Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore - Not Forgotten: Missing Persons March 2026

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Starting point is 00:02:24 family in the early morning hours of January 10, 2002, when her mother left for work. It's believed Rachel departed her family's residence at approximately 9.30 a.m. for her daily four-mile run. Rachel was last seen approximately 200 yards away from her residence walking towards her residence. She was described as wearing a gray running outfit, a green sports bra, a six running shoes. She was also wearing a yellow walkman on her arm with sports style headphones, and the FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the location of Rachel Louise cook. She's described as 5'3 at the time of her disappearance, 115 pounds, white female with blue slash hazel eyes, and blonde hair with low lights. She was born on May 10, 1982, and she has two

Starting point is 00:03:13 heart-shaped cherries tattooed on her left shoulder and a black star tattooed on her left foot near her pinky toe. Rachel also has multiple ear piercings and a navel piercing. If you have any information concerning this person, you can call 1-800 call FBI. That's 1-800-2-25-5-5. or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. It will be almost 24 years since Rachel went missing, so if you have any information, please call. This week, we are highlighting the case of Rinell Rose Bennett. Rinell is a part of the Navajo Nation.

Starting point is 00:03:48 Rinell was last seen by her mother at her residence in Hogback, New Mexico. She has two children. Both of them lived with Bennett's mother at the time of her disappearance, but she called and texted them every day and had never gone on an extended time period without seeing them. On the day she was last seen, Ronell went to her mother's home to discuss her daughter's upcoming 10th birthday party. When she left, Rinell hugged her mother for a long time and appeared to be crying, which her mom found odd. She never showed up for her daughter's party, which is uncharacteristic of her behavior, and her mother was unable to get in touch with her. Her mom then

Starting point is 00:04:20 filed a missing person's report. For unclear reasons, the report wasn't entered into the law enforcement database for days, though. Rinell was never heard from again. Three months after she went missing, family members found her shoes and sweater in North Shiprock, New Mexico, and turned them over to police to be processed for evidence. But it is unknown whether this led to any leads. There has been no indication of her whereabouts. At the time of her disappearance, Rinell was dating a man named Kendall, K.J. Johnson. They'd been seeing each other for about a month. In July 2021, Johnson and five other people were arrested. The group are suspects in a slew of Shiprock area crimes, including home invasions and auto theft, Johnson initially escaped the July

Starting point is 00:05:03 14th police pursuit that ended in the apprehension of the other five individuals. He wasn't arrested until July 16th. The police had been investigating the group for some time, and at one point thought Rinell was involved in the crimes because of her association with Johnson. A photo of him is posted with this case summary. He said he had last seen her a couple of days after her mother did. It's not clear whether Johnson is a suspect in Ronell's disappearance, however. Her case remains unsolved and the circumstances of her disappearance are unclear. Rinell was 33 years old at the time of her disappearance. She would be 37 now, described as being 5 to 125 pounds,

Starting point is 00:05:40 last seen wearing an orange tank top and black sweatpants. Rinell is a Native American female, has black hair, brown eyes, is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. She has a tattoo of the name Tresden on the inside of her right forearm and a tattoo of the letter B behind her left ear. Her ears are pierced. Her nickname is tiny. If you have any information in regards to Renele Rose Bennett,

Starting point is 00:06:01 please contact the Navajo Nation Police Department, Shiprock District, at 505-368-1350. You can also contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, at 505-563-360-0. This is Vanessa Morales, who went missing at just 14 months old, in 2019 when her mother was murdered,

Starting point is 00:06:29 and this was in a town 10 miles west of New Haven, Connecticut. There has been no sign of her since. As of April of this year, Jose Morales has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for beating her mother, Christine Holloway, to death, and for tampering with evidence, though he has maintained his innocence. At his trial, the 48-year-old claimed

Starting point is 00:06:52 that on the night of the murder, he and his daughter were with Holloway in her apartment when two intruders broken, beat Holloway, assaulted him, and then kidnapped his daughter Vanessa. While he is considered a suspect in his daughter's disappearance, he has never been charged. Vanessa at this time would be seven years old, female at the time of her disappearance, had dark hair, and again, we will include the age progressed picture. Anyone with information on Vanessa's disappearance or who may recognize the age progressed photo is urged to contact the police department.

Starting point is 00:07:25 Anonymous tips can also be left online with the following link. Anonymous tips can be left online to the Ansonia Police Department as well. This week we're highlighting the case of 14-year-old Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers, who vanished from his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee during the night on February 25th or 26th, 2024. The day before his disappearance, Sebastian spent time with his mother, Katie Proudfoot. The two went shopping at a department store, played video games at a bowling alley, and had dinner before returning home.

Starting point is 00:07:58 They said goodnight sometime between 9 and 10 p.m. And later that evening, Katie heard a loud bang from Sebastian's room shortly before 10 p.m. When she asked if he was okay, he responded that he was. And Katie then spoke on the phone with her husband, who was out of town for work for nearly two hours before going to sleep at midnight. The next morning, Katie went to wake Sebastian for school, but discovered that he was missing. She searched the neighborhood and drove to his nearby school before returning home,

Starting point is 00:08:22 and her husband contacted emergency services to report him missing. Investigators have found no signs of forced entry, and Sebastian appeared to have left without clothes, shoes, money, or his cell phone, which was still on the dining room table. The only item possibly missing was a small yellow flashlight. Despite extensive searches and tips, Sebastian has never been found. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to his whereabouts. Sebastian was wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants, black square-framed glasses. Sebastian was five feet five inches tall, around 110 to 115 pounds when he was last seen. He has brown hair and eyes that look hazel or brown.

Starting point is 00:09:02 Sebastian has medical conditions, including autism, that may impair his ability to return safely without assistance. If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Sebastian Rogers, please contact the Sumner County Sheriff's Office at 615-451-38 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI FIND. Or you can email at tips to tBI at tbi.tn.gov. Their stories continue beyond this episode. So please again continue to share and amplify these cases and leave any that you want us to cover in the comments. We are picking a lot of our cases now thanks to you guys' listeners commenting on those that are close to your community.

Starting point is 00:09:45 Thank you so much for being a part of this community and you can tune into clues every Wednesday wherever you get your podcast where we cover a new missing person every week. Every week, we dive into the pieces, both hidden and obvious, behind some of the biggest true crime cases. Subscribe to Clues Pod with Morgan Absher and Kalen Moore on YouTube. And remember, every clue counts. This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Do you ever think about switching insurance companies to see if you could save some cash?

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Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore - Not Forgotten: Missing Persons March 2026

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