Michael "PaPaw" Chambers

The Vanished Podcast

Wondery

True Crime, Society & Culture, Cold Case, Investigative, Find The Missing, Vanished, Missing Persons, Documentary, News, Disappeared, Exhibit C

4.5 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Michael Chambers is a retired firefighter who is loved not only by his family but also by the local community. On March 10, 2017, he disappeared from his home in Quinlan, Texas. It is believed that he vanished sometime between noon and 3PM that day. No one saw or heard a thing but some puzzling clues were left behind. The area around his home has been searched extensively on multiple occasions but no trace of him has been found.

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Michael Chambers, there is a $25,000 reward. You can call the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office at 903-453-6800. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Hunt County crime stoppers at 903-457-2929. You can also submit a tip on their website: Hunt County Crime Stoppers.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to the vanished ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today.
0:17.0	Every scenario that we've looked at because believe me, we've considered everything. And honestly, we haven't been able to
0:24.0	rule anything out because we can't rule anything in. And then when you look at, well, did he have any enemies?
0:30.0	Was there something that could have happened because of something that he did? Well, when on Earth could he possibly
0:37.0	done? He's the kind of guy who, if you need something, he'll give you the shirt off his back. If it will benefit you.
0:44.0	70-year-old retired firefighter Michael Chambers disappeared from his home in Quinlan, Texas on March 10, 2017.
0:56.0	Earlier that day, he had spoken to his wife on the phone around 8 a.m., then he was captured on surveillance video at a local Walmart around 1115 a.m.
1:05.0	When his wife arrived home from work that evening, she discovered that he was missing.
1:11.0	He had left behind his keys, wallet, and all of his vehicles.
1:15.0	A couple of things went missing along with Michael that day, including his driver's license, phone, and possibly the emergency
1:22.0	cash that he was known to carry in his wallet. Extensive searches have been conducted to look for Michael, but no trace of him has ever been found.
1:31.0	Michael is known as a devoted friend, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Love not only buys family, but by the community as well.
1:40.0	What happened to Michael Chambers, a man with no known enemies or risk factors for going missing?
1:46.0	I'm Marissa, and this is episode 100 of The Vanished, Michael Chambers' story.
2:01.0	The Vanished, Michael Chambers' story.
2:15.0	Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape and found me Rob Briden on my podcast.
2:27.0	In this series of Briden and I talk to, among others, Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan, and Dame Harriet Walter.
2:37.0	And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.
2:42.0	It's terrific conversation, reminiscent, sweat appropriate, and exchange of anecdotes.
2:49.0	So do join me, Rob Briden, wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes of Briden and are available early and ad-free on Amazon Music, or by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app.
3:10.0	Over the past several months, I've received many, many requests from listeners to cover Michael's disappearance.
3:17.0	I was finally able to get in touch with his granddaughter recently, and I spoke with her for this episode.
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