Hey Darkdowneasters, this is an off week for the show, but I didn't want to leave your feet empty when there are so many cases still awaiting answers, and so many families waiting for their loved ones to return home.

On this date, two years ago, I released an episode about the disappearance of Christopher Brian Lewis. Chris was just

13 years old when he seemingly vanished after school one day. In February of this year,

2025, marking the 11-year anniversary of his disappearance, the National Center for Missing and

Exploited Children created a new age progression photo and missing

poster depicting what he might look like now at 24 years old. The photo and poster are linked

in the description of this episode. I'm Kylie Lowe and we're remembering the case of Christopher

Brian Lewis on Dark Down East.

I first learned the name Christopher Brian Lewis on Facebook.

Part of this line of work is staying informed of active and ongoing cases and keeping an eye out

for underreported stories. Social media, as rotten as it can be for some things, has proven to be a

valuable tool for sharing and finding information about disappearances far beyond what the

flyers on telephone poll strategy provided in the past.

Christopher's name and photo were posted in a Facebook group dedicated to bringing awareness to missing people in Massachusetts.

The post summarized the known details about his case at the time,

date of disappearance, last known location, physical description,

and a tip line for the Boston Police Department.

I was struck by Christopher's age, just 13 years old. I started digging deeper, hoping to learn that

he returned home safe, or that police had a lead, or at the very least, I'd find that his

disappearance received ample coverage throughout the years.

But that's not what I found.

Instead, there was just a handful of news articles about Christopher,

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