The Last Trip

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.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.comWe're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcastFollow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcastTheme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources: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-2006https://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.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.comWe're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcastFollow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcastTheme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources:https://www.aubreysacco.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/AubreySaccoMissinghttps://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/73-284993426https://www.jungleredwriters.com/2010/11/into-thin-air-aubrey-sacco-age-23is.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/09/colorado.missing.hiker.nepal/index.htmlhttps://websleuths.com/threads/nepal-aubrey-sacco-23-langtang-20-april-2010-arrest.104371/page-8https://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-sayhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/aubrey-sacco-missing_n_1347938https://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/

Today, we’re chatting with Azdean Elmounstaquim, founder of Destinations Morocco and host of the Destinations Morocco Podcast - a show with more than 100 episodes dedicated to helping travelers understand Morocco not just as a destination, but as a living, breathing place filled with stories, customs, and contradictions. Born and raised in Marrakech, with deep roots in the Berber village of Telouet, Azdean has spent his life moving between worlds - even relocating to the US, while never losing his connection to home.Let’s dive into the space where curiosity meets caution… about what travelers don’t always see coming.. And why people you meet on the road can change everything - for better or for worse.  Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.comWe're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcastFollow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcastTheme Music by Roger Allen DexterLearn more about Azdean and Destinations Morocco:Website  https://destinationsmorocco.com/LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/azdean/IG  https://www.instagram.com/destinations.morocco/YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/@destinationsmorocco

Sheila was a Chicago socialite and philanthropist - wealthy, well-connected, and seemingly protected by the world she moved through.  But in August of 2014, she was found dead in Bali.Beaten. Placed inside a suitcase. Left thousands of miles from home.  And the person accused of killing her wasn’t a stranger.  It was her own daughter.What followed was a global media storm - a case that forced uncomfortable questions about money, control, mental illness, and the private dynamics of a mother-daughter relationship that outsiders could never fully see.  Because this isn’t just a story about a murder abroad. It’s about what can happen behind closed doors - even in lives that look perfect from the outside.Listen as we dive into Bali, the case of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.comWe're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcastFollow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcastTheme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources:https://www.the-sun.com/news/14080818/sheila-von-wiese-mack-heather-murder/https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/heather-mack-sentenced-murder-conspiracy-mother-sheila-von-wiese-mack/https://abc7chicago.com/post/sheila-von-wiese-mack-feared-for-safety-in-emails-before-death/565343/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/17/heather-mack-prison-sentence-murder-mother-balihttps://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/siblings-of-mother-slain-in-bali-suitcase-murder-speak/119979/https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/heather-mack-case-sheila-von-wiese-b2480089.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68014289​​https://nypost.com/2021/10/30/suitcase-killer-heather-mack-speaks-after-bali-prison-release/https://nypost.com/2014/09/19/american-suspect-confesses-in-bali-killing/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/22/bali-suitcase-murder-troubled-family-life-chicago

On June 30th, 2005, a fishing boat called the Freedom left the San Pedro marina for an overnight trip off the coast of Southern California. When it returned, one man never came back.  Patrick McDermott - a cameraman, a father, and the former partner of Olivia Newton-John.  His car was found parked near the dock.  His wallet, passport, and keys were left behind on the boat.  But Patrick himself had vanished.The Coast Guard would later say he was likely lost at sea. Yet no body was ever recovered - and over the years, rumors of financial trouble, a possible staged disappearance, and alleged sightings in Mexico have kept this case alive.Listen as we dive into California, the case of Patrick McDermott, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.comWe're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcastFollow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcastTheme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources:https://people.com/patrick-mcdermott-mystery-of-olivia-newton-john-boyfriend-lost-at-sea-11816699https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7545751/Olivia-Newton-Johns-former-boyfriend-found.htmlhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/why-olivia-newton-johns-ex-patrick-mcdermott-and-the-stories-about-him-just-wont-die/https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/olivia-newton-johns-ex-who-faked-his-own-death-found-in-mexicohttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/7c5hje/patrick_mcdermott_ex_boyfriend_of_olivia_newton/https://www.businessinsider.com/olivia-newton-john-ex-boyfriend-reportedly-found-mexico-2017-11https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celebrity-news/olivia-newton-johns-missing-lover-found-24120/https://medium.com/@yvettenipar_19165/olivia-newton-john-is-she-really-who-you-thought-she-was-359b4e1fdd0chttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna28844965https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11414209/Shock-twist-disappearance-Olivia-Newton-Johns-ex-boyfriend-Patrick-McDermott.htmlhttps://www.nickiswift.com/957163/the-disappearance-of-olivia-newton-johns-ex-patrick-mcdermott-explained/https://entertainmentnow.com/news/patrick-mcdermott-olivia-newton-john-missing-boyfriend/https://www.businessinsider.com/olivia-newton-john-ex-boyfriend-reportedly-found-mexico-2017-11

On the morning of September 21st, 2015, a young woman walked into a small roadside cafe in Northern California… and never walked back out.Asha Kreimer was 26 years old.  She was far from home, struggling, and in visible distress in the days before she vanished.  Hours earlier, she’d been released from a hospital.  Now, inside a quiet diner near the cliffs of Mendocino County, she stood up from the table, said she was going to the bathroom - and disappeared. She had no phone, no money, and no identification.  Her jacket would later be found near the edge of the coastline.  Asha herself was never seen again.What happened to Asha Kreimer?  And how does someone vanish from a cafe in broad daylight… without a trace?Listen as we dive into Northern California, the case of Asha Kreimer, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.comWe're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcastFollow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcastTheme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources:https://www.facebook.com/missingashakreimer/https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/6oj4th/asha_kreimer_went_to_the_bathroom_in_the_middle/https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/52729https://websleuths.com/threads/ca-asha-kreimer-26-point-arena-21-september-2015.300031/page-4#post-14696934https://theava.com/archives/74425#4https://kymkemp.com/2018/04/24/mother-of-missing-australian-woman-in-the-area-again-searching-for-her-daughter/https://kymkemp.com/2020/05/03/cold-case-mendocino-one-day-after-her-31st-birthday-a-long-look-at-the-odd-disappearance-of-asha-kreimer/

The Rainbow Gathering promises freedom.  A place where strangers become family, where the rules of the outside world fall away, and the road ahead feels endless.In the summer of 2018, 18 year old Amber Robinson followed that promise into the woods of Georgia.  She was young, curious, and chasing connection. At the gathering, she met a man. When the drums faded and the camp dispersed, the two left together - hitchhiking toward whatever came next.But Amber never made it home. Days later, her life would end violently in a stranger’s house hundred of miles away.  A journey meant for peace - became something far darker.Listen as we dive into the The Rainbow Family, the case of Amber Robinson, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.comWe're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcastFollow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcastTheme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources:https://appellatepublic.kycourts.net/api/api/v1/publicaccessdocuments/c1c0623040842b357e82dfbf4052a54c94004ad802db8ddfc762139c68166d1d/downloadhttps://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2018/07/13/police-jacksonville-beach-man-killed-teen-he-met-at-counterculture-gathering/11533774007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z113004d00----v113004d--30--b--30--&gca-ft=96&gca-ds=sophihttps://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2018/08/08/memorial-set-santa-rosa-teen-killed-after-attending-rainbow-gathering/933682002/https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/Amber-Robinson-decided-travel-rainbow-family-Joseph-Capstrawhttps://www.lewisfuneralhomes.net/obituaries/Amber-Robinson?obId=16909355https://www.wave3.com/story/38632821/brutal-beating-murder-suspect-i-think-i-found-god/https://www.thenewsenterprise.com/news/crime_and_courts/man-left-travelers-alone-arrived-home-to-discover-brutal-death/article_b7e4d9a3-1fb6-5586-8442-d5c9bb2166b2.htmlhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/i-killed-her-woman-murdered-after-rainbow-family-gathering-identified/85-573507841https://moviedelic.com/amber-robinson/https://www.pnj.com/videos/news/crime/2018/08/13/murder-victims-family-friend-gives-message-love-memorial/973942002/

Terrence Woods Jr. was supposed to be on an adventure of a lifetime.He was a young filmmaker from Maryland, working his way up the industry ladder, hired to shoot a gold-mining reality series deep in the Idaho wilderness.  He’d texted his dad that he’d be home earlier than planned… that something had shifted and he couldn’t wait to get back.But on October 5th, 2018, as the crew wrapped for the day on the edge of the remote, razor-steep cliffs of the Penman mine… Terrence vanished.Witnesses say he suddenly dropped his radio, sprinted toward the tree line… and vanished into a violent, vertical landscape where even rescuers struggled to stand. Crews scoured the canyon. Helicopters swept the forest. Search dogs tracked. Nothing was found.  The production team insisted he simply bolted.  His family insisted something was very wrong.   And in the years since, the only thing we’ve found are questions.Listen as we dive into the Idaho, the case of Terrence Woods Jr, and how to stay alive on vacation.Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.comWe're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcastFollow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcastTheme Music by Roger Allen DexterSources:https://www.instagram.com/findterrencewoods/https://deadline.com/2020/08/terrence-woods-disappearance-gold-rush-discovery-raw-tv-investigation-1203008327/https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-terrence-woods-jr/https://abcnews.go.com/US/father-terrence-woods-jr-waiting-answers-years-sons/story?id=91056852https://www.reddit.com/r/mystery/comments/1peiu5i/the_disappearance_of_terrence_woods/https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/dateline-missing-in-america-podcast/dateline-missing-america-podcast-covers-october-2018-disappearance-ter-rcna163825https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/terrence-woods-took-off-down-mountain-remains-missinghttps://forensictales.com/terrence-woods-jr/https://charleyproject.org/case/terrence-shemel-woods-jrhttps://vocal.media/theSwamp/the-terrence-woods-story-an-untold-travesty-of-racial-justicehttps://blackandmissinginc.com/where-is-terrence-woods-jr-mans-family-continues-to-seek-answers-4-years-after-his-disappearance/https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/father-fighting-answers-october-2018-disappearance-son-terrence-woods-rcna121588https://www.koin.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/824893378/donations-sought-to-investigate-americas-most-wanted-missing-persons-case-terrence-woods-jr/

The people you meet on the road can become confidants, lifelines, or, in some cases,  the most dangerous variables of all.  Melissa Rodway has spent years listening to - and living - those stories.   She’s recorded more than 180 adventure travel podcast episodes, and sat across from travelers and survivors as they unpack experiences that were thrilling, disorienting, and sometimes deeply unsettling.  Her debut book, The People You Meet, follows her own backpacking journey through Southeast Asia - a search for connection that reveals how easily strangers can reshape our paths, blur boundaries, and pull us into narratives we never meant to enter.  Today, we’re talking about the thin line between connection and danger, the unpredictability of human encounters, and how travel can quietly set the stage for stories that feel less like adventure and more like a case file. Melissa Rodway IG: https://www.instagram.com/fly_travel_media Melissa Rodway Website: https://flyrodway.com/ Buy The People We Meet on Amazon:   https://a.co/d/1HVmiBq Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter

America's national parks promise peace and beauty - but they also hold some of the country's darkest mysteries. In Murder on the Trail, bestselling author Michelle Kaminsky investigates disappearances, serial killers, and unsolved cases hidden beneath the redwoods, canyon walls, and mountain switchbacks we think of as safe. From the Yosemite Park Killer to Gary Michael Hilton and the vanlife tragedy of Gabby Petito, Michelle digs into why these wild spaces become hunting grounds, how isolation turns deadly, and why federal land can complicate justice. With a journalist's precision and a survivor's empathy, she reveals the thin line between wilderness and danger. In this episode, Michelle joins me to explore the beauty, the horror, and the truths buried deep in America's most iconic landscapes. Michelle Kaminsky IG: https://www.instagram.com/michkaminsky Michelle Kaminsky Website: https://www.michellekaminsky.com/ Buy Murder on the Trail on Amazon:   https://a.co/d/2zvbpeL Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter

On a grey February morning in 1995, one of rock’s most enigmatic voices stepped out of a London hotel room - and into one of music’s most enduring mysteries.  The Manic Street Preachers’ lyricist - Richey Edwards -  brilliant, fragile, and beloved -  left behind a life heavy with pressure and pain.   After his disappearance, his car was found near the Severn Bridge, a place weighted with symbolism and sorrow.  Richey himself was gone.  No sightings. No answers.  Just a trail that stops cold on the border between England and Wales. Listen as we dive into the Britpop Era of London, the case of Richey Edwards, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/features/richey-edwards-manic-street-preachers-disappearance-missing-b2690286.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80er6r0pz3o https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/29/richey-edwards-manic-street-preachers https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-holy-bible-richey-edwards/ https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/withdrawn-traces-richey-edwards-day-of-disappearance https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/richey-edwards-disappearance https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/stairway-to-heaven/richey-edwards/ https://metro.co.uk/2025/02/01/30-years-ago-manic-street-preachers-richey-edwards-disappeared-without-a-trace-22351235/ https://scruffystorms.com/2018/02/01/richey-edwards-23-years-missing/ https://www.nme.com/news/music/new-evidence-emerges-suggest-richey-edwards-staged-disappearance-2438975 https://news.sky.com/story/richey-edwards-new-appeal-over-missing-manic-street-preachers-guitarist-11923464 https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/richey-edwards-disappearance-manic-street-preachers-b2686905.html

In September 2023, 32 year old Chelsea Grimm left California on a cross-country drive to attend a wedding.  She packed her camera gear, camping supplies - and her pet bearded dragon - and headed east to Connecticut.  But somewhere in northern Arizona, something began to unravel.  Days after starting her trip, a police officer found her parked near a cemetery.  Body camera footage captured her speaking calmly - but saying she was emotional from a photoshoot. Two days after that, her car was discovered deep in the Kaibab National Forest. Two flat tires, no phone, no wallet, no sleeping bag - and no sign of Chelsea or her bearded dragon. No footprints. No struggle. No answers. Listen as we dive into the Northern Arizona Desert, the case of Chelsea Grimm, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/chelsea-grimm/amp/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MissingPersons/comments/199h977/any_updates_on_chelsea_grimm/ https://redflag.org/project/delevan-dell-erba-amadon-dell-erba-and-genavein/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/wheres-chelsea-grimm-california-woman-vanishes-while-on-road-trip-to-attend-wedding https://myfox8.com/news/california-woman-who-went-missing-during-road-trip-appeared-disoriented-at-hotel-witness-claims/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/3728726574033190 https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/greenwich-ct-chelsea-grimm-missing-arizona-19757775.php https://www.azfamily.com/2024/09/25/renewed-search-new-clues-2023-disappearance-chelsea-grimm/ https://azprivateinvestigator.com/chelsea-grimm https://www.williamsnews.com/news/regional/two-years-since-disappearance-chelsea-grimm-case-remains-a-mystery/article_b0adb1b0-5857-4653-985b-f845a7385800.html

On the night of November 5, 2024, Mackenzie Michalski was spotted dancing in a Budapest nightclub, carefree and alive. Hours later, that night ended in shattering silence.  A man she left the club with - met only hours before - would end her life. This is the story of Mackenzie Michalski - and the darkness she never saw coming. Listen as we dive into Budapest, the case of Mackenzie Michalski, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://abcnews.go.com/International/american-tourist-mackenzie-michalski-missing-hungary-killed/story?id=115654592 https://rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com/?p=3259 https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/service-held-wny-killed-in-hungary/71-14e55bc8-6f22-48b0-9427-9841d624f3fd https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1ht0ftd/on_november_5th_2024_31yearold_kenize_michalski/ https://news.sky.com/story/mackenzie-michalski-irish-man-allegedly-admits-killing-us-nurse-at-budapest-flat-and-dumping-body-near-lake-say-police-13251900 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/09/mackenzie-michalski-portland-tourist-killed-hungary#:~:text=The%20suspect%2C%20whom%20police%20identified,and%20placing%20her%20body%20inside. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1188058235596116/ https://telex.hu/belfold/2024/11/07/eltunt-amerikai-no-31-eves-mackenzie-michalski https://24.hu/belfold/2024/11/07/mackenzie-elizabeth-michalski-eltunt-budapest-no-keresik-31-eves/ https://news.sky.com/story/mackenzie-michalski-irish-man-allegedly-admits-killing-us-nurse-at-budapest-flat-and-dumping-body-near-lake-say-police-13251900 https://24.hu/belfold/2024/11/07/mackenzie-elizabeth-michalski-eltunt-budapest-no-keresik-31-eves/ https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo/deeply-missed-fredonia-native-mackenzie-michalski-remembered-one-year-after-death-in-hungary https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/american-tourist-mackenzie-michalski-missing-hungary-killed/story https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/western-new-york/chautauqua-county/fredonia/western-new-york-community-gathers-to-honor-life-of-local-woman-killed-in-budapest/ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/american-tourist-31-dismembered--34119153 https://dailynewshungary.com/irish-man-release-after-murder-american-woman/

This past summer I had the opportunity to join some amazing podcaster's for the Death Not Yet Series. This episode of Survivor || TERRI JENTZ || The Last Trip for Death Not Yet first aired on July 4th. This is a Podcaster’s Give Back collaboration. All podcasters have donated their time and research to help advocate for victims of domestic violence. And we are raising money to give back to non profits which are standing with survivors. To donate, please visit buymeacoffee.com/youshouldbehere. In 1977, Terri and her college roommate, Avra Goldman, biked across America in search of freedom, adventure, and a little time to figure life out. They were students, dreamers - two women finding their place in the world.  And then, one night in a quiet Oregon park, that journey turned into something unspeakable. A truck. A man with an axe. No motive. No warning. And somehow... Terri survived. This isn’t just a story of what happened that night. This is about what came after - the silence, the unanswered questions, the system that failed. And it’s about how Terri, years later, went back - not just to that campsite, but into the shadows of her own memory, determined to face the monster who tried to kill her. This is a Fire Eyes Media, LLC production www.fireeyesmedia.com Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/08/rowlands.jentz/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-30-bk-dolan30-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/24121534/ “Strange Piece of Paradise” by Terri Jentz https://moonmagazine.org/terri-jentz-my-journey-to-justice-2014-02-01/ https://www.crimevictimsunited.org/news/2006/jentz.htm https://www.nuggetnews.com/story/2007/07/31/news/author-returns-to-the-scene-of-the-crime/14728.html https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/profile/avra-goldman/

This past summer I had the opportunity to join some amazing podcaster's for the Death Not Yet Series. This episode of Survivor || COLLEEN STAN || The Last Trip for Death Not Yet first aired on July 4th. This is a Podcaster’s Give Back collaboration. All podcasters have donated their time and research to help advocate for victims of domestic violence. And we are raising money to give back to non profits which are standing with survivors. To donate, please visit buymeacoffee.com/youshouldbehere. In this episode, we’re traveling back to 1977 - to a quiet California highway where 20 year old Colleen Stan made a simple, trusting choice to hitch a ride. What followed was a seven-year ordeal so disturbing, it shocked investigators, psychologists, and the public alike. She was held captive in a coffin-like box. Controlled, isolated, manipulated.  But this isn’t just the story of what was done to her - it’s about what she did next. This is a Fire Eyes Media, LLC production www.fireeyesmedia.com Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/colleen-stan-the-girl-in-the-box https://people.com/crime/girl-in-the-box-how-janice-hooker-helped-colleen-stan-escape/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/girl-in-the-box-colleen-stan https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/colleen-stan-kidnapping-told-in-snapped-notorious-girl-in-the-box https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exclusive-woman-imprisoned-in-coffin-for-7-years-has-special-message-for-jaycee-dugard/ https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/seven-years-of-torture-a-survivors-story/291-316456285 https://www.naijanews.com/buzz/people/colleen-stan-kidnapping-everything-you-need-to-know/ https://people.com/where-is-colleen-stan-now-girl-in-the-box-kidnapping-8648943 https://barrieshelter.com/how-to-stay-safe/ https://celebnowthen.com/what-is-colleen-stan-doing-now/ https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-brainwashing-and-torture-of-colleen-stan-a-kidnapping-survivor-ec6e2410503a https://medium.com/%40lisariggio1994/surviving-abduction-colleen-stan-9f9b5261d919 https://murderintheblack.com/colleen-stan-the-girl-in-the-box.html

In November 2008, 30-year-old Ani Ashekian landed in Hong Kong—jet-lagged, excited, and ready for her next adventure. She sent a quick birthday text to her niece, withdrew cash from an ATM… and then vanished without a trace. No calls. No bank activity. No confirmed sightings.  Just a few seconds of CCTV showing Ani standing calmly in a crowded terminal—moments before she disappeared into a city of seven million people. Was she the victim of a robbery, a scam, or something far darker? Or did Ani choose to disappear on her own terms? Her journal, later discovered in Canada, hinted at secret plans—but also a growing undercurrent of fear. Listen as we dive into Hong Kong, the case of Ani Ashekian, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.facebook.com/groups/54077259736/ https://truecrimediva.com/ani-ashekian/ https://websleuths.com/threads/china-ani-ashekian-31-hong-kong-11-nov-2008-canadian-tourist.104205/ https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1065968/ani-ashekians-journal-offers-new-clues-after-four-years-silence https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canadian-woman-feared-missing-in-china-1.714555 https://www.toronto.com/news/search-continues-for-missing-toronto-woman-in-hong-kong/article_8b549fea-1aa7-5482-b643-1d303e5ada6f.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151105180831/http://www.findani.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/18b64d1/where_is_ani_ashekian/ https://time.com/archive/6948538/u-s-crime-writer-tackles-a-real-hong-kong-cold-case/ https://windsorstar.com/news/sister-to-pick-up-search-in-china

In November 2018, a young man vanished into the gray sea night, stepping across the forbidden line that separated two worlds.  His name was John Allen Chau - twenty-six years old, an American with a quiet resolve, a missionary’s conviction burning in his chest. He sailed toward North Sentinel Island - a place sealed off from the modern world, where the Sentinelese have refused all contact for centuries. But he wasn’t a tourist. He saw himself as a messenger with a message no one else dared deliver. He carried in his pack a waterproof Bible, gifts, hopes, and a deep certainty that he would either be welcomed or die trying. What followed is part tragedy, part mystery. The fisherman who dropped him off  claimed they saw islanders dragging a body across the sand and a burial at dusk. But exactly what happened in the hours between his arrival and his death - no one knows. His body was never recovered. Was he a martyr? A fool? A man haunted by divine urgency? Or someone who crossed the ultimate boundary - between the known and the unknowable - and paid the price? Listen as we dive into North Sentinel Island, the case of John Allen Chau, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.instagram.com/johnachau/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/03/john-chau-christian-missionary-death-sentinelese https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46345231 https://allnations.international/john-chau https://www.alex-perry.com/the-last-days-of-john-allen-chau/ https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/22/asia/north-sentinel-island-john-allen-chau-diary-intl https://www.newyorker.com/news/on-religion/john-chaus-death-roils-the-missionary-world https://www.npr.org/2019/08/01/747368557/the-story-behind-john-allen-chau-an-american-missionary-who-was-killed-while-wor https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/john-allen-chau-noble-savages/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-allen-chau https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/a-national-geographic-documentary-examines-the-life-and-death-of-john-allen-chau/article67807254.ece https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46336355 https://sojo.net/articles/john-allen-chau-was-product-missions-marketing-system https://abcnews.go.com/International/john-allen-chau-detailed-efforts-convert-islanders-christianity/story?id=59401238

In March 2020, 18 year old Eloi Rolland left his homestay on Auckland’s North Shore  just before dawn. He was a French exchange student - curious, soft-spoken,  and enchanted by New Zealand’s beauty. That morning he opened Google Maps and searched the word Piha. A remote black-sand beach known for its cliffs, its isolation… and its danger. He caught a bus, then a train. CCTV caught him walking alone as the city woke up. By 9:18am, his phone pinged one final time along Piha Road in Waitakere Ranges -  and then… nothing.No more messages. No more movement. No more Eloi.  Police scoured the bushland - dense, silent, and endless - but no trace of him was ever found. What happened in the misty hills outside Auckland? Did Eloi wander off the track? Fall off the cliffs?  Or was something - or someone - waiting for him there? Listen as we dive into New Zealand, the case of Eloi Rolland, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360759600/parents-missing-french-teen-eloi-rolland-take-search-south-island https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/124382819/missing-french-teen-eloi-rolland-friends-and-family-still-have-no-answers-a-year-on?_ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/120283016/french-national-eloi-jean-rolland-18-missing-in-auckland https://www.police.govt.nz/missing-persons/listings/eloi-rolland https://www.facebook.com/MISSINGELOIJEANROLLAND/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/120409689/french-teen-missing-from-auckland-had-troubled-state-of-mind https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/120511116/sister-of-fit-smiley-french-teen-missing-in-auckland-desperate-for-answers https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/120860887/chances-of-finding-missing-french-teen-eloi-rolland-alive-becoming-more-slim https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/family-of-french-teen-eloi-jean-rolland-missing-in-auckland-since-march-reveal-more/5GVRVY5ZNGMZMKKHJGV4YDB3R4/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300097890/missing-french-teen-eloi-rolland-family-say-theyve-lost-hope-six-months-after-disappearance https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300189370/the-missing-people-of-piha-25-years-six-cases-no-answers https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300201475/missing-french-teen-eloi-rolland-reportedly-sighted-13km-from-last-known-location https://www.20minutes.fr/faits_divers/4096164-20240621-disparition-eloi-rolland-nouvelle-zelande-va-declarer-mort-jeune-homme https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/malgre-labsence-de-corps-la-nouvelle-zelande-va-prononcer-le-deces-deloi-rolland-18-ans-disparu-en-2020-24-06-2024-W2572J4WSNHH7F4NG2S7VJ573M.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwbEs-Xku8Y

In 1975, a musician named Jim Sullivan got into his car and left Los Angeles behind. He was heading east, chasing a new beginning - or maybe running from something he couldn’t name. He was tall, handsome, magnetic - and his music carried that same restless energy.  Songs about highways, lost souls, and vanishing into the unknown. The kind of lyrics that feel like they’re trying to tell you something… if you’re really listening. Somewhere along that long stretch of desert road, Jim stopped - and from that moment on, no one knows what happened next. His story faded into rumor, mystery, and myth - tangled up in the same strange beauty that filled his songs. Today, we’re going to follow the same road Jim Sullivan took - the one that led him deep into the desert… and out of the world we know. Listen as we dive into New Mexico, the case of Jim Sullivan, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/arts/music/jim-sullivan.html https://archive.ph/20190215195820/https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2010/11/10/the-strange-tale-of-jim-sullivans-u-f-o/ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/missing-ufo-singer-songwriter/ https://waxidermy.com/jim-sullivan-ufo/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/153yeuj/jim_sullivan_was_an_american_singersongwriter_and/ https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/searching-for-sullivan/ https://www.ripleys.com/stories/jim-sullivan https://floodmagazine.com/71829/mystery-and-history-the-strange-music-and-stranger-tale-of-jim-sullivan/ https://lightintheattic.net/products/jim-sullivan?srsltid=AfmBOor1gs0JjBwiuB7MVBI_bdkadqzkjsUnhjMldXJDv9D5AP5a0PJg https://therodeomag.com/2019/10/22/the-night-jim-sullivan-disappeared/ https://vocal.media/fyi/whatever-happened-to-musician-jim-sullivan

May 12, 2004 - a day that began like any other for the Devries family.  They were on vacation in Aruba, seeking a moment’s peace, maybe a bit of hope, after a great loss.  Fourteen year old Max, eager for an adventure, asked to go out on a jet ski with a man they recently befriended. By afternoon, that simple request would become the portal to a mystery no one has solved. The man returned - alone. Max did not. What’s astonishing is how quickly questions outpaced answers. The man’s story would shift - from jet ski trouble, to a tow gone wrong, to Max slipping away in the waves, to even claiming he was swimming for shore. Yet no one was ever charged. Max was declared “lost at sea”. What really happened to Max Devries on that Aruban ocean. Was it a tragic accident, or something far more sinister?  Listen as we dive into Aruba, the case of Max DeVries, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.wxyz.com/news/local-news/investigations/a-metro-detroit-teen-disappeared-in-aruba-in-2004-his-mom-is-still-fighting-for-answers https://maxtothemillions.com/ https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Never-Seen-Again/0FJCILZ3O8D0LOPN4JLLSENIO6 https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1h4sw4i/what_really_happened_out_in_the_aruban_ocean_to/ https://www.shoresofstrength.org/featuredcases/maxdevries https://www.facebook.com/groups/62321359000/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qaC8f965qc https://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/local/community/brighton-township/2024/03/12/docuseries-investigates-2004-disappearance-of-brighton-teen-in-aruba-max-devries/72941075007/ https://www.chipchick.com/2024/12/his-mom-saw-him-ride-off-on-a-jet-ski-in-aruba-with-an-older-man-and-then-he-vanished https://thecinemaholic.com/max-devries-found-or-missing-is-he-dead-or-alive/ https://thecinemaholic.com/max-devries-mom-sister/