Junaliza Maturan Oroc Chappell Part 1: The Exit Plan

Junaliza Maturan Oroc Chappell Part 1: The Exit Plan

In February of 2007, 27-year-old Junaliza Chappell was preparing to leave Georgia and begin a new life in California with her 3-year-old daughter, Ashley. Juna had accepted a new job, traveled to Florida for training, placed some of her belongings in storage, and arranged for Ashley to stay with trusted friends on the West Coast while she completed the final steps of her move. Juna planned to fly back to Atlanta, retrieve her car, and drive west. Juna never showed up for her new job on the day she was scheduled to begin, she never returned to pick up Ashley, and she's never been seen or heard from again. Juna’s husband, Timothy Chappell, claimed he picked her up at the Atlanta airport and took her to Walmart to pick up a prescription. According to Timothy, Juna went inside the store and never came back out. From the beginning, that story did not sit right with the people who knew her. In Part 1 of this series, we will begin with Juna’s life, what she was trying to leave behind, the plan she had made, and the first questions that emerged after Juna disappeared. If you have any information about the disappearance of Junaliza Chappell, please contact the Atlanta Police Department Missing Persons Unit at 404-546-4235. Ashley has also created an email address for tips. If you have information but do not feel comfortable contacting law enforcement directly, you can email bringjunalizahome@gmail.com [bringjunalizahome@gmail.com]. Tips can be sent anonymously. If you have a missing loved one that you would like to have featured on the show, please fill out our case submission form [http://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/case-submission/]. Follow The Vanished on social media at: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thevanishedpodcast/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thevanishedpodcast/] Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/thevanishedpodcast] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Replay: Zyanya Valora - The End of a 15-Month Search

This episode originally aired on September 30, 2024. On June 24, 2024, 21-year-old Zyanya Valora stayed up late after her parents went to bed. In the early morning hours of June 25, around 2:30 AM, she is believed to have left their home in Ojai, California. Her family suspects she was barefoot and wearing a tank top and shorts. Later that morning, Zyanya's parents assumed she was simply sleeping in, as young people often do. However, around 11 AM, her mother, Damaris, discovered that her daughter was not in her room or anywhere inside their home. Concerned, Damaris called her husband at work and began searching the neighborhood. After failing to find Zyanya, Damaris reported her daughter missing. An extensive search was conducted for Zyanya, who has autism and was considered at-risk. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office, along with other agencies, dedicated five days to searching the area. Unfortunately, despite those efforts, no trace of Zyanya was found at the time. Since this episode first aired, there has been an update in Zyanya’s case. In September of 2025, after 15 months of searching, Zyanya’s remains were discovered in the Ventura Riverbed in Ojai. Her cause and manner of death were later ruled undetermined. We will share more about this update at the end of the episode. If you have a missing loved one that you would like to have featured on the show, please fill out our case submission form [http://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/case-submission/]. Follow The Vanished on social media at: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thevanishedpodcast/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thevanishedpodcast/] Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/thevanishedpodcast] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Corey Bryant

On December 19, 2025, 31-year-old Corey Bryant disappeared from the Bemidji, Minnesota area. In the weeks leading up to his disappearance, Corey’s life had become increasingly unstable. Loved ones noticed that he seemed withdrawn and fearful of the people around him. Corey reportedly hinted that things had become “weird” where he was staying and suggested he no longer felt safe there. Concern escalated in January 2026 when Corey failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing. As family members began comparing notes, they realized no one had spoken to him in weeks. Then they learned that several people connected to Corey had allegedly told others that he was dead. At the same time, reports surfaced that Corey may have been seen in late January, but those claims quickly became muddled. The witness later backed away from what they had initially reported, leaving Corey’s family to wonder whether it was an innocent mistake or something more intentional. The last known communication investigators have been able to establish from Corey was on the night he disappeared, when he spoke with a friend by phone. During that call, Corey reportedly said that he was afraid of the people around him. He ended the call after saying he would call back. No one ever heard from Corey again. Nearly two months later, Corey’s black Kia was discovered abandoned on a trail, with his phone found inside the locked vehicle. For Corey’s loved ones, the circumstances surrounding his disappearance have only become more unsettling with time. The stories are inconsistent, the timeline is difficult to untangle, and Corey’s family is still searching for the truth. If you have any information about the disappearance of Corey Bryant, please contact the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office at 218-333-9111. If you have a missing loved one that you would like to have featured on the show, please fill out our case submission form [http://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/case-submission/]. Follow The Vanished on social media at: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thevanishedpodcast/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thevanishedpodcast/] Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/thevanishedpodcast] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Brianna Vibert Part 2: A Case Full of Suspects

After 24-year-old Brianna Vibert disappeared in the early morning hours of July 15, 2017, investigators were tasked with trying to piece together a timeline from scattered surveillance footage, witness statements, and conflicting accounts from the people who had been around her that night. But as the days turned into weeks, and then weeks turned into years, the case only became more complicated. The deeper they looked into the circumstances surrounding Brianna’s disappearance, the more questions they uncovered. Timelines overlapped in strange ways, and what social media posts captured in real time seemed to conflict with later statements. Some people who initially appeared cooperative later stopped speaking altogether, while others began making comments that many found deeply unsettling. Family members continued digging, and the case began expanding far beyond the question of who Brianna was last seen with. Concerns about drugs, exploitation, unstable relationships, possible trafficking, and other missing women in the Flint area all started to collide with Brianna’s story in ways that became difficult to untangle. And nearly a decade later, many of the same questions still remain unanswered. If you have any information about the disappearance of Brianna Vibert, please contact the Flint Township Police Department at (810) 600-3250 or Crime Stoppers of Flint and Genesee County at 1-800-422-JAIL (5245), visit P3Tips.com [https://p3tips.com/], or submit a tip through the P3 Tips mobile app. If you have a missing loved one that you would like to have featured on the show, please fill out our case submission form [http://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/case-submission/]. Follow The Vanished on social media at: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thevanishedpodcast/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thevanishedpodcast/] Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/thevanishedpodcast] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Brianna Vibert Part 1: Everyone Had Something to Hide

Just after midnight on July 15, 2017, 24-year-old Brianna Vibert walked into a Marathon gas station near her home in Flint Township, Michigan. She was visibly upset and had a cut on her arm. The clerk working that night recognized Brianna because she often came into the store. Brianna told him that she had gotten into a fight with her boyfriend and was looking for a ride. A short time later, a man driving a red Pontiac Aztec pulled into the parking lot. According to the clerk, it appeared Brianna didn’t know the man, but she asked him for a ride anyway. At first, he declined and drove away. But after leaving, he changed his mind and returned to the gas station to pick her up. Around 1 AM, Brianna left with the man and disappeared into the night. Two days later, on July 17, 2017, Brianna’s family reported her missing to the Flint Township Police Department. By then, they had already begun piecing together parts of Brianna’s final known movements. They learned about the unknown man in the red Aztec and discovered that, roughly 30 minutes after leaving the gas station, Brianna had contacted a friend she sometimes stayed with after arguments with her boyfriend. Brianna asked if she could spend the night there. The friend agreed, but Brianna never arrived. As investigators retraced Brianna’s movements, the case quickly became more complicated. Surveillance footage revealed additional stops after Brianna left the Marathon station. Her belongings later surfaced in strange places. Witness accounts shifted, timelines stopped lining up, and investigators were left trying to determine whether the people surrounding Brianna were withholding information about her disappearance or hiding something else entirely. If you have any information about the disappearance of Brianna Vibert, please contact the Flint Township Police Department at (810) 600-3250 or Crime Stoppers of Flint and Genesee County at 1-800-422-JAIL (5245), visit P3Tips.com [https://p3tips.com/], or submit a tip through the P3 Tips mobile app. If you have a missing loved one that you would like to have featured on the show, please fill out our case submission form [http://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/case-submission/]. Follow The Vanished on social media at: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thevanishedpodcast/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thevanishedpodcast/] Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/thevanishedpodcast] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].