S4 Ep26: Episode 185: MISSING- Ali Lowitzer ft Jo Ann Lowitzer

S4 Ep26: Episode 185: MISSING- Ali Lowitzer ft Jo Ann Lowitzer

From Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast by Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast

July 8, 2026 · 1h 6m · Season 4 · Episode 26

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The episode discusses the disappearance of Ali Lowitzer and her mother's ongoing search for answers.

On April 26, 2010, 16 year old Ali Lowitzer from Spring, TX disappeared just after stepping off of her school bus. She told her mother Jo Ann she was walking to her job at the local Burger Barn, excited to pick up her pay check. This would later be confirmed by multiple eye witnesses. Ali stepped off the bus, sent a text message to her friend, then her phone shut off. No trace of Ali has ever been found. Over 16 years later, her loved ones are still searching for answers. I had the amazing opportunity to connect with Ali’s mother Jo Ann at Crime Con this year and immediately felt connected to her. If Ali were still here, she and I would’ve graduated at the same time. We would be the same age. Jo Ann is sweet, she’s gentle, she’s a hard worker. And she’s still fighting every day for her missing daughter. Through this talk with Jo Ann, I also learned she and her family were the ones doing cell phone pings, putting up the missing persons fliers, getting surveillance footage, logging into Ali’s email, and organizing searches. Police didn’t do much of anything for Ali. They didn’t even issue an Amber alert. They labeled her a runaway. Today, Jo Ann works with her hands to feel closer…

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Guest: Jo Ann Lowitzer

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Organizations: Texas EquuSearch

Places: Spring, TX

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