The Disappearance of Nick Howard: Accident, Hoax or Murder?

LOVE MURDER

Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette

True Crime, Comedy

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

When an 18-year old boy goes missing, police and family are left wondering: was it an accident, a hoax, or was he the victim of foul play? Along the way, the authorities would discover a nefarious obsession that began years before Nick was even born.

Sources:

1. Dowling, Paul. Forensic Files. 1996.

2. “Nicholas Andrew ‘Nick’ Howard (1978-1997) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159349735/nicholas_andrew-howard. Accessed 10 Sept. 2025.

3. “When Mercy Reigns – The Newton Community Magazine.” The Newton Community Magazine, https://thenewtoncommunity.com/living/when-mercy-reigns/. Accessed 10 Sept. 2025.

4. The Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 1997.

5. US Courts, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-caed-2_06-cv-00926/pdf/USCOURTS-caed-2_06-cv-00926-8.pdf. Accessed 10 Sept. 2025.

6. The Sacramento Bee, 20 Oct. 1999.

7. The Sacramento Bee, 12 July 1997.

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0:00.0	Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.co.
0:05.5	That's audible.co.uk slash wondering.
0:11.4	Okay, Jesse, last week's case was really, really brutal. What's the story this time?
0:16.6	When an 18-year-old boy goes missing, police and family are left wondering.
0:20.5	Was it an accident, a hoax?
0:22.9	Or was he the victim of foul play?
0:25.3	Along the way, the authorities would discover a nefarious obsession that began years before the 18-year-old was even born.
0:32.8	I'm Andy Kassett.
0:33.9	And I'm Jesse Prey, and this is Love Murder.
1:09.0	Music Cassette? And I'm Jesse Prey, and this Hi, Jesse. Welcome back everyone to Love Murder, a podcast about bold cheats, cold cheats, and love gone fatally wrong. You can find Love Murder
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