Alex loved the holidays. He'd never miss Christmas with his family. 
So where was he? 
His younger sister Cayce begins re-tracing Alex's steps and gets a bad feeling when she finds out who he was with last.

Alex loved the holidays. He'd never miss Christmas with his family. So where was he? His younger sister Cayce begins re-tracing Alex's steps and gets a bad feeling when she finds out who he was with last.

Alex loved the holidays. He'd never miss Christmas with his family.&nbsp;
So where was he?&nbsp;
His younger sister Cayce begins re-tracing Alex's steps and gets a bad feeling when she finds out who he was with last.

Ep. 2: He's really missing, dad

Alex Johnson had it all. He was brilliant, an avid outdoorsman, a talented chef, artist and botanist with friends all over the world. In 2013, days shy of his 33rd birthday, Johnson vanished after wrapping up a phone call with his girlfriend.

For more than a month, the Johnson family did everything to try and find him. They held vigils, organized searches, brought in specialized K-9's and put up billboards.

But Alex was dead. Beaten in the back of a Mercedes Benz, his body put in a barrel and rolled into a frigid Kentucky river. And one of his best friends named the prime suspect.

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Alex Johnson had it all. He was brilliant, an avid outdoorsman, a talented chef, artist and botanist with friends all over the world. In 2013, days shy of his 33rd birthday, Johnson vanished after wrapping up a phone call with his girlfriend. For more than a month, the Johnson family did everything to try and find him. They held vigils, organized searches, brought in specialized K-9's and put up billboards. But Alex was dead. Beaten in the back of a Mercedes Benz, his body put in a barrel and rolled into a frigid Kentucky river. And one of his best friends named the prime suspect.

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