logo
episode-header-image
May 2023
58m 36s

Alexander Harris

Wondery
About this episode

On June 14, 2021, 28-year-old Alex Harris left his father's home in Sierra Vista, Arizona, with a friend to go to a remote part of the Arizona desert near the city of Safford. The story was that he was out geo-caching with a friend, but something went terribly wrong, and Alex refused to get in the car and return home. When this friend showed up at Alex's dad's apartment two days later, the friend told Alex's dad that he had left Alex in the desert and didn't have a cell signal to call Alex's dad or the authorities. None of it made sense, no one knew this friend Alex had been out with well, and Alex's dad tried to find out where Alex was so he could go look for him. The friend fled and is now incarcerated on unrelated charges, but Alex has never been seen or heard from again.

If you have any information about Alex's disappearance, please call the Cochise County Sheriff's Office at 520-432-9500 or 800-362-0812.

This episode was sponsored by:

Audible- Visit Audible.com/TheGift to listen now.

Earth Breeze- Listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go toearthbreeze.com/vanished to get started.

MasterClass- Get 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/vanished.

If you have a missing loved one that you would like to have featured on the show, please fill out our case submission form.

Follow The Vanished on social media at:

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Patreon

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Up next
Jul 8
Replay: Case Continued - Ruth Egnoski - Open Secrets
Ruth Egnoski’s story was difficult to piece together. Between fragmented newspaper archives and fading memories, there were gaps we feared might never be filled. We couldn’t even determine what year Ruth had disappeared.We had submitted records requests to the Delavan Police Depa ... Show More
1h 4m
Jul 7
Replay: Ruth Egnoski
Sometime between the summer of 1964 and 1966, a young woman named Ruth Egnoski vanished from Delavan, Wisconsin. The exact year is unclear, but she would have been between 18 and 20 years old at the time. Her family says they reported her missing to local police, but no search wa ... Show More
59m 23s
Jun 30
David Shier Part 3: Hollow Answers
Over the past two weeks, you’ve heard the story of David Shier, who vanished from Trinidad, Colorado, in February 2022, and the exhaustive search that followed. Despite the urgency, no clues surfaced. Dave's family was forced to reexamine every detail, lead, and possibility.On th ... Show More
1h 5m
Recommended Episodes
Jun 2023
Queere Identität: Alex bricht mit seinem Vater, um er selbst zu sein
CN: In dieser Geschichte geht es um Sexarbeit, Depression und Suizidgedanken**********Alex wächst in einem kleinen Ort bei Düsseldorf auf und fühlt sich fehl am Platz. Sein Vater akzeptiert weder seinen Klamottenstil noch seine Freunde. Er will dass sein Sohn "normale" Leute trif ... Show More
32m 11s
Dec 2022
The Assassination of Alex Odeh
Alex Odeh was well known in the Arab community in Santa Ana, California. He was often on TV or writing into newspapers, talking about discrimination against Arabs in the US or about his beloved homeland, Palestine. But on the morning of October 11th 1985, he stepped through his o ... Show More
41m 34s
Mar 2023
"Did a Mental Break Cause Alex Murdaugh to Forget the Murders?" #EvidenceRoom
In this episode of "Evidence Room," Tony sits down with Anne Bremner, one of the nation's leading legal analysts, to discuss the behavior of Alex Murdaugh on the day of the murders. Bremner raises the possibility that Alex may not even remember committing the crimes due to a ment ... Show More
12m 3s
Jun 2022
Eric Haider - 473
May 24, 2012. Bismarck, North Dakota. Eric Haider was working as a top grounds man for a plumbing and heating company. After the crew he was working with returned from lunch, Eric was never seen again. Eric’s family begged and pleaded with police to help find him. His coworkers s ... Show More
44m 46s
Feb 2015
Poster Boy
On July 17th, 1889, the residents of Clayton County, Iowa woke up to news of the worst crime in their history. A Civil War veteran John Elkins and his young wife Hattie had been murdered in their bed in a grisly attack. Their two children escaped to raise the alarm. But something ... Show More
19m 37s
Sep 2023
What Kind Of Parent Was Alex Murdaugh?
The Murdaugh family of South Carolina has been a powerful and respected presence in the community for generations, with many members serving as solicitors and lawyers. However, recent events and allegations have cast a shadow over the family's reputation, leading to a reexaminati ... Show More
12m 18s
Apr 2024
Feds Say Alex Is Lying
Alex Murdaugh's plea deal on federal financial crimes is in jeopardy.Alex failed a lie detector test.The author of The Fall of The House of Murdaugh, Michael Dewitt, joins us to talk about the book and the death of Alex's mother.Support our sponsor Regal Cinemas and Regal Unlimit ... Show More
35m 16s
Feb 2021
Ex-cult leader killed children claiming she saved them from the devil; Alexis Murphy update
This week on True Crime Daily the Podcast, we celebrate our 100th episode. An ex-cult leader has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the starvation and abuse of two children in the 1980s. And the body of Alexis Murphy has been found seven years after her disappearance, and s ... Show More
1h 9m