Chapter 5: Arkansas

Chapter 5: Arkansas

Author: Fire Eyes Media LLC January 7, 2026 Duration: 44:17
Chapter 5: Arkansas 

"Jenny was told by Larry about the plans for that weekend: They would all sleep at Larry’s home in Gleason on Thursday night, then on Friday- they’d go to Nashville and look at apartments. Jenny still had a strained relationship with her father, but he told her that since he’s driving trucks again, he’d only be there on the weekends and the apartment would essentially be Jenny and her boyfriend’s all week. To Jenny- a young adult who spent her life in small rural towns in Tennessee, moving to Nashville with her boyfriend in an apartment sounded like a great idea- and she would get to be near her little sister- so she was sold. But when they woke up on Friday morning, ready to go grab breakfast and then spend the day apartment shopping in Nashville before it was time to all pick Bethany up for the weekend visit, Jenny shares with us how plans drastically were changed."


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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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