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Why the Dry Glasses Case Unraveled a 5-Year Disappearance

Why the Dry Glasses Case Unraveled a 5-Year Disappearance

A single dry burgundy leatherette glasses case sat on a soaked loading dock after a night of heavy rain, and that small detail stopped a stranger in her tracks on August 9, 2019. The case belonged to Kimberly Hughes, a 61-year-old medical billing supervisor who vanished after leaving a weekly card game on August 6, 2014 - so why was her glasses case dry and who placed it there?

In this episode, we lay out the timeline and the physical clues that defined the investigation, from Kimberly’s last phone ping to neighborhood sightings to the…

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