S3E1: The Disappearance of Noel Dalluge
Summary
This episode investigates the 1986 disappearance of Noel Daluge, a high school senior who vanished after a weekend hunting trip in Aiken County, Minnesota. Host Jordan Sillers reviews newly obtained case files and interviews with classmates, revealing that the group consumed alcohol and cocaine, and that one participant, Greg, exhibited suspicious behavior by insisting on searching alone. The narrative highlights the sheriff’s initial dismissal of the case and the subsequent failure to locate Noel’s body or shotgun despite a massive search effort. The episode questions whether Noel’s disapp…
Topics discussed
Introduction and sponsor reads
The disappearance and initial search efforts
Part 1: Noel's background and the group dynamic
Part 2: The party, alcohol, and cocaine use
Sponsor segments and case file introduction
Part 3: The morning of the disappearance and gunshots
Part 4: The afternoon search and Greg's suspicious behavior
Part 5: The official search and the bog theory
Sponsor segments and transition to Greg's profile
Part 6: Greg's background and Pam's testimony
Part 7: The 2004 reinvestigation and new theories
Part 8: The abduction theory and other missing hunters
Part 9: The family's perspective and unresolved questions
Conclusion and call to action
Outro and final sponsor reads
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