The Bourne Investigation

The Bizarre Disappearance & Reappearance Of Robert Hoagland

The story we are looking at today has been called the strangest missing persons case in history -

A man who completely vanished for 9 years - his wife and kids having no idea where he went.. until suddenly, he was found. But far from answering questions, Robert’s reappearance if you can call it that, only raised even more questions. 

Fyre Festival - The Greatest Party That Never Happened

Pablo Escobar’s private island, private jets, and the most luxurious and exclusive music festival there had ever been - That’s what people were promised. Influencers, models, amazing bands - think Coachella but better.

The reality of the ill fated Fyre festival was entirely different. 

It was sold as a dream but what would transpire was a dystopian nightmare. Let’s talk about Billy McFarland, the downfall of Fyre Festival and Fyre Festival 2?!

The Disappearance of Lars Mittank Caught On Camera

It was late at night on the 7th July 2014 when Lars Mittank's mum got a harrowing phone call. Her son whispered down the phone to her that he knew people were trying to kill or rob him. He asked her to cancel his credit cards. 

CCTV in the hotel captured him pacing up and down the halls, checking out windows, and hiding in an elevator for an extended period of time.

She had no idea her son was about to vanish into thin air. 

The murder of JonBenét Ramsey is considered one of the most famous unsolved mysteries in American history

6 year old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was killed over Christmas at her family home in 1996. 

A very long ransom note was found in the house by her mum Patsy, and hours after the discovery, her Dad John discovered her lifeless body in the basement. 

Her death was ruled a homicide, and the case has plagued true crime fanatics for over 2 decades as it currently remains unsolved. 

This episode of The Bourne Investigation covers the Lululemon murder of Jayna Troxel Murray which occurred on March 11th 2011 in Bathesda, Maryland.

In February 2008, the local community in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire was rocked by the news of a missing girl. 

9 yr old Shannon Matthews was reported missing by her mum Karen. 

Shannon was born on the 9th of September 1998. She had six brother and sisters - Karen had 7 children by 5 different fathers, but only four of them lived with her and Shannon in a house along with Karen’s boyfriend, Craig.

They lived in a deprived area called The Dewsbury Moore Estate. 

On the 19th of February Shannon had a swimming lesson, and was then due to walk home. 

At 6:48pm, her mum Karen rang the police to say Shannon had not returned home from school.

The Mystery In The Oslo Hotel

On an evening in May 1995, a man and a woman checked into the hotel, giving the names Jennifer and Lois Fairgate. 3 days later the police would enter the hotel room to find the woman lying face up on the hotel bed, dead with a single gunshot wound to her head in very mysterious circumstances. 

The Mysterious Disappearance Of Asha Degree

In the early hours of Valentine’s Day, 2000, 9 year old Asha Degree vanished in the middle of the night. All of the evidence we have suggests that this little girl left her own house in the middle of the night, on foot. Her reasons for leaving are still completely unknown, but it appears she was either running to something, or running away from something. This is the case of the mystery of what happened to Asha Degree.

The Harrowing Glynn County Mass Murders

In August 2009, Guy Heinze Jr returned home to find his entire family dead in their trailer park home. Guy then found himself arrested and found guilty of the horrific crime.

In todays episode I explore the frustratingly poor police investigation into this mass murder and reveal shocking truths that blow the case wide open.