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The Paranormal 60 Network

Vanishing Act – Faked Death, a Crashed Plane & a Con Like No Other - Mysteries, Mayhem, and Merlot

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4.6627 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Winnie sits down with author Jerry Jamison for PART 2 to discuss his jaw-dropping new true crime book, Vanishing Act: A Crashed Airliner, Faked Death, and Backroom Abortions. This shocking story unravels the life of Dr. Robert Spears, a man who faked his own death in a 1959 airliner crash, only to reappear months later under a new identity. From insurance scams and backroom abortion rings to a decades-long pattern of lies and reinvention, Jamison’s book takes listeners deep into one of the most bizarre and disturbing cases in American true crime history. We talk about his extensive research, FBI files, the unbelievable twists in Spears’ life, and how this case still resonates with modern audiences fascinated by deception, fraud, and criminal psychology. BUY the BOOK- ⁠https://amzn.to/4mFXEV9⁠ Part 1 Interview of Vanishing Act - ⁠https://youtu.be/d_xXVFct1us?si=S4U9AZfhi_7zNKh5⁠ 👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share if you love true crime stories that blend history, mystery, and jaw-dropping revelations. Vanishing Act – Faked Death, a Crashed Plane & a Con Like No Other - Mysteries, Mayhem, and Merlot  Check out the merch, blog, buy the book, and so much more! ⁠mysteriesmayhemandmerlot.net⁠ WHERE’S WINNIE! - ⁠https://linktr.ee/WinnieSchrader⁠ Check out Winnie’s Linktree for everything Winnie! From merch for Paranormal 60, Love+Lotus Tarot & Mysteries, Mayhem & Merlot to digital designs with WS Media & more! Tarot Readings by Winnie - ⁠https://lovelotustarot.com/⁠ IF YOU NEED HELP PLEASE CONTACT Call or Text to 988 Chat online at ⁠https://988lifeline.org/⁠ SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOW Zelmin's Minty Mouth - Get more info and 15% off at ⁠www.Zelmins.com/P60⁠ ⁠⁠Factor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at ⁠www.FactorMeals.com/factorpodcast⁠ and use code: FactorPodcast at checkout Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 bucks a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60⁠ Sept 2025 Shadow Zine Issue: Dave Schrader from the @Theparanormal60 covering the Warren UDO Incident! SUBSCRIBE BELOW Shadow Zine - ⁠https://shadowzine.com/⁠ SHOUT OUTS! Kudos to Bart-El for making the excellent intro vid Tip of the Cap to Jay Juliano for creating a perfect melodic interlude to the podcast PLEASE RATE & REVIEW MYSTERIES, MAYHEM & MERLOT PODCAST  WHEREVER YOU LISTEN! #TrueCrimePodcast, #VanishingAct, #JerryJamison, #RobertSpears, #FakedDeath, #AirlinerCrash, #BackroomAbortions, #FBIFiles, #TrueCrimeBooks, #TrueCrimeCommunity, #NewTrueCrime, #UnsolvedMysteries, #ConMen, #PlaneCrashMystery, #AuthorInterview, #CriminalDeception, #FraudCases, #IdentityTheft, #TrueCrimeStories, #HistoricalTrueCrime, #BizarreTrueCrime, #MysteriesMayhemMerlot

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Discretion is advised.

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The purpose of this podcast is to explore and discuss true crime cases for entertainment and educational purposes only.

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This podcast does not intend to glorify or sensationalize crime, but rather aims to analyze and

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understand the complexities of human behavior in a criminal justice system. We encourage listeners

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to approach this content with empathy, critical thinking, respect for the victims and their

1:23.5

families. Doing things a little differently tonight, as you could probably hear in my voice,

1:28.5

I do have a nasty head cold. It's probably because I spent the whole weekend at the Palmer House

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in Sox Center, Minnesota, basically mingling with very unhygienic ghosts. We had a blast all weekend and I did tarotines, and we did ghost investigations. I did a talk.

1:51.3

Cindy Keza was there, Shane Pittman, and then, of course, my husband, Dave Schrader,

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which the Paranormal Mysteries TV show on Stream Beacon TV will be airing sometime mid to end September.

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So we wanted to get a paranormal mysteries event going and have kind of a Holzer Files reunion.

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So we had a lot of fun at the Palmer House.

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And this weekend, I am spending it in Lake City, South Dakota at Fort Sissotan,

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