Post Mortem | Jade Colvin is Missing

Summary

48 Hours: Post Mortem – "Jade Colvin Is Missing"

Host: Anne-Marie Green
Guest: Natalie Morales (48 Hours Correspondent)
Release Date: April 21, 2026

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Episode Overview

This "Post Mortem" episode revisits the haunting case of 14-year-old Jade Colvin, who was reported missing from an Iowa youth shelter in June 2016. For years, her disappearance was considered another instance in her troubling pattern of running away—until a determined coalition of investigators, using both old-school dedication and modern tools, unraveled evidence implicating James Bachmersky, her mother’s short-term boyfriend. Host Anne-Marie Green and correspondent Natalie Morales dig deep into investigative obstacles, family trauma, and critical breakthroughs, highlighting the passion of those who fought for Jade's justice.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Jade’s Troubled Background and Disappearance

• Family Struggles: Both Jade’s mother, LaDawn, and her father, Kevin, struggled with substance abuse, leading to Jade being placed in foster care at 13. She ran away frequently from shelters and facilities, evading the system with her mother's help.

  “She literally just fell off the map.” — Natalie Morales [02:43]

• Break in Communication: Jade’s family and friends realized something was wrong when all communication from her ended in March 2017, particularly concerning since she would have soon aged out of the foster system.

2. Why Authorities Took Jade’s Case Seriously

• Renewed Efforts: The investigation was reinvigorated in 2020 under "Operation Homecoming," a US Marshals effort focused on missing children in Iowa. Jade’s complete absence from social media, noted after records were subpoenaed, raised major alarms.

  “For them not to have any kind of social media presence, very unusual.” — Natalie Morales [04:50] “If we can't find her, we want to get justice for Jade.” — Special Agent John Turbot (paraphrased by Morales) [05:15]

3. Personal Motivation for Investigators

• Humanizing the Case: Special Agent Turbot’s dedication was personal—he kept Jade’s smiling face on his whiteboard.

  “You see your own loved ones in some of these situations. Jade's picture was hung up on my whiteboard. And I looked at it every day for a couple years, and she was smiling. That's why I'm … trying to find her.” — Special Agent John Turbot [05:39]

4. The Plan to Hide Jade from Authorities

• LaDawn’s Desperate Measures: Fearing the system, LaDawn concocted a plan to hide Jade on a remote Decorah, Iowa farm owned by James Bachmersky, a man she’d been dating only four months. LaDawn herself lived three hours away due to legal troubles.

  “She wasn’t putting her daughter there … to endanger her. She was a mother who thought she was doing her best at the time, despite all of her demons.” — Natalie Morales [07:09]

5. Family Involvement & Regret

• Jade’s aunt Tandra had cared for Jade and her sisters for over a year, providing stability. She regrets not being able to do more, though circumstances were dire for her as well.

  “She really blossomed. … She regrets she couldn't do more and that she couldn't keep them.” — Natalie Morales [08:56]

6. Physical and Investigative Challenges

• Farm’s Isolation: The Decorah farm, spanning over 200 acres, is miles from town and deeply rural. The cold, the isolation, and the landscape made running away implausible and searching incredibly difficult.

  “When you stand in the middle of nowhere like that in that farm … you know the situation that this young girl was placed in. She was completely isolated.” — Natalie Morales [11:15]

7. First Big Lead: Bachmersky's Son

• Brian Bachmersky’s Testimony: Brian, James Bachmersky’s son, verified that Jade had stayed at the farm. The last texts from Jade stopped abruptly—a chilling detail. Brian himself had doubts about his father, who had a record of child endangerment.

  “He did eventually follow up … Bachmersky at the time gave him a lot of excuses … there’s some evidence as well that Brian didn’t believe his dad.” — Natalie Morales [14:30]

8. Evidence from Bachmersky’s Phone

• Investigators found Bachmersky's old cell phone, filled with critical, deleted evidence:
  • Last photos of Jade alive, suggesting Bachmersky’s unhealthy interest.
  • Photos of a cleaned kitchen and bedroom, details that didn’t align with known conditions.
  • Deleted messages from Jade’s family urgently trying to reach her.

  “That phone really became the key … investigators thought perhaps this showed some attraction that Bachmersky had to Jade.” — Natalie Morales [17:10]

9. Searching the Farm

• Needle in a Haystack: Despite combing the vast acreage with cadaver dogs, no human remains were found—but animal bones were, and Bachmersky’s hunting skills were noted as chillingly relevant.

  “He was an avid outdoorsman … who knew how to harvest animals and then discard them.” — Detective Chris Webker [19:39]

10. Crucial Interrogations and Confession

• After being tracked to Georgia where he lived under an alias (“Bob Sage”), James Bachmersky was confronted. He repeatedly changed his story and eventually said:

  “I'd rather go to the grave than tell what happened here in this case.” — James Bachmersky [20:47] “This was as close to a confession as you could get.” — Natalie Morales [20:47]

11. Prosecution and Trial

• Circumstantial Case: Despite no body, murder weapon, or physical evidence, the prosecution relied on Bachmersky’s own words, the timeline, and the evidence of cover-up.
• The defense argued there was “no proof she’s dead” and pointed to her history of running away, but the jury convicted Bachmersky of second-degree murder.

  "This case was purely circumstantial… But most incriminating were those words … 'I go to the grave before I tell the truth.'" — Natalie Morales [21:32]

12. Aftermath and Remaining Questions

• Bachmersky, sentenced at 67 to 50 years in prison, will likely never walk free. Jade’s loved ones, especially aunt Tandra, gain some relief, but the absence of Jade’s body means closure remains elusive.

  "This is still an open missing person's case … until they find Jade's body." — Natalie Morales [23:38]

13. Other Unresolved Cases

• The episode notes that one other young person from "Operation Homecoming," Frederick Workman, remains missing. Listeners are urged to provide any tips.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On why Jade’s disappearance felt different:

  “She literally just fell off the map … her reaching out to friends and family, that all stopped in March of 2017.” — Natalie Morales [02:43]

• On cell phone evidence:

  “That phone really became the key to their investigation because on that phone, they found deleted text messages … [and] the last photos of Jade alive.” — Natalie Morales [17:10]

• On Bachmersky’s skills and fears about the farm:

  “He was an avid outdoorsman … who knew how to handle himself and how to harvest animals and then discard them ... He definitely had the knowledge … to discard people.” — Detective Chris Webker [19:39–19:56]

• On Bachmersky’s near-confession:

  “I’d rather go to the grave than tell what happened here in this case.” — James Bachmersky [20:47]
  “This was as close to a confession as you could get.” — Natalie Morales [20:47]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment & Topic | Timestamp | |-------------------------------------------|------------------| | Jade’s background and family struggles | 01:08 – 03:36 | | Law enforcement takes the case seriously | 03:53 – 05:39 | | Special Agent Turbot’s motivation | 05:39 – 06:01 | | Hiding Jade on the Decorah farm | 06:08 – 08:03 | | Jade’s aunt Tandra’s efforts | 08:42 – 10:03 | | The farm’s remoteness and search | 10:57 – 12:38 | | Interview with Bachmersky’s son Brian | 13:58 – 15:30 | | Cell phone evidence | 17:10 – 18:42 | | Farm search and Bachmersky’s skills | 18:42 – 20:03 | | Bachmersky’s near-confession | 20:14 – 21:06 | | The circumstantial trial and verdict | 21:32 – 22:53 | | Family reactions and unresolved issues | 23:16 – 23:50 | | Call to action for Frederick Workman | 24:16 – 24:52 |

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Tone & Reflection

The conversation is somber yet driven by the hope of justice. Host Anne-Marie Green and Natalie Morales maintain empathy for Jade and her family and deep respect for the dogged investigators. The mood is investigative but human—marked by heartbreak, the relentless pursuit of truth, and the small, bittersweet reliefs of a conviction and partial closure.

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Final Thoughts

While the episode provides a measure of justice for Jade Colvin, it is clear her story is unfinished. Investigators, family, and journalists alike remain determined to uncover the final truth, urging the public for any additional information—both about Jade and the still-missing Frederick Workman.

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If you have information on Jade Colvin or Frederick Workman, contact the U.S. Marshals at 515-400-8140 or submit a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Transcript

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[Annemarie Green]

Welcome to postmortem. I'm your host Ann Marie Green. And today we're discussing the case of 14 year old Jade Colvin. She was reported missing in June of 2016 after she ran away from a local shelter in Iowa for troubled youth. But then her case went unless unsolved for years until a new team of investigators set out to find answers, following leads all the way to a remote farm in Decorah, Iowa. So joining me today is 48 Hours correspondent Natalie Morales who reported on Jade's case. And once again, Natalie, it's always good to have you here.

[Natalie Morales]

Thanks again for having me. Annemarie. Now I should point out this is a case about the passion and the persistence of so many investigators who really work together to try to solve this years long mystery of what happened to this missing young girl.

[Annemarie Green]

Absolutely. I want to give everyone the quick reminder, as per usual, if you have not watched or listened to this episode, it's called Jade Colvin is missing. Go check it out and then come back for this conversation. All right, Natalie, we learned very early on in the hour, Jade Colvin had a tough, tough childhood. Both her mother, LaDawn and her father, Kevin, they struggle with substance abuse. Jade is only 13 when she's placed in foster care. But she's in and out of different facilities and she runs away a lot. So when she ran away in 2016, in a way this was part of a pattern. So I'M wondering why for Jade's family and for her friends, why they thought this was different.

[Natalie Morales]

Well, I mean, she literally just fell off the map. You know, as you mentioned, she did frequently run away. She ran away from a shelter. She was hiding from the foster care system. Her mother, LaDawn, also tried to hide her from the system as well. She didn't want her daughter to be in foster care. She wanted her daughter to with her. But as you mentioned, LaDawn and Jade's father both had a history of substance abuse. Kevin, the father, also had lost contact with Jade. She was officially reported missing in 2016 by the shelter when, when she ran away, her reaching out to friends and family, that all stopped in March of 2017. And that's when friends and family started to think, okay, this is unusual, but it was when she would have turned 18, she would have aged out of the foster care system. And some of her and friends, that's when they started to fear something had happened to her.

[Annemarie Green]

So, I mean, I hate to, to say this, but, you know, I mean, plenty of young women go missing, they disappear into the night. And often those cases are not followed up on. What encouraged authorities to keep looking for Jade after so many years?

[Natalie Morales]

Well, the investigation into her disappearance really picked up in 2020, and it was with the US Marshals. They had this statewide operation called Operation Homecoming. It was an effort to find, find missing children. Now, Jade's case was one of 24 young adults that they were looking into. And the incredible thing is they were able to solve and find all but two of them. Unfortunately, Jade was one of them and another person who is still missing in 2022. This team of various agencies is called in as well. And I want to give credit to the people involved. Detective Nablo is with the Des Moines pd. She joined forces with the Deputy US Marshal, Justin Wallace, who then called in Detective Chris Webker in Decorah, the sheriff's office there. And the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation brought in Special Agent John Turbot, all in the search of Jade Colvin. Detective Nablo, she was the one who went to Instagram and Facebook and she subpoenaed them and said, I need to get access to Jade Colvin's social media account. And that's when she discovered that Jade completely stopped communicating with anyone in March of 2017. And as you know, you have teenagers, I have teenagers. So for them not to have any kind of social media presence, very unusual. So this team, once they saw that, they said something here is wrong. As Special Agent John Turbot said, if we can't find her, we want to get justice for Jade. Mm.

[Annemarie Green]

In fact, mentioning special agent John turbot, I wanna play a clip. He explains why Jade's case was so important to his team.

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We have kids. Some of us have daughters. And you see your. Your own loved ones in some of these situations. Jade's picture was hung up on my, you know, whiteboard. And I looked at it every day for a couple years, and she was smiling. And that's how I always wanted to remember. I'm like, that's why I'm, you know, trying to find her.

[Natalie Morales]

So you hear that passion right there with the special agent talking about how this case resonated, it really hit home to him.

[Annemarie Green]

Yeah, you know, I totally get that. When I think about the pictures that were in the hour, I kept on thinking she looks like any kid, you know, in my own daughter's high school. So I totally get what in what investigators felt. I also thought it was really interesting that she was still, despite all of this dysfunction, really close to her mother. And this is something that the detectives kind of pick up as well. Investigators, they find new evidence, and what they find is that after Jade ran away from the shelter in 2016, they're discussing a plan ladan had hatched for ladan to bring Jade to this farm in decorah, Iowa. It's owned by a man that she's been dating, not for a very long time. His name is James bachmersky. And this is the plan that Jade would stay there until she's 18. At that point, she'd be free of the foster care system. Ladan will continue to live three hours away because she's dealing with some legal issues. It is quite an elaborate plan.

[Natalie Morales]

Yeah. I mean, ladawn had, as you mentioned, was dating Buck mirsky for all of four months. Buck mirsky was virtually a stranger to Jade as well when Jade got dropped off there. But the idea was, you know, ladan really wanted her to be with her eventually. She didn't want her daughter in the foster care system. She didn't trust the foster care system. And everyone, I should point out, who we spoke to, they all said that they believe ladan did this from a place of love. You know, she wasn't putting her daughter there, certainly not to endanger her. She was a mother who thought she was doing her best at the time, despite all of her demons. Unfortunately, LaDawn died three years after Jade went missing. So investigators, as they started their search, they didn't have the ability to go talk To Ladawn.

[Annemarie Green]

Did anybody in the family call police when she went missing from the farm?

[Natalie Morales]

Not initially, because after she disappeared from Bachmorski's farm, they believed that Jade was running away again from a situation that she didn't want to be placed in. So Ladan goes back to Bachmerski's farm at one point, and she went to investigate. She asked James Bachmerski, you know, where's my daughter? What happened to her? And he also told her, well, she ran away. So, you know. And again, going back to the fact that Ladan really did not trust the system, she's not going to be the one who. Who goes to the police and. And raises alarm bells.

[Annemarie Green]

Now, we did hear from Jade's aunt in the Hour. Her name is Tandra. She clearly cared very deeply for her N. I wondered about whether or not, you know, family could have intervened before she ended up in foster care.

[Natalie Morales]

And Tandra did. She actually took Jade in and her two younger sisters for a little over a year. I believe it was when Jade was 9 or 10 years old. According to Jade's aunt, in that year that Jade was there, she really blossomed. And at that time, Tandra, she had three kids of her own. Her husband had just died. She was also putting herself through school. She even apparently moved a couple of times to be in a house so that each of the girls could have their own room. She bought them beds. She bought them new clothes. She even took them to build a bear for birthday parties. It seemed like this was the only time in her life that she had a semblance of normalcy in all those years growing up. At one point, Tanra told us that Kevin, Jade's father, did get clean. He regained custody. So she would have liked to have done more for them. But at that time, she felt, well, Kevin, her brother, seemed to have gotten his act together. And to this day, though, Tandra says she regrets she couldn't do more and that she couldn't keep them.

[Annemarie Green]

That is tough. I mean, it sounds like she did an awful lot. All right, so then Fast forward to 2022. The US Marshals reach out to local law enforcement near Bachmerski's farm for help talking to the family. And that is when Detective Chris Webker from the Winneshee County Sheriff's Office officially joins the team. James Bachmersky is no longer living there. The house has been gutted. It's been renovated. There are new owners. They allow law enforcement to look around. Natalie, in reporting for this hour, you also went to Decorah to Just see what this location looked like. I thought it was really interesting because there's this kind of really wide drone shot. And immediately as I saw that shot, I thought, there's no way she ran away. Where's she gonna run away to? It really gave me a sense of how remote, at least it felt. And goodness knows, you looked cold.

[Natalie Morales]

It was freezing.

[Annemarie Green]

Yes.

[Natalie Morales]

We went there in the middle of January, I should point out.

[Annemarie Green]

And I've done shoots in this type of weather where it is just. It's so cold. I know sometimes it gets so cold, you can't. I can't even say my own name because there's too many syllables in my name. But you can't move your mouth properly. And it looked that cold there.

[Natalie Morales]

Oh, yeah, your eyes are tearing up. You know. It was minus 14 degrees. If it had been, I believe, 3 degrees colder, the drone that we used would not have been able to fly. It would have been frozen in the air our crew wore. Speaking of my eyeballs freezing, they were wearing ski goggles and ski gear so that they wouldn't freeze. And, you know, really should highlight the importance of going to these locations and seeing them in person. Because when you stand in the middle of nowhere like that in that farm, it is beautiful. But you also know the situation that this young girl was placed in. She was completely isolated on this remote farm. It's kind of hilly, and as you saw by that shot, it was over 200 acres. There's really nowhere to go if you're running away, because the town is downtown Decorah, which is really cute and quaint. It's about eight miles from the farm. And as we were driving with Detective Webger, he said, look where we are. I mean, these are all. They're all farms, farming people here. These are good, salt of the earth kind of people. And if somebody saw a teenager walking alone on the side of the road there, they would certainly stop and ask if she needed help. So right away, he knew. This is is not a case of Jade running away.

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[Annemarie Green]

Welcome back. Before the investigators tracked down James Bachmersky because he's moved out of state, they find one of his sons. His name is Brian. He'd been living in Decorah at the time of Jade's disappearance. According to Detective Webker, Brian confirmed that Jade had been at the farm. And he said that the last time that he heard from her was just a few days after she arrived, when they were texting during his night shift at Walmart and she suddenly stopped responding. Why didn't Brian report Jade missing back then?

[Natalie Morales]

Well, Brian says he did eventually follow up with his father about what happened to Jade. Buck Mirsky at the time gave him a lot of excuses, said that she might even be a cam girl somewhere. However, there's some evidence as well that Brian didn't believe his dad. I mean, Buck Mirsky did have a criminal record, as you see in the hour. In 2013, we report that he spent nearly a year behind bars after being charged with child endangerment against his own children. He pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of assault, but he did serve some time.

[Annemarie Green]

In the hour. We learn details of this child endangerment case from court documents. Bachmorski used a metal chair hooked to a battery to shock his sons when they misbehaved. I mean, we saw your facial expression.

[Natalie Morales]

Yeah. I mean, it was pure horror. Because if he's able to do that to his own kids, what is he capable of doing to a young girl who's not even his own kid?

[Annemarie Green]

Absolutely. In 2023, investigators tracked down Boc Mirsky at his new home in Georgia. He spoke with Special Agent John Turbot for several hours, and he indeed confirmed that he had been in a relationship with Ladon And Jade had stayed with him at farm back in 2017. Now, Bachmersky said that the last time he saw Jade, she was getting ready to do laundry. He said he ran out to a local store, and then when he came back, she had vanished. Different story than what he told his son, by the way. But then, about a year and a half after Jade went missing, he sold that farm and he moved to Georgia.

[Natalie Morales]

Right. And it was interesting because according to special agent John turbot, his decision to relocate and the timing of the movement not long after Jay disappeared, that all added to their suspicions. You know, when he moved to Georgia, he also started using an alias. He was going by the name Bob Sage. So he, the agents told us, seemed to be like a guy who was trying to hide. Now, he also had some other criminal charges from Iowa, including a probation violation from 2018. So there was some indication there was extra heat on him from law enforcement special agent John turbot. When he got there, he saw, you know, this guy clearly seems to be like he's hiding out in this new location.

[Annemarie Green]

It certainly seemed like he left decorah in a hurry. He pretty much abandoned a lot of his belongings at a neighbor's barn. And when the neighbor lets investigators know, hey, I still got all this stuff here, they really strike gold. They find Bachmersky's old cell phone, and there's some shocking new evidence, right?

[Natalie Morales]

That phone really became the key to their investigation because on that phone, they found deleted text messages from Jade's family trying to find her, including from ladawn, you know, desperately trying to get a hold of her daughter. They also found photos of Jade at the farm, the last photos of Jade alive, which also suggested to investigators he took a lot of photos of Jade to. So they thought perhaps this showed some attraction that Bachmersky had to Jade. Now, the phone also contained, as you saw in the hour, these photos, which really became key evidence. One photo shows his very clean kitchen, which was very unusual and out of the norm, according to those who knew and saw the condition of that home. And also a bedroom photo that was taken two days after Jade disappeared. And then contrast that to a photo of the bedroom taken a couple of months later. The first photo showed a bed with a headboard. The second photo showed there was no more headboard. It looked like that mattress was new, according to investigators. So it appeared to the investigators that it looked like if there was a scene there, it might have been cleaned. Now, we should mention that the cell phone also helped investigators clear Brian, the son, because they found those text Messages that Jade was. Was having with Brian as he worked that night shift at walmart. So it checked out with his story.

[Annemarie Green]

Something that I kept on thinking of was, okay, if she's been killed, she's gotta be somewhere on this farm. But it's huge. Were investigators able to search the farm? How do you go about searching a property that large?

[Natalie Morales]

Well, as detective Chris webker from the winneshike county sheriff's office, you know, said, it was really like looking for a needle in a haystack. They searched the 200 plus acres. They used cadaver dogs. They didn't find any human bones or DNA, but I will say they did find a pile of bones. They were animal, I should say, not human. The dog did not signal on any human scent there. Bok Mirsky, though, we should point out, according to Chris webker, he was a skilled hunter. I asked webker what struck him about those animal bones, since it's not unusual to hunt in Iowa.

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He was an avid outdoorsman that knew how to handle himself and how to harvest animals and then discard them.

[Natalie Morales]

And being able to handle and kill animals like that.

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Yeah.

[Natalie Morales]

You think the same could be said for humans, Just being able to discard people?

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He definitely had the knowledge of where he lived and how to do things that way. Yes.

[Natalie Morales]

That gives you the creeps, just hearing that and knowing the possibilities when you see a property of that size, what he might have been able to do.

[Annemarie Green]

So even though investigators have not found Jade's body, they do have some damning new evidence from Buckmersky's phone. Special agent John turbot went back down to Georgia to interview Bachmerski again. But this time Bachmersky's demeanor is completely different. He claimed to be drunk and that he couldn't remember any details. But special agent turbot pressed him about Jade. And I want you to listen to a clip of what Bachmerski said to him. I'd go to gray before I tell

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the truth about this.

[Natalie Morales]

Yes. I'd rather go to the grave than tell what happened here in this case. Yeah. Turbot said this was as close to a confession as you could get Because Buck mirsky is saying there is so much here you are never going to know and I'm never going to tell you. Yeah.

[Annemarie Green]

Well, clearly investigators and prosecutors believe they have enough. By August of 2024, James Buckmirski is charged with Jade Colvin's murder. His trial began about a year later. And I have to say, it seemed to me like the prosecution had a real challenge. I didn't Think this case was particularly strong, even though there's a lot of evidence. There's no blood, there's no murder weapon, there's no body.

[Natalie Morales]

Yeah, and the no body being the big part of that. This case was purely circumstantial. You know, but Bachmersky, by his own words, admitting Jade was at his residence under his care, right before she disappears. That cell phone evidence that they had was key. I mean, those deleted messages along with those photos that seemed to show the before and after Jay disappeared, he replaced that bed. He cleaned that kitchen, he took pictures of it. Bok Mirsky, however, explained he was cleaning and doing all of this because he was planning to. To sell the farm, which he eventually did. But most incriminating were those words you just heard. You know, his own words. I go to the grave before I tell the truth.

[Annemarie Green]

But here's the thing. If I was the defense, I would just say, well, you don't even have any proof that she's dead.

[Natalie Morales]

And that was. That was a big part of the defense's argument. They tried to say there's no evidence she's dead. They said she had a history of running away. You know, in fact, they even hired their own investigator who said they. There were unconfirmed sightings of her. It is hard to combat the fact, though, that Jade was at Bachmerski's residence under his care, and then, poof, she just disappears. Nobody ever heard from her again.

[Annemarie Green]

Well, the prosecution did their job. The jury found Bachmerski guilty of murder in. In the second degree. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison. So he's 67 years old, so that's essentially a life sentence for him. At the time in the Hour, J. Jade's aunt Tandra said that the sentence was a relief. Do we know how the rest of Jade's family felt about this?

[Natalie Morales]

Well, Tandra and I think you could see that in the interview. She struggles. I mean, she really wants to be able to find Jade's body, give her a proper funeral. The whole family hopes that someone watching the show or listening to this who has any information will come forward. You know, I think that's what they're all looking for, some sense of closure, if there is such a thing.

[Annemarie Green]

Yeah.

[Natalie Morales]

All of the investigators that we spoke with, though, said this is still not done for them. It is still an open missing person's case with the Des Moines PD until they find Jade's body.

[Annemarie Green]

I totally get that. Still so many loose ends. You really do want to know what happened to her before you could really have peace. I can get it. So listen, Natalie, I want to ask you about something that you had actually mentioned at the top of the podcast. And in addition to Jade, there was another missing child that U.S. marshals were not able to locate. This is part of this Operation Homecoming. What do we know about that last case?

[Natalie Morales]

Yeah, yeah, really important because again, we use this as an opportunity to call out anybody who may know something. Frederick Workman is the name of, of the young man. He was reported missing from Des Moines in August of 2013 when he was about 15 years old. A lot of work has been done on his. However, that case remains open as well. So again, if anybody has any information, they can contact the U.S. marshal's office at 515-400-8140 or they can submit a tip to the national center for Missing and Exploited Children.

[Annemarie Green]

I know there's going to be all kinds of people as soon as they hear this podcast, they're going to be getting online and looking this case up. And hopefully, hopefully it'll make a difference. Natalie, once again, another really, really fascinating hour. And at least, you know, Jade's family got some closure. It would be really, really nice if they could find out the rest of the story about what happened to this young woman who had, I mean, so much potential, so many possibilities.

[Natalie Morales]

Right. And it's just so tragic that she really never got to find out who she was in life. Yeah.

[Annemarie Green]

So true. Thanks again, Natalie.

[Natalie Morales]

Thank you, Annemarie.

[Annemarie Green]

And to all of you out there, if you like this episode, please rate and review on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

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