# S4 Ep24: Episode 183: Melissa Casias ft Weird True Crime Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/perplexity-a-mystery-podcast-5992838/s4-ep24-episode-183-melissa-casias-ft-weird-true-crime Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/perplexity-a-mystery-podcast-5992838/s4-ep24-episode-183-melissa-casias-ft-weird-true-crime.md Podcast: [Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/perplexity-a-mystery-podcast-5992838) Published: 2026-06-24T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8919254 Audio file: https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8919254.mp3?modified=1782339862&sid=5166691&source=rss Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/perplexity-a-mystery-podcast-5992838/episodes/s4-ep24-episode-183-melissa-casias-ft-weird-true-crime Duration seconds: 3400 ## Resource 53 year old Melissa Casias from Taos, New Mexico, disappeared under very mysterious circumstances on June 26, 2025. The case seemed to generate no promising leads and quickly go cold. Her remains were recently found in a remote heavily wooded area on May 28, 2026. Melissa’s case has gotten a lot of attention… but arguably for all the wrong reasons. There has been an unbelievable amount of speculation, misinformation, and just straight up conspiracies and lies about Melissa. These have even come from major news sources. It seems before we can know what happened to Melissa on June 26, 2025, people will have to start getting loud with the facts. So today, Kaydra is bringing on Gina and Amber from Weird True Crime. They have been working with Melissa’s family and combing through the police reports from day one. Verifiable information only. Kaydra talks through all of the rumors point by point including the missing scientists conspiracy to get clarification for her listeners. You will also hear a lot of information I guarantee you aren’t hearing anywhere else. This is the perplexing story of Melissa Casias. Listen to Weird True Crime’s 3 part series wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcAPlqQ1t9nzA9B6kAKifmA https://open.spotify.com/show/3BHNffWPPzW79m0s5phIWM?si=1d2cf98423004b75 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weird-true-crime/id1803173020 ----- WAYS TO SUPPORT & CONNECT: Join the Patreon for perks and ad free episodes! Hit that follow button, drop a 5 star review, and spread the word!!! Buy Kaydra a coffee and get a shoutout! Merch! Be sure to tag us on Instagram in your merch! Subscribe to the YouTube channel! Website Follow Perplexity on Instagram and TikTok @PerplexityMysteryPodcast. Have a story to tell or want to request a topic… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/perplexity-a-mystery-podcast-5992838/episodes/s4-ep24-episode-183-melissa-casias-ft-weird-true-crime/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/perplexity-a-mystery-podcast-5992838/s4-ep24-episode-183-melissa-casias-ft-weird-true-crime.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.