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When they hear about this, they're worried right away because this marsh area where her stuff was found, it is a
known dumping ground. Like for trash, for stolen stuff, and for bodies. Almost at the same time
Terry's starting to spiral, the phone rings. It's one of Joan's friends from Harvard and right away Terry knows
something is wrong because the friend tells her that Joan missed that Sunday study group and she didn't show up to
class on Monday either. So Terry hangs up and calls Joan's older sister. So she lives close to campus and Terry asked
her to go check Joan's dorm room. But what her sister finds doesn't ease anyone's concerns. I mean before she
even goes into Joan's room, she sees notes on her door from friends and inside there is unopened mail and no
sign that Joan's even been in the room since before break. Now Terry is the one to file a missing person's report that
same day and by the next morning Joan's family has their first clue because a call comes into Joan's dad's office from
a fisherman. Apparently he was walking near the marshes in Saugus, Massachusetts which is like 6 miles
north of Logan Airport and the guy says he found Joan's wallet on the riverbank.
And inside was a driver's license, credit cards, no cash though, but there was this like card instructing whoever
finds the wallet to call Joan's dad's [music] office. So they call him, he calls the police and when they hear
about this, they're worried right away because this marsh area where her stuff was found, it is a known dumping ground.
Like for trash, for stolen stuff, and for [music] bodies. So they go out to meet this fisherman and they search
the area and not too far from where he had found the wallet, they find Joan's red leather pocketbook with her
checkbook inside and this is a bad sign.

After Joan Webster missed class and her family filed a missing persons report, a fisherman discovered her wallet along the marshes in Saugus — a place known locally as a dumping ground for trash, stolen items, and even bodies.

Not far from the riverbank, police also found her red leather pocketbook.

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Brief Summary

Joan, a Harvard student, goes missing; her belongings are found in a dangerous marsh area, raising fears for her safety.

Key points

Joan Goes Missing. Terry learns that Joan has missed classes and is worried about her safety.
Wallet Found in Marsh. A fisherman discovers Joan's wallet near the marsh, raising alarms.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

This marsh area is a known dumping ground.

Describing the location where Joan's belongings were found.

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