Case Update: Eric Pracht

The Vanished Podcast

Wondery

True Crime, Society & Culture, Cold Case, Investigative, Find The Missing, Vanished, Missing Persons, Documentary, News, Disappeared, Exhibit C

4.5 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2021

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

In June of 2019, we brought you the story of Eric Pracht, a 25-year-old man missing from Lakewood, Colorado, since July 23, 2016. Eric and his fiancé had hosted a small gathering at their condo. As the party was winding down and most of the guests had left, there was a disagreement. According to those present, Eric took a walk to cool off and never returned. On April 23, 2020, a hiker located human remains that were positively identified as Eric. Eric’s father, Randy Pracht, spoke with us recently for this update episode.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to the vanished ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today.
0:15.0	This episode originally aired on June 6, 2019.
0:20.0	As a refresher, we'll play the original episode with an update at the end.
0:24.0	If you remember this story well, you can fast forward to around 1 hour and 3 minute mark where the update begins.
0:40.0	She's an amazing man. He's got a big heart and he was good at his job because of the person he is.
0:46.0	And I miss him.
0:48.0	Denise got to call from pretty the next day at 2.30 in the afternoon that Eric had walked off and hadn't come back.
0:59.0	So after we got to call, we immediately tried to get a hold of Eric and he couldn't, he wouldn't.
1:07.0	There was no answer. At that time, the phone would ring through. Then it would go through his voice mail.
1:14.0	His phone didn't stop taking calls till 5.30. Then it stopped.
1:21.0	So Eric left the condo with no shoes. Only his wallet and his cell phone.
1:30.0	By all indications from all reports, it appears that Mr. Pratt walked away.
1:37.0	He was an able-bodied adult, which is with him and just disappeared.
1:44.0	On July 22, 2016, 25-year-old paramedic Eric Pratt and his fiance had a small get-together at their condo in Lakewood, Colorado, a suburb of Denver.
1:57.0	As the party was winding down and most of the guests had left, a disagreement between the pair and two people close to them turned into more of a fight.
2:06.0	And according to those present, Eric took a walk to cool off. But Eric never returned.
2:14.0	Despite extensive searches, no trace of Eric has ever been found.
2:19.0	Eric's disappearance is a baffling mystery with bizarre clues, but they just haven't found enough pieces of the puzzle to solve it.
2:28.0	Amarissa and from Wondery, this is episode 178 of The Vanished, Eric Pratt's story.
2:58.0	I'm Candace DeLong, host of the podcast Killer Psychie, and in our newest season, we dissect the thoughts and behaviors of the most violent figures in history.
3:07.0	Follow Killer Psychie on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. Or you can listen early and add free by joining Wondery Plus on Apple Podcasts or The Wondery app.
3:19.0	For Eric's story, we were contacted by Eric's parents, Randy and Denise.
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