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And Then They Were Gone

Sarm Heslop

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.3971 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

On the night of March 7, 2021, 41-year-old Sarm Heslop had dinner with her boyfriend on the island of St. John in the US Virgin Islands. It was a relaxed evening at a local bar, and afterwards, they took a short dinghy ride back to the 47-foot catamaran they lived on together, and went to bed. But by sunrise, Sarm was gone.

Her phone, wallet and passport were still on the boat, but she was not. And the man who was the last person to see her refused to talk. To this day, Ryan Bane maintains that Sarm must have gone overboard accidentally, but Sarm’s family believes there’s much more to the story, and five years later, they’re still trying to figure out what happened on that boat. 

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On the night of March 7, 2021, 41-year-old Sarm Heslop had dinner with her boyfriend on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

1:12.4

It was a relaxed evening at a local bar, and afterwards they took a short dingy ride back to the 47-foot

1:17.8

catamaran they lived on together and went to bed. But by sunrise, Sarm was gone. Her phone,

1:24.8

wallet, and passport were still on the boat, but she wasn't. And the man who was the last

1:30.2

person to see her refused to talk. To this day, Ryan Bain maintains that Sarm must have gone

1:36.4

overboard accidentally, but Sarm's family believes there's much more to the story. And five years

1:42.0

later, they're still trying to figure out what happened on that

1:46.2

boat. When a person goes missing, there's a special kind of pain in the not knowing. I want to tell

1:50.9

the stories of those who never came home. Today, I want to tell you the story of Sarm Heslop.

1:56.9

I'm Kona Gallagher. And I'm Ethan Flick. And this is, and then they were gone.

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