About this episode
The episode explores the haunting disappearance of 4-year-old Marjorie West on Mother's Day in 1938 and the extensive search efforts that followed.
On Mother’s Day in 1938, 4-year-old Marjorie West was picking wildflowers with her sister in the Allegheny Forest when she vanished. Within minutes, her family was searching. Within hours, hundreds of people were combing the woods. And within days, thousands of volunteers, law enforcement officers, and even the National Guard would join one of the largest searches Pennsylvania had ever seen. But despite the massive effort, no trace of Marjorie was ever found. Nearly 90 years later, her disappearance remains one of the most haunting missing child cases in American history. Was Marjorie lost in the forest? Was she taken? And how does a little girl vanish in broad daylight, surrounded by family, on what should have been a peaceful Mother’s Day outing? For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com For even more content or to further support the show, join the Voices for Justice Patreon. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @VFJPod Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok…
People in this episode
Host: Sarah Turney
Topics covered
- missing child case
- true crime
- historical mystery
- search efforts
- family tragedy
Keywords
- Marjorie West
- disappearance
- true crime
- Pennsylvania
- Mother's Day
- search efforts
- missing child
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Pennsylvania
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