Today's episode is a fan favorite. The audio and the story has been remastered for today's

episode. On a dark fall night in 2010, two detectives stood in the street of an upscale

suburban neighborhood just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. In the middle of the road,

lit by their flashlights, lay the body of a teenage boy. Now, these were two veteran detectives,

but neither of them had ever seen the type of brutal violence that had clearly been inflicted on

this young man. His legs looked shattered, his jeans had been ripped to shreds, and his face was

bruised and broken. The detectives felt sure this young man had been murdered, but because he had no idea on him,

they didn't know who he was. However, when they did finally discover his identity, this case

would take a totally bizarre turn. The detectives would find themselves a thousand miles away

from their crime scene, sifting through reported sightings of their victim that defied the laws of physics,

and also grasping at an insane theory that they hoped could somehow tie it all together.

So if that's of interest to you, please buy a highway billboard ad with the follow button's phone number on it,

and promise a $1,000 reward to the person who calls and does the best Elmo impression. Okay, let's get into today's story. I'm On the night of November 15th, 2010, a 16-year-old boy named Delvante Tisdale curled his body into a tight ball and inched forward deeper into the dark cramped chamber where he was hiding.

He tried to take deep breaths and stay calm, but he was scared. He felt the chamber lurch and shudder, and he realized he was moving.

It was really cold, and Delvante started to shiver, so he pulled his knees tighter to his body.

He had never felt so completely and totally alone in his whole life.

Delvante knew no one from his family was out looking for him.

Why would they be?

It was normal for him to be out of the house for hours at a time, even on the weekends.

Delvante was a standout high school student who got good grades and was involved in

several extracurricular activities. He also spent a lot of time with his reserve officer's

training corps, or ROTC group, which

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