Disappearances at Midnight

About Disappearances at Midnight

One day, someone leaves home, goes to work, takes a familiar road, or steps outside for a few minutes—and never comes back. Missing Persons Mysteries examines disappearances that left families searching, investigators questioning, and communities haunted by the absence of a clear answer. Each case begins with an ordinary life interrupted by one unexplained moment. Some vanish without witnesses. Others leave behind strange timelines, conflicting accounts, abandoned belongings, or clues that lead nowhere. As the details unfold, small inconsistencies can become the most important part of the story, revealing what was overlooked and what still refuses to make sense. When every lead has been followed and someone is still missing, which detail could finally explain what happened?

Publisher

Creator at Obomedia

Category

news · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Jul 2026

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

124 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   The Upright Sneaker: What It Hid About Sherry Tate's Last Night

   The Upright Sneaker: What It Hid About Sherry Tate's Last Night A single pale blue sneaker, size seven, upright on a marsh boardwalk - dry after four days without rain, sock folded neatly over the collar - and Sherry Tate had already been missing for nine days. How did a shoe that looked deliberate become the first clue in a disappearance that began at a hospital and hinged on a forty-five-minute blind spot in surveillance? In this episode, we follow the timeline from a hospital waiting room to an empty parking space and an access lane where a custodial worker saw a woman talking to a man at 9:50 p.m. The episode covers Sherry’s routines, the broken east-exit camera that stopped recording between 9:30 and 10:15, and the strand of hair and deal that later moved the investigation - but how did that sneaker come to mark the start of everything? Person: Sherry Tate Date: October 5-14, 2011 Location: Packer Marsh Wildlife Area; Millhaven Regional Medical Center Status: Missing (disappearance followed by discovery) Witness: Tom Ahearn, custodial worker - Sherry left the hospital waiting room at 9:44 p.m. on October 5, 2011, captured by the main entrance camera. - The hospital’s east-exit camera was offline from 9:30 to 10:15 p.m. due to a maintenance cycle open three days earlier. - Sherry’s last phone signal was recorded at 9:51 p.m., from a tower 0.3 miles from the hospital; the phone was never recovered. - The sneaker found by Linda Fitzgerald was a pale blue canvas size seven with a faded pink logo, discovered upright at 6:47 a.m, on October 14, 2011. - Investigators required eleven more days, a carefully worded deal, and a single strand of hair to advance the case. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

2. 

   14 Oct 2026

   The Empty Boat: One Shoe, Warm Thermos, A Carefully Staged Disappearance

   The Empty Boat: One Shoe, Warm Thermos, A Carefully Staged Disappearance A running outboard, a warm thermos, and a single dry shoe upright in a drifting boat - the small, precise details turn a routine fishing morning into a controlled disappearance. How did a fifty-four-year-old who followed the same Tuesday routine every season vanish from a boat that was already launched without a trace of water on her shoe? In this episode, we follow the timeline from the morning the boat was found to the evidence that tied two cases together, and we ask how the staged scene, a typed note, and a roll of orange paracord point to someone with access and a plan. Person: Peggy McCarthy Date: September 13, 2011 Location: Garner Lake Person: Connie Farr Investigator: George Wallace - At 8:53 AM on September 13, 2011, a fourteen-foot aluminum boat was seen drifting with its motor running and nobody aboard. - A green thermos was found wedged under the seat and still warm when the boat was discovered. - On the port-side floor sat a single brown leather shoe, size eight, laces double-knotted and completely dry. - A four-inch length of orange paracord was zip-tied to the live-well lid handle on the starboard side of the boat. - Human remains found by a backhoe operator on Loomis Mill Road on September 21, 2011, were identified by dental records as Connie Farr. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

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   13 Oct 2026

   The Library Book Buried with David Hansen - Sealed for Years

   The Library Book Buried with David Hansen - Sealed for Years A library book survived three Wisconsin winters sealed inside two Ziploc bags and returned from four feet underground almost perfect - a finding that tied directly to a man missing for 910 days. Why would a 22-year-old with no recorded interest in freshwater fish check out a field guide the last afternoon anyone saw him alive, and how did that same book end up buried where his remains were later found? In this episode, we follow the timeline from the afternoon David Hansen checked out a field guide at the Maple Street library through the first days of the missing person investigation and the details that later linked the buried book to his death. What neighborhood details, surveillance gaps, and witness memories eventually pointed detectives toward answers? Person: David Hansen Date: August 14, 2016 (book checkout) Location: Halverson Township, Wisconsin Status: Missing reported August 19, 2016; remains later found Detective: Christine Harris - David Hansen was 22 years old when he checked out a field guide to Upper Midwest freshwater species on August 14, 2016. - The book was sealed inside two Ziploc bags and buried four feet underground, later recovered on February 9, 2019. - David’s phone was left charging by his bed and his wallet was on the kitchen counter when he disappeared. - His car was recovered six blocks from where he was last seen, in the rear parking lot of Pennbrook Foods, with no camera footage or witness explanation. - A retired mail carrier remembered a white van with its engine running parked outside 408 Wicker Lane the morning of August 15, 2016, recalled 18 months later. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

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