From eerie vanishings and cryptic letters to chilling disappearances that defy explanation, we explore the most baffling unsolved mysteries where people seem to fade into thin air, leaving behind nothing but questions.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Sometimes people disappear without a trace, while others leave behind evidence that is even stranger than the vanishing itself. (Strange Vanishings and Spooky Letters) *** In the summer of 1989 in the suburbs of Kansas City, three young women went missing – and they are still missing even now, decades later. Their killer refuses to say where they are buried. (The Missing Victims of Richard Grissom) *** Sometimes people disappear without a trace, while others leave behind On a fall evening in 2009, the Jamison family disappeared into the woods of Oklahoma, leaving behind a set of bewildering clues and a case that remains unsolved today. (His Said His House Was Haunted, Then His Family Disappeared) *** On March 19, 2004, 17-year-old Brianna Maitland left her shift at the Black Lantern Inn around 11:20 P.M. What happened next remains a mystery to this day. (The Chilling Disappearance of Brianna Maitland)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
00:01:13.177 = Show Open
00:03:05.191 = The Chilling Disappearance of Brianna Maitland
00:11:54.532 = The Disappearance of Sister Aimee
00:20:24.012 = The Missing Victims of Richard Grissom
00:27:33.403 = He Said His House Was Haunted, Then His Family Disappeared (Jamison Family)
00:34:01.145 = Strange Vanishings and Spooky Letters
00:51:50.899 = Show Close
00:52:22.123 = Verse and Final Thought

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/MissingPersons
“Strange Vanishings and Spooky Letters” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2kUp1Bd
“The Missing Victims of Richard Grissom” posted at The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2m1Qq4x
“The Disappearance of Sister Aimee” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2m0bFDG
“The Chilling Disappearance of Brianna Maitland” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2m2cNqn
“He Said His House Was Haunted, Then His Family Disappeared” by Aimee Lamoureux for All That’s Interesting:http://bit.ly/2m5lgJg
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Originally aired: November, 2018
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/tfvd5996