Phoenix Coldon, a 23-year-old African American woman, disappeared on December 18, 2011, after driving away from her parents’ home in Spanish Lake, Missouri. Her 1998 black Chevy Blazer was found abandoned two weeks later in East St. Louis, Illinois, but she was never located. Phoenix, an only child, was homeschooled, talented in fencing and piano, and attended the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She moved back home in 2011 after living independently, a likely challenging transition. Investigations revealed a secret boyfriend, a second phone, and her unenrollment from college, unknown to her parents. A selfie video showed her struggling emotionally, wanting to “start over.” Theories include abduction, homicide, sex trafficking, voluntary disappearance, or suicide. Despite media coverage, her case remains unsolved.   Sources: Margaritoff, M. (2024, October 10). Phoenix Coldon’s Disappearance: The Disturbing full story. All That’s Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/phoenix-coldon Podcast, J. H.-. M. F. (2024, November 17). Phoenix Coldon: To start a new life or a perfectly staged decade long mystery| Case 26. Medium. https://medium.com/@themissingfound/phoenix-coldon-to-start-a-new-life-or-perfectly-staged-decade-long-mystery-case-26-dc46499e88fc Watch The Disappearance of Phoenix Coldon, Season 1 | Prime Video. (n.d.). https://www.amazon.com/Disappearance-Phoenix-Coldon-Season/dp/B07K3SP4C2 Join The Dark Oak Discussion: Patreon The Dark Oak Podcast Website Facebook Instagram Twitter TikTok Youtube This episode of The Dark Oak was created, researched, written, recorded, hosted, edited, published, and marketed by Cynthia and Stefanie of Just Us Gals Productions with artwork by Justyse Himes and Music by Ryan Creep