Name: Lynn Messer
Season 8 Episode 1: “American Gothic”
Original air date: March 26, 2017
Status: Found deceased
The disappearance of Lynn Messer near St. Genevieve, Missouri on July 8, 2014.
On November 1, 2016 Lynn’s remains were found on the Messer farm, about a mile from her house. The cause of her death remains unknown, and there is no official word on whether or not foul play is suspected. The FBI is currently investigating the case.
Name: Macin Smith
Season 8 Episode 2: “The Silent Son”
Original air date: April 2, 2017
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Macin Smith near Saint George, Utah on September 1, 2015.
Name: Kortne Stouffer
Season 8 Episode 3: “Spirited Away”
Original air date: April 9, 2017
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Kortne Stouffer near Palmyra, Pennsylvania on July 28, 2012.
Name: Elizabeth Salgado
Season 8 Episode 4: “On a Mission”
Original air date: April 16, 2017
Status: Found deceased in May 2018
The disappearance of Elizabeth Salgado near Provo, Utah on April 16, 2015.
On May 23, 2018 Provo investigators confirmed that the skeletal remains found in the Hobble Creek Canyon are that of Elizabeth Salgado. Her remains were found approximately 15 miles away from where she was last seen.
A cause of death had not been determined, but the location of the remains indicates foul play and the case is being investigated as a homicide.
Name: Elijah ‘Bear’ Diaz
Season 8 Episode 5: “Every Mother’s Son”
Original air date: April 23, 2017
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Elijah ‘Bear’ Diaz near El Cajon, California on August 29, 2015.
Name: Zoe Campos
Season 8 Episode 6: “Into The Night”
Original air date: April 30, 2017
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Zoe Campos near Lubbock, Texas on November 18, 2013.
On November 7, 2018 investigators found a bone in a backyard just west of Lowery Field on 70th Street. Police state that the bone is related to the Zoe Campos investigation, but they have not yet confirmed whether it’s a human bone. The findings and that specific area remain an active part of the investigation.
On November 15, 2018 Lubbock Police obtained a search warrant for a home in the 1900 block of 70th Street. The warrant authorizes police to search the entire property for blood, trace evidence and human remains.
On November 16, 2018 human remains were found buried in a backyard of a home in the 1900 block of 70th Street in Lubbock. The suspect, 25 year old Carlos Andrew Rodriquez, is in custody and has been charged in connection to the death of Zoe Campos. Previous jail records indicate that Rodriquez used to live at the house where the remains were found.
Details from a warrant released on November 20 state that Rodriquez confessed to strangling Zoe to death. Afterwards he dug a shallow grave next to his porch, then drove her car to the Driftwood Apartments and abandoned it.
On November 21 the remains that were found buried in the backyard of a Lubbock home were positively identified as Zoe Campos.
Name: Katelin Akens
Season 8 Episode 7: “Flight Risk”
Original air date: May 7, 2017
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Katelin Akens near Alexandria, Virginia on December 5, 2015.
Name: Zachary Bernhardt
Season 8 Episode 8: “About a Boy”
Original air date: May 21, 2017
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Zachary Bernhardt from Clearwater, Florida on September 11, 2000.
Name: Eric Lee Franks
Season 8 Episode 9: “The One That Got Away”
Original air date: May 28, 2017
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Eric Lee Franks from Saginaw, Michigan on March 21, 2011.
Eric’s car, which was last seen when he disappeared in 2011, was found in Clare County in September 2020. It’s currently at the Michigan State Police Lab being processed.
Name: Kayla Berg
Season 8 Episode 10: “The Last Summer”
Original air date: June 4, 2017
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Kayla Berg from Antigo, Wisconsin on August 11, 2009.
Name: Danielle Imbo & Richard Petrone
Season 8 Episode 11: “A Bridge Too Far”
Original air date: June 11, 2017
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Danielle Imbo & Richard Petrone from Philadelphia on February 19, 2005.
Name: Angel Garcia
Season 8 Episode 12: “Lost Angel”
Original air date: June 18, 2017
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Angel Garcia from Hartford, Connecticut on October 21, 2011.
Name: Deanne Hastings
Season 8 Episode 13: “The Long Way Home”
Original air date: June 25, 2017
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Deanne Hastings from Spokane, Washington on November 4, 2015.
Just watched Disappeared S8-E1. Noticed that Lynn Messers daughter-in-law has a lump on her neck that should be looked at possibly an enlarged thyroid.