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Marked with an X

Author: NBC News July 15, 2025 Duration: 39:28
It was the early morning hours of May 20, 2017, and 15-year-old Sophie Reeder should have been in bed. Instead, she had slipped out of her house in the River Oaks neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale and walked off into the hot, humid night. Two security cameras recorded some of Sophie’s movements over the next several hours. One recorded her walking past a neighbor’s house as she started her journey; another recorded her walking along a busy road near her home at 2 a.m. In that video, a police cruiser passes the 5-foot-1, 100-pound teenager and doesn’t slow down or stop. Sophie is seen wearing a short black dress, high-top sneakers, a leopard-print fake fur coat, and headphones. They are the last known images of her. Seven weeks after Sophie’s disappearance, police executed a search warrant at an apartment in the area where her phone last pinged. Three convicted felons were staying at that address. Josh Mankiewicz talks with Sophie’s father, Patrick Reeder, her aunt Kirsten Milhorn, reporter Brittany Wallman of the Miami Herald, and Sergeant Don Geiger of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. The FLPD is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for credible information that leads to the recovery of Sophie Reeder. Anyone with information about Sophie’s disappearance is asked to call the Fort Lauderdale Police Department at 954-828-6677 or email sophietips@flpd.gov.

In Dateline: Missing In America, veteran correspondent Josh Mankiewicz delves into the unsettling and unresolved stories of people who have vanished. This NBC News production turns the microphone toward the families and friends living with an agonizing absence, giving voice to their memories and their relentless search for answers. The cases explored aren't cold files from a vault; they are active puzzles, often brought forward by the podcast's own audience through social media, representing a direct plea for public attention. Each installment is a deep, narrative examination of a single life and the circumstances surrounding their disappearance. You'll hear the nuanced details-the last known moments, the personal habits, the specific clues that investigators are still pursuing. The power of this podcast lies in its collaborative hope: that by sharing these stories widely, a listener might recognize a detail, recall a fragment, and finally provide the missing piece. It’s a sobering but crucial journey into the heart of American true crime, where every piece of information matters and someone, somewhere, might hold the key.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 38

Dateline: Missing in America
Podcast Episodes
Through the Cracks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:01
Sixteen-year-old Tiffany Reid vanished from Shiprock, New Mexico, on the short walk to Shiprock Northwest High School, on May 17, 2004. A few days later, some of her belongings were discovered scattered along the side of…
Mystery on Lovejoy Road [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:28
On May 5, 2024, Roy Whited did not show up to preach his Sunday service at DeRossett Church of Christ in Sparta, Tennessee. When church members went to his house to check on the 64-year-old, they found his truck parked i…
Taking Teekah [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:10
Teekah Lewis was last seen on January 23, 1999, at New Frontier Lanes, a bowling alley in Tacoma, Washington. The 2-year-old was with her mother, younger sister Tameeka, and other family and friends. Teekah had been play…
Lost Lane [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:52
On April 13, 2024, 37-year-old Danielle Lopez vanished in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey while camping with her boyfriend. Her mother, Sue Quackenbush, knew something was wrong when Danielle stopped answering her texts a…
An all-new season of ‘Dateline: Missing in America’ [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:04
Dateline: Missing in America returns for Season 4 with six all-new episodes and compelling cases. Correspondent Josh Mankiewicz reports on missing person cases brought to our attention by our social media followers. Each…
Into Thin Air [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:53
Terrence Woods grew up in Maryland and was working with a television production crew in a remote area of central Idaho when he was last seen on October 5, 2018. Witnesses told sheriff’s deputies that as they were wrappin…
The Vanishing of Melanie James [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:50
Melanie James, 21, was last seen in the spring of 2014 in Farmington, New Mexico. Melanie’s sister, Melissa, saw her walking down the street with an unidentified man on April 20. Days later, police discovered Melanie’s p…
The Night Shy Shy Disappeared [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:36
Shy’Kemmia Pate was last seen near her home in Unadilla, Georgia, on September 4, 1998. She was 8 years old. Several people reported seeing her that evening in the neighborhood. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz speaks with som…
Running Man [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:01
Tyler Goodrich left his home in Lincoln, Nebraska on November 3, 2023. On the night of his disappearance, Tyler and his husband, Marshall Vogel, were arguing, and Marshall called 911. Home security video shows a figure r…
Missing in Music City [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:33
Marcus Rutledge disappeared on June 8, 1998, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 23 years old and had been attending Tennessee State University. Nearly a month later, Marcus’s car, a red Plymouth Neon, was found abandoned ab…