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Episodes where you think the person disappeared on their own accord...

posted 11 years ago by DaysFan79
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I think Maura Murray ran away, overwhelmed by everything that was going on in her life and it seems the show didn't report certain things like how much pressure her family put on her to be the best, and she didn't seem to live up to those expectations.

Lee Cutler ran away, unhappy with his home life. But what happened since is still a mystery.

Bradyn Fuska seemed to be running from a theft.

John Glasgow may have run away, afraid that he could face serious jail time.

Ray Gricar I can't help but think ran away because he was in some sort of trouble. The ruined laptop and a search about how to ruin a hard drive seems strange.

Joey Offutt I think met someone online and ran away after murdering her infant son. She could have met with foul play or committed suicide sometime later.

Charlie Allen Jr. also suffered from a mental disorder and someone had seen him after he disappeared.

Brian Barton seemed to disappear on his own and by suicide, but there has never been a body. Steven Koecher also points towards suicide.

Brandy Hall may have run away because her life became very troubled due to her husbands involvement with growing marijuana.

Jeremy Burt could have run away, but foul play also seems possible especially when the burned car showed up.

Jeremy Alex and Toni Lee Sharpless also had mental disorders and seemed to run away on their own.

[–] biggdubbz 11 years ago

I disagree with Steven Koecher committing suicide. I think he was a little naive and on his job search ran into the wrong person. That episode really got to me. Especially when the father passed away during the filming.

[–] Alexandraaaroseee 11 years ago

I agree, I think Steven Koecher sadly met the wrong person who for whatever reason harmed him. He was probably a bit naive like you say and way too trusting. I feel so much sympathy for his family and hope one day some of their questions will be answered! It's really amazing how so many cases like this in this day and age go unsolved!

[–] DaysFan79 11 years ago

That case is so strange. The neighborhood he was in was so safe and it said the people who lived there were over 55 because it's a retirement area. Hard to believe anyone would harm him unless some bad people were around up to no good who he ran into. Sometimes suicide seems possible in these cases but when no body ever turns up it does make you think otherwise.

[–] Alexandraaaroseee 11 years ago

It's just quite strange he took his folder seemingly with his CV in it to wherever he was going or whatever meeting he may of had. I think that's where the clue lies of what happened to him and its quite sad to see that last footage of him on his way! It's so baffling that nothing has been found and quite scary to think if he has met with foul play then whoever was responsible is out there!

[–] cdjunkee-1 11 years ago

Charlie to me most certaintly ran away due to his mental issues. It annoyed me that his famil was in denial about his mental issues. I like to think he is still alive.

Steven was a strange case. Who would want to kill him tho?For the record younger people can still live in a neighborhood aimed for retirees. I am 29 and
I do. the footage of Steven playing the Guitar and singing is haunting.

[–] Alexandraaaroseee 11 years ago

I agree with you about Charlie. I hope he is out there somewhere alive :)

As for Steven it is very baffling. He could of been witness to something illegal, wrong place at the wrong time, crime of opportunity etc. I only lean more towards this than the theory of him creating a new life for himself somewhere else as he had no means to do this and no saved money to support himself and I think in his case its not likely he is doing illegal/under the table work or has somehow gotten a new social security number and is surviving somewhere else. The suicide option is also plausible but you'd think his body would of been found by now? Very sad case however (as is most Disappeared episodes) and I hope one day it can be resolved!

[–] JussSayin 11 years ago

I too think Steven Koecher fell victim to some horrible person. He needed a well paying job and there's a lot of scam artists out there and I think somehow he fell for some scam and for whatever reason they killed him.

I don't believe he committed suicide or just took off to unknown adventures. He loved his family too much to do that to them.

This episode always makes me sad when I watch it, and I just watched it this morning, because of his dad passing away only 3 weeks after the interviews. I can't help but believe the stress of his missing son caused him to pass away at the age of 61. I remember his dad crying in several of the interview scenes. He really was heartbroken.

[–] Alexandraaaroseee 11 years ago

I know that was so sad to hear about his dad :( Even sadder he never found out what happened to his son.

I agree, I think Steven came across the wrong person in his search for a job and it really is shocking that they haven't been able to work out what happened to him! Such a sad sad story.

[–] catlover11 11 years ago

I have been back and forth about John Glasgow. I took a lot of interest in this case because I use to work at the company where he was CFO. It is so weird. The fact that his car was found a few hours away on a mountaintop with no fingerprints on the car. I do believe if he disappeared on his own it had something to do with money, bookkeeping, records, etc. Plus, the mountaintop where his car was found has an airfield for private planes.

[–] HCxIapetus 11 years ago

Steven Koecher also points towards suicide.

After watching his episode on Disappeared, I became interested with what could have happened to him. His episode is rather baffling in my opinion.

I disagree that it was suicide though.

I believe two things either happened.
1) He was heading to some kind of meeting at a house in the community and something bad happened to him.
2) He decided to live under the radar. I couldn't find anything, but was there ever a follow up on the homeless man who was spotted at the Ihop? In the show's interview the family said they all went there to see if it was him and that the man never showed up again. What if it was him and when he showed up, saw them, and bolted in the other direction? It just makes me think why didn't only one of them go and 'hide' just in case it was him, because if he's living homless like that then he probably doesn't want to be found. Right? What if that last footage of him was to a potential job and he didn't get it? If he was depressed that could have sent him over the edge in a way that he just gave up, but not on living. With the last use of his phone, I think he wanted to check his phone for voicemails, but maybe there wasn't anything and it solidified his reasons for vanishing.

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[–] JussSayin 11 years ago

I think Steven Koecher loved his family too much to just take off because he couldn't get a job. So I believe something happened to him after he was seen walking on the camera. If he wanted to commit suicide he wouldn't have abandoned his car in that neighborhood and walked away to commit suicide. He would have probably driven somewhere remote and done it. So I think it was foul play, not suicide or a deliberate disappearance.

[–] MirinF 11 years ago

I believe something happened to him after he was seen walking on the camera.

I remember they said in the episode, that police asked for other camera shots from people who lived there a bit farther and they refused. It has bothered me since. Why would anyone refuse? And why can't police have a order to take it?

[–] tigersontop 11 years ago

Interesting link from the Rick Baker Blog(The Guy who wrote the Book on the Mcstay Murders). If you scroll down a couple of entries there is a guy claiming Steven Koecher was a runner for a Drug Cartel.

http://rickgbaker.blogspot.com/

[–] JussSayin 11 years ago

I don't believe Steven Koecher was a runner for a drug cartel. Just because someone says it's true, doesn't make it true.

[–] libby2130 9 years ago

http://rickgbaker.blogspot.com/ made your link clickable!

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like that just take out the space

[–] canering 10 years ago

The Maura Murray case has always haunted me. I don't think she was a victim of foul play. I think she was struggling with personal issues and intended to escape for the week. She had brought her things and homework with her, after all. What strikes me about the case is that she was likely drinking and driving when she had the accident by the side of the road. I believe there was an open bottle of mixed soda and liquor found inside, or something to that effect. The bus driver said that she told him not to call the police because she had contacted AAA, but he knew that there was no cell phone service, so he went home and called himself. After this interaction, she probably panicked, because she didn't want to be arrested for driving while intoxicated. Her reaction to flee the scene makes sense given the context of her existing situation. Her family and friends considered her a top role model. She would now have to explain to her father where she was going and why. She had just had a different accident the week prior. This is all on top of whatever personal issues she was battling that week. And she was probably tipsy or drunk and afraid, not thinking rationally. She decided to hide in the woods until the police left the scene. In the dark, she became lost or injured. She couldn't call for help. It's curious that her body was not located, but it's not impossible for that to happen. Maybe she got pretty far away from the first scene.

That's my main theory. I truly hope that she actually planned to disappear and start a new life somewhere, and she has succeeded. Because it's a heartbreaking story. If that is the case, I assume her personal issues must have been very serious if she was literally planning to shed her identity.

[–] BrandiStarBright 10 years ago

I think they should look into the bus driver more.

Now this might be me watching too many suspenseful movies but, what if he was apart of human trafficking with other men? And he called his buddies and said "yoooo, there's a pretty little thing on this road, go get her" blah blah blah

Who knows. I don't think shes dead. Nothing has been found. I think shes a victim of human trafficking.

[–] jefgg 9 years ago

Timothy Carney was found alive after he disappeared from Northern New Jersey on his own accord. That was the "Final Prayer" episode. Please click on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaNNAwHchl4