Missing Persons Podcast

About the hosts:

Missing Persons is co-hosted by Mike Morford and Jess Bettencourt

About the show:

At any given time, there are 90,000 missing persons, and that's just in the U.S. This podcast explores some of these cases including interviews with a family member of the missing person, an advocate for the case, or an investigator trying to find them.

New episodes publish every other Saturday.

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Michael Morford Michael Morford

Episode 79 James ‘Jamie’ Valdez

47 year-old James Valdez, who went by Jamie, vanished from Booneville, Arkansas in June, 2021 following an argument with his wife. His Blue Chevy Equinox was found near a swimming hole in Sugar Grove, Arkansas, and although there was no sign of Jami, some of his belongings including a medical card were found on the ground nearby. A closer examination of the vehicle revealed that there was a rip in the seat, and the engine had been tampered with. In an effort to look for clues, his family accessed his Icloud account and it revealed that Jamie's phone last pinged in an area that was underwater at the time Jamie vanished. While there have been no confirmed sightings of Jamie, there were unconfirmed sightings after him after he vanished. There is also another woman named Thorina Watson who vanished in the same area, and while there is no confirmed link to Jamie's case. police have looked into a possible connection. Meanwhile, various rumors have swirled leaving Jamie's family desperate for answers. Jamie's sister Shawn discusses his case in this episode.

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Michael Morford Michael Morford

Episode 78 Part 2; Maura Murray

This is part 2 of our coverage of the Maura Murray case. In this episode, you’ll hear from Maura’s sister Julie who has been a tremendous advocate for her sister’s case, and for others who have gone thru similar experiences. She walks us thru Maura’s case and With Maura’s case being so well known and featured on so many podcasts, tv shows, and online forums, we felt it was important to have Julie herself set the record straight on some things, and help clear up inaccuracies or untruths that are out there about Maura’s case.

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Michael Morford Michael Morford

Episode 78 Maura Murray

21 year old Maura Murray vanished on the night of February 9, 2004 after her car slid off the road on Rt. 112 in Haverhill, New Hampshire. More than one of the residents living near that area reported the crash to police who quickly responded to the scene. The witnesses saw a young woman, presumed to be Maura, on foot near the crashed car. She appeared to be physically okay, but by the time police arrived minutes later, Maura was gone. Extensive searches of the snow covered area failed to lead searchers to Maura, and she's been missing ever since.

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