- [Narrator] What is up, EWU crew? Today, we're covering five
solved missing person cases with unexpected twists. Let's get right into it. Number five, Wade Steffey. On January 13th, 2007, Wade Steffey seemed to
vanish into thin air. He was a freshmen
attending Purdue University the year he went missing. After the designated three-day weekend, honoring the birthday of
Martin Luther King, Jr., he was nowhere to be found. His friends realized that
they could not find him within the hall of 700 other students, and quickly became alarmed concerning the whereabouts
of their friend. They reported him missing and the search began to find Wade, who had seemed to disappear
without a second thought nor a trace left behind. Searches with teams
and dogs were conducted to try and find Wade. But no evidence turned up. His family and friends were alarmed, as Wade was thought to
have no reason to run away. Wade was last seen
leaving a fraternity party at the north side of campus. His last phone call was
a call to his friends, asking to pick up his jacket. The runaway, or kidnapping, seemed abrupt, especially since no one
seemed to know anything about his disappearance. The 19-year-old young man
was nowhere to be found. And the searches seemed hopeless, especially with a lack of
evidence pushing the case forward. The leading theory was that Wade was maliciously
murdered or kidnapped while leaving the party on campus, and his body had been hidden away. But no true evidence pinpointed any specific leads or suspects they could investigate further into. It seemed useless. Wade seemed so gone that there was no possible
way they could find him. That is until a strange pinging noise was heard in a high voltage utility closet two months after Wade
Steffey was reported missing. The unnamed maintenance
worker went to check the room and to her surprise, she found much more than simple
chords and flashing lights. There, in the utility
closet of the Owen Hall, she found Wade Steffey's body, one that had been hidden
away for more than two months before being found. Wade's body was described as being slumped over the
machinery in the utility closet. He was surrounded by dangerous
high voltage equipment that had not been
investigated during the search due to the risk imposed by the machinery. The room and Wade went untouched until the maintenance worker found him. According to the interview that Fox News did with
Wade's father, Dale Steffey, "The way the coroner described it to us, "he would have been groping around "behind one of those transformers, "looking for a light switch, "once he got locked inside
the room," Dale Steffey said. Somehow, he managed to get his finger into the one spot where he created an arc between the wire and the transformer. It would have been instantaneous. Now that the case was settled, Wade's parents were allowed
their time to grieve with the confirmation that
Wade Steffey was dead. Wade's case is now finally closed, though many still question
how he entered the room through two locked doors
security measures, and why. It may forever remain a mystery. Number four, George Carroll. In 1961, George Carroll went missing. He was a father of four at the time and married to a woman named Dorothy. His children were all under the age of 10. There was Patricia,
Jean, Steven and Michael. He was a war veteran from the Korean war, and had set to live out his life in a small cottage with his family. But one day, George went
missing without a trace. Dorothy lied to her children, telling them that George
walked out on their family. In reality, she had no idea where
her husband was, either. She assumed George was sick of living the family life and left them while he pursued a more
wild and lively lifestyle. Because of this conclusion, a missing persons report
was never filed for George. Dorothy remarried to Richard Darress, a man that moved close to their home years after George's
strange disappearance. They had one son together before divorcing in the early 1980s. Years after George's
miraculous disappearance, his son Michael purchased
his childhood home and made many bold conquests and changes to make it more modern. The street in which they
lived filled with new homes. And the story of George Carroll was forgotten or dismissed by most, as people still assumed that George just up and left his family. But Michael was not so sure. From the moment his mother
told him that George had left, Michael realized that there could be a much darker side to the story. He was confused on exactly how, but he had his suspicions. His main theory had to do
with the basement of the home, as he heard stories about strange occurrences in the basement, and overall, just had a very bad feeling when it came to the ground floor. Michael called a psychic and
some paranormal investigators to see if they could
find anything concerning about the basement or about
the energy the house held. And the readings told Michael that there was a certain energy six feet below the basement of his home. (glass shattering)
So, Michael started digging. He was determined to see
what exactly was in the home, and why it felt so off to live there. He dug into the floor of the basement after penetrating the concrete, desperate to see what was truly hidden under the rubber and dirt that made up the bottom floor of his home. The project was lengthy and exhausting, but Michael wasn't discouraged. even despite the concern that it could upset the
foundation of the home. Michael also suffered a
stroke during the project, but he had his two sons continue it because he was so passionate about it. In the end, Michael's
suspicion was confirmed. The two sons found
something very, very dark under the floor that day. The two sons retrieved a
well-preserved skeleton from under the dirt and
rubble on October 30th. And Michael immediately
knew it was his father. In an interview done
by the Washington Post, Michael says, "I felt total peace. "I felt vindicated for my dad. "I felt like he was dancing in heaven." Even if the body discovery
solves one mystery, it raises many more questions. The body was announced to officially belong to
veteran George Carroll, but it was also announced
that he was murdered. Specifically, he is
believed to be murdered from blunt force trauma to the head. A suspect was never
found for this homicide, and the mystery still lingers about who exactly killed
George Carroll in 1961. Number three, William
Briscoe, Phillip Pompi, Matthew Henrich, Kimberly
Barnes and John Simmons. 10 teenagers split up. One group was fine, the other was missing. On July 14th, 1979, five
teenagers disappeared after taking off in a van for California. The five got into an argument
with their other friends about whether they
should go to California. And neither group won
the argument that day. The other five kids were
dropped off at a nearby location before William, Phillip, Matthew, Kimberly and John continued driving. They were never seen again. The missing persons reports slowly flew in one by one, person by person. All five members of the carefree group were nowhere to be found. And it baffled their friends and family. The teens in the group were very carefree. So, it was no surprise
they wanted to head out on a trip to California. They wanted to travel coast to coast in their golden 1976 Dodge van. But five of them refused
because of the risk and the fear that involved
going that far away, while being as young as 16. After they decided who
was going and who was not, they took off to sunny skies and luxury. Or at least that's what
some people thought. And the five were never seen again. At the time of their
disappearance, William was 18, Philip was 19, Matthew
was 18, Kimberly was 16, and John was 18. The carefree group was
not afraid to take risks. So, many people assumed they
actually made it to California and decided to stay there. But there was a much
darker theory, as well. Some say that they were
murdered or kidnapped, or the car was hijacked
during their drive. The idea that they could
simply vanish was unbelievable. And no one knew what to think of it. One day, a fisherman's reel hooked onto something
much bigger than any fish in a canal west of Boca Raton. On February 22nd, 1997, around 18 years after the
teens all went missing, a golden rusty 1976 Dodge van
was hauled up from the canal. The van was decrepit and
full of mud and algae, but an investigation was done immediately to see why exactly the mysterious van was unearthed in the canal. There were beer bottles found in the van along with two drenched
wallets, bits of jewelry, and a license of one of the missing teens. There was also a mass of bones and teeth found in the wreckage, which were quickly sent to
a forensic anthropologist. The forensic anthropologist confirmed that the bones in the wreckage were indeed the remains
of the group of teens that tried to take off
to California that day. In an interview with Paul
Miller, the Sheriff's spokesman, he said, "There is indication that
there was drinking going on." Back in 1979, this was a dark and
desolate road near a canal. There was no foul play suspected
in the deaths of the group. And the discovery finally
allowed family members to grieve, knowing what truly happened to the teens. The prevailing theory
is the teens went back to get the other five kids, but instead, they spiraled off the road, landed in the canal and died there. Number two, Mariesa Weber. On October 28th, 2006, 38-year-old Mariesa Weber
came home to greet her mother in their shared home. They were living in Florida with the rest of their family at the time. After she greeted her
mother that fateful day, she was never seen again. A missing persons report
was filed on Mariesa not too long after her disappearance. The searches started immediately. Everyone asking the question,
"Where could she have gone?" And, "Why did she leave?" These questions especially floated around Connie Weber's head,
the mother of Mariesa Weber. There were searches for the
woman, but she was never found. Mariesa had simply said
hello to her mother and disappeared right after. How did she vanish without a trace? Where could she have possibly gone? Most people assumed she
was kidnapped or murdered. Some even accused her family, who were just as confused
as everyone else. One of the first places the family checked was around the house, but
they ultimately found nothing. However, they did notice
a strange odor in the home in the days following
Mariesa's disappearance. Mariesa Weber was missing
for about two weeks before she was found in a very unsettling
and sickening location. Mariesa's sister crept into
her room late one night and noticed a foot sticking
out from behind the bookcase. From there, she found Mariesa lodged in
the back of the bookcase, upside down and crushed between the wall and the case itself. Authorities believe that Mariesa was trying to plug in a television and the plug was behind the shelf. So, she leaned over the
case and fell in headfirst. Unable to call for help because of her compromised situation, Mariesa died from oxygen
loss and suffocation due to being hung upside down for so long. Mariesa was 5' 3'' and barely 100 pounds. So, the bookcase could
easily swallow her whole. Connie Weber said, "I'm sleeping in the same
house as her for 11 days "looking for her, "and she's right in the bedroom." Mariesa's death was truly tragic and a horrifying way to go out. (dramatic music) Number one, Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada. The last time Larry Ely
Murillo-Moncada was seen was on November 28, 2009. Working as a supermarket
employee in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he raced out of his family home on that frigid day during a snowstorm, fearing for his life. Larry was your average young man, living with his parents in Iowa
with a job at a supermarket. After one Thanksgiving shift, his mother said that Larry's mental health began to rapidly decline. She took him to the doctor where he was prescribed antidepressants. But his condition only grew worse when he started to hear voices in his head and developed extreme paranoia concerning his surroundings
and the people around him. His mother said that
Larry began to hallucinate and thought people were coming to get him. He was afraid for his life, and that is what caused
him to run out that day. He ran out into a blizzard
without shoes, nor socks, only wearing a sweatshirt and sweatpants. Unfortunately, Larry never came home, and was never seen again. A missing persons report
was filed for Larry, his family concerned for his wellbeing due to his deteriorating mental health. A decade went by searching
before the case went cold, and Larry was unable to be found. That is, until he was. The grocery store Larry had worked in, No Frills Supermarkets, was vacant during the decade
that Larry went missing. Contractors were called to move shelving units and
coolers from the store, only to find a shocking
and horrifying discovery. The contractors found
Larry's decaying body wedged between the cooler and the walls. An investigation team
confirmed it was Larry. Authorities believe that Larry tried to crawl
up into the storage unit above the cooler, but instead, he fell into the crevice between the wall and the cooler. He was wedged there and
unable to call for help because of how loud the cooler was. He died alone and freezing. Larry did not have a shift that day, according to his employer. What are your thoughts
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