Cherita Thomas

In 1980, 21-year-old Cherita Thomas disappears after the car she’s driving breaks down. Police suspect she becomes the victim of a racially motivated hate crime, but with no physical evidence, her case runs cold. Twenty years later, a cadaver dog finds bone fragments on a suspect’s property. Only, they don’t belong to Cherita. What happens next affects not only Cherita’s case, but dozens of cases across the country. This episode originally aired in August 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Disappearances

In 2020, after years spent searching for answers, Sarah Turney used social media to help bring justice to her sister Alissa’s nearly two decades-long disappearance. Now she’s teaming up with Parcast to explore the many reasons people disappear and the impact their absences can have on those left behind. Disappearances is a Spotify Original. Catch a new episode every Thursday, free on Spotify.

• No. of episodes: 116
• Latest episode: 2024-04-26

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