Disappearances

About Disappearances

In 2020, after years spent searching for answers, Sarah Turney used social media to help bring justice to her sister Alissa’s nearly two decades-long disappearance. Now she’s teaming up with Parcast to explore the many reasons people disappear and the impact their absences can have on those left behind. Disappearances is a Spotify Original. Catch a new episode every Thursday, free on Spotify.

Publisher

Spotify Studios

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Aug 2021

Latest episode

26 Apr 2024

Latest episodes

112 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Apr 2024

   Introducing: Stolen Season 3

   Violence. Retaliation. Disappearances. The Navajo Nation is 27,000 square miles of remote terrain with just over 200 tribal police officers. This season on Stolen, Connie Walker’s investigation into the cases of two missing women leads her on a search for justice in a place where people say you can get away with murder. To listen to the entire season, search for “Stolen” on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2. 

   19 Oct 2023

   Shaping Advocacy: Charley Ross, Amber Hagerman, and Adam Walsh

   Sarah takes a look at three cases that changed the landscape of missing person investigations. Charley Ross disappeared from Germantown, Pennsylvania in June 1874. Amber Hagerman was abducted from a parking lot in Arlington, Texas in 1996. Adam Walsh went missing from a Sears department store in July 1981. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3. 

   12 Oct 2023

   Frederick Valentich

   20-year-old pilot Fred Valentich disappears during a flight over Australia’s Bass Strait in 1978 — in the midst of a radio transmission. Effectively narrating the moment of his disappearance, Fred says he sees something flying over him at great speeds…something he believes is no ordinary aircraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.1 / 5

78 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

6,759 ratings

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