The Last Trip

In 2016 Jenny Chen, originally from China, was living in Seattle when she set out on a solo backpacking trip through Mexico.  For weeks, everything seemed to be going exactly as planned; she stayed in touch, she checked in, and she posted on social media.
Until she was schedule to meet her husband in Cancun, and she never arrived.
There were rumors, someone said they saw her getting into a truck, possibly a commercial delivery truck… heading in the opposite direction.
Her husband, Jon Reinhard, started searching for answers— but came up empty. And today, he's here to share Jenny's story.
Listen as we dive into Oaxaca, the case of Jenny Chen, and how to stay alive on vacation.
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Sources:
https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP34598
https://www.facebook.com/groups/helpfindjenny/

On January 2, 2018, 28 year old Nathaly Salazar set out for what should have been just another adventure.  She was traveling through southern Peru, exploring the landscapes near Cusco and the Sacred Valley.  But on that day, Nathaly signed up for a zip-lining experience.
And she was never seen again.
In the days that followed, authorities would piece together a story that didn’t quite add up, there were only shifting stories and a moment high above the Sacred Valley that may have gone terribly wrong.
Listen as we dive into the Sacred Valley, the case of Nathaly Salazar, and how to stay alive on vacation.
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Sources:
https://metro.co.uk/2018/01/16/zip-line-owners-hid-tourists-body-died-using-ride-7233740/#:~:text=Nathaly%20Salazar%2C%2028%2C%20vanished%20on,the%20longest%20in%20the%20world.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/two-arrested-after-nathaly-salazar-disappears-in-peru/ICYWBCNSR3HXGYK7EFFODB3PJU/
https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA778868284&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&sw=w&p=IFME&userGroupName=anon%7E74bcc4a9&aty=open-web-entry
https://imperfectplan.com/2020/03/07/body-of-nathaly-ayala-possibly-dumped-into-a-peru-river-after-zipline-accident/
https://www.ecuadortimes.net/nine-months-of-preventive-detention-for-suspects-in-the-disappearance-of-the-ecuadorian-nathaly-salazar-in-peru/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5354240/tourists-body-is-dumped-in-river-after-she-died-on-popular-peru-zipline-in-shocking-cover-up/

Kate Osborne had been living Bali for a couple of years, building a life, making plans, but preparing—quietly—to return home. 
On the night of April 18, 2003, she went out, telling those around her she might be heading to a party… and she was never seen again.
Her car was later found abandoned at the airport.  Her bank accounts went untouched.  And despite searches, investigations, and years of theories… no clear answers ever came.  It was as if she simply vanished.
Listen as we dive into Bali, the case of Kate Osborne, and how to stay alive on vacation.
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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/19/is-it-time-to-let-go-mother-tells-story-of-daughter-who-never-came-home
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44885073
https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/asia-travel/indonesia/bali/parents-fear-for-safety-of-daughter-missing-in-bali-wrt9dnchz0g
https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA105647294&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&sw=w&p=AONE&userGroupName=anon%7Edc73ae5e&aty=open-web-entry
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jun/17/indonesia.world
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/article-5893595/Murdered-paradise-saw-best-people.html
https://www.thetimes.com/best-law-firms/profile-legal/article/drug-gang-link-to-girl-missing-on-paradise-isle-8mkwq5z3zfv
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1433059/Couple-fly-to-Bali-to-search-for-daughter.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/3000678.stm

At just 21 years old, Sophia Koetsier was working toward her medical degree when she left her home in Amsterdam for an internship in Uganda. 
But what started as a humanitarian trip would end in one of the most haunting disappearances in Africa.
In October of 2015, after finishing her internship, Sophia set off on a short safari through Uganda’s national parks—a trip meant to celebrate everything she had just accomplished.
Days later, she arrived at Murchison Falls National Park. Shortly after arriving, Sophia walked to the bathrooms a short distance from camp. And she never came back.
Search teams combed the area. Helicopters flew overhead.  But what they found only deepened the mystery.  Over a decade later Sophia Koetsier is still missing.
Listen as we dive into Uganda, the case of Sophia Koetsier, and how to stay alive on vacation.
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Sources:
https://www.findsophia.org/
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/mystery-of-missing-dutch-intern-sophia-koetsier-returns-to-court-5084340
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sophia-koetsier-new-clues-could-solve-case-of-dutch-girl-lost-in-africa/?ref=home
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/the-day-the-sky-fell-when-our-sophia-went-missing-5124396
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/court-withdraws-charges-against-tour-operator-in-dutch-medical-intern-disappearance-case-5206308
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14951099/Sophia-Koetsier-student-vanished-safari-2015-mystery.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/7ucsuv/what_happened_to_sophia_koetsier_a_dutch_medical/
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/mystery-of-missing-dutch-intern-sophia-koetsier-returns-to-court-5084340
https://www.yahoo.com/news/clues-could-solve-case-dutch-014049503.html
https://www.peterrdevries.nl/cases/sophia-koetsier/

Michaela McAreavey had just married the love of her life. The ceremony was beautiful — joyful, hopeful, everything a wedding should be. 
Just days later, she and her husband John flew to Mauritius for their honeymoon. White sand. Turquoise water. A luxury resort built for romance. Paradise.
But twelve days after saying “I do,” on January 10, 2011, Michaela was found murdered in her hotel room at the Legends Hotel in Grand Gaube.  She was 27 years old. No one has ever been convicted.  How does a honeymoon in paradise become an unsolved murder?
Listen as we dive into Mauritius Island, the case of Michaela McAreavey, and how to stay alive on vacation.
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Sources:
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/she-danced-until-the-small-hours-celebrating-her-happiest-day-ever/26875295.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/12/mauritius-honeymoon-murder-hotel-workers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/12/mauritius-honeymoon-murder-hotel-workers
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/06/michaela-mcareavey-widower-body-mauritius
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30554363.html
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/john-mcareavey-sees-beauty-of-life-again-as-he-remarries-five-years-after-late-wife-michaela-murdered/35078751.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-65186126
https://www.independent.ie/news/john-mcareavey-shares-heart-breaking-thought-about-wife-michaelas-murder-in-new-documentary/42419567.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/17/michaela-mcareavey-death-mourned
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12534515/The-honeymoon-murder-paradise-bride-strangled-dumped-bath-husband-falsely-accused-sado-masochism-two-hotel-cleaners-cleared-jury-killed-British-newlywed.html
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/forever-hearts-john-mcareavey-posts-36530290