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In this week’s Missing Monday, we’re sharing the story of Ella Saylor, a 15-year-old who disappeared from her home in Muncie during the night of February 3, 2024.

Ella was last seen around 11 p.m. wearing a gray “Washington D.C.” hoodie and black pajama pants with puzzle pieces. When her family woke up the next morning, the front door was unsecured and Ella was gone. She has not been seen since.

If you have any information about Ella’s whereabouts, contact the Muncie Police Department at 765-747-4838 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678.

Ella Saylor is still missing. Someone out there may know something.

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In 2016, a quiet neighborhood in Jupiter, Florida became the scene of one of the most disturbing and baffling crimes in recent memory.

Nineteen-year-old Austin Harrouff, a college student with no violent past, walked into a random garage one night and attacked a married couple in a way investigators would later describe as almost impossible to comprehend. By the time deputies arrived, the scene was something straight out of a nightmare.

But the real question investigators struggled with wasn’t just what happened.

It was why.

Was this the result of drugs?
A sudden mental break?
Or something far more complicated happening inside Austin Harrouff’s mind that night?

In this episode of True Crime Consumes Me, we break down the timeline, the investigation, the courtroom battle, and the psychological questions that still divide experts today.

Because sometimes the most unsettling cases are the ones where the answer isn’t simple.

Press play and step into a case that left investigators, doctors, and an entire community searching for explanations.

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In the early morning hours of June 3, 2011, 20-year-old Indiana University student Lauren Spierer walked away from a friend’s apartment in Bloomington, Indiana. She was only a few blocks from home. She was barefoot. And she was never seen again.

More than a decade later, Lauren is still missing, and investigators believe someone knows what happened that night.

If you have any information about Lauren Spierer’s disappearance, please contact the Bloomington Police Department at (812) 339-4477.

Listen now and help keep Lauren’s story alive by sharing this episode.

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Rachel Elizabeth Barber was fifteen years old when she disappeared after leaving dance class in Melbourne on March 1, 1999. She told friends she had a secret job that would earn her some quick money. She never made it home.

What began as a missing person case soon revealed a chilling truth. The person responsible was not a stranger, but someone Rachel and her family already knew and trusted.

In this episode of True Crime Consumes Me, we explore the disappearance and murder of Rachel Barber and the disturbing obsession of Caroline Reed Robertson.

A story of trust, jealousy, and a life stolen.

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Fifteen-year-old Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers disappeared from his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee on February 26, 2024.

Despite an extensive search involving local, state, and federal agencies, there have been no confirmed sightings. The investigation remains open.

In this Missing Monday episode, we walk through the confirmed timeline, the large-scale search efforts, and the recent public call from Sebastian’s father for expanded FBI involvement. No speculation. No rumors. Just verified information and a name that deserves to be remembered.

Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers is still missing.

If you have credible information, contact the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, or the FBI tip line.

Because silence moves in fast — but silence can be broken.

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Four girls disappeared quietly behind the walls of a Washington, D.C. home, and no one realized how serious things had become until it was already too late.

In today’s episode, we examine the heartbreaking case of Banita Jacks and her daughters, Brittany, Tatianna, N’Kiah, and Aja — a tragedy shaped by isolation, untreated mental health struggles, and a system that missed chances to intervene before four young lives were lost.

This case forces us to ask difficult questions about warning signs, responsibility, and how families in crisis can sometimes slip through the cracks unnoticed.

Listener discretion is advised. This episode contains disturbing content involving violence against children.

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This week on Missing Monday, we share the story of 17-year-old Kianna Galvin, who disappeared from South Elgin, Illinois in May 2016 after leaving home for what should have been a short outing. Kianna had plans, dreams, and a future she was actively building with her family. Nearly ten years later, her loved ones are still waiting for answers.

Someone knows what happened to Kianna. And her family is still hoping the right person will come forward.

If you have any information about Kianna Galvin’s disappearance, please contact the South Elgin Police Department.

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Seventeen-year-old Kelly Anne Bates had her whole future ahead of her. Friends remember her as energetic, social, and determined to build a life of her own. But behind closed doors, Kelly had become trapped in a relationship defined by control, isolation, and escalating violence.

In April 1996, police in Manchester, England uncovered a scene so disturbing that experienced investigators said they had never encountered anything like it. What began as grooming and emotional manipulation would ultimately end in one of the most horrific domestic abuse murders the region had ever seen.

In this episode, we walk through Kelly’s life, the warning signs that went unnoticed, the escalation inside James Patterson Smith’s home, the investigation, trial, and the devastating aftermath for the family she left behind.

This is the story of Kelly Anne Bates.

Listener discretion is strongly advised.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available 24/7 in the United States through the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), by texting START to 88788, or via online chat at thehotline.org.

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