220 - The Vanishing of Ann Riffin

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Thirty-three year old Ann Riffin was searching for something. She'd never found a place where she felt she truly belonged, and after so many years, she believed she may have found her new home in the small village of Ruidoso, New Mexico.

A poet, writer and artist, Ann fell in love with the beautiful scenery, bustling community and local art scene. For three months she seemed to thrive until one quiet weekend in September of 1982 when she mysteriously vanished.

Weeks later, Ann's car was found abandoned in an area frequently referred to as the middle of nowhere. There was no evidence of a crime, in fact there was no evidence at all. No one had any clue as to where Ann may have gone, or what tragedy might have befallen her. Now, more than forty years later, the search for Ann continues though her case has long grown cold.

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0:00.0	The
0:01.0	World
0:02.0	33-year-old Ann Linde Riffin drove away from her family's Montclair, New Jersey, home
0:15.1	for the last time in the spring of 1982.
0:19.0	Ten days later, she resurfaced more than 2,000 miles away in southern New Mexico, where
0:24.4	she had found work and a place to stay.
0:27.3	She had been an unannounced move, but one which she seemed satisfied with.
0:32.3	A highly intelligent, caring and kind woman, and found herself swallowed up by the beauty
0:37.6	of the landscape, the complexities of the people and the artistic community.
0:42.9	For three months, she lived in the small village of Riyadoso, until the day she mysteriously
0:48.4	vanished.
0:49.9	More than two weeks would pass before Ann's car was found abandoned off a little used
0:54.4	rural road in an area even locals describe as the middle of nowhere.
0:59.8	The doors were locked, there were no signs of a crime, and the vehicle had no mechanical
1:04.1	failures.
1:05.8	More than 40 years later, some wonder if Ann chose to walk away and start a new life.
1:11.5	Others believe she might have been injured or perhaps stricken with amnesia, while the
1:15.9	rest theorized that Ann was the victim of a crime.
1:20.1	This is Trace Evidence, Episode 220, The Vanishing of Ann Griffin.
1:32.0	Welcome to Trace Evidence.
1:33.8	I'm your host, Stephen Pacheco.
1:36.4	Today we examine the mysterious disappearance of 33-year-old Ann Griffin, before getting
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