Rural Gothic

Elle finally talks to Chad about Emily and shares her thoughts on the conversation.

Who is Chad Stone anyway? Could he be capable of something like this? Elle catches up with an old friend who knows him really well. Then, she finally talks to Chad Stone about Emily Hieber.

Elle gets the rest of Andy's story and talks with a therapist about addiction. She also might have uncovered a chilling story involving Chad and finally tracks down someone she's been trying to talk to since this whole thing started.

We finally hear the rest of Adam's story and Elle talks to the Yuma Police Department and the PI on Emily's case.

How common is this issue of adult men preying on teen girls in the all ages music scene? Elle talks to someone else who has had a similar experience, plus we find out who told John the rumor and track him down.

Elle Marquis reluctantly agrees to make a podcast about small town crime stories, starting with her hometown of Yuma AZ. Thinking it would be one episode, she sets out to tell the story about the unsolved disappearance of a girl some of her friends knew, Emily Heiber. When she reaches out to a mutual friend for a soundbite, she unwittingly gets a clue that lights a fire under this decade old cold case and fuels her obsession to find out once and for all what happened to Emily Hieber.

Host Elle Marquis had planned to do a podcast about small town crime stories, starting with her hometown of Yuma AZ. Thinking it would be one episode, she set out to tell the story about the unsolved disappearance of a girl some of her friends knew, Emily Hieber, but when she reaches out to a mutual friend for a soundbite, she unwittingly gets a clue that would turn her world upside down.