The Vanishing of Mary Louise Day
Was the woman who returned really Mary?
4.4 (17)
40 mins
Get to know the case of the disappearance of 13-year-old Mary Louise Day, who vanished from her home in 1981. Her family said she had run away, but her disappearance was not reported to police at the time. Explore how troubling accounts from relatives and suspicions surrounding the family home eventually prompted a renewed investigation more than two decades later.
Ep 1:
A Ghost from the Desert
A traffic stop in 2003 resurrects a name buried for decades, just as a California homicide case against a vanished girl's family nears its breaking point.
Ep 2:
The Night the Dog Died
Mary Louise Day's isolated, erased childhood collides with a night of violence in 1981 Seaside, leaving her sister as the only witness to what came next.
Ep 3:
Phoenix Mary's Impossible Return
Decades of silence finally break open as a missing persons report, cadaver dogs, and a chilling near-confession push detectives to the edge of charging Mary's family.
Ep 4:
Nobody Was Ever Charged
A woman claiming to be Mary resurfaces alive, igniting a DNA bombshell, a shadowy imposter theory, and a reunion that unravels into deeper mystery.
Discussions (5)
Grant
Level 7 · 2 weeks agothe system returned her to her abuser TWICE that's unforgivable
Remy
Level 10 · 2 weeks agocadaver dogs hit twice but no body was ever found
Lazarus
Level 7 · 2 weeks agoCharlotte handed Sherry back at the door like a pizza
