MISSING: Survivalist & World Traveler

Up and Vanished presents... Status: Untraced. In 2016, survivalist and world traveler Justin Alexander goes missing in the Parvati Valley while on a spiritual trek into the Himalayan Mountains. While the circumstances of his disappearance point to murder, a chilling message he left behind throws everything into question: “I should return mid-September or so. If I’m not back by then, don’t look for me.” Four years later, host and true crime newcomer Liam Luxon is introduced to Justin's story and embarks on an investigation into the case. "Status-Untraced" is a 10-episode journey that explores the secrets the Valley holds, the stones left unturned, and what really happened to Justin Alexander.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, listeners, this is Matt Frederick from iHeart Podcasts. Have
you heard about the new true crime podcast from the
team behind Up and Vanished. It's a brand new series
called Status Untraced. What if, while traveling abroad, your friend
simply vanished? Who would you call? What would you do?
In twenty sixteen, that's what the friends of Justin Alexander

(00:21):
were faced with. An adventurer and world traveler, Justin disappeared
on a trek in the Himalayan Mountains. His friends and
family took action. They flew to India to organize searches.
They found evidence and an arrest was made, but shortly
after the main suspect was found dead in his cell.
The case was called for years until now. Dive deep

(00:43):
into the investigation with host Liam Luxen As the podcast
investigation uncovers the strange events surrounding Justin's disappearance. This is
Status Untraced. Check out the trailer one Guy.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
He went missing for thirty years, Why he was hiding himself,
why he disappeared?

Speaker 1 (01:06):
Nobody knows.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
At the northern edge of India, attracting thousands of tourists
every year is the Parvati Valley. Many come for the
beauty of the Himalayas. Others to party, but then there
are some drawn in search of enlightenment and this place
changes them. There are stories from that part of the
world where they'll say, like, oh, the person didn't come

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back because they didn't want to come back, just to
create the story and the scene through all this stuff
along the river, and then he just vanished. The phenomenon
called India syndrome could be choked up to the valley
spiritual allure. But something else is going on here. There's
a string of disappearances, many foreigners, and nearly all of

(01:51):
the cases unsolved. A Polish national is missing, Odeta Houton
at twenty four from Camp.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
We merctlessly beaten to set hate, befriended a baba shortly after,
and disappeared.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
That valley is beautiful and enchanting, but it's very dangerous.
Nefarious things happened there. I fell upon one of these
cases of an American world traveler gone missing. The circumstances
of his disappearance were suspicious, so I flew halfway around
the world in search of answers, and what I found

(02:25):
I could have never imagined.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
You could read his posts about the guru.

Speaker 2 (02:29):
He knew this guy was bad news.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
The guy getting hung out of nowhere makes you go,
there's something else you think.

Speaker 2 (02:37):
He's like drobbing them in and taking the stuff. He's
basically muggering. A new investigated podcast from the team behind
Up and Vanished. This is Datus Untraced. Available now Listen
for free on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Speaker 1 (02:57):
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