She told her family she was coming home.
She packed her bags.
And then—April Beth Pitzer vanished.

In this episode, we dive into the haunting disappearance of April, a 30-year-old mother of two who went missing from Newberry Springs, California in 2004. She was supposed to be boarding a bus back to Arkansas… but she never made it.

Rumors of drug activity.
A history of cooperation with law enforcement.
And a desert full of secrets.

Join us as we unravel the tangled story of a woman who may have known too much—and trusted the wrong people. Interviews, leads, heartbreak—and questions that still don’t have answers.

What happened to April Beth Pitzer?

She had two young children. A life she was preparing to reclaim. And a quiet strength that so many survivors carry.

On December 10, 1987, Christi Jo Nichols vanished from her home in Gothenburg, Nebraska. She was just 22 years old. Christi had made plans. She was preparing to leave her husband and start fresh—with her children.

But she never got the chance.

The next morning, her husband reported her missing. Blood was found in the home. Blood was found in the car. DNA confirmed it was Christi’s. Weeks earlier, she’d gone to the emergency room, her body covered in bruises. She had told people she was ready to leave. And then—she was gone.

Months later, her purse and suitcase were found abandoned at a rest stop, as if someone wanted it to appear like she ran away. But she didn’t. She was taken.

There’s been evidence. There’s been silence. But there has never been justice. No one has ever been charged in connection to Christi’s disappearance.

Her children grew up without their mother. Her family has waited in agony for nearly four decades. And still, they wait.

Christi was more than the bruises. More than the headlines. She was a mother. A daughter. A woman who tried to survive.

And she is one of All the Lost Girls.

If you know anything about what happened to Christi Jo Nichols, please contact the Nebraska State Patrol at 402-479-4049. Case #5501-1287.

Listen to the full story now in our latest episode of Lost Girls: Christi’s Last Chance.

Because Christi deserves more than memory—she deserves truth.

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Today on The Lost Girls Podcast, we’re telling the story of Brandi Jo Malonson, a young woman who survived the Columbine High School shooting but later disappeared from Littleton, Colorado, in 2006.

Brandi faced unimaginable trauma—losing friends to violence and suicide—yet she still tried to build a better life. But the pain eventually led her down a difficult path, and one day after Christmas, she vanished without a trace.

Rumors, dead ends, and silence have surrounded this case for nearly two decades. But Brandi’s story—and her fight to survive—deserves to be heard.

Listen now as we share her life, her struggles, and the unanswered questions that remain.

Brittney Nicole Wood was only 19 when she vanished from Tillman’s Corner, Alabama, in 2012. What started as a missing persons case quickly unraveled into something far more horrifying.

Brittney wasn’t just missing—she was the key witness in a multi-generational family sex trafficking ring. A ring where eight of her own relatives were eventually arrested. This wasn’t rumor. This wasn’t speculation. These were proven crimes—acts of unspeakable abuse against children, some trafficked by the very people who should have protected them.

And then, just days after Brittney disappeared, her uncle—the last person she was known to visit—was found dead, a gunshot wound authorities ruled a suicide. A gun registered to Brittney herself.

In this episode of The Lost Girls Podcast, LaDonna Humphrey and Amy Smith expose the dark secrets that surrounded Brittney’s life, her disappearance, and the system that failed to protect her.

Because her story isn’t just rare—it’s tragically common.
And every girl deserves justice.

Some stories fade with time. But others—stories like Christina Lynn Carter’s—become heavier with every passing year.

In this episode of The Lost Girls Podcast, LaDonna Humphrey and Amy Smith take listeners back more than fifty years, to one of the most heartbreaking and haunting cases you’ve probably never heard of.

Christina—known lovingly as “Christy”—was a bright, blue-eyed little girl who vanished without a trace on September 17, 1973. She was just three years old.

There was no witness to her disappearance. No blurry photograph of her last steps. No desperate final phone call.

But three weeks later, in the stillness of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, hikers made a horrifying discovery. A discarded duffel bag... and inside it, the nude, bound body of Christy’s mother, Janet Carter—murdered by suffocation.

It took weeks for authorities to identify Janet. But when they did, the horror only deepened. Because Janet hadn’t been traveling alone.

Her little girl, Christina, was missing. And no one had even reported it.

By the time law enforcement realized what they were dealing with, the trail was cold, and the questions were endless.

Where was Christy?
Who murdered her mother?
And why had this young family seemingly vanished without a trace, unnoticed by the world?

Join LaDonna and Amy as they unravel the tragic and forgotten story of Christina Lynn Carter—a child whose life was stolen, and whose case still cries out for answers.

Because silence is not justice. And every girl deserves to be found.

Debbie's story begins on a quiet spring day in 1977—May 3rd, to be exact. She left behind a simple note for her parents, letting them know she was headed to her grandparents' nearby campsite by bicycle and that she'd be back later.

She never came home.

A friend walked part of the way with Debbie but turned back before Debbie continued west on Turnpike Road alone. The last known sighting of her was near a hill along that road. Her bike vanished with her.

As police dug into her disappearance, they discovered an unsent letter in Debbie’s school locker—addressed to a friend. It revealed she was upset and wanted to talk. Scribbled on the same paper were directions to her grandparents’ home.

What began as an ordinary ride ended in a decades-long mystery. This is the story of Debbie—one of the lost girls we will never forget.

In every town, there are stories whispered across decades—stories that leave behind more than just grief. They leave behind fear, anger, and unanswered questions that echo through generations.

This is one of those stories.

In 1981, a newlywed named Denise Palmer placed a simple ad in the newspaper to sell her wedding dress. It was a quiet, everyday act—something any young woman might do while starting fresh. But the man who answered that ad didn’t come to buy a dress. He came to take a life.

Denise was just 19. A wife. A daughter. A woman with her entire future in front of her. And in the span of a few short hours, that future was ripped away—in broad daylight, inside the safety of her mother’s home.

What happened next would haunt Tulsa for decades.

Despite witness accounts, a suspect description, and even collected evidence, Denise’s case—like so many others involving young women—slipped through the cracks of time and flawed systems.

But Denise deserves to be remembered. Her story deserves to be told.

And that’s exactly what we’re doing today.

This is The Wedding Dress Trap—the tragic, still-unsolved murder of Patricia Denise Palmer.

"She stepped into a truck and vanished into thin air. No trail. No answers. Just silence."

On May 20, 2015, 25-year-old Madelin Renee Tomlin was last seen in Hope, Arkansas—getting into a tan or gold Chevrolet pickup truck. That ordinary moment became her last known sighting. Since then, nearly a decade has passed. No confirmed sightings. No verified leads. And most heartbreakingly—no word from Madelin.

She was a devoted mother of two. A daughter. A friend. And according to those who knew her best, it was completely unlike her to disappear without a trace. Especially without reaching out to the children she loved deeply.

In this episode, we revisit the streets of Hope. We dig into the details of Madelin’s disappearance, the mystery surrounding that truck, and the haunting silence that followed. We’ll hear from people who knew her, explore theories, and ask the hard questions—why hasn’t her case received the attention it deserves? And who benefits from her being forgotten?

This is more than a missing person story. This is a story about a woman who mattered—a woman who should have been found. This is for Madelin Tomlin.

Because no one simply disappears.
And none of the lost girls should be left behind.