Not Forgotten: Missing Persons February 2026

Summary

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore

Episode: Not Forgotten: Missing Persons February 2026
Podcast: Clues (Crime House Original, powered by PAVE Studios)
Release Date: February 28, 2026

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Overview

This episode of Clues is dedicated to raising awareness for missing persons cases discussed throughout February 2026. Hosts Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore revisit three cases—Joan Lee Hall, Sherry Corrigal, and Gretchen Eve Fleming—each with distinct circumstances and ongoing searches. The hosts focus on sharing crucial details, keeping the victims’ stories alive, and encouraging listeners to aid in the search for answers. The tone is compassionate, community-driven, and strongly focused on the importance of public attention in missing persons investigations.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Spotlighted Cases (02:22 – 06:27)

1. Joan Lee Hall (02:52)

• Status: Missing since September 30, 1983 from Warrenton, Oregon.
• Personal Details: Would be 59 years old in 2026; last seen at 2 PM on Main Street; nickname “Joanie.”
• Last Seen Wearing: Green hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, blue jacket, white and maroon sneakers, blue and white backpack, brown purse.
• Physical Traits: Pierced ears.
• Call to Action: Anyone with information urged to contact Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office at 150-325-2061.

2. Sherry Corrigal (03:54)

• Status: Missing since September 11, 2023 from downtown Nanaimo, British Columbia.
• Personal Details: 5’0”, 90 lbs, blue eyes, red-brown hair, born May 14, 2001.
• Distinctive Tattoos: Moon tattoo (right forearm), spider (upper back), "Jacob/sunflower" (right shoulder).
• Circumstances: Last known location was a parking lot on Franklin Street, Nanaimo; was struggling with addiction at the time.
• Call to Action: Anyone with information should contact Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345.

3. Gretchen Eve Fleming (04:47)

• Status: Missing since December 4, 2022 from Parkersburg, West Virginia.
• Personal Details: 5’2”, 125 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes, born December 24, 1994; 27 years old at disappearance.
• Circumstances: Last seen leaving My Way Lounge downtown Parkersburg; community flyers and reward posters remain active.
• Investigation: A person of interest identified but not charged; FBI involved.
• Call to Action: Contact Parkersburg Police at 304-424-8444 or the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI; tips can be left at tips.fbi.gov.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On the importance of community involvement:
  “Here are the cases that we cover in February that we really want to highlight again. Just to bring more awareness and keep getting the word out…”
  — Clues Podcast Host (02:22)

• Reflections on the challenges faced by the missing persons’ families:
  “She has not been seen, used any bank cards, social media, nothing.”
  — Clues Podcast Host, on Sherry Corrigal (03:54)

• Call for public tips—even the smallest ones:
  “Even if they’re not certain of its value, [the public is encouraged] to come forward.”
  — Clues Podcast Co-host, on the Gretchen Fleming case (05:23)

• Engaging the listener community:
  “We are picking a lot of our cases in now, thanks to you guys, listeners commenting on those that are close to your community.”
  — Clues Podcast Host (06:09)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 02:22 — Introduction to the February missing persons cases spotlight
• 02:52 — Details on the disappearance of Joan Lee Hall
• 03:54 — Spotlight on Sherry Corrigal’s case and personal background
• 04:47 — In-depth look at Gretchen Eve Fleming, investigation updates, how to help
• 06:09 — Hosts thank listeners, describe how cases are suggested by the online community
• 06:27 — Closing reminder to follow the podcast for new cases each week

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Notable Community Connection

• The hosts emphasize the ongoing need for public involvement and sharing of stories, actively encouraging audience participation both in suggesting new cases and in circulating information on current ones.

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Conclusion

This episode stays true to Clues’ mission of amplifying the stories of missing persons, providing listeners with comprehensive backgrounds, updates, and clear channels for sharing information or providing tips. The emotional undertone—underscored by real stories from impacted families—encourages ongoing awareness and engagement from the audience. Every week, the hosts promise to continue bringing attention to the overlooked and forgotten, hoping for new leads and eventual resolution for the families still searching.

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Listen to new episodes of Clues every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts. For more information or to suggest a case, follow @CluesPodcast on Instagram and @CluesPod on YouTube.

Transcript

[Sarah Turney]

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[Clues Podcast Host]

Hi friends. Welcome back. Each week on Clues we highlight a different person who has gone missing. Someone with a story, a family and a community. Still hoping for any answers? Here are the cases that we cover in February that we really want to highlight again. Just to bring more awareness and keep getting the word out, we covered the

[Clues Podcast Co-host]

case of Joan Lee Hall. Sherry Corgal Gretchen Fleming. Let's revisit these cases.

[Sarah Turney]

Foreign.

[Clues Podcast Host]

Person Case of the Week is Joan Lee Hall. Joan has been missing since September 30, 1983. She went missing from Warrenton, Oregon. She would now be 59 years old. We do have an age progressed photo that you guys will see but Joan was last seen at around 2pm on September 30, 1983 walking down Main street in Warrenton, Oregon. The last time Joan was seen, she was wearing a green hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, a blue jacket and white and maroon sneakers and was carrying a blue and white backpack and a brown purse. Joan's ears are pursed. Her nickname is Joanie. If you have any information about Joan's whereabouts, we ask you to contact the Clatsop County Sheriff's Office in Oregon at 150-325-2061. This week we are highlighting the case of Sherry Corrigal. Sherry was last seen in downtown Nanaimo the evening of September 11, 2023. She is about five to ninety pounds and at that time was really struggling with addiction. She has not been seen, used any bank cards, social media, nothing. And Nanaimo is a city and a ferry port of the east coast of Vancouver island in British Columbia, Canada. She has blue eyes, red brown hair. Her date of birth is 5:14, 2001. At the time of her disappearance, she was 22. Sherry also has a moon tattoo on her right forearm, a spider tattoo on her upper back and Jacob slash sunflower tattoo on her right shoulder. Last known location was a parking lot on Franklin street in Nanaimo, British Columbia. If you have any information about Sherry's whereabouts, please contact the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345.

[Clues Podcast Co-host]

This week we are highlighting the case of Gretchen Eve Fleming. Gretchen's described as having brown hair, being 5 foot 2, female American. She has brown eyes, is 125 pounds and was born on December 24, 1994. This is coming from news and sentinel.com but signs and posters offering a reward for information about Gretchen Fleming remain visible around the community more than two years after she was last seen leaving the My Way Lounge in downtown Parkersburg, West Virginia. Fleming, a Parkersburg High School graduate, was 27 years old and living with her grandparents in Vienna when her family reported her missing on December 12, 2022. Police determined that she was last seen at the MyWay Lounge at 5th and Juliana street in the early morning hours of December 4th. They identified a person of interest in the case, but that person has not been charged in connection with the case. The FBI is involved in looking for her and they appreciate the public's attention to this case and along with our partners at the Parkersburg Police Department, continue to encourage those with information, even if they're not certain of its value, to come forward by contacting the Parkersburg Police Department or the FBI at 1-800- call FBI or online at tips.FBI.gov the Parkersburg Police Department can be contacted at 304-424-8444 and anonymous tips may be left online

[Clues Podcast Host]

at ppd.parkersburgwv.gov so please again continue to share and amplify these cases and leave any that you want us to cover in the comments. We are picking a lot of our cases in now. Thanks to you guys, listeners commenting on those that are close to your community.

[Clues Podcast Co-host]

Thank you so much for being a part of this community. And you can tune into Clues every Wednesday wherever you get your podcast where we cover a new missing person every week.

[Sarah Turney]

We're Sarah Turney and Courtney Nicole. Crime has impacted both of our families, teaching us how the last conversations, the missed red flags, can change everything.

[Courtney Nicole]

On the final hours, we examine the moments before a disappearance and the questions that never got answered.

[Sarah Turney]

Listen to and follow the final hours wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Monday.