When a teen vanishes from her small West Virginia hometown, no trace of her is found until her remains are discovered in a backwood stream months later.

A present-day lead results in the reopening of a heartbreaking cold case in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

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I'm your host, Leah, crime analyst by day and true crime storyteller by night.

And as always, I'm your co-host, Scott.

A quick heads up. This episode contains brief mention of the subject of sexual assault.

We won't go into any graphic detail, but still, please listen with care.

Teresa Woods was last seen alive on February 20, 1986.

She was 14 years old at the time and lived in Oak Hill, West Virginia.

Oak Hill is a small town in Fayette County, home to about 8,000 people, and located just

outside of a new River gorge National Park.

The area is known for its breathtaking mountains, river views, waterfalls, and abundant recreational

opportunities, especially those that revolve around water. It's the kind of place tourists flock to

for the weekend to hike or to whitewater raft, but for Teresa, it was home.

That hadn't always been the case, though. In fact, by February of 1986, Teresa had just moved to

Oak Hill. She'd only been living there for about three months, but she hadn't come from far away.

She'd previously lived in the nearby community of Kimberly,

which is a census designated area, also located in Fayette County.

Yeah, it can be really hard and challenging moving when you're about 14.

Yeah.

Speaking from personal experience there.

Yeah, same.

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