The Last Trip
Jaimie Beebe
The Last Trip is a true crime podcast exclusively investigating missing and murdered victims that were living their best lives… on vacation. Jaimie Beebe, co-host of the popular True Crime podcast “Strictly Stalking”, brings together the two things she’s most passionate about: True Crime & Travel. Through her own solo travels around the world she has a unique perspective on staying alive in paradise. Join Jaimie as she recreates someone’s last days in paradise on The Last Trip.
- 40 minutes 25 seconds120: Rachel Funari: Bruny Island, Tasmania
On March 3, 2011, Rachel Funari - an American woman visiting Tasmania - stepped into that landscape, and vanished. She was 35, she was alone, and the last confirmed sighting was around 3:30 that afternoon, at a small shack beside the start of the Fluted Cape Walking Track.
Then - nothing. No phone call. No “made it back safe.” No trace of where she went next. Days later, when friends realize they hadn’t heard from her, a major search begins - land, sea, air - focused on the trails and steep coastline of Bruny Island.
Searchers comb dense brushland and cliff edges that drop hundreds of metres.
Still, Rachel doesn’t turn up.
Over time, her disappearance became one of Tasmania’s highest profile missing persons cases.
Listen as we dive into Bruny Island, the case of Rachel Funari, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected]
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Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexterhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-04/what-happened-to-missing-person-rachel-funari/7898300
https://www.griffithreview.com/contributors/rachel-funari/
https://medium.com/abc-news-australia/what-happened-to-rachel-funari-a0165dff1a7a
https://lizargall.com/2011/03/rachel-funari-in-memorium/
https://rachelfunari.wordpress.com/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-03-17/police-divers-to-search-for-missing-backpacker/2653782
5 March 2026, 7:59 am - 31 minutes 49 seconds119: Ryan Chicovsky: Xiangkok, Laos
Twenty four year old Ryan Chicovsky was living abroad, teaching English in China and spending his free time doing what so many young travelers dream of - exploring Southeast Asia.
In March 2006, he took a vacation to Laos. It was supposed to be a short getaway. Ryan was last seen leaving the Khemkong Guesthouse in Xiangkong - a remote river village in northwestern Laos.
He walked out… and then - nothing. No confirmed sightings. No messages. No explanation. Just silence in a place where help is far away and questions are hard to answer. What happened after Ryan stepped out of that guesthouse door?
Listen as we dive into Laos, the case of Ryan Chicovsky, and how to stay alive on vacation.
Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected]We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast
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Theme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources:
https://ryanchicovsky.blogspot.com/https://websleuths.com/threads/laos-ryan-braben-chicovsky-25-xiangkok-13-march-2007.77720/
https://www.travelfish.org/board/post/laos/16826_ryan-chicovsky--missing-in-laos-since-2006
https://missingpersonscenter.org/missing-persons-directory/missing-adults/ryan-braden-chicovsky/
https://www.reddit.com/r/NotForgotten/comments/rumtsz/ryan_braden_chicovsky/
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293949-i9320-k593382-Ryan_Chicovsky_Missing_Person-Laos.html
26 February 2026, 7:59 am - 39 minutes 40 seconds118: Aubrey Sacco: Langtang Valley, Nepal
On April 22, 2010, a 23-year old American hiker, Aubrey Sacco, was last seen on a narrow mountain trail in northern Nepal’s Langtang National Park, a landscape of silent peaks, rushing rivers, and ancient forests.
She was experienced, prepared, and confident - a traveler who had already spent months exploring South Asia, teaching yoga, walking markets and monasteries,
making plans to return home with stories of the world’s beauty. But on that late-spring afternoon, she didn’t arrive at her next stop, just a couple hours down the trail from where she was last seen.
There was no body, no sign of a fall, no gear left behind, no distress call.
Nothing. She shouldn’t have vanished.
Over the years, arrests were even made - then released. Leads appeared… then evaporated. An earthquake in 2015 would forever alter the very valley she disappeared in, burying landscape and possibility alike. So what really happened to Aubrey Sacco - a woman on a walk through the woods, with everything to live for and so much life left unwritten?
Listen as we dive into Nepal, the case of Aubrey Sacco, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected]
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Theme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources:
https://www.aubreysacco.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/AubreySaccoMissing
https://www.backpacker.com/trips/gone-girl-aubrey-saccos-disappearance-hiking-in-nepal/
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/aubrey-sacco-disappearance-remains-a-mystery/73-284993426
https://www.jungleredwriters.com/2010/11/into-thin-air-aubrey-sacco-age-23is.html
https://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/09/colorado.missing.hiker.nepal/index.html
https://websleuths.com/threads/nepal-aubrey-sacco-23-langtang-20-april-2010-arrest.104371/page-8
https://www.summitdaily.com/news/dad-of-missing-nepal-hiker-finds-daughters-laptop/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aubrey-sacco-missing_n_1347938
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-joins-search-for-colo-hiker-in-nepal/
19 February 2026, 7:59 am - 39 minutes 40 seconds117: An Interview With Azdean Elmoustaquim: Destinations Morocco
Today, we’re chatting with Azdean Elmounstaquim, founder of Destinations Morocco and host of the Destinations Morocco Podcast - a show with more than 100 episodes dedicated to helping travelers understand Morocco not just as a destination, but as a living, breathing place filled with stories, customs, and contradictions.
Born and raised in Marrakech, with deep roots in the Berber village of Telouet, Azdean has spent his life moving between worlds - even relocating to the US, while never losing his connection to home.
Let’s dive into the space where curiosity meets caution… about what travelers don’t always see coming.. And why people you meet on the road can change everything -
for better or for worse.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected]
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Theme Music by Roger Allen DexterLearn more about Azdean and Destinations Morocco:
Website https://destinationsmorocco.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/azdean/
IG https://www.instagram.com/destinations.morocco/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@destinationsmorocco12 February 2026, 7:59 am - 36 minutes116: Sheila von Wiese-Mack: Bali, Indonesia
Sheila was a Chicago socialite and philanthropist - wealthy, well-connected, and seemingly protected by the world she moved through. But in August of 2014, she was found dead in Bali.
Beaten. Placed inside a suitcase. Left thousands of miles from home. And the person accused of killing her wasn’t a stranger. It was her own daughter.
What followed was a global media storm - a case that forced uncomfortable questions about money, control, mental illness, and the private dynamics of a mother-daughter relationship that outsiders could never fully see. Because this isn’t just a story about a murder abroad. It’s about what can happen behind closed doors - even in lives that look perfect from the outside.
Listen as we dive into Bali, the case of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected]
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Theme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources:
https://www.the-sun.com/news/14080818/sheila-von-wiese-mack-heather-murder/https://abc7chicago.com/post/sheila-von-wiese-mack-feared-for-safety-in-emails-before-death/565343/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/17/heather-mack-prison-sentence-murder-mother-bali
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/siblings-of-mother-slain-in-bali-suitcase-murder-speak/119979/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68014289
https://nypost.com/2021/10/30/suitcase-killer-heather-mack-speaks-after-bali-prison-release/
https://nypost.com/2014/09/19/american-suspect-confesses-in-bali-killing/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/22/bali-suitcase-murder-troubled-family-life-chicago
5 February 2026, 7:59 am - 40 minutes 13 seconds115: Patrick McDermott: San Pedro, CA
On June 30th, 2005, a fishing boat called the Freedom left the San Pedro marina for an overnight trip off the coast of Southern California. When it returned, one man never came back. Patrick McDermott - a cameraman, a father, and the former partner of Olivia Newton-John. His car was found parked near the dock. His wallet, passport, and keys were left behind on the boat. But Patrick himself had vanished.
The Coast Guard would later say he was likely lost at sea. Yet no body was ever recovered - and over the years, rumors of financial trouble, a possible staged disappearance, and alleged sightings in Mexico have kept this case alive.
Listen as we dive into California, the case of Patrick McDermott, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected]
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Theme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources:
https://people.com/patrick-mcdermott-mystery-of-olivia-newton-john-boyfriend-lost-at-sea-11816699https://www.businessinsider.com/olivia-newton-john-ex-boyfriend-reportedly-found-mexico-2017-11
https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celebrity-news/olivia-newton-johns-missing-lover-found-24120/
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna28844965
https://entertainmentnow.com/news/patrick-mcdermott-olivia-newton-john-missing-boyfriend/
https://www.businessinsider.com/olivia-newton-john-ex-boyfriend-reportedly-found-mexico-2017-11
29 January 2026, 7:59 am - 45 minutes 18 seconds114: Asha Kreimer: Point Arena, CA
On the morning of September 21st, 2015, a young woman walked into a small roadside cafe in Northern California… and never walked back out.
Asha Kreimer was 26 years old. She was far from home, struggling, and in visible distress in the days before she vanished. Hours earlier, she’d been released from a hospital. Now, inside a quiet diner near the cliffs of Mendocino County, she stood up from the table, said she was going to the bathroom - and disappeared. She had no phone, no money, and no identification. Her jacket would later be found near the edge of the coastline. Asha herself was never seen again.
What happened to Asha Kreimer? And how does someone vanish from a cafe in broad daylight… without a trace?
Listen as we dive into Northern California, the case of Asha Kreimer, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected]
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Theme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources:
https://www.facebook.com/missingashakreimer/https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/52729
22 January 2026, 7:59 am - 39 minutes 2 seconds113: Amber Robinson: Georgia National Rainbow Gathering
The Rainbow Gathering promises freedom. A place where strangers become family, where the rules of the outside world fall away, and the road ahead feels endless.
In the summer of 2018, 18 year old Amber Robinson followed that promise into the woods of Georgia. She was young, curious, and chasing connection.
At the gathering, she met a man. When the drums faded and the camp dispersed, the two left together - hitchhiking toward whatever came next.
But Amber never made it home. Days later, her life would end violently in a stranger’s house hundred of miles away. A journey meant for peace - became something far darker.
Listen as we dive into the The Rainbow Family, the case of Amber Robinson, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected]
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Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexterhttps://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/Amber-Robinson-decided-travel-rainbow-family-Joseph-Capstraw
https://www.lewisfuneralhomes.net/obituaries/Amber-Robinson?obId=16909355
https://www.wave3.com/story/38632821/brutal-beating-murder-suspect-i-think-i-found-god/
15 January 2026, 7:59 am - 41 minutes 38 seconds112: Terrence Woods Jr: Penman Mine, Idaho
Terrence Woods Jr. was supposed to be on an adventure of a lifetime.
He was a young filmmaker from Maryland, working his way up the industry ladder, hired to shoot a gold-mining reality series deep in the Idaho wilderness. He’d texted his dad that he’d be home earlier than planned… that something had shifted and he couldn’t wait to get back.
But on October 5th, 2018, as the crew wrapped for the day on the edge of the remote, razor-steep cliffs of the Penman mine… Terrence vanished.
Witnesses say he suddenly dropped his radio, sprinted toward the tree line… and vanished into a violent, vertical landscape where even rescuers struggled to stand. Crews scoured the canyon. Helicopters swept the forest. Search dogs tracked. Nothing was found. The production team insisted he simply bolted. His family insisted something was very wrong. And in the years since, the only thing we’ve found are questions.
Listen as we dive into the Idaho, the case of Terrence Woods Jr, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected]
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Sources:
https://www.instagram.com/findterrencewoods/https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-terrence-woods-jr/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/father-terrence-woods-jr-waiting-answers-years-sons/story?id=91056852
https://www.reddit.com/r/mystery/comments/1peiu5i/the_disappearance_of_terrence_woods/
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/terrence-woods-took-off-down-mountain-remains-missing
https://forensictales.com/terrence-woods-jr/
https://charleyproject.org/case/terrence-shemel-woods-jr
https://vocal.media/theSwamp/the-terrence-woods-story-an-untold-travesty-of-racial-justice
8 January 2026, 7:59 am - 45 minutes 55 seconds111: Interview: Melissa Rodway Author "The People You Meet"The people you meet on the road can become confidants, lifelines, or, in some cases,
the most dangerous variables of all. Melissa Rodway has spent years listening to - and living - those stories. She’s recorded more than 180 adventure travel podcast episodes, and sat across from travelers and survivors as they unpack experiences that were thrilling, disorienting, and sometimes deeply unsettling.
Her debut book, The People You Meet, follows her own backpacking journey through Southeast Asia - a search for connection that reveals how easily strangers can reshape our paths, blur boundaries, and pull us into narratives we never meant to enter.
Today, we’re talking about the thin line between connection and danger, the unpredictability of human encounters, and how travel can quietly set the stage for stories that feel less like adventure and more like a case file.
Melissa Rodway IG: https://www.instagram.com/fly_travel_media
Melissa Rodway Website: https://flyrodway.com/
Buy The People We Meet on Amazon: https://a.co/d/1HVmiBq
Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected]
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Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter31 December 2025, 8:59 pm - 30 minutes 51 seconds110: Interview: Michelle Kaminsky Author "Murder on the Trail"America's national parks promise peace and beauty - but they also hold some of the country's darkest mysteries. In Murder on the Trail, bestselling author Michelle Kaminsky investigates disappearances, serial killers, and unsolved cases hidden beneath the redwoods, canyon walls, and mountain switchbacks we think of as safe.
From the Yosemite Park Killer to Gary Michael Hilton and the vanlife tragedy of Gabby Petito, Michelle digs into why these wild spaces become hunting grounds, how isolation turns deadly, and why federal land can complicate justice. With a journalist's precision and a survivor's empathy, she reveals the thin line between wilderness and danger.
In this episode, Michelle joins me to explore the beauty, the horror, and the truths buried deep in America's most iconic landscapes.
Michelle Kaminsky IG: https://www.instagram.com/michkaminsky
Michelle Kaminsky Website: https://www.michellekaminsky.com/
Buy Murder on the Trail on Amazon: https://a.co/d/2zvbpeL
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