EPISODE 184: Debra Melo

On June 20, 2000, 30-year-old Debra Melo left her doctor’s office and got into the family car with her husband Luis. As they drove along Route 18 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, Luis said that they got into an argument and Debra asked to be let out of the vehicle. Luis claims that she got out of the car without her purse or the items she purchased from the doctor’s office. Debra has never been seen or heard from again.

If you have any information about the disappearance of Debra Melo, please call the Massachusetts State Police at 781-830-4800.

EPISODE 183: Corinna Slusser

In September of 2017, 18-year-old Corinna Slusser went missing. In the years prior to her disappearance, the Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania native lost all interest in high school. Her grades began to slip and she would have had to go to summer school in order to graduate, but Corinna had different plans. She dropped out of Bloomsburg Area High School and set her eyes towards the future. She wanted to move in with her Aunt who lived in Massachusetts in 2018 due to the fact that her and her mother, Sabina, were not getting along. However, this move would never happen. A few months before Corinna went missing, she had met a man by the name of Yhovanny Peguero. Yhovanny told Corinna that he would be able to help her get a place to stay in New York City. In August of 2017, Corinna picked up and went to the big apple. She only took her cell phone and ID with her. She left all of her other belongings behind. A month later, Corinna disappeared and she is believed to have been the victim of human trafficking. 

If you have any information about the disappearance of Corinna Slusser, please call the NYPD Human Trafficking Task Force at 212-384-1000.

This episode was co-researched and written by Marissa Jones and Erika Gwynn. To find more of Erika's work, please check out her podcast at https://www.apexandabyss.com.



EPISODE 182: Zacharey Wilks

On May 24, 2017, 27-year-old Zacharey Wilks left his home in Lompoc, California to make the familiar drive to his uncle’s residence in Las Vegas, Nevada. He planned to spend some time helping his uncle prepare the family’s vacation home for summer guests and also enjoy seeing his relatives. However, Zacharey never made it, and neither he nor his car have ever been seen again. Extensive searches have been conducted along Zacharey's route but no trace of him has been found.

Zacharey is in need of life sustaining medication and may be in need of medical treatment.         

If you have any information about Zacharey Wilks’ disappearance, please call the Lompoc Police Department at 805-736-2341

You can follow Zacharey’s story on social media at Find Zacharey Wilks.

October 2019 Update- The Lompoc Police have announced that they located Zacharey's vehicle. They said "the vehicle was involved in a traffic collision causing major damage, and ended up in the dense brush off the side of the roadway." Zacharey's was not located in or around the vehicle.

February 2020 Update- On February 26, 2020, Zacharey’s mom announced that DNA results have concluded that Zacharey died at the scene of the accident.