High Strangeness: People Who Vanish on the Highway

The script introduces High Strangeness and explores real cases of people who began trips on highways and vanished without clear explanations, often leaving behind abandoned cars and personal items with few witnesses or cameras. It recounts the 2004 disappearance of college student Marie Murray in rural New Hampshire after a winter crash and the 2008 disappearance of college student Brandon Swanson in rural Minnesota after he called his parents from his ditched car and then abruptly went silent. It also references multiple disappearances near Long Island highways that led to remains found along the roadside and the case known as the Long Island Serial Killer, highlighting how highways can conceal crimes. The episode considers why highways enable disappearances—isolated, transient spaces—and notes reports 

of unsettling feelings on certain roads.

01:00 Why Highways Hide People

01:45 Maura Murray Vanishes

02:37 Brandon Swanson Last Call

03:20 Long Island Serial Killer

04:07 Why It Keeps Happening

04:49 Final Thoughts and Farewell