Episode 16: The Final Trace of Annie McCann

✨ At just 16 years old, Annie McCann vanished from her safe suburban home in Virginia… only to be found dead in Baltimore days later under circumstances that defy explanation.

A missing car, a toxic substance, and a trail of unanswered questions leave her family—and investigators—wondering what really happened that Halloween weekend. Was it a runaway plan gone wrong? A chance encounter that turned fatal? Or something far darker hiding in the details?

🔗 Clickable Sources

• ABC News – The Mysterious Death of Annie McCann and Her Parents’ Ongoing Fight to Prove What Happened ABC News

• Mount Vernon Gazette – “Clawing Away For Information” in Mount Vernon m.mountvernongazette.com

• Judiciary Senate Document – Letter to Baltimore Police Department about Annie McCann Senate Judiciary Committee

• CBS News – Parents Of Va. Teen Found Dead In Baltimore Nearly A Decade Ago Fight For Answers CBS News

  • Letter from Senator Grassley to Baltimore Police Department (2016) – includes references to Annie’s autopsy report

  • Mount Vernon Gazette – Clawing Away For Information (parents struggling to obtain autopsy report, details reviewed by Dr. Michael Baden)

  • Washington Post – Parents of Annie McCann press Gov. Hogan to intervene (discusses autopsy findings, disputes, and manner of death)

Episode 15: The Final Trace of Zebb Quinn

An eighteen-year-old leaves work on an ordinary night… and is never seen again. His car is found abandoned—covered in strange markings, filled with items that weren’t his. A page from a family phone line. A story that twists through lies, suspicion, and silence. 25 years later, one man confessed just enough to save himself—but the truth about what happened to Zebb Quinn is still buried.

Sources and Readings:

• Timeline of the disappearance of Zebb Quinn — WLOS

• Owens pleads guilty to accessory-after-the-fact in Zebb Quinn case — WLOS

• Zebb Quinn: Will plea deal provide answers? — WLOS

• Owens indicted in Zebb Quinn killing — WLOS

• Former friend calls Owens “pathological liar” — WPDE

• “A Good Kid: The 22-year Murder Mystery of Zebb Quinn” — WLOS Documentary

Episode 14: The Final Trace of Erin Valenti

Erin Valenti was a rising tech CEO when her trip to California took a terrifying turn.

Her calls grew frantic—thoughts racing, words tumbling out. She spoke of the Matrix, of simulations, of reality not being real. When police reached her, she laughed it off—said she was “just joking around.” Days later, she was found dead in her car with no clear cause.

Did Erin glimpse behind the curtain of reality… or was it all in her mind?

🧵🔗Sources & Links

1. Business Insider — How Erin Valenti Died Remains a Mystery As Family …

2. KSL.com — Family doubts Utah CEO went ‘voluntarily missing’ in San Jose

3. The Salt Lake Tribune — Utah tech CEO Erin Valenti found dead after police say she was ‘voluntarily missing’

4. Business Insider — Family of a missing 33-year-old tech CEO called off its search after police found a body inside a parked car …

• 5. ABC4 Utah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwIN4s10n4w

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