# Joshua Maddux: The Boy Found Dead in a Chimney 7 Years After He Disappeared

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Podcast: [Mysteries at Bedtime](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671)
Published: 2026-02-10T15:00:00+00:00
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On May 8th, 2008, eighteen-year-old Joshua Maddux left his family home in Woodland Park, Colorado, for a walk. He was a free-spirited young man who loved nature, music, and the outdoors. Going for walks was something he did routinely. But this time, he never came home. For seven years, his family searched. They checked homeless shelters, scoured campgrounds, scanned strangers' faces on the street. They held onto hope that Josh would eventually return. Then, in August 2015, construction workers demolishing an abandoned cabin made a horrifying discovery: a mummified body crammed inside the chimney. It was Josh. He'd been less than a mile from home the entire time. Two blocks away. The coroner ruled it an accidental death. But the evidence didn't add up. Josh was nearly naked, with his clothes folded inside the cabin. A breakfast bar was moved to block the chimney. And rumours swirled about a man who'd bragged about "putting Josh in a hole." Tonight, the mystery of the boy in the chimney. You can get early and ad free access to this show and more here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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