S1 Ep21: The Memoir

Underestimated - Bobcat Media

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.9 • 541 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we revisit the case of Chris Temple through the lens of his father. Though he is now deceased, he wrote a detailed memoir of the events following his son’s disappearance. Two years of anguish and grief are brought to light after 35 years.

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0:00.0	They think we're lazy. They think we're weak-willed. They think we're weak-willed. They think we're lazy.
0:23.2	They think we're weak-willed.
0:25.6	They think we're entitled.
0:28.1	They think we're selfish.
0:31.9	They think we don't care about anybody but ourselves.
0:38.8	We are compassionate.
0:41.4	We are resourceful.
0:43.5	We are capable.
0:47.4	We want to make a difference in the world.
0:50.1	We are underestimated. We are underestimated. I'll try to
0:57.0	Chris, my son, my friend, I'll leave the light on for you.
1:11.6	Chris, I'll try to accomplish more tomorrow and I'll leave the light on for you.
1:16.6	Exhausted and depressed, I went back to bed, but not before turning the light on for my son.
1:21.6	Extremely fatigued, still no word. I left the light on for my son. To hell with everything, I'm going to bed. Once more, the light remained on for our son.
1:33.3	I am frustrated, bitter, and despondent. As I have done every night, I left the light on for Chris.
1:39.3	For the seven hundred and sixth time, I left the light on for Chris.
1:43.3	Once again, the light is on for you, Christopher.
1:46.9	May the lights glow guide you safely home.
1:49.7	We love you.
1:54.3	If you were to walk the neighborhoods in Bath Township from 1990 to 1992, you would notice
2:03.8	something peculiar. At all times, one house's front porch light remained on. This light was left on
2:09.3	by missing person Chris Temple's father. He hoped by leaving the light on, he could somehow guide Chris
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