# Tara Leigh Calico: The Polaroid Mystery

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Podcast: [The Final Hours with Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-final-hours-with-sarah-turney-and-kourtney-nichole-7678359)
Published: 2026-03-16T07:01:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2292

## Resource

Tara Leigh Calico disappeared on the morning of September 20, 1988, after leaving her New Mexico home for a routine bike ride. She never returned. What followed was a search filled with unsettling possibilities, small town rumors, and one of the strangest clues in missing person history: a Polaroid photo discovered months later that some believed showed Tara alive. Decades on, her case remains unresolved, suspended between local suspicion, haunting evidence, and the question of whether the truth has been hidden in plain sight all along. If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow The Final Hours to never miss a case! For ad-free listening and early access subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. The Final Hours is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals including Clues, Crime House 24/7, Crimes Of…, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Murder True Crime Stories and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Social Instagram: @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia YouTube: @crimehousestudios The Final Hours is hosted by Sarah Turney & Kourtney Nichole Instagram: @saraheturney | @crimewithkourt TikTok: @saraheturney | @crimewithkourt

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