In 2016 Jenny Chen, originally from China, was living in Seattle when she set out on a solo backpacking trip through Mexico.  For weeks, everything seemed to be going exactly as planned; she stayed in touch, she checked in, and she posted on social media.
Until she was schedule to meet her husband in Cancun, and she never arrived.
There were rumors, someone said they saw her getting into a truck, possibly a commercial delivery truck… heading in the opposite direction.
Her husband, Jon Reinhard, started searching for answers— but came up empty. And today, he's here to share Jenny's story.
Listen as we dive into Oaxaca, the case of Jenny Chen, and how to stay alive on vacation.

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Sources:
https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP34598

https://www.facebook.com/groups/helpfindjenny/

On January 2, 2018, 28 year old Nathaly Salazar set out for what should have been just another adventure.  She was traveling through southern Peru, exploring the landscapes near Cusco and the Sacred Valley.  But on that day, Nathaly signed up for a zip-lining experience.
And she was never seen again.
In the days that followed, authorities would piece together a story that didn’t quite add up, there were only shifting stories and a moment high above the Sacred Valley that may have gone terribly wrong.
Listen as we dive into the Sacred Valley, the case of Nathaly Salazar, and how to stay alive on vacation.

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Sources:
https://metro.co.uk/2018/01/16/zip-line-owners-hid-tourists-body-died-using-ride-7233740/#:~:text=Nathaly%20Salazar%2C%2028%2C%20vanished%20on,the%20longest%20in%20the%20world.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/two-arrested-after-nathaly-salazar-disappears-in-peru/ICYWBCNSR3HXGYK7EFFODB3PJU/

https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA778868284&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&sw=w&p=IFME&userGroupName=anon%7E74bcc4a9&aty=open-web-entry

https://imperfectplan.com/2020/03/07/body-of-nathaly-ayala-possibly-dumped-into-a-peru-river-after-zipline-accident/

https://www.ecuadortimes.net/nine-months-of-preventive-detention-for-suspects-in-the-disappearance-of-the-ecuadorian-nathaly-salazar-in-peru/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5354240/tourists-body-is-dumped-in-river-after-she-died-on-popular-peru-zipline-in-shocking-cover-up/

Kate Osborne had been living Bali for a couple of years, building a life, making plans, but preparing—quietly—to return home. 
On the night of April 18, 2003, she went out, telling those around her she might be heading to a party… and she was never seen again.
Her car was later found abandoned at the airport.  Her bank accounts went untouched.  And despite searches, investigations, and years of theories… no clear answers ever came.  It was as if she simply vanished.
Listen as we dive into Bali, the case of Kate Osborne, and how to stay alive on vacation.

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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/19/is-it-time-to-let-go-mother-tells-story-of-daughter-who-never-came-home

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44885073

https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/asia-travel/indonesia/bali/parents-fear-for-safety-of-daughter-missing-in-bali-wrt9dnchz0g

https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA105647294&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&sw=w&p=AONE&userGroupName=anon%7Edc73ae5e&aty=open-web-entry

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jun/17/indonesia.world

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/article-5893595/Murdered-paradise-saw-best-people.html

https://www.thetimes.com/best-law-firms/profile-legal/article/drug-gang-link-to-girl-missing-on-paradise-isle-8mkwq5z3zfv

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1433059/Couple-fly-to-Bali-to-search-for-daughter.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/3000678.stm

At just 21 years old, Sophia Koetsier was working toward her medical degree when she left her home in Amsterdam for an internship in Uganda. 
But what started as a humanitarian trip would end in one of the most haunting disappearances in Africa.
In October of 2015, after finishing her internship, Sophia set off on a short safari through Uganda’s national parks—a trip meant to celebrate everything she had just accomplished.
Days later, she arrived at Murchison Falls National Park. Shortly after arriving, Sophia walked to the bathrooms a short distance from camp. And she never came back.
Search teams combed the area. Helicopters flew overhead.  But what they found only deepened the mystery.  Over a decade later Sophia Koetsier is still missing.
Listen as we dive into Uganda, the case of Sophia Koetsier, and how to stay alive on vacation.

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Sources:
https://www.findsophia.org/

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/mystery-of-missing-dutch-intern-sophia-koetsier-returns-to-court-5084340

https://www.thedailybeast.com/sophia-koetsier-new-clues-could-solve-case-of-dutch-girl-lost-in-africa/?ref=home

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/the-day-the-sky-fell-when-our-sophia-went-missing-5124396

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/court-withdraws-charges-against-tour-operator-in-dutch-medical-intern-disappearance-case-5206308

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14951099/Sophia-Koetsier-student-vanished-safari-2015-mystery.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/7ucsuv/what_happened_to_sophia_koetsier_a_dutch_medical/

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/mystery-of-missing-dutch-intern-sophia-koetsier-returns-to-court-5084340

https://www.yahoo.com/news/clues-could-solve-case-dutch-014049503.html

https://www.peterrdevries.nl/cases/sophia-koetsier/

Michaela McAreavey had just married the love of her life. The ceremony was beautiful — joyful, hopeful, everything a wedding should be. 
Just days later, she and her husband John flew to Mauritius for their honeymoon. White sand. Turquoise water. A luxury resort built for romance. Paradise.
But twelve days after saying “I do,” on January 10, 2011, Michaela was found murdered in her hotel room at the Legends Hotel in Grand Gaube.  She was 27 years old. No one has ever been convicted.  How does a honeymoon in paradise become an unsolved murder?
Listen as we dive into Mauritius Island, the case of Michaela McAreavey, and how to stay alive on vacation.

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Sources:
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/she-danced-until-the-small-hours-celebrating-her-happiest-day-ever/26875295.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/12/mauritius-honeymoon-murder-hotel-workers

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/12/mauritius-honeymoon-murder-hotel-workers

https://web.archive.org/web/20110120152845/http://www.u.tv/News/Michaelas-family-robbed-by-evil-act/ecf4fec7-c5b1-4f6e-b08b-a8872e122bbb

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/06/michaela-mcareavey-widower-body-mauritius

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30554363.html

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/john-mcareavey-sees-beauty-of-life-again-as-he-remarries-five-years-after-late-wife-michaela-murdered/35078751.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-65186126

https://www.independent.ie/news/john-mcareavey-shares-heart-breaking-thought-about-wife-michaelas-murder-in-new-documentary/42419567.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/17/michaela-mcareavey-death-mourned

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12534515/The-honeymoon-murder-paradise-bride-strangled-dumped-bath-husband-falsely-accused-sado-masochism-two-hotel-cleaners-cleared-jury-killed-British-newlywed.html

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/forever-hearts-john-mcareavey-posts-36530290

Charlie Hughes traveled to Costa Rica looking for something—sun, connection, maybe even a fresh start. But in August 2019, in the quiet town of Puerto Jiménez, he vanished without a trace.
He left his belongings behind. His rental car was later found submerged in a remote river. And the man he had gone there to visit raised more questions than answers.
Weeks later, remains were discovered deep in the jungle. They were Charlie’s.
What happened in those final hours—who he trusted, where he went, and why he never came back—remains a mystery that still lingers in the shadows of Costa Rica’s rainforest.
Listen as we dive into Costa Rica, the case of Charlie Hughes, and how to stay alive on vacation.

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Sources:
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/tampa-man-mysteriously-disappears-in-costa-rica

https://ticotimes.net/2019/11/15/costa-rican-authorities-find-body-of-missing-u-s-citizen

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article234427247.html

https://news.co.cr/native-of-florida-went-missing-in-puerto-jimenez-costa-rica/80226/

https://nypost.com/2019/08/27/florida-man-missing-in-costa-rica-last-seen-with-local-gigolo/

https://websleuths.com/threads/costa-rica-charlie-hughes-62-from-florida-disappeared-in-puerto-jimenez-3-aug-2019.470236/

https://qcostarica.com/us-tourist-missing-in-puerto-jimenez-is-being-searched-for-by-fbi-and-oij/

https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/missing-in-paradise-tampa-man-vanishes-on-vacation-in-costa-rica-fbi-now-involved-bay-area-family-heartbroken/

https://www.telemundo49.com/noticias/local/exclusiva-familia-busca-a-hombre-desaparecido-en-costa-rica/67247/

On this episode of The Last Trip, we’re speaking with Carrie Mcginnis and Dale Morrision, whose family vacation to the Dominican Republic ended in tragedy.
In 2011, they planned a trip to Punta Cana — a rare chance for their whole family to travel together.  They booked ten days at a beachfront resort.  Sun, warm weather, and time together as a family.
At first, everything was exactly what they hoped for. Days by the pool, exploring the resort, and meeting other travelers.  Their 19 year old son, Jordan, quickly made friends — he was outgoing, well liked, and enjoying the trip.
But late one night, everything changed. The resort called, there had been an accident involving Jordan.  When they arrived at the resort clinic, Carrie saw her son lying on a table, motionless.  Moments later, he was rushed into an ambulance as medics tried to revive him. But at the hospital, doctors delivered the news no parent should ever hear. Jordan Morrison was dead.
Carrie and Dale talk about who Jordan was, what happened that night in Punta Cana, 
and the long fight they endured searching for justice.

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And a special thank you to Carrie & Dale McGinnis, who bravely shared their story to help others.

On August 4th, 2019, 15-year-old Nora Anne Quoirin vanished from a remote eco-resort in Malaysia.  She was on vacation with her family at The Dusun, a rainforest retreat meant for rest and quiet. But that morning, her family woke to find her gone. 
The window of her room was open. Nora—who had developmental disabilities and relied heavily on her parents—had disappeared into dense jungle terrain. 
Authorities would later say there were no signs of forced entry, and no evidence of abduction.
For ten days, hundreds of searchers combed the rainforest. They called her name through thick heat and relentless brush. Helicopters circled overhead. Volunteers trekked through ravines and riverbeds.
Then, more than a mile from the resort, Nora’s body was found near a stream. An autopsy concluded she likely died from prolonged stress and starvation.  Officials ruled her death a misadventure. 
But her family has long questioned how a vulnerable teenager could have traveled that far alone—and why certain details have never quite added up.
Listen as we dive into Malaysia, the case of Nora Quoirin, and how to stay alive on vacation.

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Sources:
https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/nora-quoirin

https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cwdzr5dd10kt

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/uk/nora-quoirin-abducted-gbr-scli-intl

https://theweek.com/102615/what-happened-to-nora-quoirin

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/parents-of-nora-quoirin-utterly-shocked-at-malaysian-documentary-that-contained-exclusive-sensitive-images/a/113557976.html

https://theaseanpost.com/article/mysterious-death-nora-quoirin

https://www.itv.com/news/topic/nora-quoirin

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nora-quoirin-how-does-a-vulnerable-british-schoolgirl-just-vanish-into-thin-air-in-the-malaysian-forest_uk_5d4d30a8e4b0066eb70fbd9a

https://news.sky.com/story/nora-quoirin-inquest-police-were-slow-to-act-on-abduction-claims-mother-claims-12129856

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/asia/nora-anne-quoirin-inquest-abduction-police-malaysia-a9686296.html

https://nypost.com/2019/08/15/nora-quoirin-died-from-starvation-stress-in-malaysia-autopsy/

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/nora-quoirin-funeral-held-for-gentle-and-innocent-girl-found-dead-in-malaysian-jungle-a4233316.html

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/nora-quoirin-death-not-killed-by-others-malaysia-coroner-rules-DWynzk_2/

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a28684418/nora-quoirin-body-found-search/

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/nora-quoirin-the-unanswered-questions-1.3988206

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7359151/Nora-Quoirin-Schoolgirl-died-intestinal-rupture-caused-starving.html

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.

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Sources:
https://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/coronerscourt/findings/coronialfindings/f/funari,_rachel_-_2012_tascd_124

https://www.police.tas.gov.au/news-events/media-releases/search-for-missing-woman-update-rachel-funari/

https://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.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-journo-s-death-not-suspicious/84ccae9d-2b24-4609-968b-88fa734b6bdb

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/cliff-plunge-fears-for-missing-tourist/news-story/c6084a569be8398ec90fd0a1abeffbce

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-03-17/police-divers-to-search-for-missing-backpacker/2653782

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.
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Sources:
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

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.

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Sources:
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.ibtimes.com/aubrey-sacco-update-2-suspects-arrested-2010-disappearance-missing-colorado-hiker-nepal-police-say

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aubrey-sacco-missing_n_1347938

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/parents-of-missing-greeley-woman-react-after-3-arrested-in-nepal/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-joins-search-for-colo-hiker-in-nepal/

https://www.dailycamera.com/2013/08/03/family-of-missing-cu-boulder-grad-aubrey-sacco-recent-arrests-not-linked-to-murder/