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John's sister said that the check was made out to self, like a personal check to them that was cashed. So, it had to
have been one of them who was on the account who cashed that. But the weird thing was is it wasn't cashed at the
branch that they normally go to, which was only like 3 minutes away from their house. The branch where it gets cashed
is about 10 minutes away, which isn't far or anything. But when someone goes missing, even the smallest things that
are out of the norm, yeah. Become like super suspicious. Yes. So, when police go to this branch
and they talk to the teller who cashed the check, they find that she actually knows John because she works at both
locations and she tells them that that morning John drove up through the drive-through teller's window in his
pickup. Shelley was sitting next to him, and she signed the check before handing
it to John to put in the carrier. And for anyone too young to have used anything other than mobile banking,
that's like the little thing that you put the check in to like go to the Wait, do we have to explain to people? I think
we have to explain to people who haven't like used anything other than mobile banking how to use a drive-thru bank. So
anyways, they send this check and as the teller took it, she looked into John's truck and she saw that Shelley was
sitting between John, who's in the driver's side, and another person, a man on the passenger side. Now, she couldn't
see this other guy super well. Just said that he was slim with dark hair. But she
said, you know, Jon was acting kind of weird. Like when she handed Jon the envelope full of cash, he just looked
straight ahead as he drove off. And normally he would be super friendly to her. Like they would maybe joke around,
but he didn't even say goodbye before he drove off, which to her was odd. And this checkbook, like that they wrote
the check out of was back at the house or was it found in the truck? Neither. Uh, John's sister said the
checkbook is still missing to this day, as is John's wallet. Wait, I know this is the '90s, but banks are like the one
place that has had security cameras since the Stone Age, like forever. And they have usually like pretty good
systems for that. This other dude, he has to be on camera, right? Well, no. So, former Sheriff Alier told
us there was surveillance footage from the bank, but it wasn't clear enough to identify whoever this mystery man is.
And so, this this, you know, witness account from the teller is the last time that John and Shelley Markley are ever
seen alive. And where their truck went after this is unknown. But John's brother told us that he's got
a theory. [Music]

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Brief Summary

John and Shelley Markley vanished after a suspicious bank transaction involving a mystery man.

Key points

Suspicious Behavior at the Bank. The teller notes John's odd demeanor when cashing a check with Shelley.
The Missing Checkbook. John's sister reveals that the checkbook is still missing, adding to the mystery.
Last Sighting of John and Shelley. The teller's account marks the last known sighting of the couple.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Even the smallest things that are out of the norm become super suspicious.

Discussing how missing persons cases heighten scrutiny of details.

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