Lost Girls

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...

"She stepped into a truck and vanished into thin air. No trail. No answers. Just silence." On May 20, 2015, 25-year-old Madelin Renee Tomlin was last seen in Hope, Arkansas—getting into a tan or gold Chevrolet pickup truck. That ordinary moment became her last known sighting. Since then, nearly a decade has passed. No confirmed sightings. No verified leads. And most heartbreakingly—no word...

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...

More than four decades have passed since the brutal murder of Angela Desiree Kelly, and yet—her case remains unsolved. Her story, like too many others, has faded from headlines. But for her family and community, the pain has never disappeared. On the morning of March 28, 1979, Angela’s body was discovered along the southbound lanes of Red Bluff Road in Pasadena, Texas. Her hands were bound behind...

In this episode, we’re bringing you the story of Shari Dee Sampson Elwell, a 30-year-old Indigenous woman whose life was stolen far too soon—and whose case remains a powerful reflection of a much larger crisis. Shari went missing in 1987. For weeks, her loved ones searched, waited, and hoped—until her body was discovered by hunters in a remote, restricted part of the Yakama Reservation near Simcoe...

On this episode of Lost Girls , we’re remembering Carol Hill , a vibrant 20-year-old from Philadelphia who was brutally murdered in Wildwood, New Jersey, in June 1970. Carol had traveled to the shore for a summer getaway—but instead, her body was found beneath a roller coaster, strangled and left in the sand. Over fifty years later, her killer has never been identified. She was last seen at the Bo...

She was only twelve. It was a warm Monday—August 27, 1962—when Marion Brubaker got on her bike and rode into the woods of Coventry Township, Ohio. A place she likely thought was safe. Familiar. Close to home. But Marion never made it back. Later that day, a 15-year-old boy stumbled upon something that would change the quiet town forever: Marion’s body. She had been strangled—her life stolen in the...

She was just 13 years old when she vanished without a trace. In this episode of The Lost Girls , we revisit the heartbreaking case of Tracy Byrd—a bright, young girl who disappeared from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on March 7, 1983. What began as a missing child investigation quickly grew colder over the years, with early speculation clouding the urgency of her case. But Tracy didn’t simply run aw...

In this episode of Lost Girls , LaDonna Humphrey and Amy Smith explore the heartbreaking and still-unsolved murder of 15-year-old Belinda Snowden. On July 26, 1986, Belinda's body was discovered in Jefferson County, Florida, just hours after she was last seen at a small Jr. Food Store in nearby Wakulla County. It’s been 38 years—and in all that time, there have been no arrests, no convictions,...

Taylor Barksdale's life was stolen in Madison County. Her murder was brutal. Her case is unsolved. And her killer is still out there. In this episode, we take a deeper look—into the timeline, the silence, the unanswered questions, and the systemic gaps that have left Taylor’s family without justice for far too long. This isn’t just a story of loss. It’s a story of neglect. Of who gets justice—...

It was a warm September afternoon in 1985 when 16-year-old Kimberly “Kim” Simon left her home in Marcy, New York. She was headed out for a walk—planning to meet a friend at Whitesboro Junior High School. It was supposed to be a simple, familiar route along Mohawk Street. But Kim never made it. The next day, her body was discovered in a wooded area less than a mile from her home. She had been murde...

On June 6, 2024, a woman named Tori Ellen Milsak vanished from Edgewood Street in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was just 34 years old. Tori is described as 5’6”, 125 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes—a familiar face in a tight-knit community. But after that early June day, she was simply… gone. What followed was an all-too-common silence. A brief alert. A few scattered headlines. And then, like...

She was just fifteen years old when she vanished. On the afternoon of November 18, 2006 , April Andrews walked out the door of her apartment in Pea Ridge, Arkansas with a simple plan. She told her mom she was headed to the Pea Ridge Church of the Nazarene , just down the street, to look through some clothes the church was giving away. It was a short walk. A familiar street. A place where she shoul...

In this episode of Lost Girls , Amy and LaDonna share the heartbreaking story of Jamie Denise Brown , a 30-year-old mother of seven who vanished on March 16, 2016 , after being seen at the Dallas County Court in Fordyce, Arkansas . Jamie, known for her vibrant red hair and distinctive tattoos, disappeared without a trace — and has never been seen or heard from again. Jamie struggled with addiction...

It was April 29th, 1989—a spring day in Arkansas, quiet and unassuming. Susan Lynn Burns, a 32-year-old mother, daughter, and wife, was dropped off at the Little Rock airport by her husband. According to him, she was heading somewhere. But no one knows where. And no one ever saw her again. Susan was born on June 23rd, 1956, and lived in Mena, a small town tucked in Polk County, Arkansas. She stood...

On the night of December 17, 2016, 18-year-old Mercedes Toliver—affectionately known as “Cede”—walked away from her home in Prescott, Arkansas after a disagreement with her mother. She was expected to head to her aunt’s house just down the road. She never made it. And she’s never been seen or heard from again. Cede wasn’t the type to run away. She was quiet, bookish, and deeply driven. Fresh out o...

Fifteen years old. That’s how young Cassie Compton was when she vanished. It was a quiet Sunday — September 14, 2014 — the day after Sydney attended the Arkansas County Demolition Derby with a friend in DeWitt, Arkansas. It should have been an ordinary weekend for a teenager — full of laughs, late-night snacks, and small-town memories. Instead, it became the last day anyone ever heard from her. No...

On a quiet summer day—July 24, 1993—in the small town of Heber Springs, Arkansas, Debara Jean Vaughan vanished without a trace. She was 41 years old, standing 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighed about 110 pounds. With her brown hair, brown eyes, and gentle demeanor, Debara was more than a missing person statistic—she was a woman with a life, a family, and people who loved her deeply. And then, she w...