Hi crime junkies, I'm your host Ashley Flowers, and I'm Britt.

And the story I want to tell you today is all about a young woman whose mysterious disappearance

baffled police for months before proving that no clue is ever too small, because even

the tiniest little detail can wind up holding the key to justice.

This is the story of Tamika Houston.

In the summer of 2004, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, a young woman named Tamika Houston

is at a crossroads in her life.

She's 24 years old, she's recently quit her job, waitressing at Crackle Barrel for

something bigger.

Tamika loves singing, she actually had gone down to Atlanta, Georgia, and tried out for

American Idol at one point.

But yeah, but she didn't make it.

So her family was encouraging her to think about maybe going back to school to finish

her degree.

Now some sources I read said she was actually already in nursing school, but either way,

she's at the point where she's just ready to make a change.

Adding to this desire to kind of turn things around, Tamika had just recently gotten out

of a long-term relationship a couple months back after things with her ex-boyfriend, this

guy named Terrance fell apart.

Wait, did you say Terrance?

Do you mean Terrance?

So it's interesting that you say this.

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