Silenced: The Disappearance of Patty Vaughan

On Christmas Day in 1996, a Texas mother of three vanished—and was never seen again.Her van would be found abandoned. Her home held disturbing clues. And nearly three decades later, her family is still searching for answers.

In this episode of They Disappeared, host Pat Draven revisits the haunting case of Patty Vaughan—a woman full of life, music, and love—whose final hours remain shrouded in silence. Was it a tragic runaway… or something far more sinister?

Listen now and decide for yourself.

They Disappeared would like to give a special thank you to Patty Vaughans sister, Jeannie Iiams for speaking with us about her sister and her sister’s case.

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