Elijah "Bear" Diaz

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

Documentary, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

On August 29, 2015, Bear Diaz texted his mother goodnight and was never seen again. The 20-year-old man from El Cajon, California was a Type-1 diabetic and left with money and enough insulin for about a week. Family and friends hoped he was just taking some time away, but when he missed his tribe's annual pow-wow, his mother knew something was terribly wrong. Could Bear's disappearance be linked to the circle of friends and acquaintances that were constantly at his house, or could something even darker be at play? Could another disappearance be linked to Bear's?Sponsor:MansonFamily.netSources: Bring Bear Home Years Later, San Diego Man's 2015 Disappearance Still a Mystery Missing El Cajon Man's Disappearance ‘Suspicious': Private Investigator /Where is Elijah “Bear” Diaz? $10K Reward Posted in El Cajon Missing-Person Case Facebook: Help Find Elijah Bear Diaz Dissapeared: 20-Year-Old Bear Diaz, Vulnerable With Medical Condition, Vanishes In The Night Reddit: The Disappearances of Elijah “Bear” Diaz and Skylar Peterson Tosic True Crime Wednesday: The Disappearance of Bear Diaz Barona family pleads for answers in son’s disappearance Charley Project: Elijah Runningbear Diaz FUNDRAISER PLANNED OCT. 23 FOR SEARCH FOR MISSING EL CAJON MAN WITH DIABETES Missing Person Elijah Bear Diaz Barona Tribe History BARONA TRIBAL COUNCIL AND GAMING COMMISSION Mayo Clinic: Diabetic neuropathy https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-1-diabetes/symptoms-causes/syc-20353011 NamUs #MP30449 NCMEC Poster Disappeared: Elijah “Bear” Diaz Wikipedia: Santa YsabelSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/attwgpod)

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. I wanted to give a quick shout-up before we got started this week to Alexa
0:05.4	Beechler, who owns Send Me Personalized. She surprised us with, and then they were gone T-shirts.
0:11.8	It was so sweet, and she's been a great supporter of the podcast. So I wanted to say thank you to her,
0:19.9	and to give her company a little shout out.
0:23.5	Again, that's send me personalized on Facebook.
0:25.9	And we will, of course, post a link.
0:29.0	And so check it out.
0:30.5	Buy some stuff, but don't buy things too quickly because she's literally having a baby,
0:36.1	like as we speak, or maybe she just had it yesterday.
0:39.2	In other words, she's going to be busy. So congratulations, Alexa, and thank you very much.
0:44.7	Now let's get to the show.
0:48.1	From the time our children are infants, we teach them to play nicely, to share their toys, to be generous and help others when they can.
0:57.0	If we're lucky, they listen to us and share with other children.
1:00.0	If we're incredibly lucky, they carry these lessons with them throughout their lives and look for ways to share and help.
1:07.0	Elijah Bear Diaz was one of these kids.
1:10.0	He grew up and shared what he had and looked for ways to be generous with friends.
1:14.6	Raising a son with such a kind heart must have made his mother proud.
1:18.6	But when Bear went missing in 2015, it left his mother, Lailani Thompson, wondering if her son's generosity is what ultimately led to his disappearance and possible death.
1:30.3	When a person goes missing, there's a special kind of pain in the not knowing.
1:35.3	I want to tell the stories of those who never came home.
1:38.3	I want to tell you the story of Elijah Bear Diaz.
1:42.3	I'm Kona Gallagher. And I'm Ethan Flick.
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