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And Then They Were Gone

Update: Orrin and Orson West

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

Documentary, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6747 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

4-year-old Orrin and 3-year-old Orson West were reported missing on December 21, 2020 by their adoptive parents, Trezell and Jacqueline West. Trezell told police that the boys wandered out of their California City, California backyard while he was gathering firewood. Multiple searches were performed, but no trace of the boys were found. As authorities dug deeper, questions began to arise as to whether or not the boys had ever even set foot in California City at all. Now, over a year after they were last seen, Trezell and Jacqueline have been arrested for their murders.
In this episode, we talk about the arrest, go over the indictment and discuss what we've learned so far. After the update, you can listen to our original episode on Orrin and Orson's disappearance to get the full story and timeline.

Anyone who has any information on the disappearance of Orrin and Orson West, or people who have had any interactions with the boys at all in 2020, is urged to contact the California City Police Department at 760-373-8606. To remain anonymous you can call the secret witness line at 661-322-4040.

Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre la desaparición de Orrin y Orson West, o personas que hayan tenido alguna interacción con los niños en 2020, debe comunicarse con el Departamento de Policía de la Ciudad de California al 760-373-8606. Para permanecer en el anonimato, puede llamar a la línea de testigos secretos al 661-322-4040.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Darkcast Network, the light shines brightest on our indie podcasts.

0:10.3

On December 21st, 2020, a frantic father called police and said that while he was out gathering firewood,

0:20.2

his two little boys, Orrin and Orson West,

0:23.7

who were four and three years old, respectively, managed to get out of the backyard and disappear.

0:30.9

The next day, they spoke to reporters outside of their home, laid out their whole story,

0:35.4

and thanked people for caring, thanked people for searching,

0:39.5

and laid out a timeline of events. But as we covered in our season three premiere episode in

0:48.1

January, the story never added up. And if you'll listen to that episode, I asked the question, were they even

0:58.1

in California City, California on December 21st, 2020 when they reported missing? As it turns out,

1:05.7

the answer was probably no. Jacqueline and Trizell West were charged in the murder of Orrin and Orson West this week.

1:15.9

When a person goes missing, there's a special kind of pain in the not knowing. I want to tell the

1:21.2

stories of those who never came home. I want to tell you the updated story of Oran and Orson

1:27.4

West.

1:28.3

I'm Cona Gallagher.

1:29.3

And this is, and then they were gone.

1:32.3

... Welcome back, everyone. I know you're already like, what is happening. This is weird. And you're

2:08.7

right. It is weird. I am all alone in our basement podcasting studio. Ethan is out of the country

2:16.5

currently. I'm actually going to be joining him for a few

2:19.3

days tomorrow, but because he is going on this long work trip, our recording, scheduling,

2:26.2

everything got very messed up. So this is what's going on. I am going to bring you the update

2:32.9

to the Orrin-Norson-West case this week alone, but then

2:38.8

after that, we have recorded a two-part episode.

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