Three Native women. Three lives, three families, and three stories that deserve to be remembered beyond the circumstances of their disappearance or death.

This first Lost Sisters collective brings several cases together to look at the individual women behind the statistics, while also confronting the larger crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Their stories are different, but each reflects the same truth: every missing or murdered woman is more than a case file, a headline, or a number.

At just 20 years old, Vanessa Guillén disappeared from Fort Hood, Texas.

As her family fought for answers, Vanessa’s disappearance gained national attention and raised serious questions about what was happening behind the gates of one of the country’s largest military installations.

Her case would ultimately spark a nationwide movement and help push for major changes within the U.S. military.

Lindsey Barnett was a 37-year-old elementary art teacher and devoted mother of two living in Lakewood, Colorado. When her husband called 911 and claimed Lindsey had taken her own life, investigators quickly realized the scene didn’t match his story.

As detectives looked closer, they uncovered a struggling marriage, another woman, and evidence that raised serious questions about what really happened inside the Barnett home that morning.

In 1976, 20-year-old Jennifer Barton disappeared from Austin, Texas, leaving behind few answers about where she went or what happened to her.

But Jennifer was not the only young woman to vanish. Two others would also disappear, creating a troubling pattern that has raised questions for decades.

Were the cases connected, or was Austin facing three separate mysteries at the same time?

At seventeen years old, Genelle Bradford was standing on the edge of adulthood. She had plans, people who loved her, and an entire life still waiting ahead of her. But when she suddenly disappeared from Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1999, authorities labeled her a runaway.

That assumption would follow her case for years, shaping how seriously her disappearance was treated and leaving her family to search for answers largely on their own. But Genelle was more than a label, and her story did not end simply because people stopped looking.

Christie Wilson was murdered on her way home after finishing her shift at a convenience store in Liberty County, Texas, in 1982. More than four decades later, her case remains unsolved.

In 1960, 25 year old Irene Garza left her family's home to attend confession at her church in McAllen, Texas. She never returned. Days later, her body was discovered in a nearby irrigation canal, and the investigation that followed was filled with unanswered questions, rumors, and decades of silence.

Sara Gilson built a community on social media by sharing glimpses of her everyday life with thousands of followers. In 2026, a viral TikTok thrust her story into the national spotlight for heartbreaking reasons, sparking conversations about domestic violence and the hidden realities that can exist behind carefully curated lives.

On a summer morning in 2021, 27-year-old Rajah McQueen disappeared from her Cleveland neighborhood.

Investigators later revealed new details, identified persons of interest, and asked the public for help, but Rajah has still not been found. This week on Lost Sisters, we tell Rajah's story, examine the key evidence, and remember the woman at the center of an investigation that is far from over.

In 1994, the disappearance of Darlene Anderson shocked Central Texas. But as investigators dug deeper, they realized her case wasn't an isolated tragedy. Instead, it became part of a much larger investigation into a man whose crimes stretched across years and claimed multiple victims.

In the first episode of Lost Sisters, we tell the stories of Darlene Anderson, Sandra Dumont, and Linda Donahew, diving into the evidence, the investigation, and the predator who forever changed their families' lives. While one man would eventually be convicted, questions still remain decades later.