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Aug 19
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What if you never stopped searching? [Re...

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About this episode

Decades after her brother disappeared in the early 1980s, a woman becomes deeply involved in the search for a missing friend.  


Today we bring you the third episode of our annual 5-week summer rebroadcast series, airing 2 episodes a week. We will return with all new episodes starting Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Today’s rebroadcast episode “What if you never stopped searching?” originally aired as episode 195 on June 15, 2021.   

Today’s episode featured Sarah Haynes. Somebody out there knows something about her brother Jon Haynes, who went missing in Boulder July 1981 just days after arriving for college. If you know anything, please contact the Boulder police department. There is a $10,000 reward for info leading to his body, his car, or for information about who may have harmed him https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=258

 

Sarah’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sarahspitfire 

Her animal sanctuary on Maui is called Kitty Charm Farm and the Facebook page is:

https://www.facebook.com/KittyCharmFarm

 

Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason Blalock

 

Content/Trigger Warnings: missing person, abusive threats, explicit language

 

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Website for Andrew Waits: andrdewwaits.com

Website for Jason Blalock: jasonblalock.com 

 

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Transcripts: Full transcripts of each episode are now available on the website, thisisactuallyhappening.com

 

Intro Music: “Sleep Paralysis” by Scott Velasquez

Music Bed: “Ambient Themes” by Nigel Coutinho

 

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If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

 

National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

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