Season 2 Episode 9

LOST BOY LARRY

In August of 1973, a  CB radio operator in California was shocked to receive a mysterious transmission from what seemed to be a young boy pleading for help over the airwaves. The transmissions were at times difficult to understand because the boy was often crying or sobbing uncontrollably, and this, combined with the generally poor signal and ample static, often made the messages nearly incoherent. What could be understood was that the boy called himself Larry, and claimed that he had been out with his father rabbit hunting when they had been in an accident. Larry stated that the red and white pickup truck they were in had overturned in the process trapping both of them inside when the doors were jammed shut. The terrified boy said he thought his father had suffered a heart attack or had been severely injured and was possibly dead, as he was apparently slumped over the wheel of the vehicle and had not moved since the crash. He also claimed that he had no food or water and had no idea where they were.

 

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Lost Boy Larry

Resources

https://newmexi.co/articles/lost-boy-larry-hoax-heartbreak/

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/nm-eerie-cb-radio-messages-from-child-aug-1973.54039/

https://1428elm.com/2014/03/08/5-creepy-unsolved-mysteries/2/

https://aminoapps.com/c/horror/page/blog/lost-boy-larry/G5aF_nukklmELxnEQp5XB7a72jDGwo

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1https://colourcities.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/case-of-lost-boy-larry-never-found-or-never-lost-new-mexico/67055467403650656/?lp=true

http://culturecrossfire.com/etc/unsolved-mysteries-vol-1/

https://medium.com/true-crime-by-cat-leigh/child-pleads-for-help-through-cb-radio-21e1cc6489e0

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2YlqAb0T0c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRLBhSfwP80

and of course Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, Newspaperarchives, FamilySearch.org

 

 

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