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Last Seen Alive

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Last Seen Alive is a podcast focused on little-known, unsolved homicide and missing persons cases, all potentially just one tip away from an investigative breakthrough. We're on a mission to give these cases the public attention and thoughtful storytelling they deserve, so join us as we explore the compelling unsolved cases you've never heard of every week.

Researched, written and hosted by Crime Analyst Leah Owens. Co-hosted by Scott Owens.

Last Seen Alive is an original Studio 222 production.

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#247
Monday · 54 min
Unsolved Double-Homicide: Jeff Scott and Karen Noble
When a young West Virginia couple sets out on a Sunday evening date, their vehicle is found several hours later, on fire across the state line, in Giles County, Virginia. Motive proves difficult to determine, and a senseless double-homicide becomes an Appalachian cold case in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#246
October 19 · 38 min
Unsolved Homicide: McKenzie Sessoms
When a young girl is killed inside her rural North Carolina home, identifying a suspect is complicated by the fact that a party was thrown on the property that night. An investigation takes troubling turns and a child’s case goes unsolved in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#245
October 12 · 46 min
Unsolved Suspicious Death: Jessica Easterly
When a woman vanishes from her New Orleans home, her best friend immediately raises the alarm with police. Ultimately, her remains are found just a couple blocks from her house, and her case goes cold despite an abundance of suspicion in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#244
October 5 · 32 min
Unsolved Homicide: Lee Vanluvender
When a Pennsylvania outdoorsman sets out to hunt on a winter morning, he’s ambushed by a killer, and dies in a gunfight. Investigators and heartbroken family members search for the answers behind the murder of a young father in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#243
September 28 · 23 min
Unsolved Disappearance: Hattie Brown
When an accomplished woman moves back to smalltown Virginia to care for an aging parent after retiring from the military, she’s excited to spend time with her large family. Her sudden disappearance leaves her family heartbroken as investigators search for evidence against a suspected killer in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
September 26 · 2 min
Introducing Our New Podcast: Paradventurous
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#242
September 21 · 31 min
Unsolved Disappearance: Paul Sanders-Brewer
When an Arizona teen vanishes without explanation, the only clue to his fate seems to be his vehicle, which is taken on a high-speed police chase by a mystery driver soon after his disappearance. The question of what happened to a teen with a bright future ahead remains unanswered in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#241
September 14 · 32 min
Unsolved Homicide: Emily Courchesne
When a woman house-sits for family at their peaceful Bay Area fruit farm, an unknown assailant creeps into the farmhouse at night and takes her life. Investigators work to determine who was responsible for a senseless and unlikely murder in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#240
September 7 · 29 min
Unsolved Disappearance: Kevin McClam
When an eighth-grader goes missing from the military base where he resides with his family in South Carolina, authorities initially assume that no foul play was involved, and his case goes cold. Years later, a local news station airs a segment on his cold case, resulting in the unearthing of new evidence that transforms the search for a missing child into a search for a victim and his killers in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#239
August 30 · 41 min
Unsolved Disappearance: Danielle Sleeper
When a mom of three vanishes from small-town Texas immediately after a fight with her husband, he gives an unlikely explanation for her disappearance. A case goes cold despite an abundance of suspicion in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#238
August 24 · 33 min
Unsolved Homicides: “Mushroom Wars” Victims
When unprecedented international demand for gourmet wild mushrooms drives up prices, a mycological gold rush strikes the remote Oregon forests where choice varieties are foraged. Decades later, investigators are still trying to solve the murders of two men who were killed and robbed of their harvests in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#237
August 17 · 44 min
Unsolved Homicide: Lindsey Baum
When a girl is abducted from a small town in western Washington, it takes years for her remains to finally be found in a remote woodland hours away. Investigators continue the long hunt for a monster who cut a child’s life short in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#236
August 10 · 34 min
Unsolved Suspicious Death: Lisa Todd
When the remains of a young woman and her unborn child are found hidden on the grounds of an abandoned distillery, it takes decades for her to finally be identified as a girl missing from nearby Philadelphia. Investigators attempt to finally solve a suspected homicide in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#235
August 3 · 49 min
Unsolved Homicide: Debra Terrell-Mackey
When a Texas woman leaves a celebratory family gathering, she disappears into the night. After decades of her family insisting she wouldn’t have left voluntarily, a long-dead Jane Doe is identified as the missing woman, and investigators attempt to finally solve her murder in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#234
July 27 · 33 min
Unsolved Homicide: Amberly Mendoza
When a young Yuma, Arizona girl is killed inside her own home, its determined that her attacker entered through her bedroom window. Investigators seek to identify a cruel predator who likely stalked the girl before acting in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#233
July 20 · 38 min
Unsolved Disappearance: Brittany Williams (Revisited Case)
When a terminally-ill Virginia mother relinquishes custody of her child to a supposed good Samaritan, she has no way of knowing she’s being deceived. A young girl goes missing while in the care of a woman who exploited vulnerable children in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#232
July 13 · 51 min
Unsolved Disappearance: Kelly Wilson
When a small-town Texas teenager vanishes from the parking lot outside her after-school job, she’s never seen again. An investigation into compelling potential suspects is derailed when an attorney from out-of-town arrives determined to prove the existence—and outrageous crimes—of an alleged satanic cult in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#231
July 6 · 49 min
Unsolved Disappearance: Tammy Kingery (Revisited Case)
When a South Carolina woman disappears while her family is out on an errand, a note left behind offers little explanation. A vast array of possibilities surround a truly mysterious disappearance in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#230
June 29 · 32 min
Unsolved Disappearance: Renee Yeargain
When a woman disappears from her Wyoming home just days before her wedding, she leaves behind four young children, and a fiancé who insists she left of her own free will. Investigators attempt to finally solve a once-overlooked case in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
#229
June 22 · 41 min
Unsolved Homicide: Dr George Chronis (Revisited Case)
When a doctor takes a break from practicing medicine to get away from it all in rural Texas, the last thing his family expects is for the retreat to turn deadly. A small town death investigation encounters big problems in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

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