# The License Plate at the Starlite Diner

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Podcast: [Bound in Black — Fexingo Horror](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bound-in-black-fexingo-horror-7876228)
Published: 2026-07-15T16:42:58+00:00
Episode link: https://audio.fexingo.com/horror/bound-in-black/episode-0072.mp3
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## Resource

In October 1999, I worked the late shift at the Starlite Diner outside Elkhorn, Wisconsin. That's where I met Frank. He came in every night at 2:00 AM, ordered black coffee and apple pie, and left a one-dollar tip. He never said more than four words. Then one night he said something else. And then he disappeared. The license plate on his truck had been registered to a man who died in 1987. But the truck was still parked behind the diner. The engine was still warm. #FexingoHorror #HorrorPodcast #Luna #StarliteDiner #ElkhornWisconsin #Frank #LicencePlate #October1999 #LateShift #BlackCoffee #ApplePie #Disappearance #Truck #ColdCase #Waitress #SmallTown #MidwestGothic #Unresolved Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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