175 -The Disappearance of Darla Harper - Part 1

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

One month before her divorce was set to be finalized, twenty-five year old Darla Harper mysteriously vanished. After leaving her husband, Darla had moved into a nearby apartment with the couples' two year old daughter. On a quiet, Tuesday night, Darla said goodbye to a friend and was never seen again.

The next morning police found a smear of blood on her apartment door and inside was her daughter, having been left alone for hours. A neighbor reported hearing strange noises the night before but no one had seen what happened to the twenty-five year old.

Investigators launched a massive search trying to locate the missing woman. When they located her car they discovered the vehicle was caked with mud and there was blood inside and out. The question quickly became: had Darla been the victim of a stranger abduction or had someone specifically targeted her, believing they had something to gain from her absence?

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0:39.0	When Darla Harper didn't show up for work, her boss knew something had gone wrong.
0:44.0	The 25-year-old had always been exceptionally punctual and exceedingly reliable.
0:49.0	She never missed a day without calling, and she rarely missed a day at all.
0:54.0	When multiple calls to Darla's apartment went unanswered,
0:57.0	her boss decided to take the 20-minute drive out of Little Rock to check in on her.
1:02.0	Receiving no answer at Darla's door, a neighbor called police,
1:06.0	but no one could have imagined what they would discover.
1:09.0	Inside the apartment, officers found Darla's two-year-old daughter, all by herself,
1:15.0	but there was no trace of her mother.
1:17.0	The investigation would quickly uncover a series of bizarre clues,
1:22.0	a spot of blood on the apartment door, an unfinished letter lying on the bed,
1:27.0	and reports of strange sounds coming from the apartment the night before.
1:32.0	The missing woman's car had been left abandoned at a commuter lot several miles away.
1:37.0	The wheels were caked in mud, twigs and branches were stuck to the rear bumper,
1:42.0	and there was blood inside and out.
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