DESPERATE FAMILY SEARCHING FOR MATTHEW, LAST SEEN IN HYUNDAI TUSCAN LEAVING VEGAS, WHO IS HIDING CAR?
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 14 October 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Authorities in Arizona are desperately searching for 28-year-old Matthew Spencer, who disappeared on a cross-country road trip from Las Vegas to his new home in Houston.
Matthew last spoke to his family on August 6. Matthew is very close with his family, his siblings, and especially his twin sister, Kara, and this is unusual for him not to contact his family.
Over the summer, Matthew decides he wants to turn over a new leaf and makes a plan to move from California to Houston, Texas. Matthew is known for venturing out and moving to new locations.
This time, he decides to make the trip in his 2006 Hyundai Tucson. Matthew doesn’t intend to make the 30-odd-hour trip all at once. He plans to stop in Las Vegas to see his sister Kara, then stop in Arizona and New Mexico along the way.
Matthew arrives in Las Vegas on August 1st and stays through August 4, before continuing to Texas.
Matthew plans to split the rest of the 20-hour drive into several days. On August 5th, Matthew’s car is spotted coming into Flagstaff, Arizona.
On August 6, Matthew checks in with Kara, telling her he’s arrived in Cloudcroft, New Mexico. The two chat over text until 10:54. Matthew’s last message saying he’s ‘driving in the desert.
On August 7, Matthew does not respond to his sister’s text messages, so after more than 12 hours Without contact, Matthew’s family reports him missing. Authorities found Matthew’s silver 2006 Hyundai Tucson on camera entering Flagstaff.
Matthew’s Tucson has not been located
Matthew is 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighing 200 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He usually has a mustache and wears glasses.
Anyone with information on Matthew, or his silver 2006 Hyundai Tucson with Washington plate CJM2235, should contact the Flagstaff, Arizona police at 928-774-1414.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Randi Green - Mathew Spencer's Cousin
- Kara Spencer - Mathew Spencer’s Sister
- Matthew Mangino - Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County); Author: "The Executioner's Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States"
- Dr. John Delatorre - Licensed Psychologist and Mediator (specializing in forensic psychology); Psychological Consultant to Project Absentis: a nonprofit organization that searches for missing persons; X, IG, and TikTok - @drjohndelatorre
- Rhonda Dequier - Founder of 'Missing In America Network,’ a non-profit organization committed to raising awareness, supporting families, and facilitating search efforts for missing persons across the United States; Social Media: @MissingInAmricaNetwork
- Evan Short - Director of Search Operations for 'Missing in America Network,' (involved in the search for Mathew Spencer)
- Sydney Sumner - Crime Stories Investigative Reporter
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:09.9 | A family desperate searching for Matthew. |
| 0:14.5 | Last seen in his Hyundai, Tucson, leaving Vegas. |
| 0:18.6 | Good evening. I'm Nancy Grace. |
| 0:20.2 | This is crime stories. I want to thank you for being with us. |
| 0:23.7 | 28-year-old Matthew Spencer embarked on a cross-country moves. His family with whom he shares a deep bond |
| 0:29.8 | grew anxious when days passed without word on his whereabouts. Where is Matthew? |
| 0:36.9 | Tonight, his family desperate begging you for help |
| 0:40.3 | with us tonight two very special guests Kara Spencer that's Matthews sister very |
| 0:48.3 | close and Randy Green Matthews cousin both of them joining us tonight asking for your help. And in that vein, |
| 0:58.9 | the first thing I want to do is give you a tip line. It's the Flagstaff PD 928774 1414. Repeat, |
| 1:08.1 | 928 774 1414. Look at Matthew. Don't look away. Look at Matthew. Don't look away. Look at Matthew. His disappearance has torn apart the lives of everyone in his family. Where is he? Can we bring him home? Straight out to his sister, Randy. Randy, explain to me what was happening in the days leading up to Matthew seemingly just dropping into thin air. |
| 1:38.8 | Yeah, and that's exactly how it was. Everything was very normal. Like Karara was saying he had talked to his older sister and |
| 1:46.8 | her they were through messenger um it wasn't like an actual phone call because he said he didn't have |
| 1:52.1 | enough you know service he was in a dead zone area and um he everything was fine he asked him how |
| 1:58.4 | dinner was going he talked to his other sister let her know know that she was, you know, he was okay. He was driving. And, you know, that was it. |
| 2:07.2 | Joining us in addition to Matthew's family, an all-star panel, |
| 2:12.3 | straight out to Evan Short, joining us, Director Search Operations for Missing an America Network, who is actually |
| 2:19.7 | involved in the search for Matthew Spencer. |
| 2:23.3 | Evan, what do you know as we go to air tonight? |
| 2:27.7 | Well, there was a lot of search that we conducted following the steps and the data that was received with the Google |
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