She's Missing follows the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl from Southeast Idaho and explores how all of those involved in this case were forever changed.

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Gut Feeling | Episode 1

When Nicole went to wake up her sisters after spending the night on the family’s trampoline, her sister Megan was nowhere to be found. Megan was 14 years old and was the oldest in her family. After calling friends and neighbors, the police are called to help with the search.

Join our host, Emily as she takes you through the details of the case with personal interviews by those close to the case.

Interviews:

Nicole was seven years old and had been sleeping on the trampoline until she woke up sometime that night after Megan disappeared and headed back inside.

Misty was Darrel’s (Megan’s father) secretary and worked with Darrel the morning Megan was found missing.

Keira was a close friend and neighbor to Megan. Outside of her family, she was one of the last people to see her the night before. Megan's Dad calls her to see if she is with her.

Whitney was also a close friend. Megan had planned to go on a camping trip with Whitney and her family in the coming days. Megan's mom calls her to see if she has any idea where Megan might be.

Brian Stositch was a deputy at the time and was the responding deputy to Megan’s home. He helped in the search and talked to Megan’s mom, Gina, and father, Darrel.

Sergeant Brian Lovell was a deputy at the time and responded to the house to help search the property.

Peggy was a close family friend and a member of the same church as Megan’s family, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Megan’s brother had spent the night at her house. When she returns him the next day, she is told that Megan is missing. She volunteered to watch Megan’s younger siblings.

Amber was a close friend and neighbor to Megan. She was a few years older and had been a babysitter for the family. She thought of Megan as a little sister. She had just had foot surgery and was not questioned by the police.

Not interviewed but mentioned:

Darrel - Megan’s father

Gina - Megan’s mother

Lindsey - Megan’s 11-year-old sister who also slept on the trampoline that night

Amber Hoopes - Disappeared from her grandparents’ home in Idaho Falls on Sept. 14, 2001

Key Points

• Megan disappeared sometime in the early morning hours of June 5, 2002
• Darrel calls a family friend to assist in the search by helicopter
• Deputy Stositch has a gut feeling this is not just a runaway

Music Production by Morgan Celner https://www.morgancelner.com/

Cover Art and Logo by Pammie Jane https://www.pammiejane.com/

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Special Thanks to:

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office

Local News 8 archived video from June 5th, 2002

Next Week…

We will find out that Megan was not the only 14-year-old girl kidnapped on June 5, 2002. The similarities have law enforcement wondering if they are connected.

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I Knew They Would | Episode 2

When news of Megan’s disappearance spreads throughout the community, everyone is a bit shocked. News agencies in Salt Lake City had already reported another kidnapping that day, Elizabeth Smart. The similarities are striking, but the detectives don’t jump to any conclusions about Megan.

Join our host, Emily as she takes you through the rest of the morning and afternoon. From personal interviews, you will see the day from the perspective of Darrel’s secretary, Misty, her friends Kiera and Whitney, and the deputies involved.

Interviews in the order they are heard:

Misty was Darrel’s secretary. That morning Darrel and Megan’s grandpa left to go help with the search for Megan. Misty hung back just in case Megan called the office.

Whitney was also a close friend. Megan had planned to go on a camping trip with Whitney and her family in the coming days. She was also interviewed by the police, helping them understand Megan’s state of mind at the time.

Keira was a close friend and neighbor to Megan. She was interviewed by police to help them investigate and work out where Megan might have gone. Megan’s grandpa picks her up. She tells police that if Megan had left on her own, she would have taken her Scooby-Doo blanket still lying on the trampoline.

Detective Sergeant Kevin Cox sends detectives to help with the investigation and starts heading over to Megan’s home.

Sergeant Brian Lovell talks about the normal checklist police go through for missing persons. He also mentions the disappearance of Amber Hoopes.

Brian Stositch was the responding deputy to Megan’s home. He talks to the family to find out who they have contacted to look for Megan. He is told by Darrel that the family dog had been barking a lot in the early morning hours.

Not interviewed but mentioned:

Darrel - Megan’s father

Gina - Megan’s mother

Elizabeth Smart - Kidnapped from her home in SLC on June 5, 2002

Amber Hoopes - Disappeared from her grandparents’ home on Sept. 14, 2001

Key Points

• Elizabeth Smart’s kidnapping is considered to be connected but is ruled out
• It was unlike her to go anywhere without her Scooby-Doo blanket
• Police consider a connection to Amber Hoopes’s disappearance
• Misty receives a call from Megan at Darrel’s office

You can find more information about Amber Hoopes at:

https://bonnevillesheriff.com/news/2021-09/amber-hoopes-missing-person-case-20-years-later/

If you have any information about Amber Hoopes' disappearance, contact Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office at 208-529-1200, online at www.ifcrime.org, or through the P3tips App on your mobile device, available in the Apple or Google Play store.

Music Production by Morgan Celner https://www.morgancelner.com/

Cover Art and Logo by Pammie Jane https://www.pammiejane.com/

She’s Missing is a Search Party Media Production https://www.shesmissingpodcast.com/

Special Thanks to:

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office

Next Week…

We will go back to the early morning hours of June 5th and hear about Megan’s kidnapping from Megan...

Send Me a Sign | Episode 3

Megan recounts the night she is taken from her family’s trampoline in the night, by a man she did not know. Her story provides clarity, dispels rumors, and addresses the lingering questions that have affected the community. Through her account, we’ll gain a deeper understanding of her experience and untangle the mysteries surrounding her disappearance.

Interview:

Megan is the 14-year-old girl who was kidnapped on June 5th from her trampoline. She was confused when she woke up to a man standing over her. The stranger drives around on his motorcycle.

Not interviewed but mentioned:

Sisters - Lindsey (11) and Nicole (7) slept on the trampoline with Megan that night.

Darrel - Megan’s father

Gina - Megan’s mother

Teddy - Megan’s dog who bit her abductor trying to protect her

Key Points

• Megan is taken around 3 AM
• Megan is threatened with a gun
• She sees a familiar billboard and knows where she is

You can find more information about Amber Hoopes at:

https://bonnevillesheriff.com/news/2021-09/amber-hoopes-missing-person-case-20-years-later/

If you have any information about Amber Hoopes' disappearance, contact Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office at 208-529-1200, online at www.ifcrime.org, or through the P3tips App on your mobile device, available in the Apple or Google Play store.

Music Production by Morgan Celner https://www.morgancelner.com/

Cover Art and Logo by Pammie Jane: https://www.pammiejane.com/

She’s Missing is a Search Party Media Production https://www.shesmissingpodcast.com/

Special Thanks to:

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office

Next Week…

Megan will recount some of the details of being held captive. She gives an account of how the next day plays out.

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The Escape | Episode 4

From Megan, we will hear what happened to her while being held captive by a stranger. She explains the things she did to maintain her hope during this time.

Interviews in the order they are heard:

Megan focuses on the positive and miraculous events of that day.

Misty is Darrel’s secretary that answered Megan’s call.

Not interviewed but mentioned:

Girl in the Video - She was Megan’s classmate at the time

Amber Hoopes - Disappeared from her grandparents’ home on Sept. 14, 2001

Key Points

• Megan is told she will be released after three days
• She finds out he originally intended to take her sister
• She is bound while he goes to work

You can find more information about Amber Hoopes at:

https://bonnevillesheriff.com/news/2021-09/amber-hoopes-missing-person-case-20-years-later/

If you have any information about Amber Hoopes' disappearance, contact Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office at 208-529-1200, online at www.ifcrime.org, or through the P3tips App on your mobile device, available in the Apple or Google Play store.

Music Production by Morgan Celner https://www.morgancelner.com/

Cover Art and Logo by Pammie Jane https://www.pammiejane.com/

She’s Missing is a Search Party Media Production https://www.shesmissingpodcast.com/

Special Thanks to:

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office

Next Week…

We will hear about Megan being reunited with her family.

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I’m Coming Home | Episode 5

Megan is free but still worried that at any moment her captor will return home. Misty tries to find her but struggles to find the house. Megan runs in front of Misty and talks to her dad to let him know she is okay.

Join our host, Emily as she takes you through the moments when Megan is reunited with her parents.

Interviews in the order they are heard:

Misty was Darrel’s secretary. She answered the phone and heard Megan’s voice asking her to pick her up.

Megan has escaped but still has the chain around her waist.

Darrel, Megan’s dad is heard talking to Megan on the phone in news coverage.

Brian Stositch was the responding deputy to Megan’s home. He talks about seeing Megan when she returns home and noticing the chain and the marks on her wrists.

Whitney was also a close friend. She recounts hearing that Megan had been found.

Keira was a close friend and neighbor to Megan. She shares the moment she found out what had happened to Megan.

Detective Sergeant Kevin Cox hears who the kidnapper is and contacts the man's boss. Cox activates the SWAT team.

Not interviewed but mentioned:

Gina - Megan’s mother

Ila - Megan’s neighbor who answered the phone

Amber Hoopes - Disappeared from her grandparents’ home on Sept. 14, 2001

Kieth Hescock - The man who took Megan and held her captive

Whitney's Mom - Hugged Megan and told Kiera's mom what had happened to Megan

Kiera's Mom - Tracked down Kiera and hugged Whitney's mom

Key Points

• It is difficult to find his home
• Misty feels divine guidance looking for Megan
• Megan returns home but has the chain around her waist
• Bonneville County started to organize a takedown of the suspect

You can find more information about Amber Hoopes at:

https://bonnevillesheriff.com/news/2021-09/amber-hoopes-missing-person-case-20-years-later/

If you have any information about Amber Hoopes' disappearance, contact Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office at 208-529-1200, online at www.ifcrime.org, or through the P3tips App on your mobile device, available in the Apple or Google Play store.

Music Production by Morgan Celner https://www.morgancelner.com/

Cover Art and Logo by Pammie Jane https://www.pammiejane.com/

She’s Missing is a Search Party Media Production https://www.shesmissingpodcast.com/

Special Thanks to:

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office

Local News 8 for the audio clip of Darrel and Megan’s conversation; from June 5th, 2002

Next Week…

While the police try to box Hescock in and take him into custody, he notices them and leads the police on a long chase.

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The Pursuit Was On | Episode 6

Detectives and deputies hide in wait for Hescock. When arriving home in his tool truck, he spots the police and leads them on a long chase into the mountains. The chase comes to a stop on a dead-end road.

Join our host, Emily as she takes you through the details of the chase from the perspective of the deputies involved.

Interviews in the order they are heard:

Detective Sergeant Kevin Cox hears who the kidnapper is and contacts his work. He activates the SWAT team.

Chris Reed was a backcountry deputy at the time but had just transferred from being a detective. He waits with Kevin Cox and calls out the pursuit to dispatch.

Sergeant Brian Lovell, a deputy at the time, joins the chase hoping to deploy spike strips to stop the pursuit.

Sergeant Todd Raymond helped to activate SWAT and ultimately joined the pursuit because he also had spike strips that might help end the pursuit.

Brian Stositch was the responding deputy to Megan’s home. When he is back at the office writing the report from that day, he hears the pursuit start and leads to join the chase.

Megan has escaped but still has the chain around her waist.

Darrel, Megan’s dad is heard talking to Megan on the phone in news coverage.

Brian Stositch was the responding deputy to Megan’s home. He talks about seeing Megan when she returns home and noticing the chain and the marks on her wrists.

Faydra Brown is the niece of Kieth Hescock and had lived with him.

Not interviewed but mentioned:

Albert Thompson - Deputy that tried to block Hescock’s truck

Jim Schiffler - First car in the pursuit behind Hescock

K9 Rik - Two-year-old Belgian Malinois and Jim Shiffler’s partner

Frank Franco - Detective with BCSO

Greg Rix - Detective with BCSO

Deputy Hudman - The Deputy who gave Lovell his gun, giving him peace

Megan - Escaped her captor, Kieth Hescock

Amber Hoopes - Disappeared from her grandparents’ home on Sept. 14, 2001

Kieth Hescock - The man who took Megan and held her captive

Jefferson County Deputies - Helped with the pursuit.

Madison County Deputies - They are not named but helped with the pursuit and gave Todd Raymond an IV.

Key Points

• Hescock notices police
• Leads the deputies right passed Megan’s home while running from the police
• There is so much dust that many deputies fall behind for safety reasons
• Chase ends on a dead-end road when Hescock gets the truck stuck

You can find more information about Amber Hoopes at:

https://bonnevillesheriff.com/news/2021-09/amber-hoopes-missing-person-case-20-years-later/

If you have any information about Amber Hoopes' disappearance, contact Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office at 208-529-1200, online at www.ifcrime.org, or through the P3tips App on your mobile device, available in the Apple or Google Play store.

Leave a note on K9Rik’s memory page: https://www.odmp.org/k9/1553-k9-rik

Produced by Emily

All the Miracles | Episode 7

In this episode, we look at the fallout of the kidnapping, highspeed chase, the devastating loss of K9 Rik, and the injury sustained by Sergeant Todd Raymond. We also explore the many small details that came together to make a miracle.

Join our host, Emily, as she takes you through the details of what happened after the chase from the perspective of family, friends, and deputies.

Interviews in the order they are heard:

Megan recounts when she found out that Hescock had killed himself and that it was all over.

Sergeant Todd Raymond sustained a bullet wound in the shootout with Hescock. He recounts being taken to the hospital and details his injuries.

Sergeant Brian Lovell, a deputy at the time, explains what happened after leaving the scene on the night of the shooting and the next day's events.

Nicole is Megan’s younger sister. She was seven at the time and recounts how she found out that Megan had been kidnapped.

Keira gives her perspective on how Megan did after she escaped. She went to Megan’s house and visited with her the night she returned home.

Amber spent the night at Megan's home the night she escaped. She recounts how happy Megan was to be home, but how worried she was that the full impact of what happened just hadn’t hit Megan yet.

Faydra Brown is the niece of Kieth Hescock and lived with him at the time of the kidnapping. She explains where her family was vacationing at the time and how he called to say goodbye before the shootout.

Detective Sergeant Kevin Cox (retired) goes over what the sheriff’s office did to try and account for all of the places Hescock had been and any other potential crimes he may have committed.

Misty picked Megan up after she escaped. She talks about the miracles that happened that day and the guidance she received to be in the right place at the right time.

Brian Stositch recognizes God’s hand in Megan’s escape.

Chris Reed talks about how miraculous this event was and how God must have something in store for Megan.

Not interviewed but mentioned:

Darrel - Megan’s dad. He told Megan that Hescock was dead, had killed a K9, and injured a deputy.

Gina - Megan’s mom. She explained to the younger kids that Megan had been kidnapped.

Pam - Sergeant Todd Raymond’s wife at the time of the shooting.

Narcotics Detective Sam Hulse (now Sheriff Sam Hulse) was the deputy who drove Lovell back to Idaho Falls after the shooting.

Sergeant Delano Dixen - He was the training deputy for firearms qualifications.

Deputy Jim Schiffler - he was involved in the shooting with Kieth Hescock. His partner, K9 Rik was shot and killed. He is mentioned by Deputy Lovell when talking about going to the animal shelter the next morning to show support for Jim.

K9 Rik - Two-year-old Belgian Malinois and Jim Shiffler’s partner. Killed in the line of duty.

Deputy Kevin Casper - took time to talk to Lovell the day after the shooting.

Faydra’s Mom - She also lived with Hescock, as well as Faydra’s grandma and brother.

Elizabeth Smart - A 14-year-old girl kidnapped from her...