The Watch at the Fence: 35 Years Someone Waited to Be Found

Mystery Stories and Unsolved Cases · Oct 12, 2026 · 20m

The Watch at the Fence: 35 Years Someone Waited to Be Found

A rotten leather watch, its crystal intact and engraved "For Susan - always finding the time. Love, Dad," sat face-out against a fence post on Elton-Marsh Road after thirty-five years outdoors in freeze-thaw cycles. How did a watch given by a father end up deliberately positioned two rails from the ground, and what does it reveal about the night Susan Bishop vanished?

In this episode, we walk through the discovery, the original nineteen eighty-seven investigation, and the new leads uncovered when the watch resurfaced in twenty-two -…