THEY DISAPPEARED

A late-night phone call.A young man steps out of a house in Marshall, Texas — into the darkness of Victory Drive — and is never seen again.What was said on that call?Why did he leave with no explanation?And how could someone vanish from a well-traveled road without a single trace?More than twenty years later, his family is still searching for answers.In this episode, we step into the shadows of that night — and explore the mystery of Frederick Joseph “Lil Joe” Boehm.If you have any information in this case you can also contact Rachel Keating, Texas AG Cold Case Division at 512-771-9121To date, there have been no widespread searches for him.To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In May of 2008, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson vanished after calling his parents after he drove his car into a ditch in the middle of the night. What followed was a 47-minute phone conversation filled with reassurance, confusion, and ultimately, a chilling final exclamation—“Oh, shit”—before the line went silent forever.In this episode of They Disappeared, we retrace Brandon’s final known moments and the labyrinth of unknowns that followed. From rural gravel roads to a scent trail that led to—and beyond—a river, we explore the theories that continue to circle his case: accident, foul play, misjudged location, or something far more complex.We also examine the evolving investigative tools that could finally bring clarity to the mystery, including drone imaging, forensic genetic genealogy, and underwater sonar mapping. And we reflect on the legacy Brandon left behind—not just in memory, but in law—with the passing of "Brandon's Law," which forever changed how missing adults are treated in Minnesota.This is more than a case. It’s a moment suspended in time. A call unanswered. A question still echoing through the fields of southwestern Minnesota. What happened to Brandon Swanson?Listen now to The Last Word—an episode that refuses to let silence be the final answer.To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On a late October night in 2021, 37-year-old Melissa Trumpy finished her shift and was expected to make the short drive home. She never arrived. Her truck was found miles away, abandoned on a rural road in Illinois, but Melissa was gone—and nearly four years later, the questions surrounding her disappearance remain as unsettling as the day she vanished.In this episode of They Disappeared, we explore the strange circumstances surrounding Melissa’s final known hours, the conflicting accounts of what happened that night, and why her case has drawn the attention of multiple state agencies and the FBI.You’ll also hear a candid interview with Benny Affrunti, the father of two of Melissa’s children, as he shares his memories of Melissa, his frustrations with the investigation, and the lasting impact of her disappearance on their family.To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In September of 1978, in the small town of Sterling, Alaska, two children went to bed in the safety of their family cabin—and by morning, they were gone.Their disappearance triggered one of Alaska’s most haunting mysteries—sparking decades of rumors, heartache, and a desperate search that led their father into the darkest corners of the country.Was it a stranger? Someone they knew? Or something much worse?In this episode of They Disappeared, Pat Draven recalls the case, one that has never been solved… and may never be forgotten.🎧 Listen now—because the only thing more disturbing than what we know… is what we don’t.To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we explore the life and tragic death of actress Amanda Peterson, best known for her iconic role in the 1987 rom-com Can’t Buy Me Love. From her early beginnings as a child star to her rise to fame in Hollywood, we take a deep dive into her career, struggles with fame, and the challenges she faced later in life. We also reflect on the impact of Hollywood's pressures on young actors and the personal battles that often remain hidden from the public eye. Join us as we remember Amanda Peterson’s complex story and the legacy she left behind.To listen to this episode ad free and access exclusive content, Follow us on ⁠Patreon⁠.⁠They Disappeared Podcast | Patreon⁠You can also visit our website: ⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠katiehaze.com⁠

She was a mother, a daughter, a friend.Then one summer day… she was gone.No note. No goodbyes. No explanation.What followed wasn’t just grief—it was silence.In this episode of They Disappeared, Pat Draven explores a decades-old mystery buried beneath fear, unanswered questions, and a story that still doesn’t sit right.What happens when the person you trust most… may be the one hiding the truth?To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

May 25th, 2016. Vallejo, California. A 15-year-old girl leaves home to walk to school. Minutes later, she’s gone.Witnesses report screams.A trail of blood is found.And surveillance footage reveals something no one expected: a violent abduction in broad daylight.In this episode of They Disappeared, Pat Draven follows the timeline of Pearl Pinson’s disappearance—from the quiet pedestrian bridge where she was last seen, to a shocking multi-county pursuit involving a mysterious 19-year-old man.There was a chase and a shootout.But there was no Pearl.Where was she taken?And what was his motive?To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode of They Disappeared, host Pat Draven explores the tragic and mysterious disappearance of 15-year-old Nevaeh Kingbird from Bemidji, Minnesota. On October 22, 2021, Nevaeh vanished without a trace, leaving behind a family desperate for answers. Nevaeh, a Native American girl from the Red Lake Nation, was last seen after a confrontation with her mother. As authorities continue to search for clues, the case raises troubling questions about the systemic issues surrounding missing Indigenous women and girls, an issue that has been tragically overlooked for far too long.Through interviews with Nevaeh’s family, law enforcement, and community members, we investigate the facts, theories, and ongoing search for Nevaeh.To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In August of 2017, 23-year-old Susan Elizabeth Soucheck walked out of her Melbourne, Florida home—and was never seen again. A devoted mother, Susan left behind her two young sons, her belongings, and a life she seemed to love.This episode dives deep into the facts surrounding Susan’s disappearance: her last known movements, the initial investigation, and the haunting lack of clues that followed. Was it an accident, a voluntary departure, or something far more sinister? We explore the most credible theories and examine the terrain—both physical and emotional—that surrounds this cold case.Join host Pat Draven as They Disappeared investigates one of Florida’s quietest and most troubling mysteries.To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jamie Valdez left home on June 9, 2021, after a fight with his wife. Ten days later, his SUV was found abandoned at a secluded Arkansas swimming hole. The seat was torn. The engine had been tampered with. Jamie was never seen again.In this episode, we follow the chilling clues—missing keys, false tips, jailhouse confessions, and a rumor about a woodchipper—as we explore the unresolved mystery of a man whose disappearance remains one of the most haunting in the region.To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In August of 2012, 33-year-old Tamala Wells drove off into the night—and vanished.Days later, her car was found abandoned on Detroit’s east side. The door was open. Her clothes were inside.But Tamala was gone.She hasn’t been seen or heard from since.Her longtime boyfriend claimed she simply left… but the things he said—and didn’t say—have raised disturbing questions.Why did he describe her disappearance as a relief?Why did the investigation go quiet so quickly?For nearly 13 years, Tamala’s mother has searched abandoned buildings, chased down leads, and begged for the truth.And someone, somewhere, knows what happened.In this episode of They Disappeared, Pat Draven investigates the mysterious disappearance of Tamala Wells—and the unsettling silence left in her wake.To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sometimes they return.A child disappears into the woods—alone, afraid, and unequipped to survive. Days pass. Hope fades. But then, against all odds, they come back… with stories no one can explain.In this episode of They Disappeared, host Pat Draven investigates three chilling, real-life cases of children who vanished into the wilderness—and returned with accounts that defy logic. Each story is real. Each child was found.And each one leaves behind a question far stranger than the search itself:What helped them survive?To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On Christmas Day in 1996, a Texas mother of three vanished—and was never seen again.Her van would be found abandoned. Her home held disturbing clues. And nearly three decades later, her family is still searching for answers.In this episode of They Disappeared, host Pat Draven revisits the haunting case of Patty Vaughan—a woman full of life, music, and love—whose final hours remain shrouded in silence. Was it a tragic runaway… or something far more sinister? Listen now and decide for yourself.They Disappeared would like to give a special thank you to Patty Vaughans sister, Jeannie Iiams for speaking with us about her sister and her sister’s case.To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: ⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In the quiet town of Stillwater, Oklahoma, a young man steps out of a car near a lake… and vanishes. No text. No trace. Just silence.Years later, his mother is still searching—not just for her son, but for answers that no one seems willing to give.A volatile relationship, a mysterious drop-off, and a system that won’t look deep enough.What really happened to Dusty Koal Clark? And why has his case been buried beneath excuses and neglect?In this haunting episode of They Disappeared, we dive into a story of heartbreak, injustice, and the chilling silence left behind when someone simply... disappears.To access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

A teenage girl vanishes just weeks before her sixteenth birthday. No leads. No search. No urgency. And when her family finally speaks up… it’s already too late.In this episode, we explore a case where silence speaks louder than answers, and the truth has been buried deeper than anyone could have imagined. What begins as a simple disappearance slowly unravels into a chilling tale of secrets, silence, and a family fractured beyond repair.Was she a runaway? Or was she erased?To hear the entire episode and access exclusive content, visit our Patreon page:⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Be sure to check out our website: www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode we revisit the disappearance of Madalina Cojocari. We also cover the updates that came from the court cases against Madalina's mother and stepfather.We continue to monitor this case and pray for resolution.For Exclusive content visit our Patreon page and Website:⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode of They Disappeared, we once again cover Asha Degrees case, recent developments match a theory we provided 5 years ago in our first Asha Degree episode. Host Pat Draven compares that earlier theory to the recent movement in Ashas case, and the possibility the case could be solved this year.For Exclusive content visit our Patreon page and Website:⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠⁠

Imagine waking up with no past—no name, no ID, no memory of how you got there. One man was found behind a Burger King in Georgia, unconscious and covered in fire ant bites, with nothing to hint at who he was or where he had come from. As investigators searched for answers, unsettling details emerged—fragments of a lost life, cryptic recollections, and an identity that seemed to have been erased.Was he a victim? A fugitive? Or had something far stranger happened? Join us as we explore one of the most perplexing cases of a man who appeared out of nowhere—and the decade-long search for the truth.For Exclusive content visit our Patreon page and Website:⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠FacebookThis episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠

This episode revisits the baffling disappearance of Nikki Beauregard, a 41-year-old woman who vanished in the Nevada desert during a trip to Las Vegas with her boyfriend, Eric Covington. What was supposed to be a weekend of boating and fun at Lake Mead took a dark turn, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions, shifting stories, and suspicious behavior. Exclusive interviews with those closest to Nikki—some speaking out for the first time—reveal tangled relationships, hidden tensions, and inconsistencies that cast doubt on the official account of what happened that day. Was Nikki the victim of foul play, or did she disappear by choice? As new details emerge, this episode pieces together the last known moments of her life, challenging listeners to decide what they believe happened on the day Nikki disappeared….For Exclusive content visit our Patreon page and Website:⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcast⁠⁠www.theydisappearedpodcast.com⁠This episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠⁠katiehaze.com⁠⁠For sponsorship and direct podcast episode inquiries please email theydisappearedpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode of They Disappeared , Host Pat Draven walks us through the unsettling mysteries surrounding the small mountain town of Silver Plume, Colorado—a place where history and tragedy intertwine. Beginning with the haunting legend of Clifford Griffin, a grief-stricken miner whose sorrowful violin once echoed through the valley, the story shifts to two eerie disappearances that occurred a century later. Both men, drawn to Silver Plume’s quiet isolation, ran businesses in the same building before vanishing under strange circumstancesAs the podcast unravels the chilling connections between these events, it raises unsettling questions about coincidence, fate, and the secrets the mountains may never give up.For Exclusive content visit our Patreon page and Website:https://www.patreon.com/TheyDisappearedPodcastwww.theydisappearedpodcast.comThis episode was produced by Katie Haze Productions To see more of her work visit her at ⁠katiehaze.com⁠