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Welcome back to another episode of the True Crime Society Podcast.
In this episode, we discuss two separate cases where missing people have been found ALIVE years after their disappearance, in crazy circumstances.

In December 2001, North Carolina woman Michele Hundley Smith told her three children that she was going Christmas shopping.  She never returned.  Over the next two decades, Michele’s husband faced scrutiny and many wondered if he may have been involved in her disappearance.  In February 2026, Michele was found to be alive and living in a trailer park, two hours from the home of her family.  She asked that her location not be disclosed to them.

Colorado attorney Royal ‘Scoop’ Daniel III went to the office of his law practice one morning in April 2007.  When other staff arrived, Scoop’s dog was left in the office alone and there was no sign of his owner.  An investigation into Scoop’s disappearance revealed that he was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.  Scoop was found alive in 2011 when he attempted to cross from Mexico back into the US, using his own passport.  He was arrested and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Read our blog for these cases - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2026/03/01/missing-people-found-alive-michele-hundley-smith-and-royal-scoop-daniel-iii/
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Folie à deux is a French term that means ‘madness of two’. It can also refer to a shared psychosis or a shared delusional disorder.
In 2008, identical twins Ursula and Sabina Eriksson were acting erratically.  They had traveled to England from Sabina’s home in Ireland.  The sisters were asked to leave a bus that they had been traveling on as they were acting paranoid and would not let the driver search their belongings.  After they got off the bus, the sisters ran into oncoming traffic on a motorway.
Ursula would be hospitalized for months, while Sabina was released soon after the event.  Sabina would wander the streets of Stoke on Trent in England, looking for her sister.  A man named Glenn Hollinshead took pity on Sabina and took her in.  Sabina would end up killing Glenn by stabbing him five times with a kitchen knife.  Neither sister has given any reason for their actions.
We also discuss the strange case of the Tromp Family.  In 2016, Mark and Jacoba Tromp fled their home in Silvan, Australia, along with their three adult children Ella, Mitchell and Riana.  The family were convinced that people were after them and that they were being tracked by their devices.  
One investigating police officer described this case as "the most bizarre case I've seen in 30 years".
The family would all eventually be recovered safely, following a large-scale police investigation.  Mitchell Tromp would later say 'I've never seen anything like it. It's really hard to explain or put a word on it but they were just fearing for their lives and then they decided to flee. It was a build-up of different, normal, everyday events - just pressure - and it slowly got worse as the days went by."
Read our blog for these cases - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2026/02/24/folie-a-deux-crimes-events-of-shared-psychosis/
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On January 31, 2026, Arizona woman Nancy Guthrie (84) went to dinner with some family members.  They reportedly dropped her back to her home in Tucson at around 9.50pm. 
At 1.47am on February 1, Nancy’s doorbell camera was disconnected.  At 2.28am, Nancy’s pacemaker stopped connecting to her phone and Apple watch.
Nancy’s family were alerted in the morning on February 1 when she did not attend a church service as planned.  They went to her home and found no trace of her, so 911 was called.
As of the time of recording, Nancy remains missing.  We covered days 1-9 of her case in our first podcast episode for her.
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On January 31, 2026, Arizona woman Nancy Guthrie (84) went to dinner with some family members.  They reportedly dropped her back to her home in Tucson at around 9.50pm. 
At 1.47am on February 1, Nancy’s doorbell camera was disconnected.  At 2.28am, Nancy’s pacemaker stopped connecting to her phone and Apple watch.
Nancy’s family were alerted in the morning on February 1 when she did not attend a church service as planned.  They went to her home and found no trace of her, so 911 was called.
Nancy’s disappearance has made international headlines as her daughter is ‘Today’ show host, Savannah Guthrie.  Savannah and her siblings have made repeated public appeals to the abductors of their mother.  Ransom notes have reportedly been received by media outlets. 
Read our blog for the case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2026/02/04/the-abduction-of-nancy-guthrie-mother-of-today-show-host-savannah-guthrie/
PLEASE NOTE - this episode covers up until day 9 of the investigation.   Further updates to come. 
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In late January 2025, Canadian man Liam Toman traveled with two friends to the ski resort of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.
The trio planned to spend time on the slopes and hitting up restaurants and bars in their downtime.
On February 1, 2025, Liam and one of his friends went to a club called Le P’tit Caribou.   They got separated in the busyness of the venue.
Liam’s friend left the club shortly before closing time.  He was unable to get hold of Liam so he left without him.  Liam left when Le P’tit Caribou closed at around 3am on February 2.  He was seen on CCTV walking back to his hotel.  The last sighting of Liam was at 3.20am by two seasonal workers and he was near his hotel.  He did not enter the accommodation and has never been seen again.
Despite an extensive search for Liam, no trace of him was found.  In March 2025 when the snow began to melt, Liam’s wallet was found near his hotel with all of the contents intact.   
Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2026/02/03/lost-in-the-snow-where-is-liam-toman/
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