Skylar Ware
The Vanished Podcast
Wondery
4.5 • 15K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2021
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
On May 10, 2020, 25-year-old Skylar Ware wished his mom a happy Mother's Day. He was in Kansas City, Missouri, and she was in the process of moving to Florida, so the two didn't see each other often but kept in frequent contact. That was the last time Skylar's mother ever heard from her only child, and his posts on social media stopped soon after, leaving everyone to wonder what happened to him. Nearly a year later, with no leads, they're still wondering, and Skylar is still missing.
If you have any information about Skylar Ware's disappearance, please call the Kansas City Police Department at 816-234-5136. You may also call their TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477). Alternatively, you can contact the Jackson County, Missouri Sheriff's Office at 816-541-8017.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to the vanished ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. |
| 0:22.0 | I've called like all the mordes in the police department. |
| 0:26.0 | I never thought that he was hiding out because there's never been a time where he's never contacted me. |
| 0:34.0 | So once I realized, okay, wait a minute, something is wrong. Like I said, it was such a whirlwind I was trying to buy a house and moving to another state. |
| 0:42.0 | Those couple of months were just really chaotic. |
| 0:46.0 | And so once I kind of realized, oh my gosh, I haven't heard from him, I knew something was wrong instantly. |
| 0:53.0 | Because never in his 26 years has he ever gone without contacting me. |
| 0:59.0 | How does someone just disappear? I don't think that he's alive. I still have hope, but I don't think that my mom intuition says that he's not. |
| 1:09.0 | On May 10, 2020, 25-year-old Skylar Ware wished his mom a happy Mother's Day. |
| 1:17.0 | He was in Kansas City, Missouri, and she was in Florida moving to a new home. |
| 1:23.0 | So the two didn't see each other often, but kept in frequent contact. |
| 1:28.0 | But this is the last time Skylar's mother would ever hear from her only child ever again. |
| 1:34.0 | And his posts on social media stopped soon after, leaving everyone to wonder what had happened to him. |
| 1:41.0 | Nearly a year later, with no leads, they're still wondering and Skylar is still missing. |
| 1:47.0 | I'm Marissa, and from Wondery, this is Episode 279 of The Vanished. |
| 1:53.0 | Skylar Ware's Story |
| 2:11.0 | Whether you're new to the show or have been listening for a long time, the stories you hear each week are about people whose lives culminated in their disappearance, |
| 2:21.0 | likely with a tragic ending. The people whose stories we tell are people that could have been our own friends, neighbors, parents, or children. |
| 2:30.0 | We don't just tell the story of the missing person, though. |
| 2:33.0 | Missing person's stories encompass entire communities of people, all of whom are victimized by the loss of a loved one without a resolution. |
| 2:42.0 | Today's story is no different. This is a story of an imperfect young man, who made choices that we may find difficult to relate to, |
| 2:50.0 | or understand or empathize with. But it's the story of a young man who's beautiful but deeply conflicted soul impacted many, |
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