The Vanishing Hour

In 1976, the first of four children is abducted and murdered in the suburbs of Detroit. After more than 30 years the families of the four murdered children and Detroiters like J. Reuben Appelman are determined to find the Oakland County Child Killer.

In the early morning hours of March 31, 2017, 16-year-old Devin Bond got out of bed and walked out of his Murfreesboro, Tennessee, home. He was never seen nor heard from again.

At 2:30am on January 4, 2019, 22-year-old mother Savannah Spurlock called her mother to tell her she was leaving the bar where she had enjoyed a much-deserved night out. Savannah told her mother she'd be home soon, but she was never seen again.

On November 21, 2006, 19-year-old Jesse Ross was attending a Model United Nations conference in Chicago. Jesse called his parents to tell him he was having a great time. They would never hear or see their son again.

On the morning of May 3, 2017, 8-months-pregnant Akia Eggleston was excited to finally get out of her home to attend her baby shower. However, when the 22-year-old was hours late, loved ones rushed to her home to find Akia gone without a trace.

On September 20, 1988, Tara Calico left her home to go on a bike ride she took almost every morning. When she didn't return home, her mom anxiously drove along Tara's usual bike route, but never finds her. 30 years later, Tara is still missing.

27-year-old Ohio State University medical student, Brian Shaffer, fails to show up for a flight to Miami. Surveillance footage shows him leaving a bar the night before, but he's never seen again.

On January 27, 2017, 20-year-old Elaine Park goes to a movie with her boyfriend and then sleeps over at his apartment. At 6:00am the next morning, surveillance footage shows her leaving his apartment. She hasn't been seen since.

On a quest for personal enlightenment, Kristal Reisinger, a 29-year-old mother of one, heads out to take part in a drum circle in Crestone, Colorado on July 13, 2016. But as night turns into day, Kristal disappears, and she hasn't been seen since.

On May 1, 2017, 18-year-old Desirea Ferris spends the day hanging out with her sister and plans to celebrate her mom's birthday that night. She never makes it home and hasn't been heard from since.

On August 10, 2018, Matthew Weaver, Jr. goes out with a friend and after he drops her back off at home, heads for a drive through the Malibu canyons. He sends a mysterious text to her the next day and is never heard from again.

Barbara Mackle, a promising co-ed and real estate heiress, is kidnapped and buried alive in a coffin-like "capsule." From Washington D.C. to Miami, local police and the FBI race to find the culprit before Barbara's time underground runs out.

When a young girl disappears off a quiet suburban street, it marks the beginning of a terrifying game of cat and mouse between police and her abductor.

Decades of investigation reveal the long-sought truth behind the terrifying abduction and murder of a young mother of 3.

Police must sift through puzzling evidence and misleading accounts in order to solve a young girl's mysterious disappearance.

When a young mother disappears on a busy Fourth of July weekend it marks the beginning of a disturbing mystery, one that will devastate a loving family and tear a small community apart.