Today, we're sharing something special with you. This is the first episode of the latest true crime podcast from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa."
In episode one, Private First Class Vanessa Guillén shows up for work one morning at the Fort Hood Army base and disappears without a trace. When she stops responding to text messages, her tight-knit family in Houston immediately sounds the alarm. Who was Vanessa Guillen? How did this strong 20-year-old soldier suddenly go missing on a military base? And why does she inspire an international movement?
To catch new episodes early, follow "Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa" for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Bonus: The Third Man
This bonus episode of "Devil in the Desert" explores the perspective of the elusive third man involved in the crime of violent kidnapping and torture: Ryan Kevorkian. Matt Gutman and "Start Here" host Brad Mielke tell the story of the one person willing to share a first-hand account from the night of the crime, using never-before-heard police interview tape of Kevorkian himself.
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Introducing "Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska"
Now that "Devil in the Desert" has come to a close, we're sharing the first episode of our latest series from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska."
A welfare check leads to the discovery of a body — and some strange clues.
To hear the whole six-episode series, follow "Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska" for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Catching Nayeri
Hossein Nayeri and two other fugitives are on the run. Would Nayeri ever face justice?
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Getaway
The wife of Hossein Nayeri is the key to luring him back from Iran. But can investigators trust her?
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In 2012, a woman was found with her hands bound in the Mojave Desert. She led authorities to a grisly crime scene where a barbaric attack had taken place. This moment marked the beginning of an international manhunt and a sting operation that turned a once-devoted wife into an informant.
Authorities zeroed in on the so-called mastermind behind the attack: Hossein Nayeri, a charming man who had ties to the emerging medical marijuana industry in California. Told with police tapes, secretly recorded informant calls and footage of a prison break, “Devil in the Desert" unravels a crime so brutal that it still haunts investigators today.
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