It's hard to imagine losing a loved one, a wife, a husband, a child.

For many, it's their biggest fear.

From Wondry, The Vanished is a podcast that tells stories of often overlooked and unsolved

missing person cases.

Each episode host Merissa Jones dives deep into a new case, sharing the details of their

mysterious disappearances from interviews with family, friends, law enforcement, and even

suspects in an effort to reveal the truth.

The Vanished has even aided in getting long overdue arrests through their in-depth interviews.

In a special two-part series, The Vanished dives into the mysterious case of Melissa

Highsmith.

When Melissa was an infant, desperate for childcare, her mother put out an advertisement for a babysitter.

Someone who called themselves Ruth Johnson answered the ad and picked Melissa up from their

apartment the next day.

Melissa was never to be seen again.

What happened to Melissa?

Was Ruth Johnson a malicious kidnapper?

Or was she just a cover story for a much more sinister plot?

We're about to play you a clip of Melissa's story on The Vanished.

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If this was your sister, what would you do?

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