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July 25, 2023 42 mins

In June of 2018, a vegan blogger and his son allegedly set sail from California, bound for Hawaii on a three month excursion. After they failed to contact family, it seemed as if they had both vanished at sea. But when one of their bodies washed ashore, their family began to suspect that there was never a boating trip after all. As the father’s complicated history came to light, far more sinister theories came into play. These are the disappearances of Gerald “Storm” Talifero, and his son, Adagio Talifero.

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CASE SOURCES

1. News Break: https://original.newsbreak.com/@the-vivid-faces-of-the-vanished-1590506/2657658843029-his-father-said-he-took-his-son-sailing-with-some-friends-but-he-never-returned

2. Find Adagio Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/findadagio

3. Storm's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stormtalifero

4. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/n8i83n/storm_and_adagio_talifero_a_raw_vegan_guru_and/

5. NBC San Diego: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/father-and-son-go-missing-on-sailing-trip/172135/

6. Jinjee's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jinjee.garrick

7. Storm's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@stormtalifero/featured

8. Sarah Best: https://www.sarahbest.com/raw-gurus-can-you-trust-them/?cid=11436

9. Storm's home renderings: https://web.archive.org/web/20090213203604/http://stormtalifero.com/homes/index.html

10. The Rawtarian: https://www.therawtarian.com/rfp22-guest-jinjee-garden-diet

11. Raw Food Support blog: http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,275796

12. Beyond Veg: https://www.beyondveg.com/billings-t/special/raw-vegan-gurus.shtml

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