SEQUESTERED Podcast

SEQUESTERED is a cinematic true crime podcast hosted by Sara Reid that reconstructs real cases through immersive sound design and a victim-centered lens. Season 4, Missing Persons Cases of the 1980s, revisits ten disappearances from an era before digital footprints, combining narrative storytelling with disciplined investigative structure. Each episode walks listeners through the final known moments, the investigation, and the unanswered questions that remain. With over 3 million plays and a #1 ranking on Apple Podcasts, SEQUESTERED delivers a highly engaged audience drawn to thoughtful, story-driven true crime. The show blends emotional storytelling with factual depth, creating a powerful listening experience that keeps audiences coming back week to week. Follow SEQUESTERED wherever you listen. Go to sequesteredpod.com for more!

Season 4 Trailer - Missing Persons Cases of the 1980s 03/31/2026

Season 4 Trailer - Missing Persons Cases of the 1980s Missing Persons Cases of the 1980's The 1980s felt wide open. Kids rode their bikes for miles without anyone worrying. The rule was simple: be home when the streetlights came on. It was the decade of roller rinks and mall food courts… Cassette tapes and bedroom posters… Whitney Houston and Bon Jovi blasting from the radio. Life moved at a different pace. A little unsupervised. A little innocent. But beneath that nostalgia sits a quieter truth. Because during those same ordinary nights and routines…people disappeared. In the 1980s, a missing person could vanish into silence. There were no cell phones to trace, no digital footprints, no nationwide alerts instantly broadcasting a face across the country. When someone went missing, investigators often had little more than witness memories, a few scattered clues, and time slipping away. And for many families, the answers never came. This season of SEQUESTERED returns to that era to examine ten haunting missing-person cases from the 1980s - lives interrupted in moments that should have been ordinary. Each episode revisits the last known movements of someone who vanished, the investigations that followed, and the questions that remain decades later. Through time-capsule storytelling and immersive soundscapes, we step back into the streets, neighborhoods, and moments where these disappearances began. Because even after all these years, the silence around these cases still echoes. And sometimes, the smallest detail remembered decades later can change everything. If someone out there knows what happened…this might be the moment they speak up. SEQUESTERED Season 4 explores ten disappearances from the 1980s - ten stories that refuse to be forgotten. Subscribe now to follow the season and hear new episodes as they release. Apple Podcast subscribers receive episodes early and ad-free. /episode/index/show/92cd7393-1ddd-41b6-9848-1cc40d0050a2/id/40504740