She was an experienced wildlife biologist.
A surfer. A camper. Someone who knew Maui’s rugged coastline better than most. And on February 21, 2010, Laura Vogel texted a friend to say she was camped near the Pauwela Lighthouse, “meeting all the locals.”
By morning, her van sat by the trail.
Keys in the ignition.
Surfboards waiting.
Her wallet and phone gone.
Searchers found a sandal near the cliff’s edge. Pieces of her phone scattered in the brush. And two unexplained calls to a transient man camping nearby.
Laura was gone.
No body. No arrest.
Only theories — accident, foul play, or a voluntary disappearance her friends say makes no sense.
Fifteen years later, the cliffs still hold their silence.
And her family is still waiting for answers.
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Sources for this episode include:
The Charley Project, NamUs, Maui Now, Maui News, public statements from the Maui Police Department, and coverage from Hawaii’s missing persons bulletins.
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