About this episode

The episode covers the case of Zahra Baker, a 10-year-old girl reported missing, leading to a significant investigation in Hickory, North Carolina.

*** Content warnings: Child abuse, crimes against children, sexual assault *** When 10-year-old Zahra Baker was reported missing by her father and stepmum in Hickory, North Carolina, one Saturday afternoon in 2010, it sparked the largest missing persons investigation in the city's history. Police worked around the clock, hoping for a miracle, but people close to the family said they'd been expecting something like this to happen for a long time.  --- Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Emily Shirley Production & music – Mike Migas Audio editing – Anthony Telfer Sign up for Casefile Premium: Apple Premium Spotify Premium Patreon For all credits and sources, please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/case-347-zahra-baker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Anonymous Host

Topics covered

• missing persons
• child abuse
• true crime
• investigation
• North Carolina

Keywords

• Zahra Baker
• missing persons
• child abuse
• Hickory
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Hickory, North Carolina

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