251: Billy Payne & Billie Jean Hayworth

On October 9th, 1986, two nine-year-old girls vanished from a Brighton council estate after dark. Their disappearances sparked one of the longest and most complex investigations in British history - a case that would take over three decades to solve, require a change in the law itself, and prove that justice delayed doesn't always mean justice denied. SPONSORS - Hero Bread: This year, hit your goals without giving up your favourite bready dishes. Use code "MORBIDOLOGY" to get 10% off at: https://www.hero.co/ AG1: AG1 puts your multivitamin, pre and probiotics, superfoods, and antioxidants into one scoop. Get the best offer at: http://drinkag1.com/morbidology SKIMS: Shop my favorite bras and underwear at http://www.skims.com HelloFresh: Get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife on your third box at: http://hellofresh.com/morbidology10fm Nutrafol: Find out why Nutrafol is the best-selling hair growth supplement. Use code “MORBIDOLOGY10” for $10 off at: http://nutrafol.com/ CHIME: Chime is not just smarter banking, it is the most rewarding way to bank. Join the millions who are already banking fee free today. Head to: http://chime.com/morbidology GUSTO: Gusto is an online payroll and benefits software for small businesses. Get three months free at: https://gusto.com/morbidology Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/morbidology--3527306/support.

It was a summer morning in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2003. A woman glanced out her window and saw a man standing in her backyard. He was bundling her underwear into a pillowcase. Months later, that same woman would fail to show up for work. And when police forced their way into her home, they would discover that the system meant to protect her had failed in the worst way possible. SPONSORS - Hero Bread: This year, hit your goals without giving up your favourite bready dishes. Use code "MORBIDOLOGY" to get 10% off at: https://www.hero.co/ AG1: AG1 puts your multivitamin, pre and probiotics, superfoods, and antioxidants into one scoop. Get the best offer at: http://drinkag1.com/morbidology SKIMS: Shop my favorite bras and underwear at http://www.skims.com HelloFresh: Get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife on your third box at: http://hellofresh.com/morbidology10fm Nutrafol: Find out why Nutrafol is the best-selling hair growth supplement. Use code “MORBIDOLOGY10” for $10 off at: http://nutrafol.com/ CHIME: Chime is not just smarter banking, it is the most rewarding way to bank. Join the millions who are already banking fee free today. Head to: http://chime.com/morbidology GUSTO: Gusto is an online payroll and benefits software for small businesses. Get three months free at: https://gusto.com/morbidology Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/morbidology--3527306/support.

One summer night in 1989, eighteen-year-old Shannon Siders went out to party with friends in her small Michigan town. She climbed into a car with two brothers she knew and was never seen alive again. It would take 25 years, a father's dogged determination, and witnesses finally breaking their silence to reveal what really happened that night… Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/morbidology--3527306/support.

Ryan Kepner was lying in his bed in his apartment in the East Campus of the University of Missouri. It was some time around 3:30AM on the 5th of June, 2004, and he was trying to sleep. But then he heard some thumping noises coming from next door, followed by a man repeating: “Stop it. No.” SPONSORS - Hero Bread: This year, hit your goals without giving up your favourite bready dishes. Use code "MORBIDOLOGY" to get 10% off at: https://www.hero.co/ AG1: AG1 puts your multivitamin, pre and probiotics, superfoods, and antioxidants into one scoop. Get the best offer at: http://drinkag1.com/morbidology SKIMS: Shop my favorite bras and underwear at http://www.skims.com HelloFresh: Get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife on your third box at: http://hellofresh.com/morbidology10fm Nutrafol: Find out why Nutrafol is the best-selling hair growth supplement. Use code “MORBIDOLOGY10” for $10 off at: http://nutrafol.com/ CHIME: Chime is not just smarter banking, it is the most rewarding way to bank. Join the millions who are already banking fee free today. Head to: http://chime.com/morbidology GUSTO: Gusto is an online payroll and benefits software for small businesses. Get three months free at: https://gusto.com/morbidology Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/morbidology--3527306/support.

On the night of June 28, 2000, a fifteen-year-old girl vanished while walking home through Coquille, Oregon. Her boyfriend spent hours driving through town, desperately searching for her. But while he was looking for answers, police were looking at him... SPONSORS - Hero Bread: This year, hit your goals without giving up your favourite bready dishes. Use code "MORBIDOLOGY" to get 10% off at: https://www.hero.co/ AG1: AG1 puts your multivitamin, pre and probiotics, superfoods, and antioxidants into one scoop. Get the best offer at: http://drinkag1.com/morbidology SKIMS: Shop my favorite bras and underwear at http://www.skims.com HelloFresh: Get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife on your third box at: http://hellofresh.com/morbidology10fm Nutrafol: Find out why Nutrafol is the best-selling hair growth supplement. Use code “MORBIDOLOGY10” for $10 off at: http://nutrafol.com/ CHIME: Chime is not just smarter banking, it is the most rewarding way to bank. Join the millions who are already banking fee free today. Head to: http://chime.com/morbidology GUSTO: Gusto is an online payroll and benefits software for small businesses. Get three months free at: https://gusto.com/morbidology Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/morbidology--3527306/support.