Name: Brandi Wells
Season 1 Episode 1: “The End of Innocence”
Original air date: December 10, 2009
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Brandi Wells from Longview, Texas on August 3, 2006.
Name: Paige Birgfeld
Season 1 Episode 2: “A Mother’s Secret”
Original air date: January 11, 2010
Status: Found deceased
The disappearance of Paige Birgfeld from Mesa County, Colorado on June 28, 2007.
On March 6, 2012 the skeletal remains of Paige Birgfeld were found by a hiker near the Mesa County line. In November of 2014 Lester Jones was officially charged with her murder. In December of 2016 (after a previous trial that resulted in a hung jury) he received a life sentence for Paige’s murder.
Name: Amy St. Laurent
Season 1 Episode 3: “A Fateful Meeting”
Original air date: January 18, 2010
Status: Found deceased
The disappearance of Amy St. Laurent from Portland, Maine on October 20, 2001.
Police found Amy St. Laurent’s body on Dec. 8, 2001. Jeffrey “Russ” Gorman was sentenced to 60 years in prison for murdering St. Laurent.
Name: Michele Whitaker
Season 1 Episode 4: “The Last Truck Stop”
Original air date: January 25, 2010
Status: Found alive
The disappearance of Michele Whitaker from Spartanburg, South Carolina on August 16, 2002.
Michele was found alive and well in Oregon in 2008.
Name: Lee Cutler
Season 1 Episode 5: “A Lost Soul”
Original air date: February 1, 2010
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Lee Cutler from Buffalo Grove, Illinois on October 20, 2007.
Name: Maura Murray
Season 1 Episode 6: “Miles to Nowhere”
Original air date: February 8, 2010
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Maura Murray near Woodsville New Hampshire on February 9, 2004.
Name: William ‘Billy’ Smolinksi
Season 1 Episode 7: “Favorite Son”
Original air date: February 15, 2010
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of William ‘Billy’ Smolinski Jr from Waterbury, Connecticut on August 24, 2004.
Name: Michelle McMullen
Season 1 Episode 8: “The Long Drive Home”
Original air date: February 22, 2010
Status: Found alive
The disappearance of Michelle McMullen from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on September 28, 2008.
In January of 2011 Michelle was found alive in Oakland, California.
Name: Madalyn Murray O’Hair, John Murray & Robin Murray O’Hair
Season 1 Episode 9: “The Most Hated Woman in America”
Original air date: March 1, 2010
Status: Found deceased
The disappearance of Madalyn Murray O’Hair, John Murray and Robin Murray O’Hair from Austin, Texas on August 27, 1995.
David Waters was found guilty of kidnapping, robbery, and murder in the O’Hair case, and was sentenced to 80 years in prison. Gary Karr was found guilty of conspiracy to commit extortion, traveling interstate to commit violent acts, money laundering and interstate transportation of stolen property charges related to the O’Hair case.
Name: Rosemary Anne Christensen
Season 1 Episode 10: “Rosemary’s Secret”
Original air date: March 8, 2010
Status: Found deceased
The disappearance of Rosemary Anne Christensen from Tampa Bay, Florida on August 26, 1999.
Rosemary’s remains were found in 2008. In 2011 Robert Glenn Temple, Rosemary’s husband, was found guilty of first degree murder.
Name: John Michael Spira
Season 1 Episode 11: “When the Music Stopped”
Original air date: March 15, 2010
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of John Michael Spira from Chicago, Illinois on February 23, 2007.
Name: Bison Dele ne Brian Carson Williams, Bertrand Saldo & Serena Karlan
Season 1 Episode 12: “Dark Waters”
Original air date: March 22, 2010
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Bison Dele ne Brian Carson Williams, Bertrand Saldo and Serena Karlan near Tahiti on July 7, 2002.
Name: Royal ‘Scoop’ Daniel
Season 1 Episode 13: “Royal Secrets”
Original air date: March 29, 2010
Status: Found alive
The disappearance of Royal ‘Scoop’ Daniel from Breckenridge Colorado on April 27, 2007.
In December of 2011 Royal ‘Scoop’ Daniel was arrested in California. He pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and was sentenced to twelve years in prison.
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