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Well, I strictly care about locating Tarasi. I do not worry about lifestyle or, you know, if it's an alternative lifestyle or whatever lifestyle, he may lead my goals to locate Tarasi.

I try to rationalize how my brother went missing, right? Because I feel like that's what every person who has lost someone tries to like live with it, I guess.

Even me, who I have a master's degree in social work, and I know how grief works, and I'm trying to process my own feelings, right? But it's so hard because I still fall into depression sometimes because I'm just like, talking about my brother just been missing like, why God? You know, like this is not fair.

On August 30, 2017, 23-year-old Tarasi Neholambela disappeared from a home in Phoenix, Arizona. During part one of Tarasi's story, I shared with you the story of Tarasi's family's journey to the United States to escape war and genocide in their home country.

Tarasi and his family came to the US as refugees in 1998, when Tarasi was just four years old. He quickly adapted to life in the US, but continued to struggle with some of the challenges faced by those who have been in traumatic situations.

In junior high school, Tarasi met his future wife, Cheyenne, and they eventually had a daughter together. Tarasi loved his wife and daughter.

Then, on August 30, 2017, Tarasi left home and went to a residence in Phoenix, Arizona. The reason he was visiting this home is unknown. His wife Cheyenne was waiting on him to return and attempted to reach him several times via phone and text message.

When she realized that his phone was turned off, she started to reach out to his friends and family members. Tarasi has not been seen since that afternoon.

What happened to Tarasi on August 30, 2017? The clues point back to the last place he was known to be, but what exactly happened and why remains a mystery?

I'm Marissa, and from Wondery, this is episode 159 of The Vanished, part two of Tarasi's story.

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You heard from Tarasi's sister, Alene, in part one. She shared what she remembers about the day Tarasi vanished.

His wife was expecting him to come home. He went to run an errand from what I understand. He went to go to this house to run an errand. And his friend was supposed to drop him off there. And he never came home.

They live in like Peoria, Arizona, which is between like 25 minutes drive, right? Between this friend who the detective also interviewed my little brother.

And Jeff had told me that Tarasi was missing. Then I called Cheyenne and found out he was missing. But I still didn't believe it just because I was like, he's not in jail.

Or he's at the mental health hospital and we just haven't got the update. But then his wife was like, no, he's not because he was supposed to be right back. He's not. He's in go through. But I was like, yeah, but he'll smell Tarasi.

He might have between between this 25 minute drive. He might have ended up in jail somehow.

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