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150. Brenda Heist - The Unexplainable Explainable Disappearance
🕑 Added 2023-02-05 22:30:01 +0000 UTCOn this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the abrupt disappearance of mother, Brenda Heist whose case ends with an unforeseen twist.
Links:
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Case Sources:
wfmz.com, author: Pam Cunningham, May 2, 2013
cnn.com, author: Laura Smith-Spark, May 4, 2013
lancasteronline.com, author: Cindy Stauffer, January 10, 2014
Newspapers.com sources:
John M. Hoober III, Lancaster New Era, "Woman missing, police seek clues," 12 February 2002, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/567416007), citing print edition, p.A12
Cindy Stauffer, Lancaster New Era, "Police, family wonder, worry about missing Lititz mom," 20 February 2002, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/567416325), citing print edition, pp. A1, A12
Lancaster New Era, "Lititz woman is still missing," 7 March 2002, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/567669601), citing print edition, p. A14
Cindy Stauffer, Lancaster New Era, "Without a trace," 5 February 2003, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/566725714), citing print edition, pp. A1, A5
Lancaster New Era, "Group offers reward in case of Lititz missing mom," 27 June 2002, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/566729638), citing print edition, pp. B1, B10
Cindy Stauffer and Susan Baldridge, Lancaster New Era, "Lititz mom still missing," 12 July 2003, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/566640925), citing print edition, pp. A1, A5
Jon Butter, LNP Sunday News, "A reward and a prayer," 13 July 2003, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/565431611), citing print edition. pp. A1, A5
Cindy Stauffer, Lancaster New Era, "7 years without a trace," 5 June 2009, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/567908061), citing print edition, pp. A1, A6
Jack Brubaker, LNP Sunday News, "Still missing," 9 October 2011, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/639880705), citing print edition. pp. A1, A8
Mark Scolforo, The Paducah Sun, 1 May 2013, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/413755412), citing print edition, p.6A
Cindy Stauffer, Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era, 2 May 2013, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/567096747), citing print edition, pp. A1, A4-A5
Tom Knapp, Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era, 12 June 2013, archived (www.newspapers.com/image/567608530), citing print edition, pp. A1, A4-A5
Comments
this has to be one of my favorites
As a mom myself, I could absolutely never do this to my children. That’s insane.
As someone with a missing mom this story struck a nerve.
"she should have gotten a better job, homelessness for her and her children is a reasonable consequence"
A story of the complete lack of social safety net in the United States. She couldn't afford a home for her children, because of her husband's problems and lack of access to a livable wage. Those who argue against social programs might as well be saying she and her children and her husband deserved this .
I am from this area. So crazy to hear one so lose to home!
It's so sad to hear, on the other hand she abandoned her children and brought so much suffering to a lot of people.... but on the other hand I can't image how desperate she must have felt to leave everything behind and also struggling with mental health. And she stayed away for so long...
Reminds me of the Nicola Bully case going on right now here in the UK. She just vanished and police have said she fell in the river but the family disagree. The father had to tell their daughters that their mother is ‘lost’ - it’s so sad. It’s a very strange case and it’s literally happening right now.
Still private!
It's marked as private you guys! 💗
