Missing: Oakley Carlson - Denial, Neglect, and the Fight for Justice
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10/11/25
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Trudy Appleby: The 1996 Moline Disappearance
October 3, 2025
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But behind the headlines, Trudy’s father never stopped fighting. From the very beginning, he insisted he knew who was responsible. While police chased false leads and dead ends, he pointed to the same small circle of men—names he repeated year after year, long before investigators finally confirmed them as persons of interest.
In August 2025, almost exactly 29 years after Trudy disappeared, an arrest was finally made. The breakthrough came too late for her father, who passed away without seeing justice—but it proved he had been right all along.
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Please contact the Moline Police Department (Illinois) - Missing Persons Unit - 1-309-797-0407 OR your local FBI if you have any information.
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The Disappearance of Mekayla Bali: Secrets, Sightings, and Silence
October 18, 2025
•55m
Sixteen-year-old Mekayla Bali vanished in broad daylight from Yorkton, Saskatchewan in 2016. Nearly a decade later, her disappearance remains one of Canada’s most haunting mysteries.
In this episode, Ashley and Ricky trace Mekayla’s final hours through security footage, phone records, and witness accounts that reveal a series of strange and unsettling moments. From cryptic texts and untraceable calls to online connections that may have lured her away, the timeline raises chilling questions about what really happened that day.
Was Mekayla planning to run away? Was she groomed by someone she met online? Or did she encounter something far more sinister?
Join us as we explore the key theories, police findings, and heartbreaking search led by her mother, Paula Bali, who continues to fight for answers nearly nine years later.
If You Have Any Information About the Disappearance of Mekayla Bali
Contact the F Division RCMP Historical Case Unit:
1-833-502-6861
1-639-625-4111
saskmissingpersons@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Reach Crime Stoppers (Anonymous Tips):
1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
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Contact the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains:
canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
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