Unknown Passage

April 18, 2018. Norwegian Marie Ostbo, 21, disappears on a beach walk while on a student exchange in South Africa. At the time of her disappearance Marie was wearing a white shirt and blue jeans, weighed between 60-65kg and is 160cm. She has a medium build, blonde hair and has blue/grey eyes. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://...

February, 2008. British backpacker Danny Hall, 36, disappears from the Thai island of Koh Phangan after its famous Full Moon Party. No trace of Danny has ever been found. Danny is six foot tall, has a shaved head, very blue eyes and often wears glasses. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com⁣ Attribution 4....

July, 1996. A family of German tourists sets out on a trip to the West Coast of the United States, ending up in Death Valley on the California / Nevada border. They are never seen alive again. 16 years later, searchers find their remains. This is the story of the “Death Valley Germans”. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.fr...

December, 1999. Kamelia Spencer, 2, is abducted by her father, Derek, paternal grandmother, Helen, and great grandmother Gertrude during an access visit. They had conducted a smear campaign against Kamelia’s mother prior to her abduction. No trace of Kamelia or her abductors has ever been found, but their actions suggest they may have left the United States. Kamelia is biracial (white/Hispanic), a...

March, 2006. American Ryan Chicovsky disappears from a village in Laos, Southeast Asia. Ryan is 180cm tall, has brown hair and blue eyes. If alive today, Ryan would be 39 years old. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com⁣ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁣ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0...

August, 1981. Scottish backpacker Alison Macdonald, 19, vanishes in the Indian state of Kashmir, where she was holidaying with a friend. Despite intensive searches, no trace of Alison has ever been found. If alive today, Allison would be in her late 50’s. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com⁣ Attribution...

May, 2003. American flight engineer Ben Padilla, 50, his assistant John Mutantu, and the Boeing 727 they were tasked with getting flight-ready take off unexpectedly from an Angolan airport and disappear. No trace of either of the men - or the plane - have ever been found. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music....

April, 2016. Chinese-American backpacker Jenny Chen disappears between the Mexican cities of Juchitan and Cancun. Despite significant evidence to prove kidnapping, no trace of Jenny has ever been found. Jenny 150 centimeters tall, has long black hair and weighs about 50 kilograms. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.free-sto...

18 year old Eloi Rolland travels from his home in France to Auckland, New Zealand to study English. He was last known to be in the area of Piha on March 7th 2020. He hasn’t been seen since. Éloi is 170cm tall, of thin build and was last seen wearing a blue and white jacket, jeans and dark sneakers if you have information on the disappearance of Eloi, please contact Crimestoppers NZ. Theme music: ⁣...

January, 2013. New Yorker, wife and mother of two Sarai Sierra, 33, was murdered while holidaying alone in Istanbul, Turkey. Sarai’s murderer was tracked down as the result of a manhunt, and sentenced to life in prison. This is Sarai’s story. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com⁣ Attribution 4.0 Internati...

March 2005. Swedish backpacker Max Castor, 19, disappears after six months travelling around parts of Australia. Max was last seen posting all his belongings back to Sweden - including his passport and return ticket - before vanishing. Max is 188-189cm, and has a thin muscular build, blonde hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion. Max was last seen wearing a blue windcheater, white T-shirt, jeans an...

November, 2008. Canadian traveller, Ani Ashekiam, 30 year, disappears from Hong Kong after a mysterious journey. While no trace of Ani has ever been found, many believe she is possibly still alive. Ani is 163cm, weighs 120 lbs and has a slim build, medium complexion and long curly brown hair. She has a tattoo on her bikini line and front left hip. Ani was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt, black...

Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway, set out on the adventure of a lifetime in the mountains of Morocco. The women met their untimely end while camping and their murderers are now in prison in Morocco. This is their story. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com⁣...

February 2019. Icelandic poker player Jon Jonsson, 41, travelled to the Irish city of Dublin for a professional tournament. Jon left his hotel for a walk and was never seen again. Jon is 6″ tall and has short brown hair and a large build. He was wearing black jeans, a black padded jacket, a black T shirt with a printed white message and picture on the front and black sneakers with a white base. Th...

July 2018. French traveler Tiphaine Veron, 36, disappeared while visiting the Japanese town of Nikko. There have been no sightings of Tiphaine since, despite intensive searches. At the time of her disappearance Tiphaine was wearing a patterned top, beige Bermuda shorts, light pink patterned cloth trainers, a blue rain poncho and carrying a mobile phone wallet case. She is 165 cm tall and has light...

May 3, 2018. German tourist Gerlinde Hahne, 75, disappeared while visiting Montezuma, Costa Rica for her son’s wedding. Gerlinde is very thin and white, and at the time of her disappearance was wearing light colored pants, black sandals and a patterned blouse. Gerlinde remains missing. Theme music: Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-s...

Irish traveller John Lawrence McMeel has been missing since November 14th, 1997. John was 31 at the time, and He was last known to be in Burlingame, California. John is white, 6’1, 190 pounds and at the time of his disappearance had greying brown hair and blue eyes. He has a strong Irish accent and has a burn scar on his chest extending from his collarbone to his navel. Theme music: Undertow by Sc...

Part 2 of 2. August 24, 2005. 21 year old Australian traveler Ryan Chambers was last seen in Rishikesh, India, where he was visiting with a friend. He was never seen again, despite a number of unconfirmed sightings. Ryan is 170cm tall, has a slim build, and has brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a pair of blue shorts. Theme music: Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com...

Part 1 of 2. August 24, 2005. 21 year old Australian traveler Ryan Chambers was last seen in Rishikesh, India, where he was visiting with a friend. He was never seen again, despite a number of unconfirmed sightings. Ryan is 170cm tall, has a slim build, and has brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a pair of blue shorts. Theme music: Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com...

American travel editor Claudia Kirschhoch disappeared in Negril, Jamaica. She was last seen on May 27, 2000, on the beach near her resort. She hasn’t been seen since. At the time of her disappearance, Claudia was wearing a multi-colored blue bikini, a t-shirt and carrying a portable radio. Claudia is a Caucasian female with brown hair and brown eyes. She has a tattoo of a phoenix on her right hip....

February 1 2003 - American studying in Italy Matthew Mullaney spent a night at a bar in the city of Florence. At 2:30 a.m., he left the pub and was last seen talking to a group of young people near the door. Matthew is 5’10, weights 175 pounds, is white and has dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Mullaney has surgical scars on his left ankle, along with pins in his left ankle. He has a large tattoo of a...

British traveller 28 year old Melody O’Gara was last seen in Sydney, Australia on October 24th 2004. Melody is described as “of petite build with shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes. She is white and she was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt and jeans.” Theme music: Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4...

Carla Valpeoz is an American citizen that disappeared while traveling in Peru in 2018. If you have any information on the disappearance of Carla, please contact Carlos on 2103268887 or on c.valpeoz@gmail.com. Theme music: Undertow, Scott Buckley. Please follow Unknown Passage on Instagram at @unknownpassagepod

Welcome to Unknown Passage, a missing persons podcast sharing the stories of those who have vanished while travelling abroad. For many of us, travel is a life changing passion that gives us so much. But for the families and loved ones of these missing travelers, it’s a living nightmare. Each week, I’ll focus on a different missing person who remains unfound in a country foreign to them.