The 1986 Disappearance of 7-Month-Old Christopher Abeyta

Often when a teenager goes missing, it’s assumed that they ran away.  According to a 2002 study, between 1.6 and 2.8 million teens run away each year. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast we discuss two different cases where it was assumed that teens had left of their own accord, only to find out that wasn’t the case. Alexandra Anaya (13) disappeared from her Indiana home in the early morning hours of August 13, 2005.  Police did not take her disappearance seriously to start and they assumed she would return quickly.  Alex’s dismembered torso was found in a river days later.  Her head and other body parts have never been found and no arrests have been made in this case. Andrew Gosden was 14 when he left his home in England in 2007.  He pretended that he was getting ready for school, but after everyone had left the home, he went back and changed into casual clothes and took a train to London. In 2021, two older men were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and human trafficking in Andrew’s case.  He remains missing. Read our blogs for these cases here - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/03/the-horrific-murder-of-teenager-alexandra-anaya/    https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/03/andrew-gosden-vanished-without-a-trace/ This episode is sponsored by: Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies. Mind Bullet - Want to increase your energy levels and creativity?  Visit mindbullet.com and use code TCS at checkout for 25% off your first order. Pretty Litter - Go to PrettyLitter.com/tcs to save twenty percent on your first order.  EveryPlate - Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal on your first box by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code tcs149

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According to the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime, 47,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members in 2020. This means that, on average, a woman or girl is killed by someone in her own family every 11 minutes. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the cases of three women who were likely murdered by their partners. Irene Gakwa met her boyfriend Nathan Hightman on Craigslist.  The two had an on-again, off-again relationship and Irene’s family did not know that the two were still living together in February 2022.  Irene spoke to her family in Kenya in late February this year and has not been seen again.  The day after she vanished, Nathan purchased a 55 gallon drum and was seen burning something in it.  He is not cooperating with police. Karina Castro had a fight over Snapchat in September 2022 with her estranged, violent partner Rafa Solano.  She threatened to tell everyone about Rafa’s sexual relationships.  The following day, Rafa turned up to Karina’s home with a samurai sword.  He beheaded her in the street outside her apartment, while her two young children were just feet away. Maya Millete and her husband Larry had been having marriage troubles in early 2021.  Maya was planning to separate from him and had consulted an attorney.  When Maya’s family could not get in touch with her, they went to her home and forced Larry to open the door to the room where he said Maya was.  Not surprisingly, the room was empty and Maya has not been seen since.  On the night of her disappearance, many loud gunshots were heard by neighbors.  Larry has since been arrested and charged with Maya’s murder – her remains have not been recovered.  Maya’s disappearance is a strange one that involves witchcraft and hexes that were initiated by Larry in an attempt to control her. You can check out our blogs for these cases at http://TrueCrimeSocietyBlog.com    Be sure to check out the Creeps & Crimes podcast!  A Conspiracy, Paranormal, and True-Crime Podcast hosted by best friends and former roommates, with a new episode released each Thursday! https://creepsandcrimespodcast.com/ This episode is sponsored by: Apostrophe - Apostrophe is an online platform that connects you with an expert dermatology team.  Visit Apostrophe.com/TCS and get your first visit for only $5.

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Lynette Dawson was last seen alive in Sydney, Australia in 1982.  She and her husband Chris Dawson had been having marriage trouble at the time.  Chris was a high-school teacher who seemed to have a penchant for preying on teenage girls.  He moved a student of his, named Joanne Curtis, into his home with Lyn under the guise of Joanne being a babysitter.  Chris was 34 at the time and Joanne was 16. Days after Lyn disappeared, Joanne Curtis moved into the Dawson home permanently.    Chris soon after married Joanne.  Joanne had Lyn’s engagement and wedding rings resized to fit her. Chris seemed to get away with the perfect crime for over 40 years.  In 2018, Chris was finally charged with Lyn’s murder.  He is now 74 years old. In August 2022, a judge found him guilty and Chris is awaiting sentencing. Will he reveal where he hid Lyn’s body or will he take that secret to the grave?   Join us for this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss the disappearance of Lynette Dawson. You can read our blog for Lyn here -  https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/09/11/will-lynette-dawson-finally-get-justice/ This episode is sponsored by: June’s Journey - There is a detective in all of us!  Available on Android and iOS mobile devices, as well as on PC through Facebook Games. BetterHelp- get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.  Visit BetterHelp.com/society Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies. Mind Bullet - Want to increase your energy levels and creativity?  Visit mindbullet.com and use code TCS at checkout for 25% off your first order. Apostrophe - Apostrophe is an online platform that connects you with an expert dermatology team.  Visit Apostrophe.com/TCS and get your first visit for only $5.

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On Friday, September 2, 2022, Eliza Fletcher left her home for an early morning jog at around 4am.  She was an avid runner who had qualified for the Boston Marathon previously.  She often jogged at this time to fit in her daily exercise as she was a busy mother-of-two and a Junior Kindergarten teacher. A man named Cleotha Henderson was prowling the streets of Memphis, TN at this time.  He spotted Eliza running and pulled up ahead her of her in a dark SUV.  When Eliza reached his him, he jumped out and forced her into his vehicle.  This was the beginning of Eliza’s nightmare. Eliza’s body was found dumped near an abandoned house on September 6.  We are still waiting for confirmation of her cause of death.  Was Eliza targeted by Cleotha due to her family wealth or was this a terrifyingly random crime? Join us for this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss the abduction and murder of Eliza Fletcher. You can read our blog for Eliza here - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/09/02/a-body-has-been-found-in-the-search-for-eliza-fletcher/ In this episode, we also discuss some updates in the case of Allahnia ‘Fruity’ Lenoir who went missing in July 2022. This episode is sponsored by: BetterHelp- get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.  Visit BetterHelp.com/society Babbel – Language for Life – Get up to 55% off your subscription when you goto Babbel.com/tcs June’s Journey - There is a detective in all of us!  Available on Android and iOS mobile devices, as well as on PC through Facebook Games. Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies.

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On July 30, 2022, Allahnia ‘Fruity’ Lenoir and a friend arranged to meet up with two men at an apartment complex in Atlanta.  Allahnia and the friend can be seen on CCTV entering the building.  Later on, the friend and the two men emerge and are captured on video. Allahnia is never seen leaving the complex.   After she vanished, the two men, Diante Reynolds and Steven Oboite cleaned the apartment thoroughly and moved out.    It took police more than a week to search the apartment.   Allahnia’s mother believes she has been ‘moved’ from the apartment.  Could she have been trafficked? Alexis Ware was acting strangely in January 2022.  She told her mother that the ‘devil’ would not stop contacting her, that a black truck was following her and that she would likely not be around to celebrate her 30th birthday in March 2022. On January 30, 2022, Alexis arranged to meet her ex at a gas station.  The plan was for him to give her gas money and then she would follow him in her vehicle back to a family member’s house.  Instead, after leaving the 7/11, Alexis turned sharply and drove off in the opposite direction.   She has never been seen again.  A few days after she vanished, her vehicle was found abandoned in a wooded area that Alexis would have been unfamiliar with.  Her phone and the hair bonnet that she had been wearing were also found at the scene.   Was Alexis really being stalked or was there something else going on in her case? Join us for this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss the unrelated cases of missing women Allahnia Lenoir and Alexis Ware.  We also discuss a huge update in the case of Artesia Jane Doe, as well as some updated information in the Kiely Rodni case. Read our blogs for these cases here - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/09/06/was-alexis-ware-being-chased-by-the-devil-before-she-disappeared/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/09/06/the-disappearance-of-allahnia-fruity-lenoir/ This episode is sponsored by:  Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies.  Mind Bullet – Want to increase your energy levels and creativity?  Visit mindbullet.com and use code TCS at checkout for 25% off your first order

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Kiely Rodni (16) has been recovered after being missing in Truckee, California for over two weeks.  Kiely was found deceased in her vehicle, in 14 feet of water, very close to where she was last seen alive.  How did police spend thousands of hours searching for her to no avail?   Adventures with Purpose searched the area and found Kiely within minutes.     In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast we discuss the recovery of missing people by volunteer team Adventures with Purpose (AWP). Along with Kiely’s case, we discuss the cases of: Ethan Kazmerzak from Iowa.  Ethan was missing for over seven years before AWP found his remains in 2020 inside his vehicle in a pond, near where he was last known to be alive. Samantha Jean Hopper and her 22 month old daughter Courtney Holt disappeared from Russellville, Arkansas on September 11, 1998.  They remained missing for over TWENTY years before AWP pulled the vehicle containing their remains from the Illinois Bayou. Matthew ‘Jed’ Hall (16) left a note behind for his family when he left home for the final time in Idaho on January 22, 2018.  It seems that he intended to take his own life.  In May 2022, AWP searched the Snake River in Idaho for Jed, and found his remains in his vehicle, 50 feet from shore. Carey Mae Parker was a 23y/o mother-of-three who vanished in Texas on March 17, 1991.  Carey had been set to attend her son’s birthday party when she disappeared.  AWP searched for Carey in 2021, thirty years after she vanished.  The found her vehicle and her remains, along with a bicycle that she had purchased for her son’s birthday in Lake Tawakoni. You can read our blog for these cases here - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/08/24/cases-solved-by-adventures-with-purpose/ You can see the Adventures With Purpose website here - https://adventureswithpurpose.com/  This episode is sponsored by: Java House -  Cold brew coffee is a better cup of coffee.  Visit JavaHouse.com and use code TCS for 10% off.    Magic Mind - The World’s First Productivity Shot.  Visit magicmind.co/tcs for 40% off your subscription.  You can also use code TCS for 20% off a single purchase.     Pretty Litter – PrettyLitter helps keep your cat healthy and keeps odors down.  Visit PrettyLitter.com/tcs to save 20% off your first order. Be sure to check out the Murder Diaries Podcast - https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/

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16 year-old Kiely Rodni was captured on CCTV on the night of August 5, 2022 in Truckee, California.  She seemed happy and care-free and was on her way to party with her friends.  Kiely had graduated high school early and a group of her friends were headed to a campground to celebrate. There are reports that older men attended the party and supplied drugs and alcohol to minors.  Kiely told her mother that she would be home just after midnight on August 6.  She never arrived. For two long weeks, Kiely was missing along with her vehicle.  Initial reports suggested that she may have been abducted.  The FBI joined the search very early on.   Was this foul play or misadventure?  Online rumor mills ran wild. Join us for this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss the disappearance of and search for Kiely Rodni. Shortly before this episode was due to be released, Kiely was found deceased.  We will discuss her recovery in next week’s episode.   Read our blog for this case – https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/08/08/kiely-rodni-found-deceased/     This episode is sponsored by: Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies.     Mind Bullet – Want to increase your energy levels and creativity?  Visit mindbullet.com and use code TCS at checkout for 25% off your first order. HealthyWage – Visit HealthyWage.com/TCS and start winning for losing! Apostrophe –  Apostrophe is an online platform that connects you with an expert dermatology team.  Visit Apostrophe.com/TCS and get your first visit for only $5.

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In February 2022, father of four, Jared Bridegan, was returning home after dropping two of his kids off to their mother, his ex-wife.   He had his 2 y/o daughter Bexley in the car with him.  On a quiet, residential street, Jared came across a tire laying in the road.  He stopped his vehicle and carefully got out to move the obstacle.  Almost as soon as he opened the door to his vehicle, he was brutally murdered.   His daughter thankfully was unharmed in the incident. Join us for this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss the unsolved murder of Jared Bridegan.   Jared split from his first wife Shanna Gardner in 2015.  Shanna came from a very wealthy family and is the heiress to the ‘Stampin’ Up’ fortune.  Their eventual split was very messy – the court filing for their divorce includes over 300 documents.  It has been reported that Shanna asked if there was someone who could ‘shut him up’, in reference to Jared. Shanna and Jared both remarried.  Jared had two more children with his second wife Kirsten.  The last court filing in regards to his divorce with Shanna was made just four months before his murder (7 years after the initial divorce started!) Was Jared murdered in a random attack?  Or was it orchestrated by someone close to him? Read our blog for this case – https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/08/09/the-unsolved-murder-of-jared-bridegan/  This episode is sponsored by: Thuma – Create that feeling of checking in to your favorite boutique hotel suite, but at home, with The Bed, by Thuma. And now go to Thuma.co/CRIME and use the code CRIME to receive a twenty-five dollar credit towards your purchase of The Bed plus free shipping in the continental U.S.     Mind Bullet – Want to increase your energy levels and creativity?  Visit mindbullet.com and use code TCS at checkout for 25% off your first order. Java House -  Cold brew coffee is a better cup of coffee.  Visit JavaHouse.com and use code TCS for 10% off. June’s Journey – There is a detective in all of us!  Available on Android and iOS mobile devices, as well as on PC through Facebook Games.

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