Episode 5: “The Strangest Thing” | Where's Dia?

A young teacher fails to show up for her first day of school. A hiker vanishes from a mountain in Colorado. A man leaves for a meeting with his neighbor – and never returns. In the aftermath, friends and loved ones search for answers. How can someone just disappear?  Host Lucy Sherriff unravels cases of people who’ve gone missing, and what their disappearances reveal about the places and people they leave behind.  New episodes drop November 16. Subscribe to Pushkin+ to binge the entire season, ad-free. Find Pushkin+ on the Gone show page in Apple Podcasts or at Pushkin.fm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This fall, we’re giving “Where’s Dia?” a new name: “Gone.” Host Lucy Sherriff returns with more stories about people who disappear, the voids that are left open, and how, if ever, those spaces can be filled. We’ll be back November 16th with a new season, called “The Disappearances” – a collection of stories about people who have gone missing, and the families, communities, and loved ones they’ve left behind. “Where’s Dia?” episodes aren’t going anywhere, so if you want to revisit those episodes, they’ll still be in the feed. And be sure to stay subscribed, so you’ll get new episodes of “Gone” as soon as they release. New episodes will also be available to binge ad-free with a Pushkin+ subscription starting on November 16th. Thanks for your support!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About a year after the release of the series, Lucy Sherriff and Producer Daphne Chen sit down to talk about where things stand in the Dia Abrams case. They also answer listener questions and discuss some behind-the-scenes details about making the podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do law enforcement officials really use psychics to solve cases? To find out, Lucy speaks with a psychic who worked on Dia's case. She also talks to a police psychologist who conducted studies with psychics while she was at the Los Angeles Police Department.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The police search Dia’s ranch three years after she disappeared. The missing person’s organization, Find Me, returns to Lake Hemet. Lucy checks in with her sources.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A neighbor who searched for Dia agrees to be interviewed. Keith Harper tells a new story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another death at Bonita Vista ranch raises questions about Keith Harper and prompts a closer look at his past relationships with women. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keith Harper and Clinton Abrams race to discover what happened to Dia, enlisting a cadre of private investigators and psychics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dia seemed to have it all. But the reality of her life was more complicated. Lucy learns that right before Dia went missing, she made a dramatic decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the summer of 2020, a woman named Dia Abrams disappears from her home near Idyllwild, California. Her family and friends gather to search for her but some of their stories don’t quite add up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.