Irene Gakwa

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

Documentary, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In 2019, 29-year-old Irene Gakwa made a big move: she flew from her home in Kenya to the United States to start a new life. Irene had always loved helping people, and she was going to turn that love into a career by studying nursing. Fortunately, Irene already had a support system in the states: her two brothers, Chris and Kennedy lived in Boise, Idaho, and she was going to join them. Everything was going according to plan, and Irene even fell in love. But her family alleges that her boyfriend was no Prince Charming. They say that he was controlling and worked to isolate Irene from her family.

On February 24, 2022, Irene had a video call with her parents. She hasn’t been seen since. Did she, as her boyfriend claims, decide to pack up and move once again, or has something much worse happened to Irene?

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Irene Gakwa, or if you've seen a grey or silver Subaru Crosstrek with Idaho license plates that may have been seen trespassing on private property or in rural parts of Campbell County between February 24 and March 20, please contact the Gillette Police Department at 307-682-5155.

Iwapo una habari yoyote kuhusu kutoweka kwa Irene Gakwa, au ikiwa umeona Subaru Crosstrek ya kijivu au ya fedha yenye nambari za leseni za Idaho ambayo inaweza kuwa ilionekana ikiingilia mali ya kibinafsi au katika maeneo ya mashambani ya Kaunti ya Campbell kati ya Februari 24 na Machi 20. , tafadhali wasiliana na Idara ya Polisi ya Gillette kwa 307-682-5155.

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Partial list of sources:

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP90106
https://whereisirene.com/index.php
https://juryfile.com/2022/04/21/irene-gakwa/
https://diasporamessenger.com/2022/05/online-love-ended-in-agony-for-missing-kenyan-woman-irene-gakwa-in-us/
https://www.news-journal.com/fianc-of-missing-woman-arrested-for-allegedly-stealing-from-her/article_f5a7498c-ff3c-5e33-a7cd-9ac556a8cb5e.html
https://county17.com/2022/05/11/person-of-interest-arrested-in-gillette-missing-woman-case/

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0:00.0	In 2019, 29-year-old Irene Gakwa made a big move.
0:06.0	She flew from her home in Kenya to the United States to start a new life.
0:11.0	Irene had always loved helping people, and she was going to turn that love into a career
0:15.0	by studying nursing.
0:17.0	Fortunately, Irene already had a support system in the States.
0:20.0	Her two brothers, Chris and Kennedy, lived in Boise, Idaho, and she was going to Fortunately, Irene already had a support system in the States.
0:20.9	Her two brothers, Chris and Kennedy, lived in Boise, Idaho, and she was going to join them.
0:26.7	Everything was going according to plan, and Irene even fell in love.
0:30.7	But her family alleges that her boyfriend was no Prince Charming.
0:34.4	They say that he was controlling and working to isolate Irene from her family. On February 24th,
0:40.2	2022, Irene had a video call with their parents. She hasn't been seen since. Did she, as her boyfriend
0:47.2	claims, decide to pack up and move once again, or has something much worse happened to Irene?
0:53.6	When a person goes missing, there's a special kind of pain in the not knowing.
0:57.7	I want to tell you the stories of those who never came home.
1:00.7	Today, I want to tell you the story of Irene Gakwa.
1:04.4	I'm Conan Gallagher.
1:05.6	And I'm Ethan Flick.
1:06.9	And this is, and then they were gone.
1:30.3	Music And this is, and then they were gone. The The Welcome back, everyone.
1:50.8	Welcome back.
1:52.1	Thank you for joining us once again.
1:54.4	And, you know, joining us because, as you can hear, Ethan is back.
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