# Episode 156: Laralee Spear - So Close to Home

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Podcast: [The Dark Oak](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dark-oak-6475930)
Published: 2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thedarkoakpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-156-laralee-spear-so-close-to-home/
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Duration seconds: 2476

## Resource

On April 25, 1994, 15-year-old Laralee Spear was abducted and brutally murdered just one month shy of her 16th birthday. She was reported missing by her mother when she failed to arrive home after school at the expected time. After checking with neighbors, Laralee’s mother learned that she had last been seen getting off her school bus, which was only a ten-minute walk from the family’s home. A quick search ensued, but it ended tragically. More than three decades later, Laralee’s murder remains unsolved, with no known persons of interest. Sources: https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/news/2024/september/fdle-vso-help-solve-the-laralee-spear-cold-case https://www.facebook.com/Mizzle20/posts/%EF%B8%8F-justice-for-laralee-30-years-later-%EF%B8%8Finvestigators-in-volusia-county-florida-ar/1488187345999812/ https://www.youtube. Join The Dark Oak Discussion: Patreon The Dark Oak Podcast Website Facebook Instagram Twitter TikTok Youtube This episode of The Dark Oak was created, researched, written, recorded, hosted, edited, published, and marketed by Cynthia and Stefanie of Just Us Gals Productions with artwork by Justyse Himes and Music by Ryan Creep

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