Missing-person stories told with patience and weight.
The Vanished Podcast follows missing-person cases through patient narration and extensive interview audio. Recent episodes trace disappearances involving Andrew Dixon, William Gray, Michele Hundley Smith, and Travis Roberson, with attention to family memory, investigative gaps, and the facts that remain unsettled.
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The Vanished Podcast is a true-crime series centered on people who disappear and the families left to rebuild a timeline from fragments. Its strength is patience. Episodes move slowly through what was known, what was reported, and what different people believe may have happened. The show does not rush toward a single theory. It lets uncertainty remain visible. Recent episodes spend four parts on Andrew Dixon, whose disappearance in New Mexico is framed through family history, addiction, mental illness, mixed martial arts, job pressure, paranoia, police interviews, and a vehicle left near the Sierra County Detention Facility in Truth or Consequences. The story is not treated as one clean event. It is built from scattered warnings, missed calls, conflicting accounts, search terrain, extreme heat, and questions about people in Andrew’s orbit. Another recent two-part case follows William Gray, who disappeared from Sweeney, Texas, after back surgery, escalating conflict at home, plans to file for divorce, and messages that suggested concern for his children’s safety. Those episodes pay close attention to what relatives say should have been tracked early, from door cameras to digital evidence. The show also revisits past coverage when a case changes. Michele Hundley Smith’s story returns because she was located alive after more than 24 years, creating answers that are complicated rather than simple. Travis Roberson’s episode looks at a night out in Fayetteville that turned into a 19-year disappearance, with family members describing how little they knew to ask in the beginning. The format relies heavily on recorded interviews. That choice gives relatives and investigators room to speak at length, sometimes repeating details because repetition is part of grief and memory. Marissa’s narration functions as a steady guide through these accounts. The writing is accessible, but the cases are emotionally heavy. Police procedures, search decisions, last known movements, family conflict, substance use, and ambiguous loss recur across the series. For listeners who prefer quick twists, it may feel restrained. For listeners drawn to careful casework and the human cost of unresolved disappearance, it is unusually thorough.
Made for: For true-crime listeners who prefer careful timelines, family testimony, and unresolved questions over sensational pacing. It suits people interested in missing-person investigations, search efforts, and the emotional aftermath of ambiguous loss.
What sets it apart: The show’s defining feature is its interview-driven patience: family members, friends, and detectives often speak at length while the narration holds the chronology together. It gives equal weight to evidence, memory, terrain, and the ordinary moments that become haunting later.
The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week. Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends, law enforcement and experts. What will The Vanished uncover next?Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of The Vanished Podcast ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Marissa Jones makes missing-person cases legible by separating family testimony, investigative facts, and unresolved questions with steady care.
The Vanished Podcast reconstructs disappearances through the people left trying to understand them. Marissa Jones moves between relatives, friends, law enforcement accounts, and the practical record of searches, reports, travel, and last known movements.
Families get the microphone, and your neat theory has to survive their uncertainty.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A restrained missing-person story about pressure, loss, and the ache of not knowing.
Andrew comes across as a man pinned by work, paranoia, and private strain. The episode is at its best when family and close voices fill in the picture of someone who tried to do right and was carrying more than the people around him could see.
A patient missing-person story where geography, memory, and uncertainty do the heaviest lifting.
Andrew Dixon's case stays anchored in what cannot be settled: a man who vanished, a desert search with too much ground to cover on foot, and a family left circling one late-night call that was never returned.
A patient, detail-rich chapter where the investigation sharpens without forcing certainty.
Andrew Dixon Part 2: Looking Over His Shoulder stays in uneasy territory, moving between a protective sweep and a family story with missing pieces.
A careful missing person story that stays with Andrew Dixon and the people around him.
Andrew Dixon's disappearance is pieced together from a surveillance camera, a white Kia Soul, the report that a 2004 Toyota Camry was missing, and the first moves of a police search. The episode works because it lets those details land one by one.
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…
A missing-person case shaped by a bus transfer, a missed call, and a family's unresolved wait.
Robert McGuire's disappearance is set in motion by a bus trip from Wilmington, Delaware, to Scranton, Pennsylvania, with a transfer at the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City.
A missing-person case where rumor, silence, and small-town pressure shadow the known facts.
Heather Karras' disappearance is presented as a small-town case in which privacy did not last long: a minor disagreement with her younger son, a plan to start the vehicle, a child walking to school to raise the alarm, and a string of odd choices about who was asked to watch the…
Whitney Wilkin's disappearance is a hard, unfinished case shaped by family memory and close friends.
The episode frames Whitney Wilkin's disappearance as a difficult case, shaped by a woman described as vulnerable and by the people who knew her best.
True stories of scams, aliases, frauds, and lives built on lies.
Payne Lindsey and Tenderfoot TV revisit the Atlanta Child Murders and the wider Monster franchise.
Host Jake Brennan traces the crimes and scandals behind musicians from Elvis to Taylor Swift.
Karina Longworth narrates the Manson murders as a story about Hollywood's collapsing 1960s dream.
iO Tillett Wright investigates her mother's boyfriend's unsolved 1982 East Village murder.
A wilderness hoax, a trusting BC town, and the brothers who fooled it.
Andrew did not just vanish.
Andrew Dixon's Toyota was towed from Highway 1 near milepost 33 before anyone linked it to his missing-person case, and the car was later tied back to him through DMV and state police records.
Andrew Dixon had started over before.
Andrew Dixon's story opens on a bad feeling.
This episode continues the story of William Gray's disappearance, detailing his preparations for divorce, the lack of digital evidence found by investigators, and the stalled investigation after a detective left the department.
This episode explores the mysterious disappearance of William Gray from Texas in 2022, detailing his troubled personal life, safety concerns, and the ongoing investigation.
Michelle Hunley-Smith was found alive.
The episode investigates the 2006 disappearance of Travis Roberson, highlighting family frustration with police inaction over 19 years.
The episode explores the disappearance of Keontae Davis, a young man with disabilities who vanished after his 21st birthday, and his mother's struggle to get police to investigate.
An episode of The Vanished Podcast exploring the unsolved disappearance of Michael Green from Winfield, Louisiana.
This episode revisits the 1988 disappearance of Joan Bernal, featuring family reflections and a major case update.
The episode investigates the 1988 disappearance of Joan Bernal, featuring family interviews and details of the search across multiple states.
The episode explores the disappearance of Amy McHale, featuring her daughter's emotional account and the family's struggle to keep the case alive.
The episode investigates the mysterious disappearance of Daniel Davis, a reliable man who vanished after a car accident, leaving family and friends confused.
"We have nothing." Robert McGuire, known as Bobby, left Wilmington by bus for Scranton, with a transfer planned through New York City.
This episode investigates the disappearance of Kayla Vincent Vitoli, who vanished in Dow, Illinois, and the extensive search efforts by law enforcement.
The episode tells the story of 27-year-old Kayalana Turner who went missing in Texas, featuring emotional reflections from a friend and details of her last known movements.
This episode covers the case of Kayalana Turner, a 27-year-old woman who went missing in Texas, with updates on the discovery of her remains.
This episode updates the case of Chance Engelbert, who went missing in 2019 and whose remains were found in 2025, featuring family interviews and case details.
This episode is part three of a series on Troy Galloway's disappearance, exploring ongoing investigations and the impact on loved ones.
This episode delves into the disappearance of Troy Galloway, featuring interviews with family and investigators to uncover the details of his case.
The episode investigates the disappearance of Troy Galloway, who vanished from his home in Sonora, California in 2016.
The episode explores the 1975 disappearance of Dorothy Garoschko after a night out in Boston, detailing her last known movements and the mysterious circumstances.
The episode recounts the disappearance of Dorothy Garaschko in 1975, exploring the night she vanished and her family's initial reactions.
This episode explores the mysterious disappearance of 35-year-old David Horn Jr from a pub in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania on Christmas Day 2017 after watching an Eagles game, with his home found undisturbed and evidence suggesting foul play.
Heather went outside and never returned.
This episode explores the mysterious disappearance and death of Heather Karras in North Dakota, examining the strange evidence and conflicting theories surrounding her case.
This episode examines the 1994 disappearance and murder of 20-year-old Jared Green in Searcy, Arkansas, exploring theories about official negligence and potential cover-ups in the investigation.
This episode explores the unsolved 1997 disappearance and murder of Jarrod Green from Searcy, Arkansas, featuring emotional testimony from loved ones seeking justice and closure.
Whitney Wilkin was hard to protect even before she vanished.
January 23rd, 1999.
The episode investigates the disappearance of Samantha Tolbert, whose ex-husband was found dead in her truck, leaving her missing.
The episode investigates the disappearance of Joel Judd, who vanished after a night out in Slave Lake, Alberta, with family suspecting foul play.
This episode investigates the disappearance of Conrad Jason Duchamp in northern Alberta, featuring family interviews and discussion of the lack of clues.
This episode continues the investigation into Blake Nex's 1993 disappearance, exploring new leads and the family's renewed search for answers.