Leyla McCullagh

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.3 • 971 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In 2012, Leesburg mother Leyla Mastova McCullagh vanished after being seen at home in medical distress. Her phone later pinged hours away — then went silent forever. With a history of domestic violence and a hidden illegal weapon, suspicion quickly focused close to home. Thirteen years later, Leyla has never been found. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor and use my code attwg50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com * Check out Greenlight and use my code greenlight.com/attwg for a great deal: https://greenlight.com * Check out Mood and use my code ATTWG for a great deal: https://mood.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/attwg for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Ruggable and use my code ATTWG for a great deal: https://ruggable.com * Check out Shopify and use my code shopify.com/attwg for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Darkcast Network. Welcome to the dark side of podcasting.
0:08.4	On August 13th, 2012, 36-year-old Leila Mastova McCullough was at her Leesburg, Virginia home with her four-year-old son.
0:16.9	But after that, she vanished.
0:19.7	In the days that followed, her phone went silent, and her credit cards and bank account
0:23.8	showed no activity.
0:25.7	Friends and coworkers grew alarmed when Layla didn't show up for work and failed to contact
0:29.9	anyone.
0:31.3	The devoted mother had simply gone quiet.
0:34.1	Something those close to her insisted would never happen voluntarily. They reported
0:39.3	her missing multiple times to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, desperate to get authorities
0:44.5	involved. But what started as the missing person's report quickly turned into a disturbing mystery
0:50.1	involving domestic strife, hidden evidence, and an investigation that seemingly went nowhere.
0:57.3	Now, more than 13 years later, people are still asking, what happened to Layla McCullough?
1:04.5	When a person goes missing, there's a special kind of pain in the not knowing.
1:08.4	I want to tell the stories of those who never came home.
1:12.1	Today, I want to tell you the story of Layla Mestova McCullough. I'm Conan Gallagher. And I'm Ethan Flick. And this is,
1:19.0	and then they were gone. Welcome back, everyone
1:41.1	Thank you for joining us once again.
1:43.5	I'm Kona.
1:44.1	And I'm Kona.
1:44.8	And I'm Ethan.
1:47.6	And we're the husband and wife team behind this podcast.
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