And Then They Were Gone

On August 15, 2008, a mother dropped her five-year-old son off to visit his father for the weekend. Her ex, Ernesto Gonzalez, hadn’t been very involved in their son, Giovanni’s, life since their separation three years prior, but he recently started making an effort to have a relationship with the boy. Daisy Colon packed Giovanni’s backpack with clothes and dropped him off in nearby Lynn, Massachus...

A hiker terrorized for days by two unknown figures… A man stalked through the woods while camping, who barely escaped with his life… two cops who quit their job at a local theater because of unexplained encounters with an alleged demon… These are just some of the unbelievable cases you’ll hear on the MrBallen Podcast on Amazon Music. Each week you’ll get new inexplicable encounters, shocking disap...

In honor of Halloween, we have something special for you. We partnered with our friends at the Darkcast Network to bring you a series of spooky stories to enjoy this Halloween. From historical fiction, to true crime, to personal stories, the Darkcast hosts have something for everyone. Learn more about all of the Darkcast podcasts here: https://darkcastnetwork.wixsite.com/indie Happy Halloween! Bec...

On the morning of April 29, 2003, Bo Tuders woke his daughter Tabitha up for school and put her favorite TV show on. He said goodbye as he left for work. 13-year-old Tabitha always got herself off to school, and this day was no different. Tabitha left her home that morning and walked toward her bus stop. But then she disappeared. Police initially misclassified Tabitha as a runaway, but her family...

Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart went missing on Memorial Day weekend in 1996. After a long investigation with many stops and starts, Paul Flores was finally arrested for her murder in April of 2021. His father, Ruben Flores, was also arrested for accessory after the fact. Their trial concluded and a verdict was read on October 18, 2022. In this episode, Ethan and Kona discuss the trial and the ver...

19-year-old Leah Croucher went missing from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England on February 15, 2019. Leah was walking to work as usual, but she never made it to the office. In the over three-and-a-half years since, there have been countless theories about what happened to her. But on October 10, 2022, police receive a tip that sadly turned this missing persons case into a murder investigation...

On June 21, 2016, 20-year-old Tyler Stice packed his lunch and left for work. The community college student was living at home and working to save up money in hopes of eventually attending Northern Arizona University. That morning, Tyler got into his prize possession, a black Ford Mustang, and drove off. But he didn’t make it to work that day. Four days later his car would be found in the Hualapai...

It was the beginning of the Martin Luther King Junior holiday weekend in Wilmington, North Carolina, and 30-year-old Ebonee Spears was not doing well. Ebonee, who had been diagnosed with Lupus the year before, had seemingly been having negative reactions to her medication. The bright, friendly mother of one was acting disoriented and paranoid. Things got so bad, that her parents contemplated havin...

In the late 70s, a young couple set off from Florida to Texas to start their new life together. 17-year-old Tina Linn Clouse was madly in love with her new husband, Harold Dean Clouse, so she didn’t hesitate to uproot her life and move to Texas when he got a new job. Their families were supportive, but became concerned when they started hearing from the couple less and less. Then, in October of 19...

36-year-old Nancy Moyer was single for the first time in her adult life. She had a great job, two daughters whom she absolutely adored, and she had her freedom. In early 2009, she was rediscovering herself. She was dating and figuring out her future. But on the weekend of March 6, 2009, Nancy Moyer disappeared. Police quickly began to suspect foul play, but who would want to hurt Nancy? As the inv...

On March 6, 2009, a single mom was settling in for a quiet evening at home. Her two daughters, Amanda and Samantha, were with their father for the weekend, so she had the house to herself. It had been a busy week at work, and Nancy Moyer was looking forward to relaxing with a glass of wine. But that Sunday, when Bill Moyer came to her home to drop off their daughters, he found the front door open,...

This week we're bringing you an episode from our Darkcast Network podcast partner, Beyond the Rainbow. CJ is covering the unsolved disappearance of Fawn Marie Mountain. Fawn was last seen in Claysburg, PA on November 20, 2012. --- Once again, has another beautiful woman fallen victim to her lesbian partner and no one can prove it? Very much possible in the case of Fawn Mountain of Altoona, Pen...

On July 6, 2019, a young father was spending the fourth of July weekend with his wife and son and his in-laws in Gering, Nebraska. 25-year-old Chance Englebert was a new father and was getting ready to start a new job after being recently laid off. It was a relaxing weekend with family that included a trip to the local rodeo and a round of golf. But after an argument at that golf outing, Chance wa...

On June 19, 2019, a college student with her entire life ahead of her returns to her family’s Prairie Village, Kansas home after studying abroad in Italy. Ellie Green is the only child of Angela and Geoff Green, and the trio was an incredibly tight-knit family. Ellie was likely expecting a happy homecoming, but instead, she and Angela got into an argument. According to Ellie, the argument wasn’t a...

On December 30, 2019, a young artist went to a tea shop and boarded a city bus back home. It was a perfectly normal day for her, and a perfectly normal activity. But 22-year-old Tonee Turner never made it back to her home in Hazelwood, Pennsylvania. Shortly after she was last seen, her belongings were found on the pedestrian walkway of a bridge. Did this bright, vibrant young woman decide to take...

On October 18, 2003, 20-year-old Rachel Good was doing what young people in small towns do: she was hanging out with her friends in a parking lot. Rachel and her friends chatted in the Elkton Volunteer Fire Department parking lot until it got dark. At that point, Rachel decided it was time to call it a night, and she drove home. Though her car was later found there, Rachel was never seen again. At...

Brought to you by Spreaker from iHeart, Bigfoot’s Wilderness is a captivating supernatural podcast that will catch your attention the minute you hear it. These stories report all things Bigfoot encounters that without a shadow of a doubt, are real. From footprints, to broken branches, the clear evidence of the presence of these giants leaves no room to assume… Listen to Bigfoot’s Wilderness wherev...

On February 3, 1983, a young mother was brutally attacked by a stranger in her own home. Her three young sons were asleep in their beds, but her middle child, Mitchell, heard noises and came in to check on his mother. Ora Owens screamed at Mitchell to run away, and then everything went black. Ora awoke two days later in the hospital, only to find out that Mitchell was gone. Despite what was clearl...

On August 21, 2009, a young mother wanted a night out. 21-year-old Rose Marie Bly had two children under the age of two. Rose stayed home with the kids while her husband, whom she had just married in February of that year, worked. Rose told her husband that she was going to go visit her cousin who lived close to their St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin home. But Rose never made it. Her case received a fai...

On June 15, 2021, five-year-old Summer Wells was enjoying a beautiful day with her family. The little girl was helping her mother and grandmother plant flowers at their rural Rogersville, Tennessee home. But, like most little kids, she eventually grew tired of this activity and wanted to go back into the house and play with her toys. Her mom walked her back into the house, where her three older br...

Alexis Patterson walked to school on May 3, 2002, but she never made it into the building. Her school didn’t notify her parents of the seven-year-old’s absence, so no one knew she was missing until school let out that afternoon. Her frantic parents, Ayanna and LaRon Bourgeois called Milwaukee Police, and a search began. But despite being only seven years old, Alexis was treated as a runaway. It wo...

You may know her as “the other missing girl.” On May 3, 2002, seven-year-old Alexis Patterson walked the half a block to Hi-Mount Elementary School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, accompanied by her step-father, LaRon Bourgeois. LaRon left Alexis at the crosswalk, as the crossing guard accompanied her across the street to school. But when the final bell rang that afternoon, Alexis Patterson wasn’t among...

In 2019, 29-year-old Irene Gakwa made a big move: she flew from her home in Kenya to the United States to start a new life. Irene had always loved helping people, and she was going to turn that love into a career by studying nursing. Fortunately, Irene already had a support system in the states: her two brothers, Chris and Kennedy lived in Boise, Idaho, and she was going to join them. Everything w...

Over three seasons of this podcast, we’ve covered over 80 unsolved missing persons cases. Some have had major breakthroughs, like the cases of missing brothers Orrin and Orson West, whose adoptive parents have been arrested for their murder, along with that of missing pregnant woman, Akia Eggleston, whose boyfriend has been arrested for both her murder and the murder of their unborn child. This we...

It’s the day after Valentine’s Day in 2019, and Leah Croucher is walking to work as usual. But the 19-year-old Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England resident never makes it to the office. At first, it looks as though it may be a stranger abduction, but as police investigate, they find that Leah had been displaying out of character behavior in the days and weeks leading up to her disappearance. C...