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Missing Paperboys /// Chapter 1 & 2 /// True Crime

April 09, 2026 / 00:41

This episode discusses the tragic disappearances of newspaper boys in the early 1980s, focusing on cases from Iowa and Nebraska.

The conversation highlights how these events shocked communities, as children went missing during their morning paper routes. The narrative emphasizes the fear and uncertainty faced by parents during this time.

Specific cases are mentioned, illustrating the impact on families and neighborhoods. The episode captures the chilling reality of these disappearances and their lasting effects.

Listeners are taken through the timeline of events, detailing how the phenomenon spread from Iowa to Nebraska, leaving a mark on the region.

The episode serves as a reminder of the vulnerability of children and the societal changes that followed these tragic incidents.

TLDR

The episode covers the tragic disappearances of newspaper boys in the early 1980s in Iowa and Nebraska.

Episode

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In the early '80s, middle America experienced tragedies that no parent could imagine

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until it happened for the first time. Newspaper boys were disappearing from the streets.

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They would step out into the dark of the early morning hours to deliver the daily

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news to their neighborhoods. And some of them did not return. It started in Iowa, and then it moved to

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Nebraska. Kids were plucked off the street just a few steps into their routes. And some

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have vanished forever.

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Episode Highlights

The Disappearances Begin
In the early '80s, middle America faced unimaginable tragedies as newspaper boys began to vanish.
“Some of them did not return.”
@ 00m 20s
April 09, 2026

Episode Quotes

Some of them did not return.
Missing Paperboys /// Chapter 1 & 2 /// True Crime
Kids were plucked off the street just a few steps into their routes.
Missing Paperboys /// Chapter 1 & 2 /// True Crime

Key Moments

Tragedy Strikes00:03
Vanished Without a Trace00:34