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The Welcome back to Missing. I'm Tim here today with Lance. Lance, how are you today? I'm doing fantastic today. Thank you so much for asking. I hope everyone who's listening. I hope they're all doing great. Tim, today we have on a guest who is, I would say, a new friend of the show. And he's very reminiscent of some journalists that we've spoken with in the past

journalists investigative reporters authors who are

Relentless in their pursuit of answers

I'll say justice but I think those answers lead to justice. So that's where they first go is the

relentless pursuit of answers. But Tim, before we get to that, I want to know. I have a

relentless pursuit to know how you're doing. Answer me that. Doing great. Thanks a lot for

listening. I don't have to write a New York Times bestseller to answer that question, Lance.

But our guest today, Mr. Sean Cohen, did write a New York Times bestseller on the disappearance of Lauren Spear.

And the book is called College Girl Missing, and there are links in the show notes.

It is a fantastic read and audiobook, which is how I consumed it.

But this case is really fascinating, Lance, and insanely tragic.

And Lauren Spearer went missing from Bloomington, Indiana on June 3rd, 2011.

She was 20 years old at the time of her disappearance.

I think she was five feet and has blonde hair.

And this disappearance is one that has always been on our radar and I feel very fortunate to be in the position, as I'm sure you do, to discuss this with somebody who is not only an expert on her disappearance, but somebody who has worked with the family through the good, the bad.

They started off with a rocky relationship,

and then he won their trust.

He earned their trust and has been working with the family ever since.

And I think that's an important note to take from this,

is that there is a way to, again, relentlessly pursue answers

and make that inclusive of a healthy relationship with the family.

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