The Last Trip

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
https://web.archive.org/web/20110120152845/http://www.u.tv/News/Michaelas-family-robbed-by-evil-act/ecf4fec7-c5b1-4f6e-b08b-a8872e122bbb
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

Charlie Hughes traveled to Costa Rica looking for something—sun, connection, maybe even a fresh start. But in August 2019, in the quiet town of Puerto Jiménez, he vanished without a trace.
He left his belongings behind. His rental car was later found submerged in a remote river. And the man he had gone there to visit raised more questions than answers.
Weeks later, remains were discovered deep in the jungle. They were Charlie’s.
What happened in those final hours—who he trusted, where he went, and why he never came back—remains a mystery that still lingers in the shadows of Costa Rica’s rainforest.
Listen as we dive into Costa Rica, the case of Charlie Hughes, and how to stay alive on vacation.
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Sources:
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/tampa-man-mysteriously-disappears-in-costa-rica
https://ticotimes.net/2019/11/15/costa-rican-authorities-find-body-of-missing-u-s-citizen
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article234427247.html
https://news.co.cr/native-of-florida-went-missing-in-puerto-jimenez-costa-rica/80226/
https://nypost.com/2019/08/27/florida-man-missing-in-costa-rica-last-seen-with-local-gigolo/
https://websleuths.com/threads/costa-rica-charlie-hughes-62-from-florida-disappeared-in-puerto-jimenez-3-aug-2019.470236/
https://qcostarica.com/us-tourist-missing-in-puerto-jimenez-is-being-searched-for-by-fbi-and-oij/
https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/missing-in-paradise-tampa-man-vanishes-on-vacation-in-costa-rica-fbi-now-involved-bay-area-family-heartbroken/
https://www.telemundo49.com/noticias/local/exclusiva-familia-busca-a-hombre-desaparecido-en-costa-rica/67247/

On this episode of The Last Trip, we’re speaking with Carrie Mcginnis and Dale Morrision, whose family vacation to the Dominican Republic ended in tragedy.
In 2011, they planned a trip to Punta Cana — a rare chance for their whole family to travel together.  They booked ten days at a beachfront resort.  Sun, warm weather, and time together as a family.
At first, everything was exactly what they hoped for. Days by the pool, exploring the resort, and meeting other travelers.  Their 19 year old son, Jordan, quickly made friends — he was outgoing, well liked, and enjoying the trip.
But late one night, everything changed. The resort called, there had been an accident involving Jordan.  When they arrived at the resort clinic, Carrie saw her son lying on a table, motionless.  Moments later, he was rushed into an ambulance as medics tried to revive him. But at the hospital, doctors delivered the news no parent should ever hear. Jordan Morrison was dead.
Carrie and Dale talk about who Jordan was, what happened that night in Punta Cana, 
and the long fight they endured searching for justice.
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And a special thank you to Carrie & Dale McGinnis, who bravely shared their story to help others.

On August 4th, 2019, 15-year-old Nora Anne Quoirin vanished from a remote eco-resort in Malaysia.  She was on vacation with her family at The Dusun, a rainforest retreat meant for rest and quiet. But that morning, her family woke to find her gone. 
The window of her room was open. Nora—who had developmental disabilities and relied heavily on her parents—had disappeared into dense jungle terrain. 
Authorities would later say there were no signs of forced entry, and no evidence of abduction.
For ten days, hundreds of searchers combed the rainforest. They called her name through thick heat and relentless brush. Helicopters circled overhead. Volunteers trekked through ravines and riverbeds.
Then, more than a mile from the resort, Nora’s body was found near a stream. An autopsy concluded she likely died from prolonged stress and starvation.  Officials ruled her death a misadventure. 
But her family has long questioned how a vulnerable teenager could have traveled that far alone—and why certain details have never quite added up.
Listen as we dive into Malaysia, the case of Nora Quoirin, and how to stay alive on vacation.
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Sources:
https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/nora-quoirin
https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cwdzr5dd10kt
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/uk/nora-quoirin-abducted-gbr-scli-intl
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