Joshua Tree Mysteries

Will a recent discovery at a construction site finally tell us what happened to Maura Murray? Please email theydisappearedpodcast@gmail.com for sponsorship and direct podcast episode inquiries.

1 Okt 202115min

*Re-recorded* On November 5th 1975, a group of loggers in Arizona were returning home from a long day of wood cutting in the Sitegreaves National forest when they claim they encountered an object hovering in the night sky. One of the loggers, Travis Walton -exited their truck to get a closer look at it, when he was struck and rendered unconscious by a beam of light. Terrified, the other loggers fled, they returned minutes later and discovered Travis was missing. Five days later, Travis returned with a story that tests both skeptics and believers to this day. Was this an actual case of alien abduction, or an elaborate hoax? Recently discovered evidence may answer the questions surrounding this case. Resources used to research this episode: Links: Larry King interview with Travis Walton, Mike Rogers and Phillip Klass on CNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G1LTErasps Travis Walton on the TV Show Moment of truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob3YLAriQDw "Profitable nightmare of a very real kind" article written by a former National Enquirer reporter which details the behind the scenes occurrences of the dealings with Travis and his brother as they attempted to get his story published: https://debunker.com/texts/walton.html Similarities between the events Travis describes in "Fire in the sky" and the book, "Have Spacesuit will travel" https://www.quora.com/Given-the-similarities-is-it-likely-the-novel-Fire-in-the-Sky-was-based-on-Heinleins-Have-Spacesuit-Will-Travel. Please email theydisappearedpodcast@gmail.com for sponsorship and direct podcast episode inquiries.

4 Sep 202125min

THIS EPISODE WAS RE-RECORDED TO BE RELEASED TODAY, THE 6th ANNIVERSARY OF DEORR KUNZ’S DISAPPEARANCE. On July 10th 2015, On what should have been a fun day in the great outdoors of Northern Idaho- a 2 year old boy named Deorr Kunz vanished from his parents campsite without a trace. In the years that have passed, Two private investigation firms have quit this case, accusing Deorrs parents of changing their stories and providing questionable timelines. The parents strange behavior eventually shifted the focus of the case onto them. The following resources were used to put this episode together: Links: Audio of interviews Phillip Klein and his team conducted with Vernal Kunz, Jessica Mitchell and Bob Walton: https://www.facebook.com/KleinInvestigations/ Unedited Interview East Idaho News conducted with Vernal Kunz and Jessica Mitchell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwM1oG3z358 East Idaho News interview with Frank Vilt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-78P5ayOlRc Isaac Reinwand interviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0VAeckLCs8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWCFhAtLjcs. Please email theydisappearedpodcast@gmail.com for sponsorship and direct podcast episode inquiries.

11 Juli 202157min

***This episode has been re-recorded and re-released for the 20th anniversary of Roberts Disappearance***. On April 10th 2001, a home in Scottsdale Arizona exploded into flames. Hours after extinguishing the fire, investigators make a horrifying discovery, the badly burned bodies of 2 children and their mother- it is immediately evident to detectives they did not perish in the blaze. Missing from the scene is the family patriarch, Robert William Fisher - he has not been seen since. He was added to the FBI 10 most wanted list, but the 19 year manhunt for him has yielded very few clues.  Resources used for research in this show: Where is Robert Fisher Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cusBVcuCPLw In an upcoming episode, I will be discussing my own personal experiences looking into this case- from interviewing spelunkers and those who assisted in search efforts to my time spent hiking and searching in the Tonto national forest, Hellsgate wilderness and even crawling into the Club 41 and Redman caves plus every other hole in between looking for clues. Please email theydisappearedpodcast@gmail.com for sponsorship and direct podcast episode inquiries.

11 Juni 202121min

In this episode we tell the stories of 3 children who vanished in the woods: Kurt Newton, Jaryd Atadero and Marjorie West. Please email theydisappearedpodcast@gmail.com for sponsorship and direct podcast episode inquiries.

29 Apr 202117min

*** This episode was intentionally released on August 5th, which is what would have been Asha Degrees 30th Birthday*** On February 14th, 2000 A 9 year old girl named Asha Degree disappeared from Shelby, North Carolina. For reasons unknown, She had left home on her own sometime between 4 and 5 AM and was last seen walking in the dark on a narrow rural highway during a storm. A year and a half later a construction worker unearthed her book bag on the same highway over 20 miles from where she was last seen. Could the contents of her backpack hold the clues that can help solve her case? and does a new theory provide real answers as to where Asha was headed that morning 20 years ago and why she had to sneak out of her house to get there. Please email theydisappearedpodcast@gmail.com for sponsorship and direct podcast episode inquiries.

6 Aug 202024min

*** IN RECOGNITION OF THE 19th ANNIVERSARY OF PATTI’S DISAPPEARANCE, THIS EPISODE HAS BEEN REMASTERED. This is also a teaser to a new episode with updates on this case which will be coming out soon***. It was supposed to be the beginning of a new chapter in single mother Patti Adkins life. Instead, what was intended to be a week long vacation with a man she was making a new life with, became a 19 year long missing persons case with more questions than answers. At the heart of this case is a man and his wife who have remained silent and denied any knowledge of Patti’s disappearance for far too long... Resources used for researching this episode: TV show Disappeared, Season 3 Episode 2 : "Secret Rendezvous"  Available on Apple iTunes Crime Watch Daily 3 part series "Patti Adkins Vanishes Amid Alleged Affair" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkEZE0rBISE. Please email theydisappearedpodcast@gmail.com for sponsorship and direct podcast episode inquiries.

7 Juli 202024min

Granger Taylor was described by many people as being a mechanical genius, with an uncanny ability to restore machines many had written off as junk. Before he vanished, he left a letter for his parents informing them he was leaving for a 42 month interstellar voyage aboard a UFO, do clues found years later prove he is no longer with us...Or did he really go where no man has gone before? Please email theydisappearedpodcast@gmail.com for sponsorship and direct podcast episode inquiries.

26 Juni 202011min