Cauldron Convos - a Somewhat Funny Paranormal Mysteries & Science Fiction Podcast · Kayla Cauldron

Missing People in Chicago: 2024 Update.

August 26, 2024·30 min·1 clip

Noah Enos's family says AT&T data and phone timestamps did not match the official timeline.

They pick back up on the Chicago missing-men pattern. The discussion starts from earlier coverage in 2022, when they noted over 15 bodies were found in Chicago waterways in 2022 alone. A lot of the tension comes from how uneasy they still are about it. They point out that the people involved are often men in their early 20s to early 30s, coming home from bars or parties late at night. Some are local, some are from elsewhere. They return to Noah and Yos and talk through the newer information on his death. The medical examiner concluded that he died from drowning. Investigators still could not determine the manner of death. That leaves room for accident, homicide, suicide, or something harder to pin down. The hosts argue over how plausible it is that someone could have made it to shore if the river did not carry him far. They also note that a city river is not the same thing as a big open stretch of water. A Reddit comment about the last song Yos supposedly heard live becomes a strangely sad detail in their telling. Then they pivot to Michael McCord. He was reported missing on October 20, 2023 from the city's southwest side, and later his body was found on the lower west side near 24th and Hoyne. The episode stays with the facts instead of pretending there is a neat answer. It circles the possibility of a serial pattern without claiming proof. It also leaves room for the less dramatic but still awful possibility of repeated accidents. The hosts land on practical prevention ideas like better lighting, cameras, and barriers. The whole thing feels like a messy, urgent update from two people who want the mystery solved before another name gets added.

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A grim, unsentimental update on a Chicago mystery.

Missing People in Chicago: 2024 Update stays on the uneasy question at the center of the series: why so many young men in Chicago have gone missing and ended up in waterways.

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You want a Chicago waterways update with case names, fresh details, and uneasy humor.

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