148: Missing in the Mojave

148: Missing in the Mojave

From Off the Trails by Maegan Moaratty and Danielle Falagan

April 15, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

The episode discusses a mysterious disappearance in the Mojave Desert in July 2019.

It only takes a moment… One turn around a bend… one step just a little too far ahead… And suddenly, the person you were just walking beside… is gone.In the open expanse of the desert, where visibility stretches for miles and silence carries farther than sound- you wouldn’t expect someone to simply disappear. But in July of 2019, that’s exactly what happened. Sources: Inside Edition , Sacramento Bee , Facebook , Nixle , X , Reddit Support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month, with benefits starting at the $3 tier! Follow us on Instagram at offthetrailspodcast Follow us on Facebook at Off the Trails Podcast If you have your own outdoor misadventure (or adventure) story that you'd like us to include in a listener episode, send it to us at offthetrailspodcast@gmail.com Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have! **We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.

People in this episode

Hosts: Maegan Moaratty, Danielle Falagan

Topics covered

  • missing persons
  • desert exploration
  • true crime
  • outdoor safety
  • adventure stories

Keywords

  • Mojave
  • missing person
  • desert
  • true crime
  • outdoor adventure
  • July 2019
  • disappearance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Inside Edition, Sacramento Bee, Facebook, Nixle, Reddit

Places: Mojave

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