Few things are more devastating than a loved one going missing.

On the vanished podcast from Wondery, host Marissa Jones tells stories of missing persons

that have gone overlooked by mainstream media. She gets the story from friends and family

of the missing person and frequently talks with law enforcement and others close to the case.

Marissa wants to help families find their vanished loved ones or give them a sense of peace.

Marissa is a friend of mine and I can tell you she is one of the most ethical,

caring and dedicated podcasters out there. As we say in the south, she does the Lord's work.

In a recent episode of The Vanished, Marissa looks into the disappearance of James Foster Chants.

The 48-year-old man from Texas went missing in March of 2021, last seen by his neighbors

cleaning up after a storm. Devastated and without any leads, James' family began searching for him,

but in their search, they began uncovering clues that James was not the man they thought he was.

And worse, that he may have disappeared on purpose. You're about to hear a preview of The Vanished.

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At the beginning of this year, James Foster Chants disappeared from grapevine Texas,

sometime in the 60 days between the end of January and the end of March. During that time,

Texas experienced a record-setting winter storm, leaving most of the state without power for days.

This seems to be a crucial point in James' disappearance, though we don't know the exact day he

disappeared, or even the exact month. His disappearance has some strange aspects and lots of unanswered

questions. But one thing that we do know is that he hasn't been seen in the last eight months.

This is a story that will leave you questioning how much you can really ever know someone.

Do people only show you the side of themselves that they want you to see?

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