This is a Rogue Media Network podcast.

Do you ever have a story that you just can't get out of your head?

One that you play the details of over and over with your friends.

Well, you've come to the right place.

I'm Claire.

And I'm Susan.

And this is justice pending. A weekly true crime

podcast where we discuss tantalizing crimes with more questions and answers. It's every parent's

worst nightmare, a college student, a safe campus town, a short walk home, and then nothing.

She had friends with her, surveillance cameras on every block, and just two and a half blocks

to walk. Yet somehow, 20-year-old Lauren Spear vanished. Welcome back to another episode of Justice Pending.

I'm Claire.

And I'm Susan.

On today's show, we dive into the missing persons investigation of Lauren Spear.

So let's set the scene.

It's June 2nd, 2011, the start of summer at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Lauren had just finished finals, and she was ready to celebrate.

She was just 20 years old from Scarsdale, New York.

She was studying textiles merchandising and was known for her bright smile and her huge heart.

Physically, she was barely five feet tall, maybe 90 pounds, had blonde hair, blue eyes, a girl who

looked younger than she was, but did carry herself with confidence. So that evening, she had friends

over to watch a basketball game at her apartment in the

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