The 600-Mile Question: What Happened to Judy Smith?

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious disappearance of Judy Smith during a sightseeing trip in Philadelphia and the discovery of her remains in North Carolina months later.

Judy Smith left her hotel in downtown Philadelphia for a day of sightseeing. She had a simple plan. Walk the historic district. Visit places like Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. Meet her husband later that afternoon. But by that evening… she was gone. Five months later, her remains were discovered in a remote section of Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina — more than 600 miles away from where she was last seen.

Topics covered

• disappearance
• true crime
• mystery
• investigation
• missing person

Keywords

• Judy Smith
• disappearance
• Philadelphia
• true crime
• mystery
• Pisgah National Forest
• missing person

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Philadelphia, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

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