Anna Waters

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

Documentary, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

On the afternoon of January 16, 1973, five-year-old Anna Waters had just returned home from kindergarten. The storm that had wreaked havoc in her San Mateo, California town had finally stopped, and she wanted to go play in the backyard. Her mother, Michaele, gave her permission, and Anna pulled on her rain boots and went outside. After about 10 minutes, alarmed by the silence out back, Michaele went to check on her daughter. But little Anna was gone.

An investigation quickly ensued, with everyone assuming that Anna had fallen into the nearby river. But when she wasn’t found, her family and investigators began to worry that she was abducted. But by whom? Was this a stranger abduction, or was the culprit closer to home?

Anyone with information regarding Anna Waters disappearance is asked to contact the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Missing Persons Unit at 1-650-364-1811

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1:34.2	Darkcast Network. Welcome to the dark side of podcasting.
1:40.8	On the afternoon of January 16th, 1973, five-year-old Anna Waters had just returned home from kindergarten.
1:48.3	The storm that had wreaked havoc in her San Mateo, California town, had finally stopped, and she
1:53.0	wanted to go play in the backyard. Her mother, Michael, gave her permission, and Anna pulled on her
1:58.1	rain boots and went outside. After about 10 minutes, alarmed by the
2:02.5	silence outback, Michael went to check on her daughter, but little Anna was gone. An investigation
2:08.5	quickly ensued with everyone assuming that Anna had fallen into the nearby creek. But when
2:13.8	she wasn't found, her family and investigators began to worry that she was abducted.
2:19.0	But by whom? Was this a stranger abduction? Or was the culprit closer to home?
2:25.0	When a person goes missing, there's a special kind of pain in the not knowing.
2:28.6	I want to tell you the stories of those who never came home.
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