In December 2009, 28-year-old Susan Powell vanished from her home in West Valley City, Utah. Her husband, Josh Powell, claimed he had taken their two young sons on a late-night winter camping trip in the middle of a snowstorm.

Police were skeptical from the beginning.

As investigators examined Susan’s journals, financial records, and secret audio recordings, a disturbing picture emerged. Then, in 2012, the case took a devastating turn when an explosion at a Washington home ended the search for answers in the most tragic way possible.

In this episode, we walk through the timeline of Susan’s disappearance, the red flags that surrounded her marriage, and how a house filled with secrets ultimately went up in flames leaving behind more questions than closure.

In December 1988, the body of 27-year-old American mathematician Scott Johnson was found at the base of a cliff near Sydney, Australia. Authorities quickly ruled his death a suicide.

But his family never believed that conclusion.

For more than three decades, Scott’s brother pushed for answers uncovering evidence that suggested his death may have been part of a pattern of anti-gay violence that went uninvestigated for years.

In this episode, we examine the original ruling, the reopened inquest, and the long road to accountability that followed. How does a case once dismissed as suicide become recognized as something far more complex?

On April 18, 2016, 45-year-old fitness instructor Missy Bevers arrived early to teach a morning boot camp class at Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian, Texas.

Inside the church, security cameras captured a strange and unsettling scene: a person dressed in tactical gear wandering the hallways, opening doors, and appearing to wait.

Less than an hour later, Missy was found dead.

Despite clear surveillance footage and years of investigation, no arrests have been made. In this episode, we walk through the timeline of that early morning, analyze the eerie footage, and examine the theories targeted attack, personal motive, or calculated disguise.

In the early hours of December 8, 2000, 22-year-old Trevor Deely left his office Christmas party in Dublin and began the short walk home.

CCTV cameras captured him along the way laughing, stopping to speak briefly with a mysterious figure dressed in black, and later walking alone under the glow of streetlights near Haddington Road.

Then he vanished.

Despite extensive searches, renewed investigations, and nationwide media attention, Trevor has never been found. His case remains one of Ireland’s most haunting unsolved disappearances largely because of what was caught on camera… and what wasn’t.

In this episode, we examine the timeline of that rainy December night, analyze the unidentified man seen speaking with Trevor, and explore the leading theories from random encounter to targeted harm.

On December 1, 1946, 18-year-old Paula Jean Welden left her dorm at Bennington College and went for a walk along Vermont’s Long Trail. She never returned.

Multiple witnesses reported seeing Paula hiking alone that afternoon, bundled in a red coat, heading deeper into the woods. Then nothing. No confirmed sightings. No trace. No body.

Her disappearance would become one of Vermont’s most haunting unsolved cases and played a direct role in the creation of the Vermont State Police.

In July 2013, 50-year-old Robert Hoagland left his home in Newtown, Connecticut, telling his wife he was heading out briefly and never returned. His car was found. His wallet and phone were left behind. There were no signs of violence.

For nearly nine years, his family searched for answers, fearing foul play or a tragic end.

Then in 2022, authorities made a discovery that reshaped the case entirely. Robert Hoagland had been living quietly under a new name in upstate New York. He had a job. Friends. A routine.

He hadn’t been abducted. He hadn’t died. He had walked away.

In this episode, we examine the timeline of his disappearance, the pressures surrounding his family life, the psychology of voluntary disappearance, and the question that lingers: why would someone abandon everything and everyone without a word?

In 2015, 18-year-old Asha Kreimer left her home in Point Arena, California, sent a series of unsettling text messages, and walked into the coastal fog — never to be seen again. With personal belongings left behind and no confirmed sightings after that night, her disappearance has raised difficult questions about mental health, intent, and whether anyone else was involved. In this episode, we explore the known timeline, the messages that alarmed her family, and the theories that continue to surround her vanishing.

Johnny Frank Garrett was executed for the murder of a Catholic nun in Texas, but decades later, serious doubts continue to surround his conviction. Confessions later recanted, allegations of abuse, missing evidence, and posthumous appeals have turned this case into one of America’s most controversial executions. In this episode, we examine what happened, what may have gone wrong, and why many believe justice was never truly served.

Elisa Lam’s death inside the Cecil Hotel water tank became one of the internet’s most dissected mysteries, spawning countless theories, viral videos, and supernatural claims. But as online speculation grew louder, important facts were often distorted, exaggerated, or ignored altogether. In this episode, we examine what the internet narrative missed, what the evidence actually shows, and how digital obsession reshaped a real human tragedy.

Lauren Thompson vanished after a night out, leaving behind fragments of a timeline but no clear explanation of what happened next. Sightings conflicted, witnesses remembered things differently, and critical moments slipped through the cracks.

In this episode, we examine Lauren’s final known movements, the gaps that defined the investigation, and how uncertainty rather than evidence became the most enduring feature of her case.