The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week. Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends, law enforcement and experts. What will The Vanished uncover next?
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Frank and Edgar Sanchez
On the evening of August 30, 2001, 44-year-old Edgar Sanchez drove to the Baldwin, New York, home of his older brother, 53-year-old Frank Sanchez. Edgar left his car ther
Sep 28 1 h 04 min
Replay: Eugene Prins - The Road Home
This episode first aired on August 8, 2022. On March 26, 2020, 45-year-old Eugene Prins planned a short road trip with a friend to drop off a wood splitter. They started
Sep 21 54 min
Tanner Sharp
In April 2010, 24-year-old Tanner Sharp left his sister’s home in California and told his family he was heading to Kansas, where a friend had a job waiting for him. Over
Sep 14 52 min
Wade Hack Part 2: The Backup Plan
Last week, in Part 1 of Wade Hack’s story, we followed Wade’s final months in Baltimore and the account of what happened in the days before he disappeared. But as his fam
Sep 7 58 min
Wade Hack Part 1: Last Days in Baltimore
In June of 2024, 31-year-old Wade Hack traveled from North Carolina to Baltimore, Maryland, to spend time with a man he had met online. What was supposed to be about a we
Aug 31 57 min
Replay: Aidan Spear - Where the Search Ended
This episode originally aired on December 5, 2022. Since then, there have been significant developments in Aidan Spear’s case. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for an
Aug 24 1 h 12 min
John Kapaun
May 26, 2026, started like any ordinary day for 53-year-old John Kapaun. He got up that morning, packed a lunch for his daughter, Alyssa, spent some time playing guitar,
Aug 17 59 min
Lillian Payne
On May 13, 2020, 21-year-old Lillian Payne was spending time with her brother and his girlfriend when they encountered a man at a Flying J truck stop in York County, Sout
Aug 10 1 h 00 min
Replay: Morgan Bauer - The Unthinkable Truth
This episode first aired on November 2, 2017. In February 2016, 19-year-old Morgan Bauer left Aberdeen, South Dakota, with plans to begin a new life in Atlanta. She’d arr
Aug 3 52 min
Replay: Amy McHale - The House on Chew Avenue - Where Reality and Fiction Collide
This episode originally aired on January 26, 2026. Since this episode first aired, there have been significant developments in Amy’s case. Stay tuned after the original e
Jul 27 1 h 29 min
Junaliza Maturan Oroc Chappell Part 5: The Hit List
In Part 4 of Junaliza Chappell’s story, we focused on Ashley and the weight she has carried since her mother disappeared. As Ashley grew older, memories from her early ch
Jul 20 51 min
Junaliza Maturan Oroc Chappell Part 4: Intertwined
Over the last several weeks, we’ve been untangling the disappearance of Junaliza Chappell, a young mother who was trying to leave her husband, Timothy Chappell, and start
Jul 13 56 min
Junaliza Maturan Oroc Chappell Part 3: The Man Behind the Mask
In Parts 1 and 2 of Junaliza Chappell’s story, we followed the days leading up to her disappearance and the chaotic search that followed.
By February of 2007, Juna had d
Jul 6 54 min
Junaliza Maturan Oroc Chappell Part 2: The Women Who Refused to Let Go
Last week, we shared Part 1 of Junaliza Chappell’s story. By February of 2007, Juna was preparing to leave her husband, Timothy, and start over in California with her 3-y
Jun 29 57 min
Junaliza Maturan Oroc Chappell Part 1: The Exit Plan
In February of 2007, 27-year-old Junaliza Chappell was preparing to leave Georgia and begin a new life in California with her 3-year-old daughter, Ashley. Juna had accept
Jun 22 1 h 00 min
Replay: Zyanya Valora - The End of a 15-Month Search
This episode originally aired on September 30, 2024. On June 24, 2024, 21-year-old Zyanya Valora stayed up late after her parents went to bed. In the early morning hours
Jun 15 1 h 12 min
Corey Bryant
On December 19, 2025, 31-year-old Corey Bryant disappeared from the Bemidji, Minnesota area. In the weeks leading up to his disappearance, Corey’s life had become increas
Jun 8 1 h 02 min
Brianna Vibert Part 2: A Case Full of Suspects
After 24-year-old Brianna Vibert disappeared in the early morning hours of July 15, 2017, investigators were tasked with trying to piece together a timeline from scattere
Jun 1 56 min
Brianna Vibert Part 1: Everyone Had Something to Hide
Just after midnight on July 15, 2017, 24-year-old Brianna Vibert walked into a Marathon gas station near her home in Flint Township, Michigan. She was visibly upset and h
May 25 1 h 03 min
Replay: Kevin Graves - There All Along
This episode originally aired on March 10, 2019.
On July 1, 2018, 28-year-old Kevin Graves vanished while attending the Electric Forest Music Festival in Rothbury, Michi
May 18 1 h 03 min
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I love true crime and this is the best podcast out there. I have such a difficult time, listening to poorly done broadcasts and hosts that make a lot of jokes and side conversation during shows about the missing. I find it disrespectful to the family of the missing. This is done very well and so professionally. She is so compassionate and always has her facts straight. I think I have listened to every Vanished episode! Thank you for being an advocate for the missing.
LisaAmmo · Dec 2024
I can’t imagine any other podcast has done more to help humanity than this one. Perhaps there are others but this woman has single-handedly changed so many peoples lives. Her delivery is professional with the right amount of journalistic empathy.
Annoyed by the three star review that mentions her lack of emotional intonation. How shortsighted. Not only are you wrong but you’re going to give this woman’s work three stars because she didn’t deliver some Academy award winning performance for you? Do you realize how much time and effort goes into every one of these episodes so you can casually give it some Siskel and Ebert level thumbs down? Sorry she didn’t ‘entertain’ you enough but these podcasts are so much more than amusement.
BethListens · Nov 2024
Vanished has continued to excel and be true to their mission of helping find out why and how people went missing. Marissa and the staff perform extensive first hand research and leave no stone unturned. Anyone giving this less than 5 stars must be a perpetrator in one of her stories because allowing victims and family to talk without pushback is all that is required. She isn’t a prosecutor or law enforcement. Her neutral narrative provides the utmost integrity to this show. Keep up the hard work.
J.R. Craig · Oct 2024
I can’t believe people take issue with the “editing” in other reviews. The interviews with the families is what sets this podcast above other true crime podcasts in my opinion. Marissa is an excellent interviewer/orator and this is my favorite true crime podcast by far!
cpmeron · Sep 2024
I used to like this show, but it needs better editing. The sound quality in the interviews is terrible and the host lets the families ramble on and espouse urban legends and conspiracy theories without pushback. Or the guests just malign people without evidence. I doubt the good this show does outweighs the exploitative harms.
Meh9873 · Sep 2024
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