189 - The Vanishing of Lynn Burdick - Part 2

[@AmericanAussie1776]

I’ve listened to this case twice, two things stand out to me and are bothering me: 1) when being abducted how often does someone take their purse??? Very very odd that she would grab her purse while being abducted. 2) when her sister called to see if she needed a ride home her sister said Lynn was very short with her over the phone. Why was that and did she say yes I need a ride? I truly feel she was taken by someone she knew because she took her coat, gloves and purse as if she was leaving to get a ride home with someone. Abductor’s usually don’t allow you to grab your purse, jacket and gloves. Those pieces of info really bothers me A LOT!

[@brittnyhawk8633]

I agree. How fast it all happen too. The fact storm came in too. To me it seem almost particularly planned. Like who ever it was, was waiting for it.

[@karenanderson5940]

Totally. Feels like it was someone who knew she’d be alone on a shift she didn’t usually do alone? And if it was snowing that badly, it would’ve been hard to get far away quickly. Midwest driver here weighing in lol

[@mssunset42]

I'd surmise the abductor would take the purse. 😏😏

[@kristenschnese698]

Good points I thought that was strange as well

[@lynpatricia6854]

Unless the abductor told her to take them so it would not appear to be a robbery abduction maybe gaining them more time.

[@nadene1769]

I remember this when it happened. I was in her age range and I was so nervous about working at night. I still think about her sometimes. Thanks for this in depth story.🙏👍

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Did you live in the area if so who is this RR guy he mentioned ?

[@ShanePodClips]

I just found your channel the other day and have been binging. Thank you for shining light on forgotten cases ❤️

[@Rajahriver]

Very good narrator - I always enjoy your Chanel 👍🏻

[@dragoncult666]

The guy on crutches caught my attention the first time he was mentioned. Could certainly be a ruse to see how helpful/ compliant she'd be. A dry run, if you will.

[@williamtanguay2781]

Reminds me of Ted Bundy. And he was around the area at the time ....

[@thebewitchinghour831]

Her jacket missing can be easily explained by the fact that she did have a habit of walking outside to help her patrons. She would have put her jacket on with it being cold out that night. The purse is a bit more strange unless the perpetrator just thought to grab it on the way out the door, thinking there might be money in it but didn't want to waste time looking through it at the store.

[@whitedragoness23]

I think the perp did grab her purse to pocket the money.

[@cm9439]

Bless this family. I send you healing thoughts.

[@laceycyr9762]

Thank you so much I am actually part of her family. ❤❤

[@stormsiren7207]

All I know is I don't think the other attempted abduction at the college the same night was a coincidence. Too bad they never could find that man.

[@chelseamercer3825]

I agree. I know things have improved with technology but it haunts me knowing that monsters are living among us, having committed heinous crimes, who may never get caught!

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Yep !

[@donnablack6280]

It's someone she knows. You don't usually take your purse when being abducted at knife/gunpoint. Maybe she was lured outside to chat, and the keys to lock up the store were in her purse. Maybe she thought was was about to get a prom invitation.

[@ihaveanidea6930]

I could see someone saying "grab your coat" to her as they escorted her out the door. Maybe her purse was with her coat and it was easy to grab both on the way out. It's not unheard of for bad people to have reasonable manners and it might have played into 2 things, 1 his infliction of fear into her, and 2 she wouldn't look odd to people in the parking lot or passersby out in the weather without a coat. Thought of 1 more, the coat could also help conceal the weapon if there was one as the perp lead her to his car. I think this was someone with experience, they where cool calm and collected and kept things under control. It doesn't feel like the same guy who tried to kidnap the collage girl, he was messy and unprepared for a fight. I think this guy had a plan and knew exactly where he was going and what he was going to do with her.

[@Col91016]

No it wasn’t.

[@juniorjohnson5961]

I think she knew who it was also. She was excited about going to the prom she could have very well stepped outside to sit in someone's car & been abducted. But the money throws a twist into it would they have went in & took the money with her still in the car . I think it was local.

[@juniorjohnson5961]

​@@Col91016 Who was it then you seem to know more than us .

[@stormywaters7995]

So sad. But now I'm sure it's happiness now that her parents are with her in Heaven GOD BLESS

[@laceycyr9762]

Poor girl. She is realated to me actually. I never got to meet her but i still want to know what happened to that sweet girl.❤

[@almckinney3630]

Lynn's disappearance is still well known in the area to this day. We'd all like to know what happened to her, I remember passing by the billboard on Curran highway some time ago. I didn't talk much with him, but Perry Burdick was a teacher at McCann tech when I went and seemed like a good man.

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Did you know her?

[@davidwelch4841]

After 40 years the identity of the perpetrator most likely will never be known. If Lynn would've been 58 then that person would be at least that old most likely older. It's doubtful they're alive. This is a sad case similar to thousands of missing people all over this country who no trace has ever been found.

[@SerpentNight]

I'm afraid I agree. Even if she's found any foreign DNA would have eroded by now. Unless someone makes a credible confession I doubt we'll ever know for sure.

[@chelseamercer3825]

Old cases like this give me the chills. I sadly don't doubt that Lynn was likely taken out of Florida, and then murdered shortly after her kidnapping. If she had been living in a more urban area I may have suspected human trafficking but not so much considering that she was from a very rural community

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Unless it was someone her age I've got a feeling it was someone she knew. You would think there have been signs of a struggle.

[@nozoto]

The detail that bothers me is the purse... Why wasn't it left behind? I assume it was initially put aside with the other items, like her unfinished book. Imagine that you are a woman brutally abducted in your workplace after a robbery, would the perpetrator leave you the opportunity to grab it before tossing you inside his vehicle? Why would he allow such a thing to happen? As strange as it sounds, my hunch is that she was lured out. But then, it doesn't explain the money's disappearance, unless she took the notes with her and put them in said purse before going out, instead of the criminal directly extorting them. This scenario would look less like a robbery and more like a blackmail scheme to me... Perhaps she was manipulated, and before she even had a chance to put it a stop, she had to play along? Then again, I try to think outside the box, but there's close to nothing to go by...

[@IamtheLunchlady]

Thank you for the video! This is a sad one. What are the odds the 1 night she was unsupervised and alone in the store she gets abducted? Very weird coincidence.

[@CL-we8tn]

I'm hooked. Best true crime podcast out.

[@mmsmart1014]

40 years since she disappeared sad to know the person involved may lived among her family and got away.

[@slidhome]

Thank you for bringing attention to this . I do realize that the suspect pool is limited, but I kept thinking of television shows such as Forensic Files and others. In many of those programs, sexual predators kidnappers and murderers are prosecuted and sent to prison. My point is, Lynn's abductors now be sitting in prison and may know of her whereabouts. It's just an angle which you may consider. I wish you all of good fortune in finding this innocent woman.

[@mikeswick6473]

Always fight never let anyone take u cause it’s not gonna end well for u

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Exactly ! I've got a feeling she knew who took her or there would have been evidence of a struggle.

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Terrible and scary, it’s heartbreaking the not knowing.

[@theresakennedy9223]

💖 RIP Miss Lynn 💖

[@kaciecharles5629]

I feel like either she took her purse on her own accord while being kidnapped or the kidnapper took the purse hoping money would be in it or someone is lying and trying to cover their tracks. Does the owner have a husband or a son?

[@loredanadincu4300]

Did you even listen to the case? The owner was her cousin, male and he had a wife and young kids. His wife called Lynn at some point that night to ask her if everything is OK. The cousin was supposedly the last one to see her alive outside the killer. He visited the shop with some young teenagers / kids to buy stuff for a youth party or something like that.

[@kaciecharles5629]

@@loredanadincu4300 excuse me? Don't talk to me like that!

[@loredanadincu4300]

@@kaciecharles5629 talk like what? The only thing I said is that you didn't listen to the video which is an obvious fact . Because if you would have you wouldn't have asked that last question. So chill ❄️.

[@loredanadincu4300]

@@kaciecharles5629 I don't understand who you belive you think you are and what was so offensive. Don't like to be questioned don't ask questions like that before listening to the whole two videos 🙄 😒.

[@ihaveanidea6930]

It's sad she was never found, I've heard of people finding remains and not saying any thing to police and just burying them / pouring foundations over them as to not slow down work progress. I'm sure it happens more in bigger cities, but I imagine a lot of development has happened in 40 years in that area too. It always freaks me out that construction crews can just tear down houses and buildings without doing walk thru inspections, some guys dont even call out inside the structure before starting demo. It's easy to see why people are sometimes never found.

[@anneloving8405]

Such a sad case,sounds like the local authorities tried really hard early on(unlike a lot of other cases).scarey.

[@wizcoolc1]

Sad storry, poor girl😢

[@juniorjohnson5961]

I've got a feeling it was local. I don't know why i just had that feeling from the start.

[@PhantomStella]

Hearing Florida in this case just confuses me bc I live in Florida the state. Why would you name a town Florida 😂 Also, it might be someone who she knew since she took her purse and stuff. If she was abducted by a stranger, it seems odd that they would let her take the items...

[@KGood28]

Same here, drove me crazy the entire time.

[@PatrickFDolan]

What about Florida City, Florida?

[@PatrickFDolan]

What about Florida Evans?

[@balazsvarga1823]

Florida will rule the world!

[@NeverendingSaga]

Why 2 parts?

[@serenaleaghgrace5023]

SOME ONE KNOWS TILL TODAY

[@kristenschnese698]

So sad I feel sorry for families who lose loved ones like this. The lady in part one who wondered if she could be the Princess Doe did the family ever look into that? She did kind of look like that and the two towns aren’t that far apart

[@annmarierussell1459]

I wanted to listen to the second part of this story but the background music while you were talking is so distracting. I had to stop listening after the first few minutes.

[@E.B.J.S.]

It is just at the start.

[@ninisherebaxley7589]

Yes, very disappointed bc its not his style, but it is very disracting.

[@AnnikaOBrien]

It’s an intro

[@georgeevans1149]

It's just the intro....it's not the whole time he is talking!!!

[@georgeevans1149]

@@ninisherebaxley7589 it's just for the intro and not the whole segment he is talking

[@judysweatman7501]

Well, the suspect from the car was ‘carrying a pot belly..’ and the re-opening of the store is now called potbellys? Seems odd to Me.

[@kirstenmelias4062]

Though a random abduction is possible i agree with some people that it seems to be odd Lynn's jacket and purse would be took with her. Just makes me think it was likely some 1 she knew and trusted. Could it be possible someone posing as an officer came in that night. All he would have to do is tell lynn she was needed at home or there was some kind of emergency and to go with him. I could see someone grabbing their purse and leaving sharpish in this situation. Just a thought. I do hope something is found soon and lynn her family and friends get the closure they all so deserve ❤

[@giselewarrell8655]

Hola, estaría bueno que pongas subtitulo en español. Gracias!

[@r.a.9406]

Lent also used a gun in the attempted 1994 kidnapping of Becky Savarice in nearby Pittsfield.

[@r.a.9406]

Lent kidnapped and murdered Sarah Ann Wood in 1993. I lived in Utica when this occurred.

[@Col91016]

Her daughter has told her what happened and who did it.

[@the3lewisgirls]

Kenneth Littleton.

[@kerri6615]

🙏🙏

[@serenaleaghgrace5023]

COLD CASE D N A, HAS TO BE SOMETHING,,,,, TODAY

[@itallia666]

I know this may sound callous but i think whoever took Lynn, he took her to stop her from raising the alarm that he'd robbed the store. I think her persuaded her he wasnt going to hurt her & it was just until he cleared the area & hed drop her some where shed be able to get home, hence her taking her coat & handbag. Something happened or she tried to escape or had done something to attract attention. I feel he killed her not long afterwards, either shooting her or stopping & strangling her & throwing her into a deep road side ditch. If her town was a little isolated & there were a few miles of ditches ( which occur when agricultural fields are on each side of the road). With the incoming storm, a deep ditch maybe filled with mud & water & the weight of her body & subsequent covering of snow if it was a snowstorm then the finding of a body along miles of desolate roads would have been A very difficult task. It seems the search went on a long time with no results & with hope, people were introducing different senarios However, most abduction cases sadly result in same day/night Ending of life. I dont think sex trafficking was as rife in the early 1980s as it is today, although it did go on. Im sad to think these things but i honestly feel Lynn was killed the Night she was abducted although maybe her death hadnt been contemplated by the abductor & he just wanted a quick getaway with a hostage who would raise the alarm if hed left her. Something changed all that & shes not in some preplanned place but out of sight in a very ordinary place just off the road & only a few miles of her town. Its so very very sad that this lovely young woman with such promise ahead of her was snatched away from all who loved her & her life snuffed out. Thank you Steve, enjoyed this case , it always sounds macabre Saying that in murder/missing cases but you & all of your fans know what i mean 🇬🇧👧

[@Tiffaloni]

Someone, somewhere knows something. The only thing I can think is yeah and sometimes 13 people know something but refuse to talk. Really sad society is like that. I believe those people need to burn in hell. Just as guilty as the perpetrator.

[@slaperofallfish]

Fun fact: im a burdick

[@TheRoadhammer379]

As a dad, I can't imagine how much this would devastate me to lose a child but with that being said, I don't understand the view of the father, Rufus. He states that he feels like everyone is forgetting Lynn, well yeah that's life, random people aren't going to go through every day wondering about a missing girl. People everywhere are dealing with their own problems, it's expected that the public will forget about a missing girl from. a one horse town after years have passed. I don't understand the bitterness of families when they make these kind of statements.

[@TheBlueThird]

He's speaking as a hurt, and angry father. I won't judge him; I don't have a child who is missing.

[@chelseamercer3825]

I agree with you. I too am from a rural community with 5 missing persons cases... I think grief effects the missing persons' families thought processing. I can't imagine what Rufus went through with his daughter vanishing and then losing his wife so young! 😭

[@NeverendingSaga]

She was taken to Vermont

[@loredanadincu4300]

Really and how you know that????

[@theresakennedy9223]

💖 RIP Miss Lynn 💖

[@r.a.9406]

Lent kidnapped and murdered Sarah Ann Wood in 1993. I lived in Utica when this occurred.

[@theresakennedy9223]

💖 RIP Miss Lynn 💖