Episode 300: Douglas Paul Crawford: Along Came Some Strangers

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Ed Dentzel

True Crime

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🗓️ 6 May 2022

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Douglas Paul Crawford was a 66 year old from Orange, TX. He was a father and cancer survivor. On March 18, 2021, in Vinton, Louisiana, Douglas allegedly allowed two people he didn't know to borrow his vehicle. When they returned, Douglas was gone. He was never seen again. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/929423927811245 Website: http://theunfoundpodcast.com/2022/05/03/the-disappearance-of-douglas-crawford/ Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/douglas-paul-crawford NAMUS: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/79540?nav Article: https://www.kplctv.com/2021/07/18/family-missing-vinton-man-seeks-closure-following-months-searching/ If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Douglas Crawford, please contact the Vinton Police Department at (337) 589-3561. Spotify, iTunes, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Stitcher, Podbean, and many other platforms, especially outside the United States. Unfound has social media accounts on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Speaking of YouTube, join me on Wednesdays at 9pm ET on the Unfound Podcast Channel for the Live Show, the only one of its kind in true crime. Ask questions. Chat with other viewers. And give the show a thumbs up. You can contribute to Unfound in the following ways: 1. Patreon.com/unfoundpodcast 2. Paypal.me/unfoundpodcast 3. Contribute during the Live Show with Superchat. And 4. Join the YouTube Membership program for the low price of $2.99/month. I need to thank the following people for contributions to Unfound this week: The website: theunfoundpodcast.com The email address: unfoundpodcast@gmail.com And, please mention Unfound at all true crime websites and forums. Thank you.

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0:00.0	Douglas Paul Crawford was a 66-year-old from Orange, Texas.
0:05.8	He was a father and cancer survivor.
0:10.0	On March 18, 2021, in Vinton, Louisiana,
0:15.8	Douglas allegedly allowed two people he didn't know to borrow his car. When they returned, Douglas was gone.
0:25.3	He was never seen again. I'm Ed Denzel, and this is unfound. In the most recent newsletter and Patreon blog, I wrote about how the public has a huge misconception about violence in the United
1:14.0	States.
1:15.3	The fallacy is that people harming people they don't know is common.
1:20.7	This is driven by the almost legendary status of serial killers and the U.S.
1:26.7	media's obsession with inner city slash urban
1:30.4	minority crime. Yet these incidents make up the smaller slice of the crime pie, not the larger
1:39.1	one. People hurting people they know is much more common.
1:51.7	As proof, of all the quote-unquote file play as most likely disappearances unfound is covered,
1:59.0	and there are many, there are only three where there is adequate evidence to believe people not known to the victims caused the disappearances.
2:03.7	What are those three?
2:06.1	Brandy Wells, Brandy Myers, and Pearl Pinson.
2:11.2	That's by my calculations.
2:14.2	Yours may be a bit different.
2:16.6	Suffice to say, though, there aren't many.
2:20.8	Well, with the disappearance of Douglas Crawford,
2:24.1	we may be looking at another of this type,
2:27.4	and the first one concerning a man.
2:31.1	What exactly happened when,
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