056 - The Disappearance of Jamie Fraley

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2018

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Twenty-two year old Jamie Fraley was working hard to put her life on track. After a life wrought with health issues as the result of complications are birth, she had gotten a slow start. Unable to complete high school, or obtain a driver's license, she struggled to strike out on her own and put a future together.

In 2006, everything changed when she moved out on her own, met the man of her dreams and entered a GED program. She had recently tried to help a friend overcome a drug addiction, and this awoke in her a desire to help others. She wanted to attend college and pursue a career in drug counseling. Her life took a heavy blow when her fiancee was sentenced to fifteen months in prison for larceny, but Jamie remained devoted and determined to marry him when he was released. In the meantime, she developed a close bond with her soon to be father-in-law who lived in an apartment just two doors down from her. Unfortunately, as time moved on, her future in-law became obsessive about her and began making inappropriate comments and advances.

Jamie thought she had the situation under control, but friends were growing concerned. In April of 2008, just a few weeks before her fiancee was to be released from prison, Jamie came down with a nasty flu. On April 8th, she visited the hospital two times in search of assistance. Then, at midnight, she arranged for someone to give her a ride back to the emergency room. She was never seen again.

Accusations flew, and her future father-in-law became the prime suspect but a chaotic series of events would unfold involving the discovery of items in the woods, a body in the trunk of a car and the sudden dead end of the investigation. What happened to Jamie Fraley and who was responsible for this mysterious disappearance?

Join host Steven Pacheco as he examines this heartbreaking and frustrating case.

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0:00.0	22-year-old Jamie Frailey had been working hard to take control of her life.
0:15.5	After a difficult birth, Jamie suffered from physical and mental developmental issues
0:20.8	which left her unable to work or even complete high school.
0:25.6	She was later diagnosed with both an anxiety disorder and bipolar, resulting in her being
0:31.8	dependent on her family and drawing social security, which was placed in the hands of a provider.
0:40.0	After years of fighting to overcome her issues, Jamie was beginning to put it all together.
0:46.2	She moved out and was living on her own.
0:48.9	She met a man she developed feelings for and planned to marry.
0:53.1	She even enrolled in courses to obtain her GED and after attending several meetings
0:58.6	at her church, determined that she wanted to pursue a degree in drug counseling.
1:04.6	Her whole life she'd wanted to help others, and now she'd have that chance.
1:10.6	Unfortunately, circumstances arose to complicate things.
1:15.5	Jamie's fiance was sent to prison for 15 months, and during that time, while others advised
1:22.0	her to slow down and think about her future, she became even more determined to support
1:27.4	him and make things work.
1:30.2	When he was released from prison, she was anxious to get married.
1:34.6	Her apartment was located only two doors down from her future father-in-law, and so she
1:39.8	took the opportunity to bond with him and felt safe in his company.
1:45.8	Slowly though, things began to shift, and Jamie's future father-in-law began making inappropriate
1:52.6	comments and advances on her.
1:56.0	While friends told her to create distance, she believed she could handle it.
2:01.4	By April of 2008, her fiance was just a few weeks away from release, and she couldn't
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