Missing Person Episodes

In this year-end recap episode of Cold and Missing , we revisit some of the most compelling cases from our archives, exploring new updates and breakthroughs that have emerged in 2024. We delve into advancements in genetic gen...

In this episode, we dive into the mysterious disappearance of Larissa Sam, a talented 22-year-old mother and aspiring American Idol contestant who vanished on June 21, 2015. Larissa, known for her vibrant personality, was las...

In September 2017, 20-year-old Abby Lynn Patterson vanished from Lumberton, NC. Abby, described as bubbly and close to her family, spent time with them over Labor Day weekend before disappearing. On September 5th, she left ho...

Lynne, an adventurous and outgoing 18-year-old freshman at Middlebury College in 1971, vanished without a trace, sparking a decades-long mystery. Despite being a dedicated student and seemingly content, she disappeared on her...

Angela, also known as Angie, is a 20-year-old woman in 1991 who is pregnant and engaged to her high school boyfriend, Rob. One night in April, while on a call with Rob at a payphone, Angie starts to get worried about a green ...

Ellabeth Mae Lodermeier, also known as Ellie, went missing on March 6, 1974, in Sioux Falls, SD. When she didn’t show up for work her co-workers called her soon to be ex-husband, Gene Lodermeier. When Gene and a few coworkers...

Melissa, a talented and passionate individual, faced challenges in her life, including a diagnosis of Lyme disease. On February 6th, 2020, she experienced a mental health crisis and drove to the Taos Gorge Bridge with the int...

Katelin Akens, a 19-year-old woman, went missing in December 2015. She was supposed to be heading to the airport to catch a flight back to Arizona. Her ex-stepfather was giving her a ride but had to drop her off 4 hours early...

The Thompson family, consisting of Everett Sr., Lydia, and their two sons, Everett Jr. and Andrew, went missing in July 1996 in Chicago, IL. Prior to their disappearance, there was tension in the household due to Lydia's brot...

Dava Leonard, a 39-year-old mother of six, went missing in February 2021. She had been in an unhealthy relationship with her possessive boyfriend, Steve, whom she met on a dating website. Dava's family and friends became conc...

Jeffrey Lynn Smith’s mother was a housekeeper for Bill Clinton’s family and was named after Virginia Clinton Kelley’s husband at the time - Jeff Dwire. She never loved the name so she went by Lynn, Lynn went missing on Decemb...

Michael John Olson, a 20-year-old man who had moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, went missing on December 1st, 1979. He was last seen leaving a bar at around 4:30 am driving his maroon 1979 Grand Prix. Michael had spent the d...

Christine Cole, a 10-year-old girl from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, went missing on January 6, 1988. She was last seen at a market buying gum balls and milk. Despite extensive searches and investigations, Christine's body was no...

Phyllis Berry, a 21-year-old Chickasaw woman, went missing on Halloween night in 1975 during the World Championship Chili Cook-off in Terlingua, Texas. She was last seen at a dance party and was later seen sitting by a campfi...

Leona Kinsey ran into a friend while grocery shopping in October of 1999 and told her that she would swing by later that evening after she met a man named ‘John’ at a different store. Leona never made it to her friends house and was never heard from again, Leona had being missing for several days w…

Jason Jolkowski was 19 years old when he seemingly vanished into thin air. Jason was called into work early on June 13th, 2001. Since his car was in the body shop he told his work that he would have to walk the 4 miles to get there. As he was getting ready to leave a coworker called back and said s…

In the early morning hours of June 30th, 2014 Nefertiti ‘Neffie’ Trader made an early morning run to 7-Eleven for a pack of cigarettes, two coffees, and a loaf of bread. When she returned home around 4am a neighbor, who happened to be up, looked outside his window when Neffie’s porch light turned o…

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. Br…

This week on Cold and Missing Ali and Eli look into the 2000 unresolved missing person case of Aesha Muhammad. In Nov. of 2000 Aesha was having issues with her landlord and had made plans to move in with her sister. When family suddenly stopped being able to reach Aesha they became increasingly wor…

This week on Cold and Missing Ali and Eli look into the unresolved missing persons case of Diamond Bynum and King Walker. This case takes place in 2015 when King is 2 and Diamond is 21. Diamond is King’s aunt however she has Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) a genetic condition that causes developmental …

This week on Cold and Missing Ali and Eli look into the case of 3 people who went missing on Feb. 7th, 1999: Paul Skiba, Sarah Skiba, and Lorenzo Chivers. Paul owned Tuff Movers in Westminster, Colorado where Lorenzo was also employed. It was Paul’s weekend with his daughter, Sarah, so when he had …

This week on Cold and Missing Ali and Eli are back to talk about Tito J, Garcia Quintanilla who has been missing since August 19th, 2022. We review the interview that Ali had with Faith - Tito’s wife- that you can listen to in episodes 16 & 17. Ali and Eli go over the timeline on Tito’s journey and…

This week on Cold and Missing we’re doing something a little different. This week Ali had the chance to speak with the wife of Tito J Garcia Quintanilla who has been missing since August 19, 2022. This is part 1 of the interview with Faith. In the part of the interview you will get to know Tito and…

This week on Cold and Missing we’re doing something a little different. This week Ali had the chance to speak with the wife of Tito J Garcia Quintanilla who has been missing since August 19, 2022. This is part 2 of the interview with Faith, If you have not listened to part 1 we encourage you to lis…