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Episode 386: Kenneth Ray Weaver: Hot Potato

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Ed Dentzel

True Crime

41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Kenneth Ray Weaver was a 37 year old from Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He had two siblings and loved the water. On approximately December 25, 2000, yes, Christmas, Kenny was allegedly dropped off at a friend's place although that friend claims Kenny was never there. He was never seen again. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missingkennethray.weaver Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/kenneth-ray-weaver NAMUS: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/1040?nav Article: https://ktvz.com/cnn-regional/2023/06/06/police-search-for-leads-on-man-whos-been-missing-for-nearly-23-years/ If you have any information concerning the disappearance of Kenneth Weaver, please contact the Pocola Police Department at (918) 436-2476. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4bh2ppqACeF7BdKw_93eA/join --Unfound plays on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Instagram, Twitter, Podbean, Deezer, Google Play and many other podcast platforms. --on Monday nights at 9pm ET, please join us on the Unfound Podcast Channel for the Unfound Live Show. All of you can talk with me and I can answer your questions. --Contribute to Unfound at Patreon.com/unfoundpodcast. You can also contribute at Paypal: paypal.me/unfoundpodcast --email address: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.3

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0:17.0

Kenneth Ray Weaver was a 37-year-old from Fort Smith, Arkansas.

0:28.4

He had two siblings and loved the water. On approximately December 25th, 2000, yes Christmas, Kenny was allegedly

0:39.3

dropped off at a friend's place, although that friend claims Kenny was never there.

0:46.7

He was never seen again.

0:52.1

I'm Ed Dunsellel and this episode and thinking, okay, Ed has finally lost it.

1:17.0

Well, you could not be further from the truth.

1:20.6

In fact, the title of this episode represents one of the most serious problems we have with

1:27.8

disappearances.

1:30.1

What is that problem?

1:32.2

Investigative responsibility.

1:34.8

The perception that police departments do everything

1:37.7

in their power to avoid committing resources

1:41.1

to disappearance cases. To the point they will happily, energetically,

1:46.3

joyously try to pass the paperwork off to any other jurisdictions if they can.

1:52.3

I don't want it. other jurisdictions if they can.

1:53.6

I don't want it, you take it.

1:57.0

Some of unfound's disappearances where this occurred,

2:00.7

Eric Alvarado, Peggy and Patty McDaniel,

2:05.0

Juliangale, and there are many, many, many others.

2:12.0

With this most often happening... many, many others.

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