Lost Girls

This episode of Lost Girls is different. So important, in fact, that we did not record an introduction. We did not add commentary. We did not interrupt. We are sharing the work done by Amber Batts on the Harm Done Podcast. The Alaskan killer, Brian Steven Smith, a white South African-born man, is a chilling clear illustration of systemic failures within the Anchorage Police Department (APD) and th...

This episode of Lost Girls is different. So important, in fact, that we did not record an introduction. We did not add commentary. We did not interrupt. We are letting the evidence speak for itself. On October 18, 2019, Anchorage Police Detectives Brendan Lee and David Cordie interrogated Ian Calhoun about his relationship with Brian Steven Smith—the now-convicted serial killer responsible for the...

On today’s episode of The Lost Girls , with Amy Smith and LaDonna Humphrey , we’re telling the story of Michelle Louise Harley . Michelle was just 22 years old when she vanished from Broward County, Florida , in the summer of 1989 . A nurse. A young mother. A woman who never missed a call to check on her medically fragile son—until the day she left work to have lunch with an unidentified man and n...

In this episode, Amy Smith and LaDonna Humphrey investigate the 2007 disappearance of 46-year-old Roxanne Lacson, a Native Hawaiian, Chinese, and Filipino woman who vanished in Honolulu under circumstances that remain painfully unclear. Roxanne was last seen on the morning of August 27, 2007, when her daughter dropped her off at her boyfriend’s home in Makakilo. Although she was homeless at the ti...

In this episode, Amy Smith and LaDonna Humphrey explore the 2017 disappearance of Eva Gwendolyn “Gwen” Allen, a 67-year-old woman who vanished from Lithonia, Georgia under deeply concerning circumstances. Gwen, who lived in a group home and required continuous care due to bipolar disorder, was last seen around 1:30 a.m. on July 4th, 2017. Despite her medical needs, her eyeglasses left behind, and...

Hailey vanished in late November 2024 — somewhere between certainty and speculation, between a Chevon station in Kelso and the miles of quiet Washington road that stretch into nowhere. She was last reportedly seen in South Kelso and at the Lexington Chevron. After that, nothing. No confirmed sightings. No arrests. No trail that hasn’t dissolved into uncertainty. In this episode, we look closely at...

It has now been six heartbreaking weeks since 13-year-old Wynter Wagoner vanished from her foster home in Orlando on October 14 — and for those who love her, every passing day feels heavier than the one before. Wynter was living with a foster family at the time she disappeared, and her family insists this does not feel like a voluntary runaway case. Her father, Dusty Wagoner , says something about...

In this special episode of Lost Girls , we step away from a single case to confront a nationwide tragedy: the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives — known as MMIWR. It’s a crisis rooted in history, perpetuated by silence, and fueled by systemic failure. Across the U.S., Native women go missing or are murdered at rates exponentially higher than other groups. On some reser...

On September 18, 2019, Cheyenne Stannard vanished from Huntsville, Arkansas, under circumstances that raised far more questions than answers. Known for her consistent communication with family, Cheyenne's sudden silence was immediately alarming. The story offered by those closest to her didn’t add up—claims of her leaving on foot, heading to far-off states with no transportation or resources,...

She told her family she was coming home. She packed her bags. And then— April Beth Pitzer vanished . In this episode, we dive into the haunting disappearance of April, a 30-year-old mother of two who went missing from Newberry Springs, California in 2004. She was supposed to be boarding a bus back to Arkansas… but she never made it. Rumors of drug activity. A history of cooperation with law enforc...

Taylor Barksdale's life was stolen in Madison County. Her murder was brutal. Her case is unsolved. And her killer is still out there. This is The Lost Girls . And this is Taylor Barksdale’s story.

In this haunting episode, Amy Smith and LaDonna Humphrey revisit the unsolved disappearance of 25-year-old Darla Harper , who vanished from her apartment in Gravel Ridge, Arkansas, on March 4, 1986 . When Darla failed to show up for work the next morning, a coworker discovered her three-year-old daughter alone in the apartment — with blood on the door and Darla gone . What followed was a decades-l...

On July 25, 1985, sisters Rozlin Rochelle Abell (18) and Fawn Marlene Abell (15) left their home in Bethany, Oklahoma , to look for jobs. They never came back. The girls were last seen hitchhiking near 59th and Rockwell , a habit they were known for—but this time, something went terribly wrong. Nearly four decades later, their family still waits for answers. Their Social Security numbers have neve...

In this haunting episode of The Lost Girls, hosts Amy Smith and LaDonna Humphrey take listeners deep into the heart of small-town Arkansas, where safety is supposed to be a way of life — yet three young women have vanished without a trace. Madelin Tomlin (Hope, AR – 2015), Mercedes Toliver (Prescott, AR – 2016), and Destinee Bruce (Hope, AR – 2025) are names that echo through the quiet streets of...

The Lost Girls Podcast is taking a short break! We’re currently on vacation as we prepare to send our kids back to school and take some much-needed time to rest, refresh, and reflect. This break also allows us to thoughtfully respond to the hundreds of messages we’ve received from families asking us to share their loved one’s story. We’ll be back at the end of August with a brand new season—one fi...

Patricia disappeared from Albuquerque, New Mexico at 3:00 p.m. on June 17, 1969. She left her home in the 800 block of San Pedro Drive southeast to sell raffle tickets for the Elks Club. She returned home briefly to pick up her coin purse which she'd forgotten, then left again, and never returned. She was last seen by a neighborhood girl who waved to her on the street.

On this episode of Lost Girls , we’re stepping back to 1986—to a quiet neighborhood in Reseda, California—where a nineteen‑year‑old named Joyce Irene Walcott vanished in the middle of an ordinary day. Joyce, who friends affectionately called Sneezie , had survived a devastating car accident that left her with scars and a reconstructed neck, a testament to her resilience. She was bright, determined...

In this episode of Lost Girls , we dive into the haunting case of Darian Hudson —a bright, beautiful 23‑year‑old who vanished from Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 2017. On October 21st, Darian made plans with her mother to move back home to Wichita, Kansas. But just days later, she was gone. Conflicting records list her disappearance between October 22nd and October 26th , but for this episode, we’ve cho...

She told her family she was coming home. She packed her bags. And then— April Beth Pitzer vanished . In this episode, we dive into the haunting disappearance of April, a 30-year-old mother of two who went missing from Newberry Springs, California in 2004. She was supposed to be boarding a bus back to Arkansas… but she never made it. Rumors of drug activity. A history of cooperation with law enforc...

She had two young children. A life she was preparing to reclaim. And a quiet strength that so many survivors carry. On December 10, 1987, Christi Jo Nichols vanished from her home in Gothenburg, Nebraska. She was just 22 years old. Christi had made plans. She was preparing to leave her husband and start fresh—with her children. But she never got the chance. The next morning, her husband reported h...

Today on The Lost Girls Podcast , we’re telling the story of Brandi Jo Malonson , a young woman who survived the Columbine High School shooting but later disappeared from Littleton, Colorado, in 2006. Brandi faced unimaginable trauma—losing friends to violence and suicide—yet she still tried to build a better life. But the pain eventually led her down a difficult path, and one day after Christmas,...

Brittney Nicole Wood was only 19 when she vanished from Tillman’s Corner, Alabama, in 2012. What started as a missing persons case quickly unraveled into something far more horrifying. Brittney wasn’t just missing—she was the key witness in a multi-generational family sex trafficking ring. A ring where eight of her own relatives were eventually arrested. This wasn’t rumor. This wasn’t speculation....

Some stories fade with time. But others—stories like Christina Lynn Carter’s—become heavier with every passing year. In this episode of The Lost Girls Podcast , LaDonna Humphrey and Amy Smith take listeners back more than fifty years, to one of the most heartbreaking and haunting cases you’ve probably never heard of. Christina—known lovingly as “Christy”—was a bright, blue-eyed little girl who van...

Debbie's story begins on a quiet spring day in 1977—May 3rd, to be exact. She left behind a simple note for her parents, letting them know she was headed to her grandparents' nearby campsite by bicycle and that she'd be back later. She never came home. A friend walked part of the way with Debbie but turned back before Debbie continued west on Turnpike Road alone. The last known sightin...

In every town, there are stories whispered across decades—stories that leave behind more than just grief. They leave behind fear, anger, and unanswered questions that echo through generations. This is one of those stories. In 1981, a newlywed named Denise Palmer placed a simple ad in the newspaper to sell her wedding dress. It was a quiet, everyday act—something any young woman might do while star...