Review of the Los Alamos National Labs evaluation of the photo of the two kids found in Port St. Joe, Florida with your host, Melinda Esquibel and producer Lindsay Olson. Is the girl in the photo #TaraCalico? We'll let you decide.

Episode 8: Witness One

1 Dec 23rd, 2017 30m 26s

Witness One is the first person to come across Tara Calico riding her bike on September 20th while stopped at the stop sign on Rio Communities Blvd aka Highway 47\. Witness One was friends with Tara. They waved at each other as she passed by an

Update - Move to Patreon

May 6th, 2022 2m 37s

Good morning all! We are moving to Patreon. All of our episodes old and new can be found on Patreon. We are moving the old season to Patreon in order to create a new season. The new season will be launched over on Patreon as well. We will k

Episode 22 Update

Nov 20th, 2018 1m 8s

An update on Episode 22: The Hofheins Property.

Episode 20 - Update: Patreon & Casting Notice

Oct 16th, 2018 2m 58s

Hi Listeners!We have started our Patreon. We are super excited and will be releasing a bunch of bonus episodes to our members. Its $5 a month, but I promise it will be worth it. We have lots of reports to go through that won't make it int

Bonus Episode: Kim Vallez Extended KRQE Interview with Michele Doel & Melinda Esquibel

1 Sep 7th, 2018 51m 21s

This episode is a bonus episode. Its an extended interview with Kim Vallez of Channel 13 news and Michele Doel & Melinda Esquibel. I have been asked to release this interview and finally here it is. As the 30th anniversary of Tara's disappea

Episode 18: Tony Scazzero - VCSO Undersheriff

1 Aug 24th, 2018 41m 13s

In this episode we hear Undersheriff Tony Scazzero's thoughts to what he thinks happened to Tara Calico. This interview was recorded by Don Dongess for VSCO when Sheriff Rene Rivera re-opened the case. Tony Scazzero was the Undersheriff for S

Prologue

Sep 16th, 2017 11m 49s

The prologue sets the stage for a new direction. A different narrative than the one that was previously set by the discovery of the photo found in Florida. It tells a different type of story moving forward. This is the beginning. #TaraCali

Q&A Episode Hosted by Melinda Esquibel with Lindsay Olson 08/31/17

Sep 6th, 2017 27m 34s

Q&A episode that is focused on episodes leading up to the photo of the boy and teenage girl bound and gagged that was found in Port St. Joe, Florida. Hosted by Melinda Esquibel with Lindsay Olson. #TaraCalico #Justice4TaraCalico #FindTara #VAN

Nancy Grace Teaser

Jul 27th, 2017 3m 43s

On July 9th I was on Nancy Grace CrimeOnline.com show which can now be heard on SeriusXM Radio Channel 132 on Friday, July 18th, 2017 at 12 noon EST. Here the teaser here.

Episode 2: Who are the two kids in this photo?

1 Jul 26th, 2017 40m 39s

In July of 1989 "A Current Affair" ran a photo that had been circulating for about a month within law enforcement. Once the photo aired friends of Patty Doel called her in Belen, NM to tell her that Tara was on the TV and it was not good. Wit

Preview Episode

1 Jun 2nd, 2017 8m 26s

An investigative podcast that explores the unsolved disappearance of the University of New Mexico student, Tara Calico, a 29 year-old mystery that is hailed by Investigative Discovery Magazine as one of their top ten unsolved cases. Come along

Episode 24: Update

1 Apr 20th, 2019 10m 42s

This episode is a current update of our personal investigation into Tara's case. To put pressure on the politicians please call the District Attorney Lemuel Martinez at (505)861-0311 and ask him to make arrests in this case. You can also call

Episode 23: The Hofheins Property Update

1 Dec 17th, 2018 10m 10s

Update on the Hofheins property since we released the episode on Eva Gallimore & Leona Haverland.#Justice4TaraCalico

Episode 16: Scott's Statement Part 1

1 Jul 13th, 2018 42m 31s

In this episode we hear Scott Cunningham's own statement to Valencia County Sheriff's department detectives James Purdy & Rene Rivera. Scott was very close friends with Lawrence Romero, Jr.. He discusses a situation that happened after Tara

Episode 15: Scott Cunningham Part 2

1 Jun 16th, 2018 15m 55s

In this episode we hear a taped interview by then Detective Rene Rivera with the Valencia County Sheriff's office. They are interviewing a another person close to Scott Cunningham who was good friends with Lawrence Romero, Jr. and Charlie Hough

Episode 13: The Henry Brown Statement

1 Apr 20th, 2018 18m 33s

This episode covers the statement made by Henry Brown. The reason we bring this up is because former Deputy Methola has talked about it over and over on the internet and to the state police. Methola report is different from what he is stating

Episode 12: JJ Aguayo - JJ Hampton

1 Apr 6th, 2018 18m 55s

In this episode we discuss the differences between Paul Zeiler and JJ Aguayo's interviews with the Sheriff's office. We also get to hear a story about an incident where JJ took a girl to a place that Tara may have been too and an INFORMANT int

Episode 11: Paul Zeiler - Part 2

1 Mar 16th, 2018 17m 59s

This episode is brought to you by: Zola.com To sign up with Zola and receive a $50 credit towards your registry, go to ZOLA.com/vanishedThis episode is a RECAP on Paul Zeiler's interview with Detective Willy Garley & Tony Scazzero in Episod

Episode 10: Timeline

1 Feb 23rd, 2018 45m 32s

Episode 10 is about the timeline of Tara's bike ride and disappearance. It includes a map of where she was and at what time, where items were found and where she disappeared. With my co-host Lindsay Olson we go over the letter, timeline and ma

Episode 7: Barron Freeman

1 Dec 9th, 2017 47m 55s

Barron Freeman came across Tara Calico riding her bike on September 20th while driving south bound and then north bound on Highway 47. Once Barron realized what he saw that day he tried for the next ten years to tell his story to the police, u

Episode 6: Recap, Misunderstandings, Affiant

1 Nov 22nd, 2017 20m 5s

Disclosure: All individuals mentioned in this podcast and investigation are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.This bonus episode is a round up of Ishmael Delarosa's statements, explains the confusion between Delarosa and Ray Flor

Episode 4: Ishmael Delarosa - Part 1

1 Oct 27th, 2017 33m 30s

Ishmael B. Delarosa came across Tara riding her bike on September 20th, 1988. Until his death in 2010 Ishmael felt like something wasn't right with the investigation. He gave several detailed accounts over the years of what he saw on that fat

Episode 3: The Four Hunters

1 Oct 9th, 2017 24m 13s

Episode three goes over the statements of the four hunters. On their way home from hunting in the Corona area they came across Tara riding her bike and an old truck following her. Their statements helped find several clues in this case. T

Episode 1 : Vanished

1 Jul 9th, 2017 29m 9s

#TaraCalico, a University of New Mexico student, disappeared on September 20, 1988 off of Hwy 47 outside of the Rio Communities area which was a suburb a little town called Belen. We hear from those closest to her on the events of that day.