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Jamie and Kristy discuss the mysterious death of 17-year-old Kurt Sova in 1981.

Jamie and Kristy cover the 1981 death of 17-year-old Kurt Sova in Newburgh Heights, Ohio, featured on Season 1 of Unsolved Mysteries. Kurt, a trusted, non-partier, went to a house party with Samuel, became heavily intoxicated, was escorted outside, and vanished while Samuel went back inside to retrieve their jackets. After days of searching and a delayed missing-person response, Kurt was found dead five days later in a ravine about 500 yards from the party house—fully clothed but barefoot, wi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jamie, Kristy

Topics covered

• true crime
• mystery
• death investigation
• 1980s crime
• missing person case

Keywords

• Kurt Sova
• Unsolved Mysteries
• Newburgh Heights
• missing person
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Unsolved Mysteries

Places: Newburgh Heights, Ohio

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