Episodes
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Two 8 year old girls go missing. One from New Hampshire. One from Florida. Despite the 1,500 miles that separate them, their case has 1 suspect in common.
https://charleyproject.org/case/tammy-lyn-belanger
https://charleyproject.org/case/marjorie-christina-luna
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33381498/belanger-project/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33381251/belanger-project/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33332778/belanger-project/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33431812/belanger-projectluna/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33431589/belanger-projectluna/
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-06-08-9103020800-story.html
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Two men, both from Bremerton, Washington disappear nearly 30 years apart. Joseph Pichler disappeared in 2006, and Francis Cantea in 1975.
https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/former-child-actor-vanishes-without-a-trace-81118999467a
https://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-david-wolfgang-pichler
https://www.newson6.com/story/5e368c202f69d76f620a3506/former-child-movie-actor-joe-pichler-missing-suicidal-note-found-was-in-beethoven-comedies
https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/without-a-trace-two-lives-no-signs-ep-422419792-358728791.html/
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Missing episodes?
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4 year old Rilya Wilson disappeared from foster care in early 2001. It was over 15 months before it was discovered she was missing.
https://www.flsenate.gov/Media/PressRelease/Show/4113
https://charleyproject.org/case/rilya-shenise-wilson
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/02/12/geralyn-graham-to-be-sentenced-in-rilya-wilson-case/
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/17/key-prosecution-witness-takes-stand-in-geralyn-graham-trial/
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/11/more-testimony-tuesday-in-rilya-wilson-murder-trial/
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/10/rilya-wilsons-sister-to-attend-graham-murder-trial/
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-nsf-rilya-wilson-20150311-story.html
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/05/testimony-to-resume-in-case-of-rilya-wilsons-death/
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Witnesses see 15 year old Pearl Pinson being attacked on a pedestrian overpass. She is never seen again, and her abductor was killed in a shootout with police.
http://charleyproject.org/case/pearl-pinson
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/solano-family-seeks-answers-for-missing-daughter-featured-on-people-magazine/160369/
https://people.com/crime/pearl-pinson-vanished-abductor-killed-by-police/
https://abc7news.com/vallejo-solano-county-sheriffs-office-pearl-pinson-missing-girl/1356486/
https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/crime-solano-county-courts/sister-friends-mark-5th-anniversary-of-pearl-pinsons-kidnapping/
https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2019/11/14/where-is-pearl-pinson/
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After a loooong hiatus, I'm back! This week I'm going to tell you about the disappearances of 2 little girls: 20 month old Ayla Reynolds from Maine, and 10 month old Lisa Irwin from Missouri.
https://charleyproject.org/case/ayla-bell-reynolds
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4237&context=colbyecho
https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/ayla-reynolds
https://www.insideedition.com/mother-ayla-reynolds-files-wrongful-death-suit-against-missing-girls-father-49327
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Ayla_Reynolds
https://bangordailynews.com/2019/05/17/news/missing-toddlers-blood-was-from-when-she-was-sick-attorney-for-ayla-reynolds-father-says/
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/12/17/ayla-reynolds-wrongful-death-lawsuit/
https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/13/justice/maine-missing-toddler-ayla-reynolds/index.html
https://www.centralmaine.com/2022/02/22/mother-of-ayla-reynolds-alleges-in-new-documents-adults-tried-to-clean-up-blood-from-dead-child-in-waterville-home/
Lisa Renee Irwin – The Charley Project
Missing Baby Lisa Irwin Vanished 5 Years Ago: Parents Speak Out on Updates | PEOPLE.com
Five years later: New theories revealed in baby Lisa Irwin’s disappearance | News | kctv5.com
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Diamond Bynum and her 2 year old nephew vanished without a trace from Gary, Indiana. Diamond suffers from Prader-Willi Syndrome, a condition that leaves her mentally and physically disabled. There have been few clues in this case.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/family-holds-out-hope-that-missing-child-woman-will-someday-be-found/2507890/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/7/25/22593314/diamond-bynum-king-walker-missing-gary
https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/double-disappearance-where-are-diamond-bynum-king-walker-155cd18c0773
https://charleyproject.org/case/diamond-daisy-bobbie-monet-bynum
https://charleyproject.org/case/king-rajan-walker
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Two cases from the wilderness of California. The 1981 disappearance of 14 year old Stacy Arras from Yosemite National Park, and the 1998 disappearance of 38 year old Jonathan Aujay from the Angeles National Forest. Both cases remain unsolved.
Also, a review of the book "Highway of Tears" by Jessica McDiarmid.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-15-me-60157-story.html
https://charleyproject.org/case/jonathan-aujay
https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/released-files-for-stacy-arras-case.pdf
https://charleyproject.org/case/stacy-ann-arras
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The 1982 disappearance of Steven Pearsall has been linked to the disappearance of 12 year old Christina White in 1979, and the 1981 murder of Kristen David. Mysteriously, the same night Steven disappeared two women, Kristina Nelson and her stepsister Jacqueline "Brandi" Miller, also went missing. Their bodies were later discovered in 1984. This rash of crimes in the Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington area has been called the Lewis Clark Valley Murders. Are they linked to one person of interest?
https://charleyproject.org/case/steven-r-pearsall
https://charleyproject.org/case/christina-lee-white
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Clark_Valley_murders
https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/cold-case-fbi-calls-public-assistance-40-anniversary-murder-kristin-david/293-e11f2d93-7dcb-4724-b977-892cfe80a845
https://klewtv.com/news/local/40-years-after-kristin-davids-disappearance-near-genesee-fbi-still-hopes-to-find-killer
https://lmtribune.com/northwest/in-pursuit-of-justice/article_8cddf360-726f-5ce2-8afa-13d2a7a13d9d.html
https://klewtv.com/news/local/a-look-into-the-suspect-in-christina-white-disappearance
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/22/lewiston-law-enforcement-gives-fresh-look-at-unsol/
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The Runaway Train music video was re-released for the 25th anniversary featuring the missing children Adagio Talifero, Tammy Flores, Joanna Hernandez Pacheco, Kristopher Lewis, Nahomi Grant, and Alexandria Lowitzer.
https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-mysterious-unsolved-disappearance-of-ali-lowitzer-b0fadbd58637
https://charleyproject.org/case/alexandria-joy-lowitzer
https://charleyproject.org/case/adagio-talifero
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/on-tv0/in-pursuit-with-john-walsh/articles/search-continues-father-and-son-vanished-2018-sailing-trip
https://charleyproject.org/case/tammy-alexandra-flores
https://charleyproject.org/case/diego-alejandro-flores
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/10/23/1114852/
https://missing-usa.com/news/missing-nahomi-grant-ny?uid=24215
https://charleyproject.org/case/kristopher-bryan-lewis
https://www.boston25news.com/news/mother-pushing-for-answers-2-years-after-13-year-old-went-missing/335646231/
https://charleyproject.org/case/joanna-hernandez-pacheco
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/columbus-police-searching-for-missing-15-year-old-girl-last-seen-in-june-2018
https://www.runawaytrain25.com/watch-video
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Soul Asylum released a music video to the song Runaway Train in 1993, featuring the photos of missing kids. 10 remain missing. These are their stories.
When Christopher Vanished. The Unsolved Disappearance of… | by Nicole Henley | Of Misdeeds and Mysteries | Medium
Christopher Matthew Kerze – The Charley Project
Eagan parents still hoping to find son missing since 1990 – Twin Cities
https://youtu.be/NRtvqT_wMeY
https://people.com/crime/missing-kids-soul-asylum-runaway-train/?slide=7084019#7084019
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/07/grace.coldcase.byron.page/index.html
https://medium.com/crimebeat/little-boy-gone-b947fe9ff703
https://www.runawaytrain25.com/
https://youtu.be/GOiWoexzfcA
https://charleyproject.org/case/wilda-mae-benoit
https://charleyproject.org/case/byron-eric-page
https://charleyproject.org/case/martha-wes-dunn
https://charleyproject.org/case/thomas-dean-gibson
https://charleyproject.org/case/andrea-danne-durham
https://charleyproject.org/case/kimberly-sue-doss
https://charleyproject.org/case/duane-edward-fochtman
https://charleyproject.org/case/john-francis-lango
https://charleyproject.org/case/patrick-shawn-betz
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Seven year old Amber Swartz-Garcia disappeared while jumping rope in her front yard one June afternoon in 1988. Her case has taken many twists and turns, but Amber has never been found.
https://charleyproject.org/case/amber-jean-swartz-garcia
https://people.com/crime/mom-hopes-dna-testing-can-unlock-answers-about-7-year-old-daughter-abducted-1988/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/pinole-police-reopen-amber-swartz-garcia-case/1954922/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/local/break-to-be-announced-in-missing-childs-case/2098617/
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/12/19/james-odle-death-row-inmate-dies-natural-causes-contra-costa-murders/
https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/45/386.html
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As "satanic panic" spread across the country, 17 year old Kelly Wilson disappeared. But quickly her case became overshadowed by rumors, speculation, and false accusations of satanic rituals, involving even the lead investigator in her disappearance.
https://www.ketk.com/news/special-reports/vanished/vanished-kelly-dae-wilson/
https://charleyproject.org/case/kelly-dae-wilson
https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/cults-controversy-and-kidnapping-the-kelly-wilson-case/501-547685763
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-06-07-9406070116-story.html
https://www.vox.com/culture/22358153/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-conspiracy-theories-explained
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Two different boys missing from Oregon- Fourteen year old Jeremy Bright in 1986 and eight year old Derek Engebretson in 1998. The two stories are not connected, just share some similarities, so we told them in the same episodes.
https://charleyproject.org/case/derrick-james-engebretson
https://charleyproject.org/case/jeremy-doland-bright
https://kval.com/news/local/prisoners-death-could-lead-to-break-in-cold-case-11-12-2015
https://www.ranker.com/list/what-happened-to-jeremy-bright/patrick-thornton
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In 1958, the Martin Family disappeared while searching for some greenery for Christmas decorations. The bodies of two of the daughters were recovered, but three bodies are still missing. And some evidence suggests foul play. What happened to this family?
https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-martin-familys-plunge-to-death-accident-or-murder-23a8d8eccb3b
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_family_disappearance
https://www.koin.com/news/martin-familys-1958-disappearance-remains-a-mystery/
https://charleyproject.org/case/kenneth-r-martin
https://charleyproject.org/case/barbara-jean-martin
https://charleyproject.org/case/barbara-martin
https://youtu.be/j2lmHQxm80Y
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72586383/donald-kenneth-martin
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/10/15/news/obits.html
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This week's story is a listener suggestion about 9 year old Serenity Dennard, missing from the Black Hills Children's Home. There were plenty of things that could have been done to prevent her disappearance, but the fact remains that Serenity is still missing and her family is desperate to bring her home.
https://heavy.com/news/2020/09/serenity-dennard/
https://charleyproject.org/case/serenity-june-dennard
https://www.kotatv.com/content/news/Black-Hills-Childrens-home-Serenity-caught-us-a-bit-off-guard-508405271.html
https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/preview-searching-for-serenity-2/
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/crime-and-courts/6863397-Two-year-search-for-a-South-Dakota-girl-missing-in-the-Black-Hills-has-been-suspended-sheriff-says
https://people.com/crime/police-still-chasing-leads-on-9-year-old-girl-who-disappeared-into-south-dakota-wilderness/
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Civil rights activist disappears after lending support at the occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973. FBI documents released in 2013 seem to confirm the murder of Perry "Ray" Robinson, Jr. But what really happened to Ray? And where is he?
Missing Person Case (namus.gov)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Robinson_(activist)
FBI confirms black activist Ray Robinson was killed during 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee - CBS News
Suit seeking info on missing activist filed in NY - StarTribune.com
Solving The Mystery Of A Black Activist's Disappearance | Wyoming Public Media
https://www.lynngehl.com/ally-bill-of-responsibilities.html
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Are all these missing women connected to one man? Known con-man and horseman, Silas Jayne has links to each of these disappearances. Three friends vanish from a state park on Fourth of July weekend, and multi-millionaire candy heiress have all vanished with no trace. But one name comes up in both cases.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-01-03-8803190371-story.html
WITHOUT A TRACE - Chicago Tribune
https://charleyproject.org/case/helen-marie-voorhees-brach
https://charleyproject.org/case/ann-miller
https://charleyproject.org/case/patricia-blough
https://charleyproject.org/case/renee-bruhl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_Jayne
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This week's episode is a bit different: We scoured the internet for updates in all the cases we covered in seasons 1 and 2. We hope that this update episode will encourage you to revisit these cases, look at age progressed photos, and keep spreading the word until we find conclusions.
Sources:
For some reason I'm not able to paste my sources into the show notes. If you'd like my sources, please email the pod at [email protected] -
Robert Pilsen-Rahier was just fifteen years old when he vanished from a residential psychiatric treatment facility on July 6, 1990. After speaking with his mom on the phone just hours before and telling her he needed to tell her something, Robert vanished among conflicting reports of what really happened to him. Staff at the center claims he ran away while on an outing. But evidence suggests that may not be the case.
https://charleyproject.org/case/robert-thomas-pillsen-rahier
https://rcccmcc.com/2020/06/20/robert-thomas-pillsen-rahier/
https://www.denverpost.com/2014/08/16/colorado-springs-boy-disappears-from-youth-treatment-home/
https://medium.com/true-crime-by-cat-leigh/teen-vanishes-from-suspicious-psychiatric-facility-7107dd809afc
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The disappearance of 70 year old Michael Chambers was originally considered a suicide, despite evidence that may suggest foul play. But private investigators and a new sheriff have renewed investigation into the case.
https://charleyproject.org/case/michael-glenn-chambers
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/new-search-conducted-for-clues-into-michael-chambers-missing-person-case/2633204/
https://disappearedblog.com/michael-chambers/
https://eparisextra.com/crime/a-deeper-look-at-the-disappearance-of-michael-chambers-four-years-late/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/619407261589703/
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