Haunted American History

The Car in the Wall: Brianna Maitland (Vermont)

Haunted American History

Show Notes

On March 20, 2004, a Vermont State Police trooper found a car backed into the side of an abandoned farmhouse along Route 118. The doors were closed. The keys were missing. Loose change, a broken necklace, and an unsmoked cigarette lay outside. Inside were two uncashed paychecks belonging to seventeen-year-old Brianna Maitland. The scene was initially treated as a drunk-driving accident, and the car was towed before anyone realized Brianna was missing. More than twenty years later, she still hasn't been found.

Tonight, we examine Brianna's final day, the investigation that lost precious time before it even began, the theories and evidence accumulated since, and an open Vermont case police still believe can be solved.

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