Pearl Pinson

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

Documentary, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Pearl Pinson was just 15 years old when she was violently abducted from a pedestrian bridge in Vallejo, California, on the morning of May 25, 2016. Despite witnesses, immediate police response, and a quickly identified suspect, Fernando Castro, Pearl vanished without a trace.

In this episode, we explore Pearl’s life, the terrifying details of her abduction, the investigation and pursuit of her abductor, and the enduring mystery of her disappearance. We also discuss the ongoing efforts by her family to honor her memory, including a campaign to rename the bridge where she was last seen, and their relentless hope to one day bring Pearl home.

If you have information regarding Pearl Pinson’s disappearance, please contact the Solano County Sheriff’s Office at 707-784-1963.

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0:00.0	Darkcast Network. Welcome to the dark side of podcasting.
0:08.2	On May 25th, 2016, 15-year-old Pearl Pinson was on her way to school in Vallejo, California,
0:15.3	when she was violently attacked and abducted in broad daylight. Multiple witnesses saw part of what happened,
0:23.2	and police even identified her kidnapper within hours. Yet nine years later, Pearl is still missing.
0:32.1	Pearl story is a true mystery in that no one knows why she was targeted or where she could possibly be today. Could she
0:39.9	still be out there alive somewhere? Does someone out there still hold the answer? When a person
0:46.3	goes missing, there's a special kind of pain of the not knowing. I want to tell you the stories of
0:50.3	those who never came home. Today, I want to tell you the story of Pearl Pinson. I'm
0:56.0	Kona Gallagher. And I'm Ethan Flick. And this is, and then they were gone.
1:00.0	Music The
1:13.6	The Welcome back, everyone. Welcome back. Thank you for joining us once again. I'm Kona.
1:43.2	And I'm Ethan. And we're the husband and wife team behind this podcast.
1:46.8	Each week, I tell you the story of an unsolved missing person's case.
1:50.4	Ethan doesn't know anything about the case going into the episode and is here to provide
1:54.2	his reactions and questions in real time, hopefully asking some of the same ones you have at home.
2:00.4	Today we're discussing a case that is as baffling as it is heartbreaking.
2:06.3	It's one that's haunted Northern California for years.
2:09.2	And part of the reason is that because it seemed as though it would have been resolved within the first 48 hours of her disappearance.
2:17.4	Because as I mentioned in the intro,
2:19.4	her abductor was identified, which is extremely rare in cases of stranger abduction.
2:25.6	Yeah. I mean, as soon as you read the intro, I was like, how is this case coming to us?
2:33.5	Yeah. Nine years later.
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