On this day in 1972, seven-year-old Steven Stayner disappeared while walking home from school in Merced, California. For the next seven years, he was held captive by a convicted child molester who convinced him his parents didn’t want him anymore. But in 1980, Steven made a brave decision that would save another boy—and bring his own ordeal to light.This episode explores Steven’s abduction, the years he spent living under a false identity, his daring escape, and the lasting impact of his story. It’s a heartbreaking and heroic account of survival, sacrifice, and strength.#StevenStayner #MissingChildren #onthisday Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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December 3 - The Disappearance of Agatha Christie
On this day in 1926, famed mystery novelist Agatha Christie vanished from her home in Berkshire, England, sparking one of the most bizarre and captivating missing persons cases in British history. Her empty car was discovered near a chalk quarry the next morning, igniting a national manhunt that drew in over a thousand police officers, 15,000 volunteers, and even fellow crime writers like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.For 11 days, the “Queen of Crime” was at the center of a real-life mystery that captivated the world. Was it a nervous breakdown, a fugue state, a calculated escape—or something else entirely? When she was finally found at a spa hotel in Harrogate, registered under a false name, she claimed to remember nothing.#TrueCrime #AgathaChristie #OnThisDay #MissingPersonAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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December 2 - The Murder of Grace Millane
On December 2, 2018, 22-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane was meant to be celebrating her birthday in Auckland, New Zealand. Instead, she was killed in a hotel room by a man she had met just hours earlier on Tinder. Her death shocked the nation and sparked international outrage, grief, and a reckoning with how violence against women is addressed in both media and the justice system.In today’s episode, we trace Grace’s journey from England to New Zealand, the hours leading up to her murder, the swift police investigation that followed, and the trial that exposed chilling details. We also explore the wider impact of her case—from legal reform efforts to a global conversation about consent, safety, and how we remember victims beyond the headlines.#TrueCrime #GraceMillane #ViolenceAgainstWomen #jessekempsonAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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December 1 - The Abduction and Murder of Jean McConville
On this day in 1972, 38-year-old Jean McConville was abducted from her home in West Belfast in front of her ten children. For decades, her disappearance was shrouded in secrecy, fear, and rumor. It wasn’t until 2003—31 years later—that her remains were discovered buried on a beach in the Republic of Ireland. The Provisional IRA eventually admitted to her murder, claiming she was a British informant, though multiple official investigations found no evidence to support that accusation.In today’s episode, we explore one of the most harrowing and politically charged murders of the Troubles: a widowed mother, caught between communities, whose death became a symbol of the era’s unresolved trauma. We trace Jean’s life, the night she was taken, the long silence that followed, and the decades-long fight by her children to uncover the truth.#JeanMcConville #NorthernIreland #TheTroubles #truecrimeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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November 30 – The Murder of Richard Mallory
On November 30, 1989, a seemingly ordinary encounter along a Florida highway marked the start of one of the most infamous crime sprees in American history. That day, 51-year-old Richard Mallory picked up hitchhiker Aileen Wuornos—an act that would end with his murder and launch a high-profile investigation into a series of killings by the woman the press would later call America’s first female serial killer.In this episode, we retrace the events of that night and explore the complex backgrounds of both Wuornos and Mallory. We examine Wuornos’s changing accounts of the shooting, the controversial trial that followed, and the long-running debate about whether her actions were cold-blooded murder—or an act of desperate self-defense.#AileenWuornos #SerialKillers #RichardMalloryAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Your daily dose of true crime history. Join Kona Gallagher, host of And Then They Were Gone, for a story about a crime or justice milestone that happened this day in history.
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