Missing Persons

Episode 106 Christopher Newton   33 year old Christopher Newton had fallen on hard times when his family lost touch with him  in late 2023. Chris had battled his way through a schizophrenia diagnosis with the help of medications and had even started his own business and got his own apartment. But his business eventually went under, and Chris began to use drugs and stopped taking his prescribed medications. He found himself living in Canada's unhoused community, sleeping in a tent in the Nelson, BC area of Canada.  Chris was briefly incarcerated in September, 2023. While in custody, his camp, tent, and all his belongings, along with the camps of other nearby unhoused people, were taken down and removed by the city of Nelson, and railway officials. When Chris was released on December 11,2023, he went back to his camp to find it no longer there. With no place to go, he began sleeping on nearby streets. On December 23rd, Nelson police told him that he needed to move along. After this, Chris's family, who did not live close to the area lost touch with him and he was reported missing that month. There were unconfirmed sightings in the following months, but also one seemingly reliable sighting in the summer of 2024. Since then, it seems as if Chris has truly vanished and his family is desperate to find him. His mother Christine Moore is our guest in this episode.  Christopher Newton is described as a White male standing 5ft10, and weighing 159 pounds. He has Brown hair and eyes, and a skateboard tattoo on his left shoulder. If you have information about Christopher Newton, please call the Nelson Police Department at (250) 354-3919 file # 25-46 Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)  You can also send an email to Chris's family at SearchingforChrisNewton@gmail.com Be sure to visit the Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571361886160] that Chris's family runs.    To listen to every episode of Missing Persons ad-free and get other benefits, simply  visit our channel page [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/abjack-entertainment/id6462151422?itsct=podcast_box_promote_link] on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription. Of course, you can also support DNA: ID with a Patreon subscription [https://www.patreon.com/DNAID]. Follow us on social media; https://linktr.ee/missingpersonspodcast [https://linktr.ee/missingpersonspodcast]

Episode 105 Deanna Merryfield On the night of July 21, 1990, thirteen year old Deanna Merryfield spent much of the night watching movies with her grandmother in Killeen, Texas. After her grandmother went to bed, Deanna snuck out of the house, and at 3:30am, went to see her sister Rebecca who lived with their uncle nearby. Deanna knocked on Rebecca's window and the sisters briefly talked before their uncle woke up and told Deanna that she needed to leave. Deanna had been driven to the house by two men in a Brown or Bronze four door car that Rebecca did not recognize. Deanna left with the two men who were thought to be either Caucasian or Hispanic, and after that, she vanished.  Hours later, Deanna's grandmother realized that she was missing and reported her missing, but because she was suspected to be a run away by police, there was no investigation started. In 1992, Rebecca reportedly received a collect phone call from someone who told the operator that her name was Deanna, but when Rebecca accepted the call, the caller had hung up. The call was traced to Kentucky, where Deanna had family, but none of  her relatives there reported seeing Deanna. During the 2000-2002 time period, there was an unconfirmed sighting of Deanna by a relative of hers who claimed to have encountered her, and that Deanna at the time of the sighting had several tattoos. The information provided by this family member may not be credible.  At another point over the years, someone contacted police and told them that Deanna had returned home safely. As a result, her case was closed. It was only realized later that the call was to police was inaccurate, and Deanna was still missing, at which point her case was re-opened. Deanna remains missing to this day. In this episode, Deanna's sister Melissa is our guest.  At the time of her disappearance, Deanna was described as a White female standing between 5ft and 5ft5, and weighing 108-120 pounds. She had Blonde hair and Hazel eyes. She had a small scar on her upper lip. Deanna if alive today, may or may not have tattoos; including the name “Merryfield” with an unknown date on her neck, a cross with lines on her ankle and a yellow rose with “Texas Born” on her back. There is a DNA sample on file for needed comparisons as per Deanna's NAMUS page [https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP5170] Investigators are interested in identifying and speaking to the two young men Deanna was last seen with. At the time of Deanna's disappearance, the men, possibly brothers, were thought to be White or Hispanic, and their names may be Tony and Rudy Longoria. Police were also seeking a Sylvia Martinez for questioning.  If you have any information or tips in Deanna's case, please contact the Killeen Police Department at 254-501-8830 or submit a tip on Bell County Crime Stoppers [https://bellcountycrimestoppers.com/team/deanna-michelle-merryfield/]. To learn more about Deanna's case, or provide information, please check out the website [https://www.findingdeanna.com/] and Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/FindingDeannaMerryfield] connected to her case.  To listen to every episode of Missing Persons ad-free and get other benefits, simply  visit our channel page [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/abjack-entertainment/id6462151422?itsct=podcast_box_promote_link] on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription. Of course, you can also support DNA: ID with a Patreon subscription [https://www.patreon.com/DNAID]. Follow us on social media; https://linktr.ee/missingpersonspodcast [https://linktr.ee/missingpersonspodcast]

Introducing: Clues with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore Join hosts Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore as they take you deep into the world of the most notorious crimes ever — where a single clue can crack a case wide open. From shocking murders to serial killers, Clues dives into all the forensic details and brilliant sleuthing of the world's most infamous cases. CLUES [https://crimehouse.lnk.to/mO10HlFP] is a Crime House Original, powered by PAVE Studios. Follow and listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

Is there a New England Serial Killer? Roundtable with Lordan Arts and Crawlspace Media In this special episode, Mike Morford from Missing Persons teams up with friends of the show, John Lordan of Lordan Arts [https://linktr.ee/lordanarts], and Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna of Crawlspace Media [https://crawlspace-media.com/], in a roundtable discussion. Together they tackle a series of New England deaths that have been making headlines, and have some people asking the question; is there a New England Serial Killer?    To listen to all episodes of this show ad-free and get access to other podcast benefits, consider an  AbJack Insider subscription. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/abjack-entertainment/id6462151422?itsct=podcast_box_promote_link]  To get show news, updates, and past episodes, please check out the Missing Persons website [http://missingpersonspodcast.com/]. We'd love to interact with you on social media. You can find us on the following platforms: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/missingpersonspod/] - Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/missingpersonspod/] - Threads [https://www.threads.com/@missingpersonspod] - X formerly Twitter [https://x.com/Missing_Pod] - Blue Sky [https://bsky.app/profile/missingpersonspod.bsky.social] - Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@missingpersonspodcast] - Twitch  [https://www.twitch.tv/missingpersonspodcast]   To advertise on this podcast, please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com [ad-sales@libsyn.com] or visit this link [https://advertising.libsyn.com/MissingPersons]

Introducing Morbidology, a preview of episode 294: The Mandan Massacre. It was just before 7:30AM on 1 April, 2019, when employees started to arrive at RJR Maintenance and Management in Mandan, North Dakota. When they entered the building, however, it quickly became apparent that something was amiss. A body was found, followed by another, then another, then another…. Make sure to subscribe to Morbidology across all podcast platforms and YouTube.