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The Last Known is a narrative true-crime podcast that examines real cases through verified records, official reports, and trusted journalism.
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The Fort Worth Missing Trio: Three Girls Who Vanished Before Christmas (opens the original)
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On December 23, 1974, three girls—Mary Rachel Trlica, Lisa Renee Wilson, and Julie Ann Moseley—set out for an afternoon of Christmas shopping in Fort Worth, Texas.They never came home.Their car was later found in the parking lot of a shopping center, but there was no clear sign of what had happened to them. Then a mysterious letter arrived, supposedly written by Rachel, claiming the girls had gone to Houston and would return in about a week.They never did.Was the letter genuine? Did the girls en
Tara Calico: The Disappearance and the Mysterious Polaroid (opens the original)
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On September 20, 1988, Tara Calico, a 19-year-old from Belen, New Mexico, left home for her regular morning bike ride.She never came back.Pieces of Tara's belongings were later discovered along her route, but there was no sign of Tara herself. Then, months later and more than a thousand miles away, a disturbing Polaroid photograph was found in a Florida parking lot.The image showed a young woman and a boy apparently restrained inside a vehicle. Tara's family believed the woman in the photograph
Gabby Petito: The Road Trip That Ended in Murder (opens the original)
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In the summer of 2021, Gabby Petito and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, set out on a cross-country road trip, documenting their travels through national parks and scenic destinations on social media.But behind the carefully curated images, something was going terribly wrong.After an encounter with police in Utah and weeks of increasingly concerning events, Gabby's family stopped hearing from her. Then Brian returned to Florida alone—driving the van the couple had been traveling in—and refused to exp
Kristin Smart: The College Disappearance That Took 26 Years to Solve (opens the original)
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On May 25, 1996, Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old freshman at California Polytechnic State University, disappeared after leaving an off-campus party in San Luis Obispo.She was never seen again.A fellow student, Paul Flores, was among the last people known to have been with Kristin that night. For years, suspicion surrounded him, yet the case remained unresolved as Kristin's family continued pushing for answers.Then, more than two decades after Kristin vanished, the investigation gained new momentum.
Jodi Huisentruit: The News Anchor Who Vanished Before Dawn (opens the original)
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On the morning of June 27, 1995, Jodi Huisentruit, a 27-year-old television news anchor in Mason City, Iowa, failed to arrive for work.A producer called and woke her, and Jodi said she was running late and would be at the station soon.She never arrived.Outside her apartment, investigators discovered signs of a struggle. Some of Jodi's belongings were scattered near her car, and evidence suggested she had been abducted as she prepared to leave for work.Despite an extensive investigation, national
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