Cindy Song

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

Documentary, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In 2001, Hyun Jong “Cindy” Song was a bright and vivacious Penn State student just months away from graduation. On Halloween, she went out dancing with friends, but in the early morning hours of November 1, something happened to Cindy Song, and she’s never been seen again. Cindy’s case is full of disturbing turns, including a possible sighting 200 miles away, her family fighting with investigators, and a possible connection to a serial killer operating in the area. Now, nearly 20 years later the question still remains, “Where is Cindy Song?”You can find a full list of sources, along with photos and videos on our blog at And Then They Were Gone.Sources Who Abducted Cindy Song? Unpacking the cold case of the Halloween bunny that disappeared into the night 8 years after Penn State student disappeared, case narrows to 1 active lead The Halloween Disappearance of Cindy Song Charley Project - Hyun Jong Song Reddit - [Unresolved Disappearance] What Happened to Hyun Jong “Cindy” Song at Penn State? Cindy Song group criticizes investigators Unsolved Mysteries - Cindy Song Luzerne County case may yield information in 2001 Cindy Song disappearance Have You Seen Me? Case #2 – Cindy Song Police say body found not Song's Reddit - Hugo Selenski and Steven Allen Martin: What else don't we know? Grand jury: Dozen bodies found in Hugo Selenski's backyard Potential break in cold case of missing Penn State student linked to bodies in Luzerne County: Centre Daily Times Court rejects Selenski’s appeal for new trial. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	In the fall of 2001, approximately 40,000 students attended Penn State at the main campus in State College, Pennsylvania.
0:07.0	On Halloween, thousands of them donned costumes and went to celebrate with friends at bars, clubs, and off-campus apartments.
0:14.0	This was less than two months after the September 11th terrorist attacks, and many students were looking for an opportunity to escape from the
0:21.7	non-stop news reports of violence and death.
0:24.6	Jun Jong, Cindy Song, was one of these students.
0:27.7	The 21-year-old Integrative Arts Major was set to graduate the following spring and usually
0:31.8	didn't party much during the week.
0:33.8	But even though it was a Wednesday, it was also Halloween, so Cindy donned a bunny outfit and went to go clubbing with friends.
0:40.3	By all accounts, she had a great night.
0:43.3	But in the early hours of November 1st, 2001, something happened to Cindy's song, and she's never been seen alive again.
0:50.3	When a person goes missing, there's a special kind of pain in the not knowing. I want to tell
0:57.2	the stories of those who never came home. I want to tell you the story of Hyun Zhang, Cindy Song.
1:03.8	I'm Conan Gallagher. And I'm Ethan Flick. And this is, and then they were gone.
1:20.2	Yeah. and then they were gone. Hyeong-Zong, Cindy Song was born on February 25, 1980 in Seoul, South Korea.
1:25.9	Not much information is publicly available about her childhood,
1:29.1	but when she was 15 years old, she came to America to attend high school, staying with her
1:33.7	aunt and uncle in Springfield, Virginia, which coincidentally is the next county over from
1:39.4	where we're sitting right now. I did not know that. Yeah. Also a coincidence, and the reason I wanted to cover this case, is after high school,
1:48.2	Cindy attended college at Penn State University at their main campus in State College,
1:53.0	Pennsylvania.
1:54.2	Now, this is where you went to college as well, Ethan.
1:57.2	That's right.
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