Episode Title: The Final Trace of Scott Javins
Description:
In the early hours of May 24, 2002, 20-year-old Indiana State University student Scott Javins left a party and vanished without a trace. His brand-new silver Honda Civic was nowhere to be found. For five long years, his family searched—until a single tip led divers to the Wabash River. But even after his car and body were recovered, the questions only got louder.
Was it a tragic accident? Or something far darker?
From a watch stopped at 2:33 a.m. to a haunting confession. This case leaves behind a trail of eerie clues… and a silence that still doesn’t feel like peace.
🎧 Listen now to unravel the mystery behind one of Terre Haute’s most unsettling disappearances.
Key Sources
• CBS News (October 2007) | After 5 Years, Remains of Student Found — Covers the recovery of Scott Javins’ car and remains pulled from the Wabash River.
Link: [CBS News: After 5 Years, Remains Of Student Found]
• WTHR (July 2002) | Four Arrested in Disappearance of ISU Student — Details early police arrests based on a tip.
Link: [WTHR: Four Arrested in Disappearance of ISU Student]
• WTHR (August 2016) | Informant Accused of Lying — Outlines how the woman who falsely implicated four individuals later admitted to lying, leading to dropped charges.
Link: [WTHR: Informant Accused of Lying]
• Footprints at the rivers edge https://footprintsattheriversedge.blogspot.com/2008/10/052402-scott-javins-20-terre-haute-in.html?m=1
• Indiana Daily Student (October 2007) | Missing Student — Includes a photograph of the recovery scene with state police and the overturned vehicle.
Link: [Indiana Daily Student: Missing Student]
