The Missing

Among the Dirt and Trees is a podcast that dives deep into the nitty-gritty details of true crime cases that occur out in nature. I'm here to ruin the forest, the desert, and even the beach for you. Join me every Wednesday for new stories that will make you never want to leave your couch!

Between 1993 and 2004, three boys would go missing from the CEDU school for troubled teens and little clues would be found as to what happened to them. John Inman would disappear in 1993, Blake Pursley disappeared in 1994, and Daniel Yuen would go missing in 2004. The school's practices were controversial, and CEDU would face many allegations for abuse. While many people write these cases off as teenage runaways, others wonder if the school played a larger part in their demise. Especially after the revelation that a convicted sex offender and murderer roamed through the school halls for years.Sources:Charley Projects: http://charleyproject.org/case/john-christopher-inmanhttp://charleyproject.org/case/blake-wade-pursleyhttp://charleyproject.org/case/daniel-ted-yuenhttp://www.paulmorantz.com/cult/the-history-of-synanon-and-charles-dederich/https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Synanonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEDUThe Lost Kids Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-kids/id1514836398Adam Eget interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAv3p5vv5cshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqoxBTYAqKAMusic by SkagBeats: https://www.youtube.com/user/skagbeatsPodcast Social Media:Donate to the Podcast & Black and Missing: https://missingpod.com/Black and Missing Foundation: http://www.blackandmissinginc.com/cdad/

In 2017, John was fighting for custody of his five-year-old son, Tyler, after his ex-girlfriend stopped letting him see the child. He hadn't seen his son in two years and his lawyers recommended calling the police to have him declared missing. However, Tyler's mother claimed she never had a son and that John was lying. What happened to Tyler and was his mother behind his disappearance?

On November 20, 2012, Sage Smith left her home to go out for a date, but she would never return home that night. There are numerous suspects in her case, one of which is missing himself, and the police are no closer to finding Sage than they were at the time of her disappearance. The media, police, and community failed her but we can still share her case and seek justice. Sources:https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/05/02/the-disappearance-of-sage-smith/https://planettransgender.com/sage-smith-erik-mcfadden-2/https://splinternews.com/i-am-a-girl-now-sage-smith-wrote-then-she-went-missin-1797178002https://crimeola.com/sage-smith-wiki-black-transgender-woman-missing/Facebook page for Sage's case: https://www.facebook.com/FindSageSmith/* The petition for Sage's case was closed after receiving numerous signatures *Charlottesville PD: (434) 970-3280Audio clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF5AkIBAf5oSpoken word at the end of the episode by Chrysanthemum Tran :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLaJlBoW5nghttp://www.chrysanthemumtran.com/Intro music by Skag Beats: https://www.youtube.com/user/skagbeatsPodcast Social Donate to the Podcast & Black and Missing: https://missingpod.com/Black and Missing Foundation: http://www.blackandmissinginc.com/cdad/

On April 13, 2012, Kelli Bordeaux went out for drinks at the Froggy Bottoms bar with a new friend in Fayetteville, North Carolina. After walking out of this bar, Kelli disappeared and multiple men would have to be investigated to find out what really...

On November 8, 2007, Kyle Fleischmann was enjoying a night out with his best friend at the Buckhead Saloon in Charlotte, North Carolina. After an argument inside during the early morning hours, Kyle left the bar and started walking towards a bad area of...

In April of 1997, Judy Smith was reportedly visiting Philadelphia during a work conference with her husband when she mysteriously vanished. Just a few months later, Judy's remains would be found 600 miles away in the Pisgah National Forest near...

    On the night of October 12, 2018, Karlie Gusé experienced a psychotic episode after smoking weed at a house party. She returned home and continued to display paranoid behavior until she fell asleep in her bedroom. The next morning, Karlie had...

On January 1, 2008, Yaser Said told his daughters, Sarah and Amina, that he was taking them out to eat. Instead, his drove them in his orange taxi cab to the parking lot of the Omni Mandalay Hotel where he shot both of them in what has been referred to...

On March 19, 1988, Susan Smalley and Stacie Madison were two high school seniors in Carrollton, Texas going out for the last weekend of their spring break. They made a few different stops that night before vanishing into thin air. The next day, Stacie's...

On September 16, 2019, five-year-old Dulce Alavez was seen on CCTV purchasing ice cream with her younger brother and mother. Just a few minutes later, the family visited the local park and Dulce went to play on the swings with her brother while her...

 In August of 2013, Bryce Laspisa was two weeks into his college semester when his friends reported that he was acting strange. After leaving his girlfriend's house in Chico, California, Bryce began a long mysterious drive that still puzzles us to this...

** This episode discusses sexual assault and may be triggering for some listeners ** In August of 2019, Gregory Wedel-Morales went missing after leaving the Fort Hood military base. Shortly after that, in April of 2020, Vanessa Guillen went missing from...

In August of 2013, Alexis Murphy left her home to run errands before her senior pictures were to be made. Little did she know that she would cross paths with a monster that day and would never be seen again....

Terrence Woods Jr. was an intelligent and accomplished filmmaker when he vanished on October 5, 2018, while filming in Idaho for an episode of "Lost Mines". The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are mysterious and many question whether he was...

On January 23rd of 1999, Theresa English was spending the night out at the New Frontier Lanes Bowling Alley in Tacoma, Washington with her family, friends, and her two-year-old daughter, Teekah Lewis. Teekah was just feet away playing in the arcade when...

In July of 2001, Jeffrey Hodgson was on vacation in Ibiza with his parents. They left him outside of their resort while they checked in. When they returned, Jeffrey was gone and they would spend the next 15 months searching for him.Sources:The Facebook...

On July 12, 2007, the home of Joey Lynn Offutt exploded in flames. The fire was discovered to be a case of arson, but Joey was no where to be found. Thirteen years later, she remains missing.

On March 1, 2014, Reny Jose arrived in Panama Beach for a spring break trip with his friends to celebrate graduation. Just three days later, he would disappear and his family is still searching for answers.

In the early hours of April 8, 2008, Jamie Fraley, of Gastonia, North Carolina, United States, told a friend over the phone that she was going to the hospital for the third time in the last 24 hours due to a stomach flu.