Jill Kloppenburg
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Episode 118 Jill Kloppenburg In early January, 2025, 47 year old Jill Kloppenburg went missing from Lowell, MA, and has not been seen since. Jill had been battling addiction, and recent losses in her life compounded the issue. When she vanished, she was staying with someone temporarily, and some reports say that she was worried for her personal safety right before she vanished. Jill left behind some of her belongings, and has not been on social media. At least one person made the claim that Jill had died from an overdose, but it was never proven, and she remains missing. Jill's...
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January 2026 Case Updates
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Episode 117 January 2026 Case Updates In our first installment of Missing Persons of 2026, we would like to provide some updates to past cases we have featured on the show. These include updates to the following cases: Deanna Merryfield from episode 105 Ian Rogers from episode 112 Avery Doherty episode 90 Marie Mueller episode 70 Jennifer and Adrianna Wix episode 82 Jennifer Kesse episode 84 To listen to every episode of Missing Persons early, and ad-free, and get other benefits, simply on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider...
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Introducing: True Crime Garage
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Introducing: True Crime Garage While Missing Persons hosts Mike and Jess are prepping new episodes of Missing Persons, they'd like to invite you to listen to a preview of the true crime podcast; True Crime Garage. It's hosted by Nic and the Captain who are good friends of Mike and Jess. True Crime Garage has been around for a decade and have been a staple in the true crime podcast genre. They have hundreds of episodes available to binge on. Be sure to subscribe to True Crime garage on your favorite podcast app and for more information about the show, head over to their
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Introducing: Below the Surface from AbJack Entertainment
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Introducing: Below the Surface from AbJack Entertainment Below the Surface is a true crime podcast covering a variety of strange and bizarre cases with one common theme; a water connection. The show features both solved and unsolved cases, some of which are well known, while others have received little attention. In this special preview of episode 1, we explore the puzzling case of Kim Wall who was Best known for her articles in the Guardian, New York Times, and Vice, journalist. She disappeared in a submarine beneath the Oresund Strait after interviewing inventor, Peter Madsen, on...
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Introducing The Trail Went Cold; The Boys on the Tracks
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Introducing: The Trail Went Cold; The Boys on the Tracks August 23, 1987. Saline County Arkansas. 16-year old Don Henry and 17-year old Kevin Ives head into the woods to do some late-night hunting, but never return. Hours later, the two boys are seen lying on some railroad tracks before they are run over by a cargo train and the medical examiner concludes they had fallen asleep after smoking marijuana and their deaths were accidental. However, Don and Kevin’s families push for a new investigation, which uncovers evidence that they were violently attacked before their bodies were placed...
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Robert Gautsche
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Episode 116 Robert Gautsche Robert Gautsche was a family man and successful corporate manager who had a lot going for him, but the pressures of his job caused him to spiral. He fell into addiction which cost him his career, marriage, and health. He was diagnosed with Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS); a debilitating disease that greatly affected his memory, and his prognosis was not good. Robert's brother Brad, who was Robert's power of attorney, placed Robert into the care of an assisted living facility in Castle Rock, CO with the understanding that his brother would be safe and...
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Introducing Of Hell: Texas True Crime
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Introducing Of Hell: Texas True Crime This is a preview of Of Hell: Texas True Crime, a narrative investigation into the darkest crimes committed on Texas soil.From the creators of Gone Cold, each episode dives deep into cases where violence leaves a permanent scar on the land and the people who call it home. This clip features the haunting case of Nancy, a beloved mother taken from her home and brutally tortured and murdered. What begins as a tragic disappearance in a quiet Texas neighborhood unravels into a story of fear, grief, and a killer who believed he could erase a life without...
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Jason Landry
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Episode 115 Jason Landry On December 12, 2020, Twenty one year old college student Jason Landry embarked on a 165 mile road trip from San Marcos, Texas to see his family for the holidays in Missouri City, Texas. He would never make it home. His crashed car was discovered just after midnight in Luling, Texas; an oil and ranching community that Jason was not familiar with. There was no sign of Jason. The accident seemed to be a single car accident that left Jason's car backed into a ditch. Several items of Jason's were discarded, including what appeared to be the clothes he was...
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Ryan Shtuka
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Episode 114 Ryan Shtuka Twenty year old Ryan Shtuka vanished in the early morning hours of February 17,2018 in Sun Peaks B.C. Canada. In the hours before he went missing, Ryan had gone to a silent disco with a group of friends before moving on with the group to a nearby house party. When the group of friends left, they didn't see Ryan, and they assumed that he had stayed behind. Back at the party, a group selfie captured all of the party goers with the exception of Ryan. When Ryan didn't show up for work as scheduled, the alarm was sounded that he was missing. Ryan's parents, who lived...
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Katherine 'Kat' Hammontre
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Episode 113 Katherine 'Kat' Hammontre April, 2019 was a tough month for 68 year old Katherine 'Kat' Hammontre. She had battled liver Cancer, but eventually decided not to seek treatment for it, and to face what came on her own terms. She was looking forward to her one year anniversary with her husband Warren Sundquist and enjoying the life she was living in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico, where she had moved to in the late 1990s. On April 11, Kat along with her husband, and a group of hikers decided to explore the beautiful area of Cañón del Diablo, or Devils Canyon in the Sierra...
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On November 2nd, 1978 24 year old Barbara Annette McClure went out for a night of dancing at the Fandango Disco in Seattle Washington on. That night, she and her dance partner who she had briefly dated got into a minor argument. Reportedly, the man she was dancing with left the club, and a short while later, Barbara also left. People that knew Barbara claimed that they saw her walking near the 16500 block of Bothell Way northwest, about half a mile from the disco, and they claimed they offered her a ride but she refused, and insisted on walking 5 miles to her home. She didn't make it home, and was never seen again. The lines of what happened that night are blurred by inaccuracies and confusion. A neighbor boy who babysat Barbara's 2 year old daughter Jamie, swears that he babysat that night and in the early morning hours, was told by a strange man to go home. Somehow, Jamie wound up in the care of her family that morning and it's not clear how. There is also speculation that the witnesses who las saw Barbara may not be telling the full truth. Finally, there is reason to believe that Barbara's father who she was estranged from was having her followed when she went missing. Days after Barbara vanished, her driver's license was found about ten miles away in a culdesac. The case went cold, and Jamie now an adult, is trying to get to the bottom of what happened. In this episode, she discusses her efforts, and all of the confusion in the case.
When she went missing, Barbara was described as White with shoulder length Brown hair, Blue eyes, standing 5ft5, and weighing 120 lbs. She was last seen wearing a green and rust-colored blouse with wide stripes, a short black leather jacket, rust-colored corduroy pants and tan mid-calf boots with a two-inch heel. Carrying a brown cloth purse with a shoulder strap.
If you know anything about McClure’s disappearance, you’re asked to contact crime stoppers at 800-222-8477.
If you have information or tips, please reach out to Private Detective Cloyd Steiger who is handling this investigation for Jamie.
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