When a young girl is abducted from her Salt Lake City home in the dead of night and found in a nearby canal the next day, a decades-long search for the worst kind of predator begins. The hunt for a killer spans more than two decades and into the present-day in this episode of Last Seen Alive. If you have any information regarding the abduction and murder of Rosie Tapia, please call the Salt Lake City Police at (801) 799-3000. Or, if you prefer to give a tip anonymously, you can text keyword TIPSLCPD to 274637 OR submit your tip anonymously online by visiting tipsubmit.com.   See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:  https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2023/02/27/unsolved-homicide-rosie-tapia/    

Unsolved Homicide: Rosie Tapia

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When a teenage trafficking victim agrees to testify against her traffickers in criminal court, she goes missing before the case makes it to trial. The disappearance and probable murder of a vulnerable child shed light on the harsh realities of hidden in plain sight sex trafficking in this episode of Last Seen Alive. If you know anything about the disappearance of Kelsey Emily Collins, please contact the FBI’s Seattle Field Office at 206-622-0460.  Additionally, in the US, the National Human Trafficking Hotline is available 24/7, and they’re able to provide help in more than 200 languages. They can provide callers with information on resources specific to their state or city, and be called at 888-373-7888, or text at 233733.   See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:      https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2024/04/22/unsolved-disappearance-kelsey-emily-collins/    Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store:   https://last-seen-alive.printify.me/products

Unsolved Disappearance: Kelsey Emily Collins

Beloved family man and avid hunter Chong Moua Yang was murdered on public land in Michigan on November 16th, 2018. On February 22nd, 2024, Thomas Olson (age 35, and also of Michigan) was convicted of his murder. Olson was one of two suspects originally charged with Chong’s murder. This case update episode covers Olson’s trial and sentencing. See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:    https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2024/04/16/case-update-3-chong-moua-yangs-killer-convicted/  Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store: https://last-seen-alive.printify.me/products  

LSA Case Closed: Chong Moua Yang, The Final Update?

 When a hardworking Washington woman is abducted from a remote job site, a massive search is launched. Investigators explore the possibility that her case may be related to those of several other women who also vanished from the area and were never found in this episode of Last Seen Alive.   If you know anything about the disappearance of Julie Weflin, please contact the Spokane County Sheriff's Office at 509-456-2233.  See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:     https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2024/04/08/unsolved-disappearance-julie-weflen/   Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store:  https://last-seen-alive.printify.me/products   

Unsolved Disappearance: Julie Weflin

When a young Spokane, Washington woman goes missing, it’s not reported until more than a year later. Investigators unravel the story of a vanished woman whose adopted family called her their real-life “Cinderella” in this episode of Last Seen Alive. If you know anything about the disappearance of Courtney Holden, please call the Spokane Police Department’s tipline at: 509-242-8477. See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:   https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2024/03/25/unsolved-disappearance-courtney-holden/ Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store: https://last-seen-alive.printify.me/products  

Unsolved Disappearance: Courtney Holden

When a young Tucson, Arizona woman goes missing, her partial remains are discovered in a dumpster just days later. Potential suspects and unanswered questions haunt a case gone cold in this episode of Last Seen Alive. If you know anything about the death of Diana Vicari, please call the Tucson Police Department directly at 520-791-4444 OR if you’d prefer to submit a tip anonymously, call 520-882-7463, or go to 88crime.org. You can remain totally anonymous if you wish. See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:   https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2024/02/26/unsolved-homicide-diana-vicari/ Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store: https://last-seen-alive.printify.me/products

Unsolved Homicide: Rosie Tapia

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