Minnesota Episodes

In this episode, we delve into the mysterious disappearance of Kevin Jay Ayotte, a three-year-old boy from Bemidji, Minnesota, in 1982. Kevin, who was partially deaf and unable to vocalize, vanished alongside his beloved puppy, Flash, triggering a massive search effort involving over 200 volunteers and law enforcement agencies, including the FBI. Despite extensive searches spanning thousands of acres no sign of Kevin or his puppy are found. It was initially uncertain whether an abduction or a tr...

In 1993 Hang Lee was a high school senior looking for a second job to save for college and be able to continue to give money to her parents. Her friend, Nikki, told her that her boss was looking for some extra help. Nikki did think it strange that her boss- Mark Steven Wallace - was looking for help since she had never seen any customers the entire time she worked there. Hang left for the job interview on a snowy night in January of 1993 and never returned home. Police wrote her off as a runaway...

On this episode of Cold and Missing we look into the baffling missing person case of Brandon Swanson. After finishing his freshman year of college Brandon spent the day celebrating with friends, but on his drive home his car got stuck in a ditch. He called his parents and told them where he was. Brandon stayed on the phone with his parents the entire time but when they arrived to where Brandon said he was - he was nowhere to be found. Growing frustrated Brandon told his parents he was going to start walking towards the lights of the nearby town and they could pick him up there. Brandon’s parents stayed on the phone with him for another 47 minutes while he walked until they heard Brandon say “oh, shit” and the phone call ended. The next day Brandon’s car was found about 25 miles away from where he said he was. Join Ali and Eli as we review this case.