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24-year-old Wesley Billingsly was last seen in San Diego, California on June 12, 2018. He was supposed to meet with friends on the following day to help them move, but never arrived. He hasn't been heard from since. Thank you for listening! Email us: statuspendingpodcast@gmail.com Support the show: Patreon.com/StatusPending

A 16-year-old girl in Portland, Maine was shopping before going to a teen dance in September 1971, but vanished in the early evening. This case will be 50 years unsolved this September, making it Maine's oldest unsolved missing persons case. Episode Sources: Bangor Daily News, Frankie Stein’s article on the case published in several places online, Lauren Carpenter's great piece on this case for Me...

22-year-old Jamie Fraley of Gastonia, North Carolina disappeared in April 2008 after she told a friend she was getting a ride to the hospital for stomach pains. Thank you for your attention to this case! Episode sources: Gaston Gazette, WBTV News, The Charley Project, and The Charlotte Observer. Email Heather and Scott here: statuspendingpodcast@gmail.com Support the show (and receive goodies): ww...

Melanie Melanson disappeared following a high school party in rural Boston just 5 days before her 15th birthday. Despite the confidence of a series of police investigators who have worked the case since, no trace of Melanie has ever been found. Sources for this episode: The Boston Globe (Ivonne Abraham), ABC News, and the local newspaper The Daily Times-Chronicle. Anyone with information about the...

This bonus episode comes from the Status: Pending Patreon feed. It's a free sneak peek into some of what our Patreon supporters receive. You can support SP on Patreon for as little as $1/month, and gain access to exclusive content, and other goodies. www.patreon.com/statuspending Thank you for your support! On this episode: Heather and Scott discuss the 2019 film "Wrinkles The Clown" (Hulu), which...

Jody was last seen at her boyfriend's house in Kansas City, Missouri on May 23, 1985. She had a small argument with her boyfriend and other friends on the day of her disappearance. Jody left to find a ride home, but was never seen again. Episode Sources: Kansas City Star, St. Joseph's News-Press, The Daily Journal, and The Kansas City Times as well as websites such as the doe Network, Kansas City...

On the early morning of April 1, 2006, 27-year-old medical student Brian Shaffer was seen on surveillance footage appearing to enter a bar in the college town of Columbus, Ohio. But Brian was not seen exiting the building, and has never been seen since. On this episode we're joined by Patreon supporter Nikki, who knew Brian in high school. Email us: statuspendingpodcast@gmail.com Support us: www.p...

Jaclyn Dowaliby disappeared from inside her family home in 1988. Police responded to an eerie scene: a basement window had been broken, and the front door of the house had been found open that morning. Jaclyn's body was located a few days later, and her father was eventually convicted of her murder. But there may be more to this case than meets the eye... This case was brought to our attention by...

In the summer of 2001, two sisters disappeared from downtown Chicago on a Friday morning. The search for 10-year-old Tionda and 3-year-old Diamond became one of the largest missing persons cases in Chicago history. On this episode we're joined by Patreon guest Cassie, who lives in the Chicagoland area and brought this case to our attention. Thanks to Cassie for her perspective on the case in the e...

11 year-old Joshua Jeffries was sleeping in his home when he appears to have been shot by an intruder. He died a short time later, and his case remains open in Portland, Oregon today. Sources for this episode: Portland Police Department, CBS News, FindAGrave, KOIN News, and Reddit. Information about this case or any unsolved felony crime may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,500. Submit an...

36-year-old Lisa McCrossan was murdered on April 26th, 2015. Her body was discovered along the side of a road near the Delaware River, and her case remains unsolved. A childhood friend told the media that Lisa was "a beautiful girl," who sang as a child, "did many good things" and will be missed by her "children and family that love her dearly." Sources for this episode include the News-Journal in...

Cindy James was found dead in a suburb of Vancouver, Canada in 1989. Over the previous seven years, she had reported over 100 incidents of harassment, assault, and other crimes against her to police. Many questions about the events leading up to her death still remain unanswered. Sources for the episode include: Edie Hockenberry via Medium.com, MelanieHack.com, and thetroublewithjustice.com Email...

20-year-old Lauren Andersen returned home after a trip to the gas station on November 15, 1981, then walked out the door of her parents' home and disappeared. Sources for this episode include the Minneapolis Star and Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Anyone with information about Lauren's disappearance is asked to contact the St. Louis Park, MN Police Department.

In 1993, Adam Emery was convicted of killing a 20-year-old man, Jason Bass, during a road rage incident in Rhode Island. While awaiting sentencing, Adam and his wife Elena disappeared. Adam Emery was declared legally dead in 2004, but still remains a fugitive.

On January 4, 2008, 27 year-old Graylon Williams was shot and killed behind a gas station in Marshall, Texas. His is one of 14 unsolved homicides in the small community over the past several decades. Episode source: Marshall News Messenger, and KSLA News 12. Email us: statuspendingpodcast@gmail.com Support us: www. Patreon.com/statuspending Anyone with information about this case is asked to call...

Dannette Millbrook and Jeannette Millbrook, fraternal twins from Augusta, Georgia, disappeared on March 18, 1990. Episode Sources: Cold Case Project, Oxygen, and Newsbreak. The Fall Line podcast covered this case in their first season: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/dannetteandjeannette Email us: statuspendingpodcast@gmail.com Support us: Patreon.com/statuspending If you have information about...

16 year-old Molly Bish was working a summer job as a lifeguard in June 2000 when her mother dropped her off at a local swimming hole in Massachusetts. She was reported missing minutes later, and her murder remains unsolved. Thanks to Amanda for joining us on this episode as our first Patreon guest! Episode sources: Associated Press, NECN, and The Boston Globe. If you have information about this ca...

Kris Richardson was last seen on October 6, 2014 in Casper, Wyoming. There have been numerous theories touted in her disappearance, but the case remains unsolved. Episode sources: Charley Project, Jim Fisher, Casper Star-Tribune, True Crime Daily, and K2 Radio. If you have information about this case, contact the Casper Police Department: 307-235-8202 Support SP: Patreon.com/StatusPending Email us...

A security guard at a cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida was attacked and killed while on duty. Police say they have a suspect in the case, but it remains unsolved 30 years later. Episode Sources: The Tallahassee Democrat, Florida Historical Society. Anyone having information about this case is encouraged to contact the TPD Cold Case Unit at 850-891-4462. Email us: statuspendingpodcast@gmail.com Sup...

14-year-old Larry Phebus lived at a hotel with his brother when he disappeared in October 1962. His body was found 75 miles away several months later. Episode Sources: The North Dakota Attorney General website, FindAGrave, and Newspapers.com If you have any information about this case, contact the McKenzie County Sheriff's Department at 701-444-3654. Email us: statuspendingpodcast@gmail.com Suppor...

After moving to Utah, Amy Westreicher lived with a series of friends over several months. In 2010, Amy was residing with two other people in an abandoned trailer north of Roosevelt, Utah. Following a violent confrontation, she was never seen again. Her case remains unsolved today. Episode Sources: The Charley Project, Missing Persons of America, Marcos Ortiz at ABC4.com Amy was last seen in Roosev...

Bobby Jamison, his wife Sherilynn, and daughter Madyson all disappeared while traveling through rural Oklahoma in 2009. Authorities confirmed four years later that remains found a few miles away belonged to the family, but the circumstances of their disappearance and deaths remain a mystery today. Episode Sources: TheCharleyProject, The Medium, AllThatsInteresting, Ranker, The Oklahoman, FOx25 New...

Maura Murray was a 21-year-old nursing student completing her junior year at the University of Massachusetts Amherst when she disappeared after crashing her car along Route 112 near Woodsville, New Hampshire on the evening of February 9, 2004. Episode Sources: CNN, Associated Press, the Boston Globe, Investigation Discovery’s 'Disappeared' Series, WBZ-TV, and James Renner’s book: "True Crime Addic...

In Episodes 1 and 2, we covered the facts surrounding the death of 9-month-old Jacob Landin in 1987, and spoke with Jacob's older brother who now advocates for the case. In Episode 3, Heather and Scott discuss their observations about the case, and comment on its lack of resolution even after more than three decades. Thank you for listening & subscribing to Status: Pending. Support the podcast by...

When his baby brother died in 1987, Eric Carter-Landin was 6 years old and living with his father in a different state. Now, more than 30 years later, Eric is on a mission to bring justice for Jacob. He believes that his mother's boyfriend, who was watching baby Jacob at the time, should have been charged for his brother's murder. So far, nobody has been prosecuted. Eric Carter-Landin is our gust...