Faded Out

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Delving into the most dark and disturbing missing child cold cases - the 1982 Johnny Gosch case out of West Des Moines, Iowa, and the 1988 Doreen Vincent case out of Wallingford, Connecticut. Hosted by Sarah DiMeo.

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Even the property search is disputed; your neat theory has work to do.

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  • to hear Sarah DiMeo and Jessica Fritz-Aguirre compare remembered details with what a warrant actually says
  • to follow listener questions that demand specifics about searches and police answers
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Sticky Beak: BREAKING NEWS Mark Vincent Arrested on Gun ChargesFeb 23, 2022

A tense case update links family safety concerns with troubling accounts from Mark Vincent's past.

This special update finds Mark Vincent back in Connecticut as movement around the Doreen Vincent case appears to pick up again. Joe Aguirre frames the hour around Jessica Fritz Aguirre's conversations with people connected to the case, along with the couple's concern about what…

Doreen Vincent UpdateJan 28, 2020

A clear, candid update on the leads, noise, and persistence around Doreen Vincent's disappearance.

Faded Out's Doreen Vincent update follows a missing-child case as it keeps drawing new attention, useful leads, and harder-to-manage online energy.

Season Two FinaleAug 4, 2019

Faded Out revisits Doreen Vincent's unresolved disappearance with a finale that finds momentum while leaving its hardest questions open.

Faded Out closes its second season by weighing what the investigation into Doreen Vincent, the 12-year-old who disappeared in 1988, has managed to change.

Sexual Abuse: The InvestigationJul 28, 2019

A document-led look at underwear photos, remembered modeling stories, and the questions still surrounding Doreen Vinson's case.

Faded Out's "Sexual Abuse: The Investigation" stays close to the paper trail around photographs of Doreen Vinson in her underwear, then sets that material beside Kate's memory of what Doreen said about modeling.

New Listener Questions (Part 2 of 2)Jul 21, 2019

A restrained Q&A on disputed searches, an unresolved family account, and the questions still surrounding Doreen's case.

Questions about the search for Doreen's remains turn this episode into a study of procedural care. The host stays with the unresolved record around 1316, Jim Farnham's memory that police did not search the property, his account of a clean septic system checked by private…

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Sticky Beak: BREAKING NEWS Mark Vincent Arrested on Gun Charges

    Mark Vincent is reported in custody after officers went to Milford Christian Church on February 16, 2022, where they found him with a stolen firearm.

    Feb 23, 2022·38m·2 clips
  2. 2

    Doreen Vincent Update

    Hidden gem

    ["Jessica Fritz-Aguirre says the FOIA log jumps from 1991 to 2001 to 2011, with a fifth detective now on the Doreen Vincent case.", "She says she filed the request on Memorial Day weekend, got a denial within one day, and is heading into a February 3 hearing over Wallingford police's \"prospective law enforcement action\" claim.", "Richard Novia's redacted file adds Mark and Donna's phone bills, church details, an 11:30 p.m.

    Jan 28, 2020·38m·2 clips
  3. 3

    Season Two Finale

    Hidden gem

    Faded Out's season two finale says the Doreen Vincent case drew more than double last year's downloads as Sarah Dimeo, Joe Aguirre, and Jessica Fritz-Aguirre recorded live at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Farmington, Connecticut.

    Aug 4, 2019·1h 39m·5 clips
  4. 4

    Sexual Abuse: The Investigation

    Hidden gem

    Underwear photos tied to Doreen Vinson and Mark Vinson sit at the center of Faded Out season 2, episode 25, and Sarah Dimeo says the details appear in both a 1989 warrant and a 2001 Record Journal article.

    Jul 28, 2019·44m·3 clips
  5. 5

    New Listener Questions (Part 2 of 2)

    Hidden gem

    Faded Out's listener-question episode returns to Doreen's case through disputed search work at 1316 and Huntington State Park, with Sarah Demio citing Sergeant Cifarelli's repeated promise to check the file.

    Jul 21, 2019·32m·2 clips
  6. 6

    New Listener Questions (Part 1 of 2)

    Jul 14, 2019·50m
  7. 7

    The Tell-Tale Heart

    Jul 7, 2019·30m
  8. 8

    Sexual Abuse: The Signs Part 3

    Jun 30, 2019·47m
  9. 9

    Sexual Abuse: The Signs Part 2

    Jun 23, 2019·42m
  10. 10

    Sexual Abuse: The Signs Part 1

    Jun 16, 2019·57m
  11. 11

    Sexual Abuse: The History

    Jun 9, 2019·1h 17m
  12. 12

    The Women of the Story

    May 26, 2019·47m
  13. 13

    Listener Questions Part 3 of 3

    May 19, 2019·41m
  14. 14

    Listener Questions Part 2 of 3

    May 15, 2019·56m
  15. 15

    Listener Questions Part 1 of 3

    May 12, 2019·1h 1m
  16. 16

    "Why Is He Not In Jail?" Part 2

    May 8, 2019·36m
  17. 17

    "Why Is He Not In Jail?" Part 1

    May 5, 2019·47m
  18. 18

    Season 1 Update: Back in Des Moines

    Apr 25, 2019·53m
  19. 19

    Teresa Part 2

    Apr 21, 2019·48m
  20. 20

    Teresa Part 1

    Apr 14, 2019·52m
  21. 21

    Mark and Sharon

    Apr 7, 2019·33m
  22. 22

    The 2001 Article

    Mar 31, 2019·35m
  23. 23

    The Statements

    Mar 17, 2019·30m
  24. 24

    Search and Seizure

    Mar 10, 2019·46m
  25. 25

    Whirlwind Hill

    Mar 3, 2019·28m
  26. 26

    The Suspicion

    Feb 24, 2019·27m
  27. 27

    The Walking Routes

    Feb 10, 2019·36m
  28. 28

    The First Reports

    Feb 3, 2019·29m
  29. 29

    Doreen Jane Vincent

    Jan 27, 2019·40m
  30. 30

    Season Two Trailer: Doreen Vincent

    Jan 20, 2019·3m
  31. 31

    Season One Second Addendum

    Dec 5, 2018·38m
  32. 32

    Season One Addendum

    Oct 28, 2018·47m
  33. 33

    First Season Finale

    Sep 30, 2018·1h 18m
  34. 34

    Things Take A Turn

    Sep 23, 2018·1h 9m
  35. 35

    Touching Down in Des Moines

    Sep 23, 2018·1h 23m
  36. 36

    Touring the Routes

    Sep 23, 2018·54m
  37. 37

    Sam Soda's House

    Sep 23, 2018·1h 9m
  38. 38

    Sam Soda Uninterrupted

    Sep 23, 2018·1h 12m
  39. 39

    Who Was Wilbur Millhouse?

    Sep 9, 2018·34m
  40. 40

    Talking With Yellow Bag

    Sep 2, 2018·33m
  41. 41

    Roadblocks / Not So Credible Witness

    Aug 26, 2018·27m
  42. 42

    Extended Episode: John Gosch Sr.

    Host Sarah DiMeo interviews John Gosch Sr., father of missing child Johnny Gosch, discussing the case and addressing theories.

    Aug 12, 2018·54m
  43. 43

    Ron Sampson

    Aug 5, 2018·46m
  44. 44

    The Early Reports: Part 2

    Jul 29, 2018·24m
  45. 45

    The Early Reports: Part 1

    Host Sarah DiMeo examines the Johnny Gosch and Doreen Vincent missing child cold cases, analyzing newspaper articles and listener tips to debunk misinformation.

    Jul 22, 2018·21m
  46. 46

    The Misinformation Effect

    Jul 11, 2018·39m
  47. 47

    Extended Episode: What We Had Wrong

    Host Sarah DiMeo shares a new eyewitness account that could change the Johnny Gosch missing child case, after a technical glitch forced a re-interview.

    Jun 29, 2018·56m
  48. 48

    Sam Soda / Two Avenues

    Jun 17, 2018·23m
  49. 49

    Back to Basics / The Other Possibility

    Jun 3, 2018·25m
  50. 50

    Yellow Bag / Millhouse

    This episode details the 1982 disappearance of 12-year-old Johnny Gosch during his paper route, analyzing the suspicious events and organized nature of the abduction.

    May 27, 2018·22m