The Strange Unsolved Disappearances that Still Haunt Me

September 20, 2026

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The Strange Unsolved Disappearances that Still Haunt Me

In February 2000, nine-year-old Asia Degree woke up sometime between 2:30 and 6:00 AM, packed her school backpack with clothes, and walked out of her family's locked home in Shelby, North Carolina. She was never seen again. That single detail—a child voluntarily leaving her bed in the dark for reasons no one has ever explained—is what makes her case and the two others in this episode so haunting. The narrator, Wendigoon, walks through three disappearances that share a common feature: each feels one missing piece away from being solved, and each has at least one detail that defies easy explanation.

Asia Degree: The Girl Who Walked Into the Dark

Asia Degree was a well-adjusted nine-year-old who excelled in school and sports. The weekend before her disappearance, she fouled out of a basketball game and her team lost—her parents said she was upset, but not unusually so. On Sunday night, a neighborhood power outage delayed the children's baths. When her mother woke them early on Valentine's Day morning to bathe before school, Asia was gone.

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What you'll learn

1 (05:33) **Introduction & Case Overview** - Wendigoon introduces the three unsolved disappearances that have stuck with him: Asia Degree, Jason Landry, and Timothy Pittson.
2 (05:45) **Case 1: Asia Degree – The Vanishing of a 9-Year-Old** - The story of a little girl who walked out of her home in the middle of the night and was never seen again.
3 (13:42) **The Shed and the Backpack Discovery** - Investigators find Asia's belongings in a shed, then her backpack surfaces 26 miles away a year later.
4 (18:37) **The 2015 FBI Breakthrough** - A renewed investigation uncovers a new witness, DNA evidence, and persons of interest.
5 (22:20) **Why Did Asia Leave? The Unanswered Question** - Wendigoon speculates on the motive behind her departure.
6 (25:08) **Case 2: Jason Landry – A College Student's Mysterious Night** - A 21-year-old vanishes after a car crash on a remote gravel road, leaving behind his clothes and belongings.
7 (33:38) **The Botched Initial Response** - The police's lack of urgency may have cost crucial evidence.

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