In Episode 01, Down the Path host Will Rice provides an overview of the days leading up to and following Ronald Scheepstra's disappearance on April 11, 2009. 

A few people important to the story are introduced, including Kim Calkins (who at the time managed the Hotel Tierra Maya, where Ron was staying in Xcalak, Mexico); Michael Graham, an American expat who assisted in the search for Ron in the day's after he disappeared; and Cindy Scheepstra, Ron's wife. 

The mystery begins immediately, as those close to the disappearance struggle to understand how a man can vanish completely, without a trace. 

Learn more about Down the Path at www.downthepathpodcast.com.

The theme song for Down the Path was written and recorded by Alex Flock. Learn more about Alex's work at www.alexflock.com.

Additional music: Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions; and Cast in Wicker by Blue Dot Sessions, from Free Music Archive, under CC BY 4.0.