The Disappearance Of Derrick "Tank" Evans, Jr. — Valdosta, GA

The Fall Line: True Crime

The Fall Line® Podcast, LLC

News, True Crime

4.6 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In November of 2020, Derrick "Tank" Evans, Jr. disappeared, in the middle of the day, from his Valdosta, GA apartment—in the middle of what his family describes as vital treatment for cancer.

Our midseason episode highlights Derrick's disappearance and his mother, Tamara's difficulty in attracting attention and support —and she needs the support of our listeners to get his story out to a larger audience. Please, follow her FB page and share his missing-persons poster, and request that the Valdosta media feature Derrick's story.

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0:00.0	Lay them to rest out this October from Hachette Book Group vividly opens up the world of forensic
0:06.0	science.
0:07.0	Lay them to rest brings readers to crime scenes, labs, and law enforcement offices, all in
0:11.4	the name of identifying John and Jane Doe victims.
0:14.3	It's written by a seasoned cold case researcher who also hosts the popular podcasts, one
0:18.2	strange thing, and the fall line.
0:20.5	Readers immersed in lay them to rest will even follow along as a victim is identified for
0:24.4	the first time, and her family, decades later, finally gets some answers.
0:28.6	Breaking, hopeful, and insightful, lay them to rest will show you how far we've come
0:32.6	in solving the cases of the unidentified dead and how far we have yet to go.
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0:43.5	There's discussion of homophobia and violence in this episode.
0:47.4	Listener discretion is advised.
0:56.8	This is the fall line.
1:00.6	If you're in the city of Valdosta, Georgia, you're practically in Florida.
1:04.9	It sits 15 miles or so from the state line.
1:08.1	Valdosta is a fairly small place.
1:10.6	According to the 2020 census, there's less than 60,000 residents in the city proper,
1:15.8	but it's also a university town, so there's nightlife and culture built around the school.
1:21.8	It's also been home to the South Georgia Pride Festival for nearly 15 years.
1:26.7	And there are theme parks, historic sites, a huge swath of wetlands, and the hardwood
1:32.2	and pine forests.
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