Chapter 1 - Pt 1: March 4th, 2001

Chapter 1 - Pt 1: March 4th, 2001

Author: Fire Eyes Media LLC October 22, 2025 Duration: 24:34
It’s early March in Tennessee - the season when winter begins to fade and yellow daffodils push through the cold soil, ready to be picked by a child’s hand. It’s how Bethany Markowski should have spent that day - smiling, carefree, and surrounded by the promise of spring. But on March 4th, 2001, 11-year-old Bethany Leanne Markowski vanished without a trace.

What began as an ordinary Sunday became the day that changed everything...


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Learn More:

Visit BethanyMarkowski.com to learn more about Bethany’s case

Explore episode notes, photos, and related case information at MissingInHushTown.com.




Missing in Hush Town Season 2 is executive produced in partnership by Fire Eyes Media LLC’s Jules Thorp and Jen Rivera and MomCast Productions’ Rachel Holloway and Heather Northcraft.  The script is written by Jules Thorp and edited by Heather Northcraft, project lead is Rachel Holloway, and master editing and audio production is done by Jen Rivera. Jules Thorp is your host. 

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There's a particular kind of silence that settles over certain communities when something goes wrong, a quiet enforced by old networks and unspoken rules. Missing in Hush Town, from Fire Eyes Media LLC, steps directly into that silence. Host Jules Thorp guides this investigative true crime podcast, which focuses exclusively on unsolved and missing persons cases from America's small towns-places where whispers often replace headlines and local power structures can complicate justice. Each season is dedicated to a single case, constructed through detailed conversations with family members and friends who have lived with the uncertainty for years. The narrative unfolds as Thorp works to uncover long-buried secrets and challenges those who might prefer these stories stay forgotten. It’s a deliberate, patient process that moves beyond the surface gossip to ask harder questions. The series operates on a simple, powerful belief: that these communities have stories demanding to be heard, and that accountability should not be another thing that goes missing. Through this podcast, the silence isn't just broken; it's examined piece by piece, revealing the human cost of secrets kept too long.
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