About this episode

The episode discusses the mysterious disappearance of thirteen-year-old Ilene Misheloff in California in 1989.

Thirteen-year-old Ilene Misheloff normally walked the same path home from school most days. And on January 30, 1989, all signs indicate she took that same route… and ALMOST made it home. But something… or someone intervened. And somehow, with all the traffic and houses that lined her route, no one saw the moment that Ilene Misheloff disappeared. In a case with so many leads and tips, investigators all these years later are left with one physical piece of evidence and a million questions… some of which they’re hoping you might be able to answer.

Topics covered

• disappearance
• true crime
• investigation
• missing person
• California

Keywords

• Ilene Misheloff
• disappearance
• true crime
• California
• investigation
• missing person
• 1989

Mentioned in this episode

Places: California

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