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When Did They Start to Panic? #truecrime #crimejunkie #missing

October 02, 2025 / 00:39

This episode discusses the urgent search for Cherry, a missing child, and the frantic efforts of her parents, Leroy and Janice. Key topics include their immediate response, the bus driver’s information, and the family's concerns about Cherry's behavior.

Leroy and Janice quickly realize that Cherry is missing after she fails to return home. They decide to chase down the bus she might have taken, hoping she missed her stop. However, the bus driver confirms that Cherry was on the bus and got off at her house.

Concerned about Cherry's unusual behavior, they reflect on her character, noting that she is a rule-following child who had plans for a sleepover that night. This heightens their anxiety as they cannot fathom why she would wander off.

Feeling a growing sense of panic, they return to their trailer to call 911, indicating the seriousness of the situation and their desperation to find their daughter.

TLDR

Leroy and Janice search for their missing daughter Cherry after she fails to return home, leading to a 911 call.

Episode

0:39

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Now Leroy doesn't want to waste any more time. So he gets Janice and they hop in

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their car to literally chase this bus down because maybe Cherry missed her stop. Maybe she had never gotten on the

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bus. Like please have one of these things be what happened. >> But she didn't. The bus driver tells

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them yet she was on this bus and she just got off at her house not too long ago. They're not talking themselves out

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of a panic now. Like Cherry is the kid who lives by the rules. So this is not like her. She wouldn't have just

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wandered off. And she even had a sleepover planned for that night that she was super excited about. Like she

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would be here if she could be. >> So they go right back to their trailer to call 911.

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Episode Highlights

Panic Sets In
After learning Cherry got off the bus, panic takes over as they realize something is wrong.
“They're not talking themselves out of a panic now.”
@ 00m 19s
October 02, 2025
A Sleepover Planned
Cherry had a sleepover planned, emphasizing her excitement and normalcy before her disappearance.
“She was super excited about a sleepover planned for that night.”
@ 00m 28s
October 02, 2025

Episode Quotes

Like please have one of these things be what happened.
When Did They Start to Panic? #truecrime #crimejunkie #missing
She wouldn't have just wandered off.
When Did They Start to Panic? #truecrime #crimejunkie #missing
She was super excited about a sleepover planned for that night.
When Did They Start to Panic? #truecrime #crimejunkie #missing

Key Moments

Bus Chase00:03
Panic00:19
Normalcy00:28
Call for Help00:34