5 Mysterious Unsolved Disappearances!

Join Steve as he explores 5 mysterious unsolved disappearances.

Written by Nicole Stockton.

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Episode Transcript

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Hello friends, Steve Stockton here withyou. Welcome to our latest episode.
Today we bring you five mysterious unsolveddisappearances. Join me, let's walk and
see first up. Aaron Holmes Silverman. Seventeen year old Aaron Holmes Silverman enjoyed

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playing guitar and fishing. Sadly,he did not get along well with his
parents, who were separated and strugglingfinancially. However, according to his best
friend Sean Gwen, while he arguedwith him, they did not have severe
relationship problems. Aaron was not interestedin high school and would sometimes use illicit

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substances. In nineteen ninety three,Aaron's parents became increasingly worried about their son's
behavior. They claimed that he oftenpartied excessively and would go missing for days
without a word. Despite their effortsto regulate his behavior, Aaron believed that
he knew what was best and continueto be disobedient like many teenagers. On

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June five, nineteen ninety three,Aaron and his brother Drew attended a house
party in Norfolk, Virginia. Accordingto Drew, everyone at the party was
under the influence. Drew said thatAaron spent most of the night with a
go go dancer who was fascinated byAaron's charisma. The go go dancer,
whose name has not been disclosed,left the party with Aaron that evening.

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She was believed to be one ofthe last to have seen him. Aaron's
parents were used as partying and rebelliousbehavior, so they were not immediately worried
when he failed to return home afterthe party. Everyone assumed that he had
stayed the night with a girl orstated a friend's place. His family believed
Aaron would show up a few dayslater, as he'd done before, but

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something was different this time. Accordingto the Virginian Pilot newspaper, Aaron didn't
take anything with him, no genes, no underwear, no toothbrush, not
his beloved guitar, Norris's favorite fishingrode. He didn't tell anyone he was
leaving, not his best friend,Sewn Gwynn, Norris's brother Drew, with
whom he had party Norri's sister Naomi, but had spent many afternoons fishing with

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Aaron. En Eron's brother Drew saidhe saw Aaron leave the party with a
dancer. He told the girl wehad a boat and that he could take
her out, Drew said. Whenan entire week had passed without any sign
of erin, Ron Silverman looked athis son Drew and said, something's wrong.
After a couple of weeks, Ronreported Aaron missing to the Norfolk Police.

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Since there was no evidence of foulplay, the police initially thought that
Aaron had run away with a gogo dancer, as he had a history
of being away from home for extendedperiods. However, the police's lack of
interest in the case prompted Aaron's parentsto begin their own search for their son.
Aaron's parents were separated at the Tiger'sdisappearance, and appears that Aaron had
been going through personal hardships. Aaron'smother, Debbie told the Virginian Pilot quote,

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I figured he'd show up. Thenas time went on, I thought
maybe he'd run off with a groupof friends to do something wild, like
all the grateful dead around. That'sthe kind of thing Aaron would do.
End quote. Aaron's father, Ronstarted frequenting different bars in the Newport area
in hopes of finding out what happenedto his son. He learned about a

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woman who was a dancer and whoseboyfriend resembled Aaron. She lived in a
trailer park and drove a red Pontiactrans am. However, it's uncertain whether
she had any connection with Aaron,as her identity was never established. Unfortunately,
his father was unable to track thiswoman down. Ron contacted the National

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Center for Missing and Exploited Children,who created and distributed a missing person poster
of Aaron across the country and senta stack to the Silverman's. The family
members put up posters in various locationswhere they believed Aaron could be found.
These locations included fishing spots in Willoughby, convenience stores and Ocean View, and
festivals that Aaron had previously attended withhis friends. Furthermore, Debbie sent flyers

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to truck stops in San Diego afterconsulting with a psychic who told her that
Aaron might be living in southern California. Debbie told The Virginian Pilot, quote,
you worry. You go through periodsthinking he couldn't be alive. It's
a little something that's always there,but you go on. You can't walk
around in despair. End quote.Since nineteen ninety three, there have been

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a few updates in Aaron's case andhe remains missing. Aaron Holmes Silverman is
described as a Caucasian male with blondehair and blue eyes, five foot ten
inches tall and one hundred and thirtypounds. He has brown mules on his
body and was last seen wearing awhite shirt, faded jeans, black converse
tennis shoes, and a coral necklace. Anyone with any information regarding Aaron's disappearance

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or whereabouts disasked coon BacT the Norfolk, Virginia Police Department at seven five seven
sixty sixty four three two seven sevenand reference case number two three sixty six
or one next. Sabrina Brie TaylorSabrina Brie Kaylor was a twenty year old

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woman known for her loving and caringnature. Despite having a mild disability that
left her with a mental capacity ofa fourteen year old, Bree was excelling
in life. However, her conditionoften made her more trusting in naive than
others her age, and in twothousand and two, she went missing under
mysterious circumstances. On June twenty fourth, two thousand and two, Free left

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her home in Erie County, Pennsylvania, and entered twenty six year old David
Sherman. He's red and black forBronco. She wore bathing suit, shorts
and gym shoes and said she'd returnby four pm that afternoon. David was
a friend of Bree's living boyfriend,and due to her disabilit she was incredibly
trusting, even towards those she barelyknew. David and Sabrina drove to a

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local swimming hole at Eagley Park,where several witnesses saw them. The pair
swam briefly, but their peaceful daywas disrupted when David's ex girlfriend arrived.
As per news reports, David hada heated argument with his ex girlfriend,
whose name has not been given.The dispute between the two had been ongoing

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and even thought the previous day.David and Brie left the swimming spot to
avoid further trouble and went to theTasty Twist ice cream stand. There,
David contacted the local authorities to reportthe altercation with his ex girlfriend. The
official reports state that a state trooperarrived at the location and took them back
to the swimming spot to settle thematter. David and his ex girlfriend finally

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agreed to leave each other alone.However, what happened to Brie after this
incident is still a mystery, asshe has not been seen or heard from
since. Witnesses reported saying Brie Davidat the swimming hole earlier that day,
and the state trooper remembers escorting themback. According to David, after resolving
the matter with his ex girlfriend,he drove Brie to the west Erie Plaza

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movie theater so she could watch amovie. David said they were going home,
but Brie wanted to watch a movie, so he gave her money for
the film and a ride home.However, there's no record of Brie entering
the cinema, and investigators doubt whethershe even made it to the plaza.
Investigators have considered David a suspect inher disappearance from day one, but there
has never been enough evidence to implicatehim. Brie may have been spotted in

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the Elk Creek access area on Junetwenty fourth, two thousand and two,
although this witness report has never beensubstantiated. After Bree disappeared, David was
arrested and charged with burglary. Intwo thousand and nine, Bree's parents made
the heartbreaking decision to have her declareddeceased in Absnsia and hope that one day
her case will be solved. Brees'ssister said her blue eyes were so bright

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and full of life, and I'mafraid that this man has taken that away
from her. But we have noproof, for he would have called by
now. She would have certainly contactedmy mother or brother, Scott Sabrina Brie
May Kaylor is described as a Caucasianfemale with dark blonde hair and blue eyes,
five foot one to five foot threeinches tall and one hundred and twenty

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five to one hundred and thirty fivepounds. One of her ears is pierced
and she has braces. She waslast seen wearing a two piece bathing suit,
a pink or red top, blueshorts, and white sneakers. Anyone
with any information regarding Bree's disappearance orwhereabouts is asked to contact the Erie,
Pennsylvania Police Department eight one four eightseven zero one one two five and reference

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case number zero two two three eightsixty three. Next, we have Melanie
Marie James. On April twenty twentyfourteen twenty one, one, near old
Melanie Marie James left her home inFarmington, New Mexico, to search for
a job and never return. Accordingto her mother, Leilah Melman, Melanie

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was walking down the street when shedisappeared. Melanie was known for her friendly
and outgoing personality, which made iteasy for her to make friends with everyone.
She was also affectionately described as agoofball and was always lively and bright.
According to Melanie's sister, the lastconfirmed sighting of Melie was near McKinley
Elementary School, located on twentieth Streetand Butler Avenue in Farmington. Melany's sister

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saw her in the company of anunidentified man. Her sister did not recognize
the man, and Melanie was nolonger there when she circled back to the
school. When Melanie failed to returnhome, her mother immediately called and texted
her. It wasn't usual for Melanieto disappear for a few days without any
communication, so her mother became worried. Melanie always got back in contact with

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her family after a few hours orday. This time, something fell to
off. Layla's motherly instincts kicked intooverdrive, and after failing to reach her
daughter or find her in the community, she sought the assistance of the Farmington
Police Department. In an interview witha Durango Herald, Leila recounted how the
on duty police officer declined to takereport since Melanie had not been missing for

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more than forty eight hours. Laylainformed the officer that had already been two
days since she had last seen orheard from her daughter, but the officer
still refused to file the report.According to Layla, the officer said,
quote, the clock starts from thetime you walk into my office end quote.
Frustrated, Layla had to wait twomore days before involving the Farmington PD.

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Melanie's loved ones and community members searchedanxiously for while waiting for the authorities.
However, nothing was found during thesearch. Later in the investigation,
someone handed in a bag which possiblybelonged to Melody to the Farmington Police Department.
The bag was spattered with what appearedto be bloodstains and contains two phones

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and a letter addressed to Melanie.Whether the bag was analyzed or simply discarded
and stored in the evidence locker isunclear. In twenty fifteen, there was
a potential sighting of Melanie, butthe location is unknown. Witnesses claimed to
have seen her at a family Dollarstore in September of that year. However,
very little information is available about thissighting, and Melanie's case remains unsolved.

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Melanie Marie James is described as aNative American female with brown hair and
brown eyes, standing five foot oneto five foot two inches tall and weighing
between one hundred and fifteen one hundredand twenty pounds. She has a spade
tattoo on a right bordered finger knuckleand was last seen wearing a blue bandana
shirt, light blue jeans, andblack snakers. Anyone with any information is

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as to contact the Farmington, NewMexico, Police Department at five zero five
five ninety nine one zero seven zeroin reference case number three to zero one
to one dashed fourteen next. Jeffreyand ALTHEA Blankenship. On March twenty seven,

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nineteen seventy three, three year oldJeffrey Dean Blankenship and his mother,
twenty three year old ALTHEA Blankenship,were last seen in Port Towns in Washington.
Their roommate, Glenn Alan Bagley,claimed that he drove Althea and Jeffrey
to the Seattle Tacoma International Airport sothey could board their fight to Greece.
Althea was of Greek descent and thefamily often traveled to Grease to visit her

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side the family. According to theavailable records, there is no evidence that
Jeffrey or Althea ever boarded a flightfrom the Seattle Tacoma airport. Several years
later, Althea's parents stumbled upon herpassport, which was hidden away and had
no entry stamps for Greece. Althea'smother also noticed that she stopped receiving letters
from her daughter in April nineteen seventythree, as they used to write each

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other almost daily. His mother sincesomething was wrong when the letter stopped coming.
Althea's mother contacted the roommate, GlynnAlan Bagley to inquire about her daughter's
whereabouts, why she and Jeffrey didnot arrive in Greece, and why the
letters stopped abruptly. Lynn told herthat he dropped Althea and Jeffrey off at

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the airport and they were headed fromNew York City and then on to Greece.
Lynn maintained his innocence until he passedaway in twenty sixteen, although he
was also possibly connected to other disappearances. Glenn Alan Bagley is suspected of being
involved in the disappearance of his exwife, Esther Goessler, who vanished from
Auburn, Washington Are March thirteenth,nineteen seventy six. Under my serious circumstances,

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Esther's case deserves special attention, andBeagley is the only suspect in her
disappearance. Despite being questioned, Bagleynever provided details about Esther's, Althea's or
Jeffrey's disappearance. With Begley's passing,the truth may never be known. Some
articles suggests that Bagley and Thea wereromantically involved, while others claimed they were

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just roommates. Since Althea and Jeffreydisappeared, various age composite sketches have been
created showing what they might look likenow. Jeffrey's described as a Caucasian male
with brown hair and brown eyes,three foot five inches tall and seventy five
pounds at the time of his disappearance. Althea is described as a Caucasian female

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with brown or blonde hair, blueeyes, standing five seven and one hundred
and forty pounds. Anyone with informationis asked to contact the Kent, Washington
Police Department at two five three eightfive six five eight zero zero in reference
case number seven six NASH seven zerofive. Lastly, Dorothy Dottie Kaylor.

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On June twelve, nineteen eighty five, Jewel Kaylor drove his forty one year
old wife, Dorothy Dottie Kaylor totrain station in Pleasant Hill, California.
After arriving at the station, Dottypurchased a train ticket, the simple task
that means of people do every day. However, for Dotty it was a
test of her courage. Dotty sufferedfrom agoraphobia, an overwhelming fear of being

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in public places. It is unclearwhether or not Dotty boarded the train,
as she has not been seen orheard from since that day. Initially,
Dotty's friends assumed she had left herunhappy marriage behind to start a new life
in another city. However, astime passed without any news from Dotty,
her sister, Diane Russnak, beganto suspect Jewel from her sister's disappearance.

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I think that Dotty could have disappearedto get even with her husband, who
disappeared on her for half of theirmarried life. Diane said, Dotty married
Jewel Kayler in nineteen seventy three.According to Jewel, as she grew older,
her home and conquered became a selfimposed prison. Jill said, quote
Dotty would stay inside most of thetime. She wouldn't even apply for a

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job, much less hold one down. It was a real problem. End
quote. Dotty and Jeel's marriage graduallyworsened over time due to Jewel's work,
he was often away from home andDotty was often left alone. However,
things took a violent turn on ThanksgivingDay in nineteen eighty one, when their
relationship reached a boiling point. Dotty'sfriend Paula Powers recall the first time Dotty

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and Jeel had a physical altercation.Quote she told me that they got in
an argument. It escalated to thepoint where he finally hit her with a
board or something end quote, Paulasaid. According to Jewel, it was
Dottie who initiated the fight. Innineteen eighty four, Dotty joined a women
in transition support group and attended meetingsfor over a year. Jewel was unaware

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that Dottie had joined this group.Dotty's friend Shelley Wilson noticed an instantaneous change
in her. Friend Shelley said,quote, As time went on, I
would notice she was adding a littlemore color to her outfits, hut her
hair in a new style, whichwas a very scary thing for her.
It was if a new Dotty wereemerging. Dotty took some secretive actions without

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Jewell's knowledge. She rented a postoffice box received her mail secretly. She
also opened a personal bank account andtransferred five thousand dollars into a cashiers check.
Jewel was shocked to learn about hiswife's deceitful behavior. Jill said,
quote she had secret lives, asecret existence that I knew nothing about,

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and she wanted it that way.I wasn't even aware of it. I
was just suspicious. End quote.One month prior to Dotty's disappearance, Jewel
notified her that he'd accepted a jobtransferred to Salt Lake City. Dotty told
him she was not interested in goingwith him. Jill said, quote Dotty
had said, in the event thatI got transferred, she was not interested

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in going with me. So Iwasn't expecting her to go with me,
and wouldn't even have wanted her to, I guess end quote. On Wednesday,
June twelfth, nineteen eighty five,Dotty set off on a trip to
visit a friend just a few daysbefore Jewel was scheduled to leave for Salt
Lake City. Jewel drove Dotty tothe train station and was confident that Dotty

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had her purse an overnight bag withher as she walked in. However,
it is unclear whether Dotty boarded thetrain or not. Juell said, quote,
I dropped her off, and shewalked around the corner of the station
and disappeared end quote. The followingday, Juel took the train back home
from work. He was surprised tofind Dotty's blue nineteen sixty three Volkswagen Beetle

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beside his car in the train stationparking lot. I walked over and looked
inside, and there I noticed herpurse, and that was very, very
strange, Juel said. Dotty's driver'slicense, thirty dollars, and library card
were inside the vehicle. Shelley Wilsonalso found it odd that Dotty left her
purse behind. He told me howimportant it was to her to have her

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purse with her all the time.That's one of the things that made me
feel so terribly upset. When Irealized she had not taken her purse with
her, Shelley said. Juell leftnotes on Dottie's car for the next four
days asking her to contact him.He expressed his love for her in the
notes and pleaded with Dotty to comehome. Jeel waited for five more days
before filing a missing person's report.Jeuel moved to Salt Lake City two weeks

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later rebuilt a comfortable new life.Juel said, quote, it was hell
living with Dottie. It was hellhaving her disappear the way that she did.
And yet since I've gotten here andgotten settled into a new job and
that whole problem is behind me,things are really pretty good. End quote.
Jeel never contacted Dotty's family or friendsto see if they knew her whereabouts.

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Jewel proposed to a coworker just sixmonths before Dotty disappeared. He later
wrote a letter to his fiance stayingthat he had gone to great links for
them to be together. He alsowrote that he had never been in love
before he met her. Shortly afterDotty was reported missing, Jewel moved to
Utah and put his and dottie sharedhome up for rent. He ensured that
all Dotty's belongings were stored, andthat the house was thoroughly cleaned and redecorated

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before the new tenants and the policecould see it. Then, in January
of nineteen eighty eight, the ConqueredPolice Department received a strange letter from Gary,
Indiana. The police determined that DNAfrom saliva on the stamp and envelope
belonged to a mail. However,they were unable to match it to anyone.
A document examiner believes the letter's handwritingwas similar to Jewels. The letter

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accused Jule of being responsible for Dotty'sdisappearance and provided details on her remains could
be found. The search was conductedin the area, but Dottie was never
found. There's not enough evidence toconclusively linked Jewel to Dotty's disappearance. Now,
it is unknown whether Dottie Taylor leftto escape her trouble marriage or was
the talk of a crime. Accordingto Detective Donald Mage of the Conquered Police

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Department, if the case turned outto be more than a simple disappearance,
Jewel and anyone close to Dottie atthat time would be considered suspects. Dottie,
Dorothy Kaylor is described as a Caucasianfemale with brown hair and blue eyes,
standing five foot nine inches tall andweighing one hundred and forty pounds.
She says a scar above her lefteye and wears plastic framed glasses. Anyone

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with any information regarding Dottie's disappearance andwhereabouts is asked to contact the Conquered California
Police Department at nine two five sixseven to one five zero seven four and
reference case number eight five one twofive seven five. Well, friends,
there you have it. What doyou think of these five mysterious unsolved disappearances?

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As always, I look forward toyour comments, but please keep it
friendly and respectful. Until we meetagain. Be good to yours elves and
each other. Stay safe out there. As for me, I'll see a
little further on down the trail.I'm Steve Stockton and I'll talk to you
next time. And please tell youranimals I said hi.