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Strange Matters Podcast

Without a Trace

Strange Matters Podcast

Campfire Audio Productions

Science, History, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences

4.4987 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2016

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Strange Matters, three cases are presented in which someone suddenly vanished without a trace. In each of these unsolved mysteries, the victims would be going about living normal lives, until the next moment they were simply gone, forever.
Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone were hanging at a bar late one night with some friends. At around midnight, the pair left the bar to head towards Richard’s truck. Neither of them would ever be seen again. This case has puzzled police and the community for over a decade, as no one can see how its possible for two people and a truck could simply go missing without a shred of evidence.
Angela Hammond was on a payphone late at night, talking to her fiance Rob. Suddenly, she screamed into the phone. Her fiance ran to his car and raced towards to where she was, when a truck passed by with a woman inside screaming his name. Unfortunately, Rob could not catch up and the truck would drive away, apparently taking Angela with it. No signs of her would ever be found.
In the last case, teenage Laureen Rahn was enjoying a day with two friends in her apartment. Later that night, Laureen’s mother came home, to find that only her daughter’s friend was still at the apartment. Her daughter was gone, with no signs of forced entry or a struggle, and all her belongings left behind. It’s as if Laureen stepped outside and was suddenly gone, without a trace. Though there were a few odd leads in this case, the police could find absolutely no clues as to what happened to the missing teenager.
 

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Episode music by:
“Lightless Dawn”, “Rains Will Fall” , “With a Creation”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Transcript

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0:00.0

And the Hello and welcome to the Strange Matters podcast.

0:17.0

Here at Strange Matters we discuss anything that is bizarre, mysterious, and unexplained. I'm your host Sean, and for

0:26.7

this episode I will be presenting a few cases in which someone went missing suddenly and

0:31.4

without a trace. Each of these topics and cases are pretty disturbing

0:35.8

in their nature, as it is uncomfortable for most to think about that they could be going about

0:40.8

their daily lives one minute,

0:42.6

and then the next you are simply gone, never to be seen again.

0:48.1

And in this first case, we will be talking about the disappearance of Danielle Embo

0:52.3

and Richard Petroon.

0:54.1

And this case was suggested to us by Kim.

0:56.6

So thank you, Kim, for sending this into us.

0:59.4

This disappearance took place on February 2005. Daniel Embo and Richard Petrone had spent the night

1:06.1

at the South Street Bar in Philadelphia. Close to midnight the pair walked out of the

1:12.0

bar heading to Richard's truck,

1:14.1

and then simply vanished, completely and without a trace.

1:19.1

There would be no bloodstains, no signs of violence, no witnesses, and most frustratingly no clues. It has been 11 years

1:28.6

since they were last seen and to this day the question remains, what really happened that night?

1:35.4

This case begins on Saturday, February 19, 2005.

1:40.4

Richard Pertone Jr. of South Philadelphia and his friend Daniel Embo from New Jersey

1:45.3

were hanging out at Abilene's Bar on South Street in Philly. The two were old

1:50.7

family friends who had dated in the past.

1:53.0

Richard and Daniel had met up with a few other friends at the bar and spent a few hours there.

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