188 - The Vanishing of Lynn Burdick - Part 1

[@shelleynobleart]

I don't think it's safe for young people to work shifts alone in convenience stores, if at all possible. We've had so many dark cases happen from it.

[@nozoto]

Only in Japan, their 24/7 open combini shops model can work out soundly. Because Japanese are overall disciplined and thoughtful people. They don't behave like it's the free for all Far West times...

[@thisisme3238]

Late shifts in these type stores as well as convenience stores should hire males.

[@morganosborne9258]

@@thisisme3238 on paper, that may look like a good idea. However, not all criminals target females. In addition, this same type of abduction could happen to a male, whether any sexual component or not. I have watched several podcasts where the young victim.was male, at least old enough to drive. Some perpetrators may believe they have too much to lose if a witness is left alive.

[@thisisme3238]

@@morganosborne9258 Very true, but females just seem to be more of a "target."

[@morganosborne9258]

@@thisisme3238 we are at that.

[@CasterandPollux]

I’m really glad you focus on a lot of older cases.

[@serenaleaghgrace5023]

YEP

[@LaserPeckford]

I hate that. What gives anyone the right to take someone? The kidnapper probably has daughters and granddaughters by now. What a disgusting human he must be/have been.

[@morganosborne9258]

So many victims: Lynne, her family, her schoolmates and friends, and even her employers. No reason was given for their store closure, but I can only imagine their pain and some modicum of guilt. This story left me teary eyed, perhaps because there is little to pursue in the way of leads. Looking forward to part 2 with a twinge of dread. Thank you, Steven, for bringing attention to Lynne.

[@phlegmatic3]

MAN OH MAN...I SO APPRECIATE THAT YOUR BACK ON THE TUBE and get that your the puppetmaster of many OUTLETS, so yea it becomes alot on your plate...This story in so many words is truly sad looking at the picture of this store she worked at is a recipe for disaster even though this was a different time era you can see the dangers. Especially a young lady all by herself. Blessings to her family and to her soul.

[@WhoDoUthinkUr]

The fact that anyone would call and prank or harass the parents of someone missing there child , Just sick.

[@justineseitzinger5340]

Wow, you're really knocking these videos out left and right! Considering the continuity and the quality content you're always producing, I can say I greatly admire your work ethic. Another great video 🙂

[@marlenedouglas7957]

You have a great voice and tell the story well. No young lady should be left alone in a shop on her own. I would say noone for that matter. Heartbreaking for family to loose such a Wonderful daughter. What a nightmare

[@Stancify]

Most of the time she wasn't alone. Her employer and friend were there many times so she wasn't alone. Perpetrator got lucky in being there when neither were keeping her company. It was just bad luck.

[@shawnredmond8402]

This is very similar to the one girl who disappeared working the night shift at a convenience story who's boyfriend found the store empty just a little while later. She was also talking on the phone, also someone came in, even down to the half read novel left on the counter.

[@chewchew66]

I was thinking the same... sounds like a M.O... maybe a S.K?

[@dickdiamonds3410]

Wasn't that case in the state Florida?

[@thisisme3238]

I remember that one too, can't remember what state it was in though...🤔

[@BrandonTharphorrortownusa]

Check out the disappearance of Madeline Ponds 17 who went missing from a convenience store in Columbus Mississippi back in 1986.

[@laurabuehler]

When I made a similar comment about similar cases a ##^*& TROLL thought it would be funny to belittle me. I agree that there are a lot of cases with almost the same MO

[@Laura-tp8wz]

Thank you Stephen. You really do a great job; being so respectful to the victims. Blessings.

[@oliviaellis6722]

Thank you for all the content recently it’s been awesome I’ve been listening to the podcast while cleaning the pool

[@zsquire1]

I listen while gardening!

[@ASMRTingledPink]

I watch a lot of true crime. But I don't recall hearing about this cade before. Thank you for bringing back. Hopefully this helps get some answers. I look forward to pt. 2.

[@D3dh3d66]

Lynn is my cousin I pray authorities get the miracle they need

[@kerri6615]

New subscriber here. This reminds me of another case with similar circumstances. My heart goes out to Lynn and her family. Hopefully one day she will be found. Thank you for the story.

[@thisisme3238]

You'll really like this channel, one of the best! 👍🇺🇲

[@kerri6615]

@@thisisme3238 Thank you!

[@thisisme3238]

@@kerri6615 If you haven't already found this one, check out MYSTERIOUS WV...great channel too!

[@kerri6615]

I most definitely will. Thank you so much! ❤

[@thisisme3238]

@@kerri6615 yw

[@kathycochran544]

Wow the house was crowded .. .God love her .....working hard and doing the right things and some piece of crap just takes her life ....makes me very angry. Thanks for the story about Lynn.

[@always_b_natural703]

I wonder if the little observation of Lynn helping a customer take bags of groceries to their car is a clue. Years ago, a family friend was Christmas shopping. Loaded up with bags, she decided to bring the parcels to her car before going back to finish up. As she was putting everything into the trunk, somebody shoved her into the trunk and stole her handbag and a couple of bags they could easily run off with. She said it happened so quickly, she didn't even see who assaulted her. I can imagine how easily this could happen to poor Lynn, a kind and helpful person simply trying to make someone else's life better in a small way.

[@alexah3256]

Yes. Ted Bundy did the same thing, pretending to be disabled and needing help loading things into his Volkswagon.

[@always_b_natural703]

@@alexah3256 It sounds like Lynn was so helpful, it probably wouldn't have even taken a rouse to get her to help.

[@merrilynloring6271]

A lot of work and research has gone into this. Well done

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

I work alone at night at a motel it can be scary. I hope her case is solved and that she's found some day. 🕯

[@jeremyud]

There seem to be so many cases like this, the most recent one being Samantha Koenig being abducted and later killed from the coffee stand she worked at by Israel Keyes in 2012.

[@MermaidMusings7]

Lynn sounds like an amazing human being.

[@houseofsolomon2440]

The part where they found her book open and face down next to her soda. It seems like she was minding her own business and simply got abducted. What an eerie image.

[@Mr-gg8ek]

The cases with this framework, particularly during this time period, almost always have the same story. Kidnapped, raped and then murdered, likely by a stranger in a crime of opportunity. DNA is the only way crimes like this are solved long after the fact.

[@BostonActress]

This case is really interesting. Also, I had no idea that “Florida” Massachusetts even existed and I’ve lived here my entire life.

[@PatrickFDolan]

And it snows in Florida too. 🤣

[@almckinney3630]

​@PatrickFDolan There's a fun little "Welcome to Florida" sign with a snowman on it, if you pass thru it via the Mohawk trail from Clarksburg

[@PatriciaGodboutArt]

It should be illegal for young girls or boys to work alone at these all night convenience.

[@RebeccaGallin]

Steven we are not worthy of all this love ❤️😘 what an awesome good morning

[@reneeubry2604]

This is some of the area where I had been but I moved away in 1966 so this was long afterwards. Sad that bad things happened. We lived on the VT side between Rowe and Heath.

[@HighLordBlazeReborn]

Sorry, if there's a massive storm coming in that dumps almost 4 feet of snow in a matter of hours after, what is this shop doing open at 8? Did I miss something here? Also, kudos to the cops: this has to be one of the most comprehensive searches I've heard conducted in your podcasts.

[@maryfrancesbeckerhaggerty5353]

Things didnt seem to close down back in those days. Now, even if it gets too hot they close schools lol. A couple inches of snow, lookout - shutdown. People do not want to be sued is someone gets injured on their property falling, etc. Of course im in PA.

[@HighLordBlazeReborn]

​@@maryfrancesbeckerhaggerty5353right, but 4 feet? This isn't even about staying open, how do you as an employee then get home after that much snow?

[@nozoto]

Allowing a female employee to work customer contact based jobs alone is asking for a tragedy to happen, soon or later, period. Most of the visitors are ordinary and harmless folks, but out of 10000, you can bet a creepy weirdo or an unhinged maniac might decide to show up...

[@merricat3025]

About thirty years ago where I lived there was a girl that was abducted from a convenience store / gas station where she worked. She was raped and murdered. After that the convenience stores/gas stations in the area no longer had female employees working alone at night. I have no idea if they still practice this policy

[@thisisme3238]

@@merricat3025 That's good that they changed their policy. A female working alone at night is a very bad idea, anything could happen to her.

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Right on time. Thanks Steven P. 🤗

[@RepentfollowJesus]

Looks like an 80s photo. I didn't hear you say when. Poor girl. I pray they find her .

[@truth4004]

Theres a billboard in the video that show the date missing. As someone mentioned already 1982.

[@katerryjackson749]

April of 1982

[@merricat3025]

I looked at that photo and I thought she's about my age if she was alive. I was right

[@grapeshot]

Florida Massachusetts sounds a lot like a town my dad used to live in Wells Texas. Its population is just under 700 if you include cats and dogs.

[@mishellefire1660]

Looking forward to part 2.

[@crystalflash27]

Never heard of this. I live about 40 minutes from Florida, MA. I've driven through it on Rt. 2 several times. Not much there, but pretty views.

[@lanagroves9480]

Your channel has a new fan ! Me

[@Big74Mike2012]

@ 50:50 Who thought it would just be an awesome, super great idea to use a bunch of 10-12yr olds from the Boy Scouts to walk around local ponds, fields, ditches, etc., in search of a dead (and no doubt decaying and/or naked) young woman??! Keep it classy, Florida... Keep it classy!!

[@FirstLast-numba1]

Excuse me could you do a video on Delphi?

[@Prof.Tarfeather]

Did Authorities question her friends and classmates? Maybe someone she knew lured her out of the store to her demise? The storm hindering search efforts and the Police focusing on a stranger abduction or serial killer might have blinded them to a family member or friend? In which most cases of murder are from someone tou know.

[@robertkeyes258]

The lot where the Barefoot Peddler store stood is currently for sale.

[@truth4004]

Whoever named the town Florida needed to be more original.

[@pinkarate1]

I know, right? That's been bugging me the whole time. If I'm going to live in Massachusetts, it better have a quaint, New England-y name. If you live in "Florida," it better be Florida! Of course, this has nothing to do with this horrible, tragic case, but it does distract ADHD people like me from the story.

[@karenolson4000]

This story is so, so sad.

[@PatriciaGodboutArt]

What a beautiful girl, both inside and out, I am sure she is happy in her ds

[@kathyjohn1]

Why are you showing articles of other cases?

[@tracieday8661]

It's probably another case of the perp pulled a gun on her and she went with them. I wish people would resist and tell them no shoot me right here. Chances are they won't. Once you go to a second location you're done.

[@Carfig1953]

Omg can't wait till next week 😩

[@kathycochran544]

What state did this occur in ?

[@emilytifft6681]

Vermont

[@guppygb6078]

@@emilytifft6681 No it was in the Berkshires (the town of Florida, in Massachusetts).

[@susanh1292]

Wait, cold and brutal winter, in Florida?🤷

[@antisocialvido]

It sucks that this is my mom's cousin and she will not give up on searching for her and she wonders everyday what happened and who took her

[@Tificial.teligent]

Too many coincidence. I'll check the owner/management of the store. Sounds like the perp knew she was going to be alone

[@nozoto]

Or perhaps the abduction wasn't premeditated as the swab (a road-trip criminal?) initially went for a quick hold up. The intersection spot seems quiet enough and ideal for this simple goal. Then, would be a case where she was just at the bad place at the worst time, as he decided to change plan upon seeing her. Anybody knowing there is an extra cash stash wouldn't ignore it, unless the robbery is supposed to be a smoke screen to mislead the investigators, of course. Now, if there is nothing to even hard confirm any lead, we are both just speculating.

[@Tificial.teligent]

@@nozoto robbery seem like it was done to throw off law enforcement. Same with vehicle that was set on fire. Why kidnap someone if you came to rob the place. I will definitely look into the owner of the store again. Prominent people do shxt like that because they believe they can get away with it

[@LuisaD93]

Thunder/lightening and torrential downpours. Perfect 👍

[@Emmy-pz3zm]

This perp seems to have similar M.O. to Israel Keyes and Ted Bundy. Has anyone looked into a link to Ted Bundy? Prayers for the lost ✝️

[@crikker9447]

Ted was already on Death Row in The State of Florida during this time

[@ItIsWhatItIs8120]

The suspect in this case looks like DB Cooper without his glasses.

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

Did they ever check the volunteers, it's usually one of them 🤔🤔 I watch alot of videos like this to get ideas for what to look out for. I hate leaving the house and only do with my Ziggy pup 🐾

[@shawndouglass2939]

What is a ziggy pup??

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

@@shawndouglass2939 Ziggy pup is my Staff Russell

[@empfangwien521]

If you're already saying, in the first 2 minutes, that the girl was abducted and has never been found......, why would I want to watch 2 hours of video, which must be just speculating about what could have happend to her.....? Pretty sure this case could be discussed in a 30 minute video max?

[@crikker9447]

Why are you here then?

[@almostadorno]

however

[@hatuletoh]

That road is is one bad mother- --shut yo mouth! But I'm talking 'bout Shaft Road!

[@jazzbo13]

Then we can dig it.

[@meemabuver]

Molly Stark state park in Vt 😁

[@jeromeburdine966]

Lol. My gf listens to you while in the shower. 💦

[@charlottecorday8494]

"El oh el". Just hilarious, Jer.

[@serenaleaghgrace5023]

LOOKS LIKE A SERIAL KILLER AROUND THE AREA?????????

[@estherfolland6782]

Whoop!

[@Mr-gg8ek]

I would not come forward either because anyone that does immediately puts themselves into the position of having to prove they had nothing to do with the crime. Police have ruined many lives of people trying to help. No thank you.

[@babyclaws4360]

What a selfish reply. If you're innocent then there's nothing to worry about. What if that was your daughter and someone had information that could lead to an arrest but simply chose not to for that very reason?

[@Mr-gg8ek]

@@babyclaws4360 I agree. People should come forward. However cops always look at people who bring them info as suspects. They created the problem.

[@babyclaws4360]

@@Mr-gg8ek They as in the informer? They didn't create the problem the initial perpetrator caused the incident & therefore should be punished accordingly.

[@velocitygirl8551]

She literally looks like my 80 year-old grandmother in some of these. I think they have the same glasses?

[@AJAXKID123]

We don’t care.

[@brendaeaster8874]

Why don't you work for the FBI???

[@ThugShakers4Christ]

Another case that can be easily explained using my patented "stupid ho hypothesis"

[@lauriejohnstone8217]

Your comment is rude and callous, which I’m sure is a accurate portrayal of your nasty little personality.