Where Monsters Hide (Rebroadcast)

August 1, 2026

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In the remote, forested Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a 51-year-old man named Chris Reagan vanished without a trace in October 2014. He had just moved to the tiny town of Iron River to be closer to an old flame, landed a job at a manufacturing plant, and was meticulously packing for a new position in North Carolina—to-do lists and utility shut-off notes still sitting on his dining room table. His car was found abandoned in a parking lot, his knee brace still inside, alongside a single, cryptic Post-it note. The case fell to Laura Frizzo, the first female police chief in the entire Upper Peninsula, leading a force of just three full-time officers. What she uncovered was not a simple disappearance, but a labyrinth of overlapping affairs, a bizarre marital pact, and a couple who seemed to have stepped out of a horror movie.

The Love Quadrangle and the "Where Monsters Hide" Manuscript

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1 (00:32) **The Disappearance of Chris Reagan** - Introduction to the remote Upper Peninsula setting and the case of a missing man in Iron River, Michigan.
2 (05:21) **A Reliable Worker Vanishes** - Chris Reagan fails to show up for his job, sparking the initial concern.
3 (06:58) **The Apartment and the Abandoned Car** - Investigators find evidence that Chris planned to return, contradicting the theory he ran away.
4 (10:16) **Last Known Footage and a Love Quadrangle** - Surveillance video captures Chris Reagan alive, as police uncover his complex romantic life.
5 (12:35) **The Cochrans Under Suspicion** - Interviewing Kelly and Jason Cochran reveals suspicious behavior and a possible motive.
6 (17:19) **Eliminating Suspects, Focusing on Jason** - The investigation narrows as another suspect is cleared.
7 (22:34) **A Shocking Phone Call and a Cold Case** - The investigation stalls until a surprising call re-energizes Chief Frizzo.

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Show Notes

A twisted couple’s bizarre marriage pact, and how one of them was brought to justice by a small-town police chief.

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