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A daughter's mission to find her missing mother

October 20, 2017 / 02:47

This episode covers a mother's disappearance in Russia, the extensive search efforts by her daughter, and the emotional impact of the journey. Key topics include the daughter's determination, interactions with authorities, and visits to Russian Orthodox monasteries.

The daughter recounts her experience of traveling to Russia after her mother went missing, stating she drove over 60,000 miles and spent thousands of dollars in her search. She describes her belief that her mother was alive and her relentless pursuit to find her.

She details her interactions with law enforcement and the District Attorney, who advised her to wait for her mother’s return. The daughter visited 15 different monasteries, showing flyers in hopes of finding leads.

At one point, she received a call about a woman in a psychiatric institution who matched her mother's name and description. However, upon visiting the facility, she discovered it was not her mother, leading to a devastating emotional moment.

The episode highlights the daughter's transformation into a relentless investigator, driven by the need to find justice for her mother.

TLDR

A daughter searches for her missing mother in Russia, facing emotional challenges and relentless obstacles in her quest for answers.

Episode

2:47
00:00:00
she tells me a pretty wild story her mother went missing in Russia and nobody could find her and she knew something
00:00:07
was wrong she gets on a plane within a day and heads to Russia she just was a dog investigator she just didn't stop at
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anything I went all over Russia I drove over 60,000 miles I spent thousands and thousands of dollars I was looking for
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my mom everywhere I knew she was a wife I felt that she's alive what is it like for you to drive this highway that you
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now know was the last drive your mother ever experienced I don't know I think it's a
00:00:49
worst nightmare that thank you experience child besides the police I went to DA I went to detectives I went
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to everyone who can help us quick authorities any authorities who can help what are the police and the District
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Attorney and what are these people saying to you she went to monastery just wait just
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wait she was gonna go she's gonna come back you went to 15 different Russian Orthodox monasteries yes and you'd come
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in and what show a picture show that the missing person that's this flyer that they've been everywhere you were willing
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to cross an ocean or there and go anywhere in Russia to get this thing so double in russia anywhere in the world
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there was a one time i got a phone call they called me and they said hey there is a medic psychological institution and
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this is such a such a city and they have digits got yesterday a lady with the same name and the same last name she get
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in the car about midnight yeah drive three hours facility to where they where they believe there's a woman who has
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your mother's full name gray and fits the description yep so you entered that hospital and what happens I went to the
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room and there was a lady from the back in the body shape she look like my mom and when she turned it wasn't her I was
00:02:27
devastated I cried all the way back after I found out that my mom was killed and it became my life to find my mission
00:02:41
my life everything to find the person who did this to my mom

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This episode stands out for the following:

  • 85
    Most heartbreaking
  • 80
    Most emotional
  • 75
    Most shocking
  • 70
    Most dramatic

Episode Highlights

  • A Mother's Disappearance
    A woman embarks on a relentless search for her missing mother in Russia.
    “I went all over Russia... looking for my mom everywhere.”
    @ 00m 17s
    October 20, 2017
  • The Heartbreaking Revelation
    After a long search, she discovers the truth about her mother's fate.
    “I was devastated. I cried all the way back.”
    @ 02m 27s
    October 20, 2017
  • A Mission for Justice
    Her quest transforms into a mission to find the person responsible for her mother's death.
    “It became my life to find my mission.”
    @ 02m 41s
    October 20, 2017

Episode Quotes

  • I felt that she's alive.
    A daughter's mission to find her missing mother
  • I was devastated. I cried all the way back.
    A daughter's mission to find her missing mother
  • It became my life to find my mission.
    A daughter's mission to find her missing mother

Key Moments

  • Missing in Russia00:02
  • Relentless Search00:17
  • Devastating Discovery02:27
  • Mission for Justice02:41

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