The Vanished Podcast · Audible
Replay: Michele Hundley Smith - Located Alive
March 2, 2026·43 min·3 clips
Michelle Hunley-Smith left to go Christmas shopping in 2001 and vanished with her van, sparking a 24-year mystery.
As heard by us
A careful missing-person story about Michelle Hunley-Smith, told with patience and a later update that changes the frame.
The episode follows Michelle Hunley-Smith's disappearance and the long stretch of not knowing that came after it. It starts with the timeline of her leaving home on December 9, 2001, then stays with the family's unease as the years go by without a confirmed sighting of Michelle…
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You want the original missing-person timeline, plus the late update that changes how it lands.
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