Billy "Wild Bill" Lange followed his everyday morning routine in Hinton, Oklahoma. He bought his regular coffee, placed an order for new tires, and called his daughter to promise he would see her that evening. He was never seen again. The very next day, his gold Chevy truck was found abandoned on the shoulder of eastbound Interstate 40 near the Ca...

On Mother’s Day morning—May 12, 2024—26-year-old Oklahoma cowboy and livestock transporter Austin Winn pulled into the Pilot Travel Center off I-20 and FM 1788 in Midland, Texas. Moments later, he was shot and killed next to his rig in broad daylight. In today's episode of The Red Dirt Missing Podcast , host Candace uses her background as a Licensed Social Worker to look at the tragic, unsolved ho...

The tragic, unsolved 2001 homicide of Sarah Ida Cox is a case filled with bizarre tips, systemic silence, and a family still desperate for justice 25 years later. On the evening of Friday, April 6, 2001, 20-year-old mother Sarah Ida Cox wrapped up her shift at the 7-Eleven on Southwest 119th and May Avenue in Oklahoma City. She stepped out into the night, intending to head home to her children and...