When 17-year-old Valerie Tyndall vanished without a trace, investigators believed they were chasing a missing persons case. By Part Two, they were racing to prove something far more sinister.

Rush County detectives and the U.S. Marshals uncover a series of contradictions that place Valerie's last known moments at Patrick Scott's home. A search of his property reveals hidden evidence, suspicious electronics, and a carefully concealed collection of personal mementos that raises even more questions.

As investigators analyze mountains of digital evidence, GPS records, surveillance footage, and phone data, a chilling timeline begins to emerge. An unusual trip to a distant Home Depot, unexplained purchases, and a carefully orchestrated pattern of movement point detectives toward a terrifying possibility.

Then comes the breakthrough no one expected.

Four highly trained human remains detection dogs independently converge on the same location near Patrick Scott's property. But when divers search the pond where every dog indicated, they find... nothing.

What seemed like a dead end instead becomes one of the most important moments in the investigation.

In this episode, detectives Randy Meek and Sean Smallwood of the Rush County Sheriff's Office, Senior Inspector Tom Abreu of the U.S. Marshals Service, and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department K9 handler Tony Weaver explain how modern technology, forensic mapping, and the extraordinary abilities of cadaver dogs transformed an impossible investigation into a case that was finally beginning to break open.

Sometimes the biggest breakthrough isn't what investigators find.

It's what they almost miss.

Show Notes

In Part Two of our investigation into the disappearance of 17-year-old Valerie Tyndall, detectives begin dismantling Patrick Scott's carefully constructed timeline. Digital forensics, surveillance footage, GPS data, and countless hours of investigative work slowly reveal inconsistencies that point directly back to Scott's property.

This episode explores:

Patrick Scott's changing account of Valerie's final hours.
The discovery of hidden photos and personal items linking Scott to Valerie.
The seizure and forensic examination of multiple electronic devices.
How investigators analyzed more than a terabyte of digital evidence.
Apple Health data and GPS records that narrowed the critical timeline.
Surveillance footage revealing suspicious purchases made the day after Valerie disappeared.
The remarkable work of human remains detection dogs.
Why four independent cadaver dogs alerted on the same location.
How water runoff and geospatial analysis reshaped the investigation.
The role of the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Rush County Sheriff's Office, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Indiana State Police, and multiple forensic specialists.
The painstaking process investigators followed before seeking another search warrant.

Guests

Detective Randy Meek — Rush County Sheriff's Office
Detective Sean Smallwood — Rush County Sheriff's Office
Senior Inspector Tom Abreu — U.S. Marshals Service
Detective Tony Weaver — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Missing Persons Unit & K9 Handler

About Chasing Evil

Hosted by Emmy Award-winning producer Christopher Godsick, Chasing Evil goes behind the headlines to tell the real stories of America's most significant fugitive investigations and major criminal cases—through the voices of the investigators, victims, survivors, and U.S. Marshals who lived them.