John "Brent" McGhee
The Vanished Podcast
Wondery
4.5 • 15K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
On July 11, 2024, 42-year-old John Brent McGhee disappeared from Leachville, Arkansas. Brent was last seen by his mother when she dropped him off at his cousin’s house. A short time later, he left on foot, reportedly to look for his wife. According to eyewitness accounts, Brent made it to the home of his wife’s best friend, but he was not allowed inside.
Brent did not have a cell phone with him at the time, which meant there was no way for anyone to contact him, and he left no digital trail to follow.
Brent was very close with his mother, and it was unlike him to go so long without reaching out. Days passed, then over a week. Brent’s mother knew something was wrong. On July 22, she walked into the Leachville Police Department and reported him missing.
What followed was a wave of rumors. Some stories suggested Brent had met a horrible fate. But was there any truth to these rumors, or was it all just small-town lore?
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of John Brent McGhee, please contact the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office at 870-658-2242 or Crimestoppers at 844-910-STOP.
If you have a missing loved one that you would like to have featured on the show, please fill out our case submission form.
Follow The Vanished on social media at:
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | July 11th, so |
| 0:13.0 | 204 was the last time that his mother physically seen him. |
| 0:16.6 | She didn't report him missing until July the 22nd. |
| 0:20.3 | It's not unusual for him to take off for a day or two. |
| 0:24.1 | But then when 10 days rolled around and she still hadn't seen her son or heard anything from him, |
| 0:29.2 | then she got a little worried, where's my son? |
| 0:32.1 | And then she started asking around about him and no one had seen him or anything since July the 11th. He didn't have a phone, |
| 0:39.4 | he didn't have money, he didn't have anything on him. It's so many unanswered questions. |
| 0:46.0 | On July 11th, 2004, 42-year-old John Brent McGee disappeared from Leachville, Arkansas. Brent was last seen |
| 0:54.1 | by his mother when she |
| 0:55.0 | dropped him off at his cousin's house. A short time later, Brent left on foot, reportedly to look for his |
| 1:00.9 | wife. According to eyewitness accounts, Brent made it to the home of his wife's best friend, but he |
| 1:06.8 | wasn't allowed inside. And that's the last sighting of Brent McGee. |
| 1:11.6 | Brent didn't have a cell phone with him at the time, |
| 1:14.3 | which meant there was no way for anyone to reach out to him, |
| 1:17.3 | or even a digital trail to follow. |
| 1:19.7 | Brent was very close with his mother, |
| 1:21.6 | and it wasn't like him to go without contacting her. |
| 1:24.6 | Days passed, then over a week. |
| 1:26.9 | For Brent's mother, the silence became more unbearable |
| 1:29.8 | with each passing day. She knew something was wrong. So on July 22nd, 11 days after she had last |
| 1:36.5 | seen her son, she walked into the Leachville Police Department and reported Brent missing. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Wondery, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Wondery and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.