Last Seen Alive is a podcast focused on little-known, unsolved homicide and missing persons cases, all potentially just one tip away from an investigative breakthrough. We're on a mission to give these cases the public attention and thoughtful storytelling they deserve, so join us as we explore the compelling unsolved cases you've never heard of every week. Researched, written and hosted by Crime Analyst Leah Owens. Co-hosted by Scott Owens. Last Seen Alive is an original Studio 222 production.
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Sep 28, 2026 · 23:53
When an accomplished woman moves back to smalltown Virginia to care for an aging parent after retiring from the military, she’s excited to spend time with her large family. Her…
Sep 26, 2026 · 2:07
Introducing a new podcast from Leah and Scott (hosts of Last Seen Alive )! Paranormal explorers Scott and Leah Owens are visiting mysterious places, and documenting even more…
Sep 21, 2026 · 31:50
When an Arizona teen vanishes without explanation, the only clue to his fate seems to be his vehicle, which is taken on a high-speed police chase by a mystery driver soon after…
Sep 14, 2026 · 32:03
When a woman house-sits for family at their peaceful Bay Area fruit farm, an unknown assailant creeps into the farmhouse at night and takes her life. Investigators work to…
Sep 7, 2026 · 29:04
When an eight-grader goes missing from the military base where he resides with his family in South Carolina, authorities initially assume that no foul play was involved, and his…
Aug 30, 2026 · 41:32
When a mom of three vanishes from small-town Texas immediately after a fight with her husband, he gives an unlikely explanation for her disappearance. A case goes cold despite an…
Aug 24, 2026 · 33:26
When unprecedented international demand for gourmet wild mushrooms drives up prices, a mycological gold rush strikes the remote Oregon forests where choice varieties are foraged.…
Aug 17, 2026 · 44:41
When a girl is abducted from a small town in western Washington, it takes years for her remains to finally be found in a remote woodland hours away. Investigators continue the…
Aug 10, 2026 · 34:34
When the remains of a young woman and her unborn child are found hidden on the grounds of an abandoned distillery, it takes decades for her to finally be identified as a girl…
Aug 3, 2026 · 49:08
When a Texas woman leaves a celebratory family gathering, she disappears into the night. After decades of her family insisting she wouldn’t have left voluntarily, a long-dead…
Jul 27, 2026 · 33:04
When a young Yuma, Arizona girl is killed inside her own home, its determined that her attacker entered through her bedroom window. Investigators seek to identify a cruel…
Jul 20, 2026 · 38:54
When a terminally-ill Virginia mother relinquishes custody of her child to a supposed good Samaritan, she has no way of knowing she’s being deceived. A young girl goes missing…
Jul 13, 2026 · 51:16
When a small-town Texas teenager vanishes from the parking lot outside her after-school job, she’s never seen again. An investigation into compelling potential suspects is…
Jul 6, 2026 · 49:08
When a South Carolina woman disappears while her family is out on an errand, a note left behind offers little explanation. A vast array of possibilities surround a truly…
Jun 29, 2026 · 32:57
When a woman disappears from her Wyoming home just days before her wedding, she leaves behind four young children, and a fiancé who insists she left of her own free will.…
Jun 22, 2026 · 41:08
When a doctor takes a break from practicing medicine to get away from it all in rural Texas, the last thing his family expects is for the retreat to turn deadly. A small town…
Jun 14, 2026 · 47:23
When a mother and daughter vanish from their California home, the evidence left behind clearly indicates foul play. The third member of their household offers a wild explanation…
Jun 8, 2026 · 42:50
When a West Virginia woman leaves a bar with a former police officer on a winter night in 2022, she’s never seen again. Diligent investigators close in on an ex-cop with an…
Jun 1, 2026 · 30:40
When a Massachusetts schoolteacher fails to return home from a weekend camping trip with a friend, his wife reports him missing. Investigators discover that the friend in…
May 25, 2026 · 39:45
When a Pennsylvania woman becomes convinced her missing friend was murdered, she’s determined to figure out who killed her. After she goes missing herself, investigators are left…
May 18, 2026 · 36:04
When an elderly Ohio woman is brutally killed by an intruder in her own home, the crime shocks her family and community alike. Investigators attempt to solve a crime unlike any…
May 11, 2026 · 38:17
When a Pennsylvania woman disappears without a trace, the only thing that seems certain is the likelihood of foul play. A contentious divorce, personal vulnerabilities, four…
May 3, 2026 · 37:26
When an easygoing Virginia teen is found murdered just hours after turning 18, his death sends shockwaves through his rural community. Investigators appeal to the public for…
Apr 26, 2026 · 44:05
When a young Colorado woman disappears shortly after finding out she’s pregnant, investigators quickly zero in on a suspect. A case full of unbelievable twists and turns results…
Apr 20, 2026 · 30:01
When a long-unnamed Nashville Jane Doe is identified as a country music singer, the mystery of her death is compounded by the mystery of why her disappearance was never reported.…
Apr 13, 2026 · 45:49
When a Colorado highschooler stumbles across a crime in progress, it costs her her life. Investigators search the Rocky Mountain foothills for answers in this episode of Last…
Apr 6, 2026 · 25:15
When a 7-year-old girl vanishes while playing outside in a southside Tucson neighborhood, her disappearance is disturbingly similar to the abduction and murder of another child…
Mar 30, 2026 · 33:41
When an experienced traveler disappears from one of the busiest airports in the country, her family is left desperate for answers. A tropical getaway takes a nightmarish turn in…
Mar 23, 2026 · 50:13
When an Arizona girl runs away from a group home for children, a predator ends her life. Investigators attempt to solve the murder of a child who was failed by the system…
Mar 16, 2026 · 49:37
When a young mother discovers a shocking secret about her fiancé weeks before their wedding, her life is turned upside down. Her death soon follows, and experts struggle to…
Mar 9, 2026 · 29:47
When a New Mexico woman goes missing after a celebratory evening spent with friends, investigators quickly turn their focus to the last person she was seen with: the man she'd…
Mar 2, 2026 · 34:30
When a Tennessee outdoorsman disappears in a remote area on the outskirts of a national park, he leaves behind a loving family and a thriving business. Extensive search efforts…
Feb 23, 2026 · 42:29
When an Alabama kindergarten teacher is abducted from a college campus in broad daylight, the search for her ends just days later, when her remains are found in a local river.…
Feb 15, 2026 · 55:27
When an entire family is murdered in the dead of night, the investigation is complicated by a law enforcement agency teeming with secrets. Small town Virginia meets major crime…
Feb 14, 2026 · 24:35
When two teens are found fatally shot inside a sandwich shop just months after surviving the Columbine High School Massacre, the Valentine's Day double-homicide shocks their…
Feb 8, 2026 · 35:26
When a western New York woman vanishes during a night of dancing at a popular nightclub, the focus of the investigation quickly turns to the last person seen with her: a local…
Feb 2, 2026 · 45:46
When a young New York woman trades her small town for the glittering lights of Las Vegas, her short life is torn away by a predator. The mystery surrounding her death spans the…
Jan 26, 2026 · 37:07
When a Florida woman disappears from her home without warning in 2023, she leaves all of her belongings behind—even her shoes. Investigators uncover other shocking crimes while…
Jan 19, 2026 · 52:51
When a young girl vanishes into a dark and stormy night, her baffling disappearance becomes one of the most mysterious unsolved cases in North Carolina history. Decades later,…
Jan 12, 2026 · 32:04
When firefighters respond to a blaze at a suburban Atlanta apartment complex in September of 2025, they find the remains of an accomplished playwright, along with clear signs of…
Jan 5, 2026 · 38:49
When a Maryland teen is abducted and murdered on her way home from school, the tragedy leaves a lasting impression on her community. Cold case investigators persevere decades…
Dec 29, 2025 · 34:31
When a foreign exchange student from Japan enrolls at a small private college in Texas, all goes well until she hosts a modest end-of-semester party in her apartment.…
Dec 23, 2025 · 21:18
When skeletal remains are discovered in the attic of an abandoned Washington farmhouse, the years-old mystery of a missing woman's whereabouts is finally solved. However, the…
Dec 22, 2025 · 41:38
When a North Carolina woman is found dead after being threatened by a stalker, investigators quickly write her death off as an accident. Questions abound in this episode of Last…
Dec 15, 2025 · 43:52
When an adventurous Canadian woman visits New Hampshire's White Mountains for a solo hiking retreat, she's ambushed by a killer. Investigators seek the public's help to solve an…
Dec 8, 2025 · 42:40
When an Arkansas honor student and class valedictorian disappears just weeks shy of high school graduation, an explanation eludes investigators. Years later, hidden evidence is…
Dec 1, 2025 · 42:41
When two remarkably similar Northern Virginia women are murdered just months apart in nearly identical crimes, their neighbors fear that a serial offender is at large. DNA…
Nov 24, 2025 · 41:43
When an Ohio medical student disappears into thin air during a night out, a massive investigation fails to uncover any trace of him. One of the Midwest's most baffling mysteries…
Nov 17, 2025 · 33:49
When a 13-year-old girl runs away from a Baltimore area group home, she remains missing for months before her remains are found in a wooded area. Investigators strive to identify…
Nov 10, 2025 · 43:06
When a group of paratroopers hits a North Carolina beach for a laid-back holiday weekend, one of their own goes missing. Tragic evidence washes ashore and ignites one of 2020's…
Nov 3, 2025 · 53:35
When a Colorado man brings his young daughter to work for a day, they both vanish under highly-suspicious circumstances, along with another employee. Investigators search for…
Oct 27, 2025 · 42:52
When a Marine Corps veteran has an unwelcome spotlight cast upon his life by Hollywood, murder follows. An execution-style killing in the Massachusetts woods cuts a young life…
Oct 20, 2025 · 36:02
When a teen vanishes from her small West Virginia hometown, no trace of her is found until her remains are discovered in a backwoods stream months later. A present-day lead…
Oct 12, 2025 · 1:18:17
When a Louisiana woman's worst fears come true, investigators are left to sift through the ashes of the home she shared with her fire chief husband. Arson and betrayal complicate…
Oct 6, 2025 · 42:04
When a small-town Oregon teen vanishes on her way to her after-school job, thorough searches prove fruitless, and investigators suspect foul play. Multiple potential suspects…
Sep 29, 2025 · 48:10
When a young family ventures into a remote Washington forest in search of the perfect Christmas tree, a dark mystery unfolds. Parents go missing, a child is found wandering alone…
Sep 22, 2025 · 34:53
When an elderly Iowa man is found deceased in the ashes of a suspicious housefire, investigators determine not only that he was murdered, but that his wife is nowhere to be…
Sep 15, 2025 · 39:47
When a Penn State University senior disappears without a trace on Halloween night, only one thing is clear: she didn't vanish voluntarily. A heartbreaking mystery leads to a tale…
Sep 8, 2025 · 40:35
When a young Big Bear Lake, California boy disappears from a playground near his home, authorities launch the most extensive missing person search the area has ever seen. Finding…
Sep 1, 2025 · 1:15:53
When a small town Texas teen goes missing, an entire community turns out to search the high prairie by land and air. A mysterious death, a contentious debate and shocking…
Aug 25, 2025 · 44:29
When a toddler vanishes from the parking lot of a popular Tennessee mall, she's the third child to disappear from the area within just weeks. Fearing that she was abducted, local…
Aug 18, 2025 · 53:38
When a young Hawaiian woman leaves a dinner party on a torrentially rainy night, the journey turns deadly—and not because of the weather. Fear grips the Island of Oahu as police…
Aug 11, 2025 · 29:35
When a man vanishes from small-town Virginia without a trace, investigators face the most perplexing case of their careers. The enduring mystery of the whereabouts of a loving…
Aug 4, 2025 · 41:22
When an accomplished long distance runner hits the trails in the central Wyoming mountains and never returns, investigators are tasked with answering the question: what—or…
Jul 28, 2025 · 40:59
When two brothers retreat into the woods of Appalachian Tennessee to forage for ginseng in 2021, they vanish without a trace. Their unexplained absence haunts their family and…
Jul 21, 2025 · 49:42
When a young couple sets off for a weekend away, disappointment awaits at their destination, where a morticians' convention has the hotel fully booked. A last-minute vacancy…
Jul 13, 2025 · 32:42
When an Iowa woman ventures out to spend a summer afternoon unwinding on the banks of a South Dakotan river, she's ambushed by an opportunistic predator. Investigators believe…
Jul 7, 2025 · 31:27
When an elderly World War II veteran and his loyal dog embark on a cross-country road trip, all goes smoothly until they reach The Big Lonely: a remote stretch of highway in the…
Jun 30, 2025 · 39:12
When an Arizona woman fails to return home from her late-night shift at the hospital where she works, her family and friends launch a search and locate her battered body. Her…
Jun 23, 2025 · 36:38
When a young soldier leaves the Army to work as a physics lab security specialist with a top-secret clearance, civilian life turns out to be more dangerous than anything she…
Jun 16, 2025 · 36:53
When a Baton Rouge woman is abducted from a parking lot, an active serial killer is a major suspect. The mystery surrounding her disappearance persists even after the serial…
Jun 9, 2025 · 35:43
When the friendliest resident of San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood suddenly disappears, the entire neighborhood is suspicious. His neighbors' worst fears are confirmed when a…
Jun 2, 2025 · 34:45
When the body of a young woman is discovered by a farmer in an Illinois cornfield, it takes decades for her to be identified. The investigation continues into the present as…
May 26, 2025 · 46:21
When a woman is murdered in broad daylight in downtown Cleveland, her killer is caught on camera. After a dozen years of searching for answers, her alleged killer is finally…
May 19, 2025 · 41:52
When a young Illinois woman finishes a late-night shift at work, she vanishes without a trace just steps from her home. Investigators are certain her disappearance was a result…
May 12, 2025 · 38:45
When an Alaskan fishing vessel is found abandoned and aflame the morning after a storm, it quickly becomes apparent that its crew encountered something much darker than the wrath…
May 5, 2025 · 31:52
When a Phoenix, Arizona couple is murdered in their own home, responding officers consider it one of the cruelest crimes they've ever investigated. Investigators search for the…
Apr 28, 2025 · 38:34
When a wealthy Lowcountry power-couple confronts their financial manager over missing funds, they immediately vanish from their Hilton Head Island retreat. Unanswered questions…
Apr 21, 2025 · 34:40
When an Iowa woman lists some furniture she no longer needs for sale, a calculating killer responds to her ad. All leads are exhausted by frustrated investigators and a case goes…
Apr 14, 2025 · 46:01
When a seven year-old girl is abducted from her suburban Chicago home and murdered, investigators initially suspect those closest to her. A tumultuous search for her killer takes…
Apr 7, 2025 · 36:09
When a woman vanishes from her Las Vegas home, investigators find themselves working to solve a carefully-planned abduction and murder. A meticulous killer remains at large…
Mar 31, 2025 · 36:41
When a young legal secretary disappears after being haunted by recurring dreams of abduction and murder, her unsolved case becomes—and still is—one of the most mysterious in the…
Mar 24, 2025 · 32:12
When a New York woman doesn't return home from a routine errand, her husband endures a sleepless night of worry before being called to the medical examiner's office to identify…
Mar 17, 2025 · 34:05
When a young Texan woman fails to return home after a late night of waiting tables, her car is found—abandoned and blood-stained—in the heart of the notorious Texas Killing…
Mar 10, 2025 · 35:45
When a 13-year-old Wisconsin boy vanishes in the summer of 2023, investigators learn that he had aspirations of trying to survive "off-grid" in the wilderness. Despite the…
Mar 3, 2025 · 29:09
When a Brooklyn teen disappears without a trace, a nightmarish discovery in a subway tunnel turns a missing person report into a homicide investigation. Investigators discover…
Feb 24, 2025 · 36:54
When a housefire erupts in a quiet Florida neighborhood, first responders find a mother and her young daughter deceased inside the home. Investigators search for the killer who…
Feb 17, 2025 · 36:06
When a scuba enthusiast embarks on a notoriously dangerous cave dive alone and fails to return, it's initially assumed that "the vortex" has claimed another victim. However, lack…
Feb 10, 2025 · 34:32
When the remains of a young woman are found in an Iowa ditch, it takes decades for them to be identified. Determined to solve her murder, investigators piece together the short…
Feb 3, 2025 · 35:35
When a Texas woman returns to her small hometown to start over, she vanishes and is found dead in the Red River. Evidence suggests she died at the hands of someone she knew well,…
Jan 27, 2025 · 35:50
When a North Carolina woman is found dead in her home, investigators realize that what initially appeared to be a suicide is in fact a staged murder scene. A family waits for…
Jan 20, 2025 · 35:28
When a single mother and her two-and-a-half year old daughter go missing from California's Bay Area in a simultaneous mother-daughter homicide / disappearance, one family seems…
Jan 13, 2025 · 47:32
When a dedicated Indiana teacher misses class without warning, a search of her apartment leads to a grim discovery. The chilling murder of a mother, grandmother and favorite…
Jan 6, 2025 · 36:57
When one of the brightest students at a prestigious Ivy League university is fatally stabbed in plain sight, police scramble to determine who's responsible. In a campus full of…
Dec 30, 2024 · 37:17
When an elderly Washington man dies from a fall, no one suspects his in-home caretaker—until her involvement in several other deaths is discovered. Suspicion over his death is…
Dec 22, 2024 · 32:26
When a teen vanishes from a safe neighborhood in California's Bay Area on her way to the school bus stop, a brutal crime of opportunity and a controversial DNA evidence law lead…
Dec 16, 2024 · 33:50
When a young girl and her mom attend a neighborhood Christmas party in Northern Virginia, they enjoy the festivities—until the girl vanishes. An open window on a cold night…
Dec 10, 2024 · 1:01:54
When a young, pregnant Massachusetts woman is found dead in 2021, local police write off her death as a suicide. However, the findings of a medical examiner hired by the victim's…
Dec 2, 2024 · 36:16
When an Oklahoma newlywed is found murdered in his own home, all signs suggest that his missing wife was abducted from the scene. A small town is haunted by these crimes—plus…
Nov 18, 2024 · 38:45
When an Atlantic City, New Jersey woman vanishes, her remains are found a month later—along with those of three other women. Investigators are still working to identify the…
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