In honor of Heath's birthday, we tell four terrifying near-miss true crime stories from our listeners!

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In June of 2021, a 24-year-old Geologist headed out to a job site in Arizona, only to vanish shortly after arriving. His co-workers story changed multiple times, but without evidence of a crime, his family set in to action their own search - confident something was wrong. And just weeks later, his car was found in a suspicious crash, but he was nowhere to be found.

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In June of 2019, a 19-year-old woman disappeared after leaving her home in Anchorage, Alaska with a few friends. But when she didn’t return, investigators began unraveling an unfathomable plot involving betrayal, manipulation, assault, and a group of friends concealing secrets from each other, including their true identities. What started as a missing persons case would quickly become one of Alaska’s most shocking recent murders, which began as a simple catfishing scheme. This is the murder of Cynthia Hoffman: Killed by a Catfish.

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In June of 1996, a 30-year-old woman in Delaware politics disappeared after a mysterious dinner in Philadelphia. But when loved ones found a secret diary in her apartment, police began to uncover a murder mystery that was plagued by secret affairs, scandalous cover ups, and jealous manipulation fueled by control and power. This is the murder of Anne Marie Fahey.  

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 In May of 2008, an 18-year-old man vanished without a trace near his Colorado home. For years, his disappearance remained a mystery, until a grim discovery inside an abandoned cabin nearby changed everything. After his body was found under heavily suspicious circumstances, lodged upside down and inside a chimney, there were rumors of foul play, hushed accusations involving a violent local man, and questions that investigators still cannot fully answer. This is the story of Joshua Maddux.

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In June of 2023, a 20-year-old Tennessee woman vanished after leaving a hotel, looking disoriented, headed towards a walking path by a major highway. As detectives attempt to untangle a web of toxic relationships, rumors, and conflicting accounts, her devastated family is left wondering who’s telling the truth and who isn’t. This is the disappearance of Layla Santanello.

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On a summer night in June of 1995, a young Arkansas girl was catching fireflies with a few friends when she vanished suddenly. Her friends reported seeing a mysterious man in a pickup nearby just moments before she disappeared, a tip which launched one of the largest searches in the state’s history. And eventually, a suspect with a disturbing history emerged in her case… This is the story of Morgan Nick.

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In May of 2006, a 32-year-old writer in Baltimore rushed out of his home suddenly after receiving a mysterious phone call, and never returned. Six days later, his car was found abandoned, and two days after that, his body was discovered under baffling circumstances at a historic downtown hotel. This is the story of Rey Rivera.

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In 2010, a 30-year-old Vegas showgirl was preparing for the final rehearsal of her first major production on the Strip when she vanished without a trace. Police reviewed surveillance footage and spotted her getting into her car and driving away, never to be seen again. But soon, tips would come in from terrified locals, some claiming she had an unknown stalker, and others bringing forth one particular suspect. This is the murder of Debbie Flores.

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In May of 2020, a 52-year-old woman headed around Westerville, Ohio to celebrate her birthday. The next morning, her husband says he awoke to find her missing, with no sign of her anywhere. When her remains were eventually found at a honeysuckle tree in the woods she loved to forage in, investigators were sent on a confounding journey to figure out what had happened to her. This is the story of Emily Noble.

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In June of 1992, three women vanished without a trace from a quiet home in Springfield, Missouri. Suzie Streeter, her friend Stacy McCall, and Suzie’s mother, Sherrill Levitt, had returned home after a graduation celebration, never to be seen again. Their purses were left behind, the house showed no signs of struggle, and a cryptic, unsettling message on the answering machine was erased before police could hear it. What should have been a safe, ordinary night became one of the most haunting mysteries in American true crime, and what really happened inside that house may be far darker than anyone expected. This is the disappearance of the Springfield Three.

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