
The abduction of Bryan Dos Santos Gomes.
From Criminal Prints by Zach Nelson
December 30, 2025 · 28 min · Season 5 · Episode 3
About this episode
The episode explores the abduction of Bryan Dos Santos Gomes, a cold case that has resurfaced nearly 19 years later with new evidence and leads.
A 28-day-old newborn vanishes in broad daylight after a stranger in a dark SUV pulls off a chilling ruse. What started as a simple act of kindness—helping a "lost" woman find her mother's house—turned into every parent's nightmare when a knife flashed and tiny Bryan Dos Santos-Gomes was driven away forever. Nearly 19 years later, with a brand-new age-progression image showing Bryan as an 18-year-old young man, enhanced audio of the kidnapper's voice just released, and fresh leads pouring in—this heartbreaking cold case is heating up again. Was it a desperate woman longing for a child? Retribution tied to the family's past? Or something even darker? Join us as we dive deep into the abduction of Bryan Dos Santos-Gomes: the premeditated clues, conflicting theories, the family's unbreakable hope, and why detectives insist—he's still alive out there. If you recognize that voice, the sketch, or the age-progressed face... this could be the episode that helps bring him home. Listen now. 👶🕵️♀️ #TrueCrime #MissingChild #BryanDosSantosGomes
People in this episode
Host: Zach Nelson
Topics covered
- abduction
- cold case
- true crime
- missing child
- family hope
- detective work
Keywords
- abduction
- Bryan Dos Santos Gomes
- missing child
- true crime
- cold case
- detectives
- family
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