Heather Teague

Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

"I can't describe what the look on her face did to me; it made me sick to my stomach. It was a look of sheer terror."

On 26 August 1995, 23-year-old Heather Teague decided to sunbathe along the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, near Newbergh Beach. Having made loose plans to have a friend meet up with her, Heather found a secluded spot along the beach, took a dip in the water to cool off, then laid out on her towel to relax. Unbeknownst to her, there were multiple sets of eyes on her.

Watching through a telescope across the river, Tim Walthall was able to clearly see Heather. He also noticed another man with shaggy hair and a beard hiding in some bushes nearby Heather, waiting. Moments later, the bearded man would produce a gun and abduct Heather in broad daylight...

Research & writing by Bethany Branson

Hosting & production by Micheal Whelan

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Music Credits:

P.C.III - Omnipresence

Soft And Furious - Melancholic Ending

ROZKOL - The Institute Laboratories

Organoid - Cassini

Delaytape - Lonely Ambient

how the night came - IV - C6H807

Noisyfilter - Repose

Jasnazima - Exodus Glacier

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0:00.0	We all like to think that we would know what to do in a moment of crisis.
0:19.7	I know I would.
0:21.0	Whenever I go into a crowded building, I often look for the nearest exits, and I'd like
0:25.5	to think that in a worst-case scenario, I'd be able to help my loved ones and others get
0:29.9	to safety.
0:30.9	Whenever I walk down a dark street, I'd like to think that if I were to be approached
0:35.0	by someone with dark intentions, I'd be able to fight or flee to safety.
0:39.4	I'm sure most of us have similar thoughts.
0:42.7	But for all of our pondering, it's not often that these thought exercises get put to the
0:47.5	test.
0:48.5	Yet, in the late summer of 1995, one individual would enter a situation he neither could
0:54.8	have expected nor prepared for when he witnessed the abduction of a woman from afar and was
1:01.0	unable to help her in any way.
1:03.4	This is the story of Heather Teague.
1:25.8	On the day that Heather Teague vanished, there were eyes everywhere.
1:30.7	It was August 26th of 1995, and Heather was supposed to go camping.
1:35.9	She loved nature and had gotten an early start that day, heading to a friend's home at
1:40.3	about 4.30 a.m.
1:42.6	But her friend was not home, so Heather decided to check back in with them later on.
1:47.3	At around 10 a.m., Heather made her way to a local bar that had a payphone and gave her
1:52.2	friend a call.
1:53.7	This friend's name has never officially been made public, but she confirmed that they
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