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Three Women, One House, Zero Trace — The Springfield Three
June 27, 2026

Three Women, One House, Zero Trace — The Springfield Three

In 1992, three women vanished from a locked Missouri home, leaving behind their personal belongings and a single shattered porch light. Tonight, we step into the quiet rooms of 1717 East Delmar to piece together their final hours.

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THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT ERASURE OF BRANDON SWANSON
May 25, 2026

THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT ERASURE OF BRANDON SWANSON

In this episode of Static After Dark, we explore the chilling 2008 disappearance of 19-year-old Brandon Swanson, who vanished into thin air in rural Minnesota after driving his car into a ditch. While on a real-time, 47-minute phone call with his parents trying to guide them to his location, Brandon suddenly uttered a final "Oh, shit!" before the line went completely dead. Join us as we unpack the baffling 25-mile geographical illusion that misled his family, the mysterious red lig…

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Kenneth Hearn: The Final Fare
May 17, 2026

Kenneth Hearn: The Final Fare

Episode SummaryIn Episode 2 of Static After Dark, host Chris takes listeners back to May 19, 1956, to uncover the tragic and unsolved murder of 21-year-old Adelaide taxi driver Kenneth Hearn. After picking up a late-night fare in Port Adelaide, Hearn was driven to a quiet stretch of Golden Grove Road in Salisbury, where he was executed with a $.22$ caliber bullet and robbed of his earnings.Despite an intensive initial investigation involving more than 50 interviews, the trail went completely…

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