
SEQUESTERED
Hosted by Andrea and Sara · Road Trip Studios
4.1from 891 ratings
- 48
- Episodes
- 46
- Transcribed
- 891
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
- 74K
- YouTube views
About SEQUESTERED
SEQUESTERED is a cinematic true crime podcast hosted by Sara Reid that reconstructs real cases through immersive sound design and a victim-centered lens. Season 4, Missing Persons Cases of the 1980s, revisits ten disappearances from an era before digital footprints, combining narrative storytelling with disciplined investigative structure. Each episode walks listeners through the final known moments, the investigation, and the unanswered questions that remain. With over 3 million plays and a #1 ranking on Apple Podcasts, SEQUESTERED delivers a highly engaged audience drawn to thoughtful, story-driven true crime. The show blends emotional storytelling with factual depth, creating a powerful listening experience that keeps audiences coming back week to week. Follow SEQUESTERED wherever you listen. Go to sequesteredpod.com for more!
- Publisher
- Road Trip Studios
- Category
- society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Jan 2025
- Latest episode
- 26 May 2026
Latest episodes
46 of 48 episodes have a transcript.

26 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
1984 | The Day Eugene Martin Disappeared

19 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
1983 | The Ann Gotlib Mystery

12 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
1982 | The Vanishing of Jennifer Marteliz
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1984 | The Day Eugene Martin Disappeared
Published 26 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Eugene's family called him Gene, and that week he had been looking forward to something simple, celebrating his 14th birthday. His dad had planned to help him pick out a bicycle. Gene had also been saving up part of his paper route money for the fair, which was set to begin just four days later. A bike, the fair, a birthday, those were the normal things a 13-year-old boy should have been thinking about that August. According to reporting from the time, Gene left home around five o'clock that morning to deliver his route on the southwest side of Des Moines. His route covered an area near Southwest 14th Street and High View Drive. […]
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- Sara Reid
- Hayley Fox
- Betsy Shepherd
- Tonetta Carlisle
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 74,220
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.1 / 5
- 810 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 81 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 86
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 90
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Questions about SEQUESTERED
Who hosts SEQUESTERED?
Andrea and Sara host the show. Published by Road Trip Studios.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does SEQUESTERED take guests?
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