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Going West: True Crime

John Forsyth // 319

Going West: True Crime

Dark West Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.610.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In May of 2023, a beloved father and doctor in Missouri failed to show up for his shift at the hospital he worked at. He was last spotted on surveillance footage near a mysterious vehicle at a community pool, and a week later, his body was found in an Arkansas lake, with clear signs of foul play. This is the story of John Forsyth. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12175873/Brother-ER-doctor-body-Arkansas-lake-says-cops-treating-death-HOMICIDE.html 2. People: https://people.com/john-forsyth-doctor-dead-gunshot-expecting-baby-with-fiancee-7510029 3. Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/john-forsyth-dr-missouri-wife-b2350932.html 4. Law & Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/crime/missing-er-doctor-found-shot-dead-in-lake-family-believes-foul-play-involved-reveals-victim-was-kidnapped-in-2022/ 5. USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/01/john-forsyth-disappearance-what-happened-to-missouri-dr-found-dead/70278509007/ 6. NY Post: https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/slain-missouri-er-doctor-john-forsyth-was-expecting-baby-with-new-fiancee/ 7. In Memory of Dr. John Forsyth Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093067866713 8. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DrJohnForsythMissing/comments/149ovy8/did_he_know/ 9. Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/missing-missouri-er-doctor-john-forsyth-cassville-police-investigation-1803245 10. Interview with Richard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td57jfOPh7E 11. The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/missouri-er-dr-john-forsyth-just-vanishedand-his-frantic-family-is-baffled?ref=scroll&fbclid=IwAR2RqQl64Zz92S7Inbk3j279cVX8z0QK3HwEX784wmfQ9-Mfub5wPOyE5yg 12. Celebs Week: https://www.celebsweek.com/john-forsyth/ 13. Onfo: https://onfocoin.com/ 14. ABC7: https://abc7.com/cash-app-founder-death-investigation-autopsy-report-bob-lee-suspect/13205875/ 15. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12174757/PICTURED-Pregnant-fiance-ER-doctor-body-discovered-Arkansas-lake.html 16. BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65642500 17. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/bob-lee-homicide-suspect-nima-momeni-to-appear-with-new-legal-counsel/ 18. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/john-forsyth-missouri-doc-found-dead-in-lake-remembered-at-candlelight-vigil/ 19. Ozarks First: https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/woman-arrested-after-threatening-aurora-mercy-hospital/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

What is going on True Crime fans? I'm your host Tee. And I'm your host Daphne. And you're listening to Going West. Hello everybody. Big thank you to Arian and Stephanie for recommending today's case.

0:26.0

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0:56.0

going West, we have a bonus series called Real Crime. And you can access that over on patreon. So go head on over to patreon.com slash going West podcast or you can subscribe on Apple. Yeah, we now have over 90 episodes. So and you know soon enough, we'll get to 100. Yeah, it just keeps growing every month. Exactly. All right, let's let's dive into this one today. Thank you in advance for anybody who decides to share since this is happening now. And there are still answers that need to come to the case.

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In May of 2023, a beloved father and doctor in Missouri failed to show up for his shift at the hospital he worked at.

3:15.0

He was last spotted on surveillance footage near a mysterious vehicle at a community pool. And a week later, his body was found in an Arkansas lake with clear signs of foul play.

3:33.0

This is the story of John Forsyth.

3:53.0

John Forsyth was born in 1974 to Dixie and Robert Forsyth in Idaho. Though some reports say he was born in Utah, most say Idaho. So we're going to go with Idaho.

4:05.0

John grew up in a large Mormon family and is one of seven siblings. He had a brother named Richard and five sisters, Tiffany, Gina, Melissa, Cherry, and Amanda.

4:17.0

The Forsyth family split their childhoods between the United States and Alberta, Canada. And John and the rest had dual citizenship to be able to live in both places.

4:27.0

But John finished up his secondary education in Alberta, Canada, graduating from high school there. And then he set his sights on medical school.

4:36.0

And that's when he moved back to the United States specifically to Florida to study at the Ross University School of Medicine.

4:44.0

Now a bit on his personality, his brother Richard, who John was extremely close with, described him as generous and charming. And while he was confident, especially at work, he was also soft spoken and kind.

4:58.0

His brother-in-law called him funny, engaging, and the life of the party.

5:04.0

John was working as an emergency room doctor at two different hospitals. The first was Mercy Hospital Aurora in Aurora, Missouri.

5:13.0

And then Mercy Hospital Casville in Casville, Missouri. And that's where he ended up residing when he left Florida, moved to Missouri, and he was living in Casville.

5:23.0

Now Casville is situated about an hour west of Branson, Missouri, which is known as a popular tourist destination in the Ozarks, which is quite famous for its family entertainment and attractions.

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