Ebonee Spears

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

Documentary, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

It was the beginning of the Martin Luther King Junior holiday weekend in Wilmington, North Carolina, and 30-year-old Ebonee Spears was not doing well. Ebonee, who had been diagnosed with Lupus the year before, had seemingly been having negative reactions to her medication. The bright, friendly mother of one was acting disoriented and paranoid. Things got so bad, that her parents contemplated having her involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital.

The next evening, January 15, 2016, Ebonee told her parents she wasn’t coming over for a planned dinner. That night, when her boyfriend arrived at her home, Ebonee was gone. No one has seen Ebonee after that day. After six years of misinformation and muddled timelines, investigators and Ebonee’s loved ones are no closer to finding out where she went after she walked away.

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Ebonee Spears, please contact the Wilmington Police Department at 910-343-3686.

Si tiene alguna información sobre la desaparición de Ebonee Spears, comuníquese con el Departamento de Policía de Wilmington al 910-343-3686.

Find us everywhere: https://linktr.ee/attwgpod
Get episodes early and ad-free on Patreon: https://patreon.com/attwgpod
Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/attwgpod
For a full list of our sources, please visit our blog: https://andthentheyweregone.com/blog

This week's promo is from Crime Time Nerds, true crime podcast focusing on unidentified person's cases, cases of the missing or kidnapped, cold cases, and lesser known murders from across the United States. Crime Time Nerds is hosted by sisters-in-law Ash & Nat. https://www.instagram.com/crimetimenerds/

Partial list of sources:

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3697dfnc.html
https://ncmissingpersons.org/ebonee-spears/
https://www.wwaytv3.com/wilmington-businesses-joining-search-for-mom-missing-after-1-week/
https://truecrimediva.com/ebonee-shanetta-spears/
https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2020/01/14/four-years-after-ebonee-spears-disappeared-community-to-hold-rally-in-downtown-wilmington-free-read/
https://www.wect.com/2021/01/15/five-years-after-disappearance-ebonee-spears-family-prays-new-leads/
https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2021/10/01/ebonee-spears-missing-persons-case-wilmington-nc-includes-reward/5946538001/

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/and-then-they-were-gone--5360779/support. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey there, it's Cona Gallagher, host of And Then They Were Gone and day by day, true crime stories.
0:06.4	And I am here to bring you an amazing opportunity to win some incredible prizes, all for a good cause.
0:14.6	Join the Texas Advocacy Projects the Big Game Football Squares Raffle on February 9th, 2025, and help support survivors of
0:23.2	power-based abuse. For every $100 donation, you secure a square and a chance to win amazing prizes.
0:31.2	You can choose from two exciting grids. The Hawaiian Paradise Grid offers a grand prize of a seven-night stay for two at a luxury resort in Oahu or the Big Island.
0:42.8	Or play the beachfront Mexico Grid for a chance to win a four-night, all-inclusive state for two at a five-star Marival luxury resort in Banderas Bay or Nuevo-Niart, Mexico. Your contributions help survivors understand
0:58.5	their rights, navigate the justice system, and secure emergency protective orders. To participate,
1:05.0	visit Texasadvocacyproject.org and select your grid today. Don't miss out. Tune in to the Texas Advocacy Project's Facebook page
1:13.5	on February 9th, 2025 during the game for live updates on winners. Prizes are awarded at the end of
1:20.8	each quarter with the grand prize at the game's conclusion. So score big for a cause. Visit
1:26.7	Texas advocacyproject.org to learn more.
1:32.8	It was the beginning of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend in Wilmington, North Carolina,
1:39.5	and 30-year-old Ebony Spears was not doing well. Ebony, who had been diagnosed with lupus the year before, had seemingly been having negative
1:49.0	reactions to her medication.
1:51.7	The bright, friendly mother of one was acting disoriented and paranoid.
1:57.2	Things get so bad that her parents contemplated having her involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital.
2:05.6	The next evening, January 15, 2016, Ebony told her parents that she wasn't coming over for a planned dinner.
2:14.4	That night, when her boyfriend arrived at her home, Ebony was gone no one has seen ebony after that day
2:22.1	after six years of misinformation and muddled timelines investigators and ebony's loved ones are no
2:30.2	closer to finding out where she went than right after she walked away.
2:36.4	When a person goes missing, there's a special kind of pain in the not knowing.
2:40.8	I want to tell you the stories of those who never came home.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Little Monster Productions, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Little Monster Productions and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.