On July 5th 2020, we walked away from the Amelia Earhart case as a team. After over a year of recording and almost two years in production, we ended what I thought was the final conversation we’d have on this show regarding Amelia Earhart. We

Vanished: The Mary Celeste "Abandoned Ship" (Live)

Nov 27th, 2023 1h 4m

It’s December 5th, 1872. The waters of the Atlantic are cold and desolate. Unforgiving. A British brigantine, the Dei Gratia sits about 400 miles east of the Azores when crew members spot a ship that seems to just be bobbing on the endless wa

Vanished: Amy Johnson "Skyfall"

May 21st, 2023 1h 6m

It’s January 5th 1941, the skies are gray and filled with water, ready at any minute to pour down to the Earth below. Amy Johnson, whom many people referred to as the British Amelia Earhart, is soaring through the air, her eyes fixed on the hor

Vanished: Zodiac "Epilogue"

May 2nd, 2023 28m 20s

Welcome back to a very different part 4 than we thought we’d have. I guess that’s how it goes in these cases right? When you follow the evidence, wherever it leads, sometimes what it uncovers, or doesn’t may surprise you. Trial by Jury is now

Vanished: Zodiac "Trial by Jury"

Apr 19th, 2023 3h 6m

Despite countless investigations and numerous suspects over the years, the identity of the Zodiac Killer remains a mystery to this day. But what would it take to try this case in modern times? In order to build a strong case, new looks at Zodia

Vanished: Zodiac “Many Undiscovered Victims”

Apr 3rd, 2023 2h 56m

You ever heard the phrase slippery slope? Well, we’re all on one right now. This is what it’s like. An overload of information coming at you in rapid succession. Maybe that’ll be a looming theme over this season. So, in the interest and perhaps

Vanished: Zodiac "Sick of Living, Unwilling to Die"

Mar 18th, 2023 2h 57m

The upscale neighborhood of Presidio Heights; in the north side of San Francisco - is a whole world unto itself. You can get anywhere in the city 30 minutes from here. Walking distance to Golden Gate Park with stunning views of the bay. Today,

Vanished: Judge Crater "Good Time Joe"

Nov 14th, 2022 55m 1s

The dive into this case has been unmeasurable. What I thought was a case that wouldn't interest me at all, has now become an obsession. Funny how that works out. As we wind down our investigation into the vanishing of Judge Joe Crater, we t

Vanished: Judge Crater "Judge Crater, Call Your Office"

Oct 7th, 2022 1h 56m

Disappearances are always hard to understand. Most of the time, we’re looking for someone that was taken from us against their will. Sometimes, they’re a mystery that we can’t explain. Every once in a while though, the disappearance is volunt

Vanished: Judge Crater "The Missingest Man in New York"

Sep 19th, 2022 38m 14s

August 25th, 1930, was the first day of the New York Supreme Court's fall term. But its newest judge didn't show up for court. Justice Joseph Crater's lifelong ambition was to be a judge. By all accounts, he was ecstatic at his recent appointme

Vanished: Henry Every "All Hail the Pirate King"

Mar 24th, 2022 2h 21m

When we were last together, we spoke of DB Cooper, and the only unsolved case of air piracy in US history. Tonight, we take piracy to a whole new level. In the late 1600’s, in just a two year period, a single man would lead a mutiny aboard a

Vanished: DB Cooper "Trial by Jury"

Nov 25th, 2021 2h 20m

If you made it this far, you’re probably in till it’s over and I commend you. We’ve covered a lot of ground so far in a very short time. And now in our final segment together, we take it all the way. But before we all enter the courtroom togeth

Vanished: DB Cooper "A Dark Horse"

Nov 24th, 2021 3h 34m

Happy Thanksgiving, and welcome back to Vanished. In part one of our series, alongside our guests, we discussed the mindset, the story, and the legend of DB Cooper. We also discussed the science being worked on the two largest pieces of physi

Vanished: DB Cooper " November 24th, 1971"

Nov 24th, 2021 1h 25m

Welcome back. Anniversaires are fun. And if you’ve followed this show you know that we kind of make a big deal of those around here. January 5th, 1939; after vanishing over the pacific ocean alongside her navigator Fred Noonan, icon Amelia Earh

Vanished: John Wilkes Booth "Epilogue"

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 23m

And now we’ve reached the end. In part 4 I mentioned that we’ve covered this case, in essence, two times. The John Wilkes Booth story represents, for me, a very big struggle for the show because we had to change the structure midway through re

Vanished: John Wilkes Booth "Trial by Jury"

Feb 21st, 2021 4h 4m

It's easy to make extraordinary claims when they're unchallenged. But that's about to change. A few episodes back, I encouraged you to jump down this rabbit hole. And now, I'm here to help you climb back out. Welcome to the fourth episode of ou

Vanished: John Wilkes Booth "X Marks the Spot"

Feb 7th, 2021 2h 30m

I have a lot of heavy lifting to do.In part 3 of our series on John Wilkes Booth, my investigation is in full swing. Joined by a world class guest list, I dive into the case head first in an effort to understand how and why Booth might have e

Vanished: John Wilkes Booth "They Can Only Hang Me Once"

Jan 24th, 2021 4h 4m

I’ve been investigating historical mysteries for a long time. And everything always begins with a story. It’s hard to look at our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln as controversial. But he was. As much as he’s now revered the world over for his

Vanished: John Wilkes Booth "The Greatest Story Never Told"

Jan 10th, 2021 1h 9m

What you’re about to hear really started for me a few years ago. I was just about to leave Los Angeles for our big family move out to the midwest. I was in the Los Angeles Public Library looking through some microfilm on Amelia Earhart when I s

Vanished: Jack the Ripper "The End of the Beginning"

Dec 30th, 2020 1h 50m

This is the end. And frankly I’m relieved to be through it. To be honest, when we first decided we’d venture outside the Amelia Earhart case, I had doubts. I still do if I’m being completely honest. But starting with Jack the Ripper was a good

Vanished: Jack the Ripper "Trial by Jury"

Dec 16th, 2020 2h 49m

On New Years’ Eve 1888, a body was found floating in the Thames at Chiswick. A channel known historically by locals as “the quiet river”. Upon inquisition into the finding, it was said that the body had been in the river for a month. Maybe more

Vanished: Jack the Ripper "Ripperology Part Two"

Nov 29th, 2020 2h 54m

Ripperologyripper +‎ - ologyThe study of Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer active around the Whitechapel district of London in the late 19th century.Investigating a historical mystery is hard. All of the witnesses are dece

Vanished: Jack the Ripper "Ripperology Part One"

Nov 15th, 2020 1h 59m

Ripperologyripper +‎ - ologyThe study of Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer active around the Whitechapel district of London in the late 19th century.In part one we laid the foundation for this case. That’s important. After

Vanished: Jack the Ripper "The Autumn of Terror"

Nov 1st, 2020 2h 8m

Amongst so much death, darkness and despair in Whitechapel, London the murders of five women during the autumn of 1888 sent shockwaves across the world that are being felt to this very day. The perpetrator, or perpetrators, who took the lives o

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S2: Vanished Jack the Ripper Announcement Teaser

Oct 23rd, 2020 1m 15s

In autumn of 1888, the world was rocked by the savage murders of five women in Whitechapel London. The investigation into those murders spawned a worldwide obsession that continues to this very day. Join returning cohosts, criminal defense a