The Night She Was Let Go: The Disappearance of Mitrice Richardson

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore

PAVE Studios

True Crime

4.4 • 945 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

A mother makes a difficult choice. When Latice Sutton learned her daughter had been arrested, she believed she’d be safest spending the night in custody. But just after midnight, Mitrice Richardson was released — without a phone, without transportation, and without anyone notified. Hours later, a homeowner spotted her six miles away in the dark hills of Malibu Canyon. Then she was gone. We ask the question her family still demands an answer to: Should she ever have been released that night? Come connect with us and the Clues community to discuss episodes, break down cases, share theories, and dive even deeper into the stories. Join the conversation at reddit.com/r/cluespodcast. That’s reddit.com/r/cluespodcast. Head over to our Clues YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@CluesPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Clues to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals including Crime House 24/7, Crimes Of…, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Murder True Crime Stories and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Social YouTube: @CluesPod | @crimehousestudios Instagram: @cluespodcast | @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia Clues is hosted by Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore Instagram: @morgsyabsher | @itskaelynmoore TikTok: @twohottakes | @heartstartspounding Episode Sponsors: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://www.Shopify.com/clues A year from today isn’t that far away. Get started now at https://www.HelloAlma.com/clues To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, Crime House community. It's Kaylin from Clues, and I've got some really exciting news for you all.
0:05.9	Clues has been nominated for a Webby Award for Best Crime and Justice podcast episode.
0:11.3	Now, we really, really need your help to bring home the People's Voice Award.
0:15.4	Head to vote.webbyawards.com and cast your vote for clues. Voting is open now through April 16th. That's
0:22.5	vote.com. Thanks, everyone. This is Crimehouse. One night in 2009, a mother gets a call.
0:38.8	Her 24-year-old daughter has been arrested.
0:41.4	But what started as an arrest soon turned into one of the strangest missing persons cases I've ever read about.
0:47.7	Mitrease Richardson was released from police custody just before 1 a.m.
0:51.7	No wallet, no phone, no ride. And after that, no one ever heard from
0:57.5	Mitrease again.
1:10.7	Hi guys, welcome back to Clues, where we sneak past the crime scene tape to explore the key evidence
1:15.2	behind some of the most gripping true crime cases. I'm Kaelin Moore, and I'm going to be the one
1:19.5	digging deeper into the timelines, the backstories, and the court files released on these cases.
1:23.9	And I'm your internet detective, Morgan Absher. I'm the one who's diving into anything I can
1:28.0	find online and looking at those lesser known details and trying to figure out what is or isn't
1:33.6	adding up. And don't forget to share your thoughts on social. Want ad-free listening and early access?
1:38.9	Subscribe to Crime House Plus on Apple Podcasts. And make sure to go back and listen to our previous
1:43.3	episodes wherever you get your
1:45.0	podcast. Now let's get into Myrice Richardson's case and the clues that defined it.
1:53.7	This one is going to be a dozy of a case today. It's a big one. It is a big one. And I'm doing the research and you hear everything back and it is, it's mind-boggling how such incompetence could even occur. You know, this is kind of a recent one. It's still 2009. I know. You say it's mind-boggling that such incompetence can occur, but I do feel as though that is a thread.
2:20.4	I mean, we cover it every week. Recent cases we've covered. We got the botched board for a reason. Yeah, we start, we're starting with a clean slate. We'll see how many botches we get on this one. And as always, I'm very curious what you guys get for botches. Definitely keep Talley along with us.
2:32.9	I know.
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