Disappearance of Joan Risch
How did Joan Risch disappear from her own home without a trace?
4.4 (37)
46 mins
Uncover the baffling disappearance of Joan Risch after unsettling evidence was discovered inside her home. Discover the conflicting witness accounts, forensic clues, and theories that have kept the mystery alive for decades.
Ep 1:
The Original Gone Girl
Before Joan Risch vanished in 1961, a childhood fire, hidden abuse, and an abandoned career shaped the woman behind a seemingly perfect white picket fence.
Ep 2:
A Perfect Suburban Morning Shatters
On an utterly ordinary Tuesday, Joan Risch disappeared from her Lincoln home, leaving a blood-soaked kitchen, a crying toddler, and no explanation.
Ep 3:
Phantom Sightings and Vanishing Trails
Witnesses report a bloodied, disoriented woman wandering the highways as investigators chase a mysterious two-toned car and dead-end suspects.
Ep 4:
Blood, Books, and Four Theories
A trove of library books about staged disappearances and a bombshell blood report upend the case—then four competing theories collide over what really happened.
Ep 5:
A Phone That Never Stops Ringing
Decades of hang-up calls, a husband who never changed his number, and a case frozen in time leave Joan Risch's fate forever unresolved.
Discussions (5)
Zane
Level 7 · 3 weeks agoShe left her kids no way
Wendell
Level 5 · 3 weeks agoso Joan checked out 25 books ALL about women faking their disappearances and nobody in that house noticed?? Martin had absolutely no idea what his wife was reading all summer and that says a lot about their marriage tbh
Ryan
Level 3 · 3 weeks agoThe library books detail got me. 25 books all about disappearances checked out before vanishing. That's not a coincidence.
