Disappeared

Rachel Cooke, a 19-year-old college student, goes out for a jog and disappears. She has no known enemies and no reason to run away. Extensive searches yield nothing. Then, the case grown cold, a new suspect offers a shocking story of abduction and murder.

Steven Koecher's car is found abandoned near Las Vegas, and no one has heard from him in two days. He's a clean-cut, church-going young journalist, not the type to go missing. There are no signs of violence, and no leads.

Morgan Harrington gets separated from her friends at the Metallica concert in Virginia and disappears without a trace. Investigators sift through clues that lead nowhere until forensics link Morgan's case to a violent case three hours away.

In October 2007, college student Charlie Allen Jr. is due to meet a friend before a party but never shows up. The day he disappears, he tells his sister people are after him. Is Charlie truly in danger, or is this part of a plan to reinvent himself?

Tina McQuaig, a 27-year-old wife and mother, disappears one day after leaving work. Her car, found days later, leaves no clues -- only more questions. Years after the case seems to go cold, a shocking discovery re-ignites the desperate search for Tina.

Danice Day's father receives a phone call on January 12, 2002 that throws him into a panic. His daughter has gone missing in Monte Vista, Colorado. She is a recovering drug addict. Did the pressure of sobriety become too much, or has someone harmed her?

Mandy Stokes shares her apartment with her younger brother. When she fails to return one night, he figures she had other plans. It is her mother's concern that sparks a search which reveals a bizarre twist -- is her son involved in Mandy's disappearance?

When Colleen Orsborn skips school to go to the beach, it seems the worst that can happen is a scolding from her parents. But she never returns, so her family calls the police. Sightings of a serial killer lead the investigation down a sinister path.

Mike Williams goes duck hunting on a Florida lake and disappears. Some say alligators ate him, but his mother isn't buying it. She convinces police to investigate, and when they dig deeper, they turn up suspicious evidence of foul play.

Jackie Markham, a trucking company manager, vanishes from her Florida home without a trace of violence. A boyfriend's tale suggesting she departed with a rival suitor appears to crumble -- just as her purse is found near the lair of a serial killer.

College freshman Ginni Wood drops out of contact with her mother while on a spring break road trip to visit her best friend Kelly Gaskins in Texas. The mystery deepens when investigators realize that Kelly and her boyfriend may be missing too.

Jamie Fraley vanishes from her North Carolina apartment with no signs of foul play. Detectives learn that her boyfriend's father developed an obsession with Jamie while his son was in prison, but a grim discovery changes the course of the investigation.

Lily Aramburo left her fiance's Miami condo at 2 a.m., carrying only two bungee cords. Everyone knows that Lily would not have willingly left her 9-month-old son behind, and they begin to wonder if her fiance is somehow responsible for her disappearance.

When Terrance Williams goes missing, his family fears he may have been picked up for driving without a license. But when they find his car has been towed by a police officer with no record of an arrest, an investigation reveals a disturbing case.

Allison Jackson-Foy left a bar after drinks with a close friend and was never seen or heard from again. Her extended family says there is no way she would have left her daughters behind, but they wonder if she was fed up with her stormy marriage.

On February 13, 2001, Pat Viola calls her mother to chat. Nothing about the phone call seems odd, but Pat is never heard from or seen again. Her family knows she would never abandon her children, so they suspect Pat was a victim of foul play.

Margaret McEnroe disappears from her home, leaving her infant daughter behind, alone in her crib. Local cops know Margaret as a hero firefighter with a fiery temper but strong maternal instincts. How could this loving mother disappear without a trace?

Amber Gerweck's car turns up in Georgia, over 600 miles from her home in Michigan. The missing mother of four is last seen on a store's surveillance video, but it offers no clues. Then, her parents receive the most shocking phone call of their lives.

Leah Peebles disappears from Albuquerque, New Mexico, after recently moving there to make a fresh start. Her parents discover that she started using drugs again and has turned to prostitution. Did Leah run away or was she the victim of foul play?

In August 2010, 31-year-old ex-marine Noah Pippin leaves Michigan to report to the California National Guard, but he never shows up. Police trace his path to the forests of Montana, leaving Noah's parents to wonder why he is venturing into the wild.

Clinton Nelson heads off to Louisiana to get to know his biological father and take a job in the oil fields. The 20-year-old is looking for a fresh start, but six months later, the bayou is combed for traces of a man who had been facing enormous pressure.

Police believe Ben McDaniel disappeared during a dangerous underwater cave dive. But the best divers in the world search for his body and are convinced that he is not in the cave. Baffled, investigators start questioning the nature of his disappearance.

Suzy Lyall never returns to her dorm room after working the night shift, and her boyfriend, Richard, becomes concerned. When her family finds out, panic ensues. After an investigation begins, leads point to the possibility that Suzy isn't far from campus.

Joey Lynn Offutt, mother of three small children, vanishes after an argument with her on-and-off-again boyfriend. Is she holding a grudge or overwhelmed by motherhood and taking a break? A fiery tragedy leaves loved ones searching for answers.