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The Man with the Heavy Suitcase #truecrime #truecrimestories

March 03, 2026 / 01:07

This episode discusses the mysterious disappearance of Joan Webster in 1981, including her last known sighting at Logan Airport and a suspicious cab ride.

The episode details the account of a cab driver who picked up Joan Webster and an older man, described as having curly hair, a beard, and glasses. The driver noted that the man's suitcase was unusually heavy, which raised his suspicions.

After commenting on the weight of the suitcase, the older man became aggressive and decided to leave with Joan, marking the last sighting of her. The police later created a composite sketch based on the driver's description, but it has never been released.

TLDR

Joan Webster disappeared in 1981 after a suspicious cab ride from Logan Airport.

Episode

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She asked for a ride to Cambridge, but she wasn't alone. There was this woman who may have been 25-year-old Joan
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Webster who hailed a cab outside Logan Airport in 1981. And a cab driver said that she approached his taxi with this
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guy in maybe his like 40s. He had curly hair, beard, glasses. Now, it seemed to him like the woman that he thought was
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Joan like knew this older man. But this description doesn't match anyone that Joan's family knows about. It's not like
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this cab driver knew that. like everything seemed fine to him. So, he's like, "Yep, I got you." So, he gets out
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to help them with their luggage. And this is where things get super weird. When he goes to pick up the man's
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suitcase and then put it into the trunk, it is unusually heavy. Like, beyond just
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towing the line of the baggage weight limits of flights. And when the driver commented on it, this man got aggressive
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and just was like, "Forget it. We'll switch to another cab." And left with the woman. That was the last possible
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sighting of Joan. So, the police made a composite sketch of this man that the cab driver described, but as far as I
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can tell, the sketch has never been released.

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Episode Highlights

  • The Last Sighting of Joan
    A cab driver recalls the last sighting of Joan with an older man, leading to mystery.
    “Everything seemed fine to him.”
    @ 00m 28s
    March 03, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • This is where things get super weird.
    The Man with the Heavy Suitcase #truecrime #truecrimestories
  • Forget it. We'll switch to another cab.
    The Man with the Heavy Suitcase #truecrime #truecrimestories

Key Moments

  • Mysterious Encounter00:02
  • Heavy Baggage00:40
  • Aggressive Departure00:50