Zachary Kennedy
The Vanished Podcast
Wondery
4.5 • 15K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2018
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
31-year-old Zachary Kennedy disappeared from Long Beach, California on October 22, 2017. He had been at a friend's house that evening when all activity on his phone suddenly stopped and his phone powered down. This friend has stated that Zachary left on foot that night but he's never been seen or heard from again.
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Zachary Kennedy, please contact the Long Beach Missing Persons Detail at (562) 570-7246. You can submit tips online through this link.
UPDATE- On May 3, 2018, detectives executed a search warrant at the home where Zachary was last seen. While digging in the yard, they located a human remains. On May 9th, medical examiners confirmed that the body recovered was Zachary. They have not determined his cause of death and no arrest has been made. This is still an active investigation.
UPDATE: In March of 2022, Scott Leo was found guilty of drug charges in relation to Zachary’s death and sentenced to a maximum of 6 years and 8 months in state prison.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to the vanished ad free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. |
| 0:16.9 | Every time I'm parking somebody I'm checking death and everything that they tell me but |
| 0:21.1 | Because I'm getting frustrated here because everything's in California |
| 0:25.7 | We really have to stop by and that these people aren't being truthful and are like hiding something and people hurting. |
| 0:35.3 | This family is your dancers, you know? |
| 0:40.7 | We're all impressed with this detective. I mean he's |
| 0:43.7 | He at least tries to contact me |
| 0:47.1 | Every day he'll try to call me or if not, I mean sometimes I beat him to the punch |
| 0:52.0 | I always say that I breastfeed him but like a lot of it's been a success in me as well |
| 1:01.0 | 31 year old Zach Kennedy disappeared from Long Beach, California on October 22nd, 2017 |
| 1:09.0 | Zach had been at a friend's house that day and sent a text message to his partner John that afternoon asking if he wanted to go to dinner later that evening |
| 1:17.0 | No one has seen or heard from Zach since |
| 1:20.0 | His friend claims that Zach left on foot that evening but didn't know where he was going or even what direction he headed when he left |
| 1:27.0 | Zach was known to always be on his phone and his partner became concerned after he was unable to reach him |
| 1:34.0 | Assuming that Zach was with some other friends he contacted them and was shocked to learn that no one had seen or heard from Zach for days |
| 1:41.0 | After calling around to hospitals and jails with no luck he decided to file a missing persons report |
| 1:48.0 | What happened to Zach Kennedy on October 22nd, 2017? |
| 1:53.0 | All the clues keep pointing back to one place but none of them have led to finding Zach |
| 1:59.0 | I'm Marissa and this is episode 108 of The Vanished, Zach Kennedy's story |
| 2:18.0 | The Vanished, Zach Kennedy's story |
| 2:32.0 | Well done! You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape and found me Rob Briden on my podcast |
| 2:46.0 | In this series of Briden and I talk to among others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter |
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