Disappearance of Sophie Reeder | 1

Felonious Florida

Wondery | Sun Sentinel

Crime Story, Documentary, Exhibit C, History, Murder Documentaries, Florida, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.4 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

When 15-year-old Sophie Reeder disappears from her Florida home, it appears at first that she has run away. But clues begin to emerge that something terrible has happened to Sophie. Then more cases surface that expose a violent world that lures in girls like Sophie and tears their lives apart — or leaves them dead and often forgotten. The mystery of Sophie Reeder's fate hinges on one thing: If somebody out there knows what happened to her, why haven't they come forward?

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode contains graphic language and descriptions of events that some listeners may find disturbing.
0:14.0	A missing child flyer for Sophie Reader has a picture of her smiling from the booth of a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale.
0:20.0	It was taken by her mom Nicole Twist on Mother's Day 2017.
0:25.0	The last day she saw her 15-year-old daughter.
0:29.0	Lately, something seemed off with Sophie.
0:33.0	She talked to her mom about her own beauty, about wanting to go to California to become a model,
0:38.0	and wanted to change her name.
0:41.0	The once happy, fun little girl was more distant, more erratic.
0:46.0	She had been hanging around sketchy neighborhoods, around people with shady pasts.
0:51.0	But even then, her family and friends didn't know the danger she was in.
0:56.0	At just after midnight, five days later, Sophie walked out of her father's house and disappeared into the darkness.
1:04.0	Early actions by police alarmed Sophie's family, who believed investigators were treating her like a runaway.
1:11.0	But troubling facts would emerge after her disappearance.
1:15.0	A date circled on her calendar, a candle left burning in her bedroom.
1:20.0	Late night calls and visits to a mysterious older man.
1:23.0	And indications that she'd been on disturbing websites.
1:27.0	The evidence tells Private Investigator John Rody that Sophie is not a runaway at all.
1:34.0	His instincts were honed over years as an undercover cop on the streets of Miami.
1:39.0	And he's sure that Sophie was in grave danger that night.
1:43.0	That the world she was walking into was full of violence, drugs, rapes, and worse.
1:50.0	She was probably trapped with nobody to turn to.
1:53.0	The threat of death always lurks here.
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