He Hired a Witch on Etsy to Cast a Sex Spell, Then His Wife Disappeared | Maya Millete

September 11, 2026

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In January 2021, Maya Millete, a 39-year-old mother of three in Chula Vista, California, disappeared. She had been planning a family trip to Big Bear for her daughter’s 11th birthday. When she stopped answering calls and texts from her five siblings, they knew something was wrong. Her brother went to her house on January 8 and found her husband Larry and the kids, but no Maya. Her sister Maricris arrived the next day to find the house a mess, the AC blasting, and Maya’s bedroom empty. She called 911 and told the dispatcher she feared a domestic dispute. Maya’s car, purse, and ID were still at home. Only her phone was missing.

The marriage and the affair

Maya and Larry met in Honolulu, both from Filipino families, and married when she was 19 and he was 18. He joined the Navy; she graduated from the University of Hawaii. They settled in Chula Vista and had three children. But by 2020, Maya was confiding in friends and family that she was unhappy. She told her brother JR that Larry was “toxic and mentally abusive,” that he monitored her emails, texts, and social media, and that he had taken away her car privileges—insisting on driving her everywhere. She secretly recorded an argument where Larry accused her of infidelity. In summer 2020, Maya briefly moved in with JR. She told her sister, “Be ready. It’s going to be a messy divorce. If something happens to me, it’s going to b

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1 (00:00) **Episode Introduction & Case Setup** - Host Annie Elise introduces the case of Maya Millete, a mother of three who disappeared in January 2021 from Chula Vista, California, just before a planned family trip to Big Bear.
2 (03:56) **Initial Family Discovery & Suspicion** - Maya's brother JR goes to her house and finds her husband Larry and their three kids, but no sign of Maya, who allegedly hadn't left her room in 11 hours.
3 (06:12) **The Empty Room & The 911 Call** - Maricris and her husband enter the house and find a freezing, messy home; Larry lets them into the bedroom where Maya was supposed to be, but it's empty.
4 (08:51) **Maya's Background & Troubled Marriage** - A profile of Maya: a 39-year-old mother of three, a University of Hawaii graduate, and a devoted mother who would never willingly leave her children.
5 (10:33) **Police Response & Family's Private Investigation** - Police speak with Larry, who appears surprisingly calm, claiming he “heard” Maya moving around but isn't concerned.
6 (15:04) **Suspicious Details: Open Windows & Missing Freezer** - Billy Little observes the house's windows and doors are open, the AC is allegedly broken, and a freezer is missing from the garage.
7 (24:19) **Larry's First Public Interview** - On January 14th, Larry gives a surprising interview where he appears calm, deflects blame, and claims he is focused on his children, not the search.

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Show Notes

It was an ordinary evening for Maya Millete when she walked into her home and was never seen again. As the search for the devoted mother of three intensified, investigators uncovered a marriage on the brink of collapse, a chilling warning Maya had shared with loved ones, bizarre internet searches, and one of the most unbelievable twists imaginable: hundreds of dollars spent on online "spellcasters" in a desperate attempt to stop a divorce. With every new revelation, this case became stranger than fiction…
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