Chapter One
A Pretty Little Place
“Someone is lying. And it’s hard to know who’s lying and who’s not.”
Chapter Two
Tom’s Loop
“My gut tells me he hasn't left Hemphill County. I think he's here somewhere, and I don't know if he intends to come out in the next day or two.”
Chapter Three
“Evil Has Come to Canadian, Texas”
“Makes you want to go to the church, get on your knees, and say a few words, right?”
Chapter Four
Lake Marvin Road
“I'm sitting there thinking, ‘Oh God, I'm so scared right now.’ I couldn't convince them. And so I just let them hammer me.”
Chapter Five
Unusual Suspects
“It's kind of strange that your investigator calls this search, and lo and behold, right after he starts the search, a cell phone is found.”
Chapter Six
The Thicket
“I'm like, ‘What in the heck is that?’ So, I walk around some shrubs, and as I get closer, I can see that it kind of looks like bone.”
Chapter Seven
The Wake
“The people of the town are calling us and saying, ‘Do we have a monster that lives in our community?’ I wish I could give them solace.”
Chapter Eight
The Remains
“I’m definitely more paranoid wherever I go. I definitely watch my back more and pay attention to what’s going on around me.”
An Update From Skip
There have finally been a couple of developments in the case. But will they lead to the truth about what happened to Tom?
Chapter Nine
Another Day in Canadian
“I’ll never lose that hope. It could be five years from today. The door is always open at our office for anything that will bring resolution to this case.”
Credits
Writer and host
Skip Hollandsworth
Editor
J.K. Nickell
Producer/composer
Brian Standefer
Executive producer
Megan Creydt
Design direction
Emily Kimbro
Design
Allison Horrell
Development
Tim Biery
Photo editor
Claire Hogan
Illustrations
Hokyoung Kim
Animation
Lyon Graulty
Audio assistants
Sean Cronen, Emma Jane Hopper
Fact checker
Paul Knight
Copy editors
Amy Weaver Dorning, Sarah Rutledge, Marilyn Bailey
Theme music
“No Hard Feelings,” The Avett Brothers