{"podcast":{"title":"The Vanished Podcast","slug":"the-vanished-podcast-548872","podcast_index_feed_id":548872,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/the-vanished-podcast-wondery","website_url":"https://wondery.com/shows/the-vanished-podcast/?utm_source=rss","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/e5/69/37/6d/e569376d-da8c-4681-84ed-6232238b515f/dfa6dc2122691133cb91197e9c1bdd591b6978bd5b18d2c932198ee29e65eb3eb59d3b83c29971dba41075eb178fc20a2ee0954fa61324c152795f64320adb43.jpeg","author":"Audible","episode_count":557,"summary":"The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week. Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends, law enforcement and experts. What will The Vanished uncover next? Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of The Vanished Podcast ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vanished-podcast-548872"},"episode":{"title":"Dan Davis","slug":"dan-davis","published_at":"2026-01-19T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vanished-podcast-548872/dan-davis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vanished-podcast-548872","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/a6cf3e80-d1ac-49a6-895a-8892093e1d57.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/a6cf3e80-d1ac-49a6-895a-8892093e1d57.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"In the days leading up to Thanksgiving 2025, the family and friends of 59-year-old Daniel Davis began to grow increasingly concerned. Dan was known as deeply reliable. His coworkers couldn’t even remember him missing a single day of work in decades. Much of Dan’s life revolved around his job at 115 Bourbon Street, a well-known music venue in Merrionette Park, Illinois, a southwest suburb just outside the city of Chicago. They soon learned that Dan had been involved in a car accident late on the night of Monday, November 24. After the crash, Dan was dropped off at his workplace, where he walked inside and briefly greeted the two remaining coworkers. In the early morning hours of November 25, Dan was seen walking away from 115 Bourbon Street. Once Dan's loved ones learned about the accident, questions immediately followed. Where was he, and why wasn’t he answering calls or text messages? Had Dan sought medical attention afterward? As hours passed without contact, it became clear that something was wrong. Dan was reported missing to the Chicago Police Department, and surveillance footage began to surface. Almost immediately, they noticed something troubling. The surveillance footage was bizarre, but it didn’t clearly point to what had happened or where Dan might have gone. When they entered his apartment, they found items left in a manner out of character, deepening the confusion rather than providing answers. The final known surveillance video of Dan was recorded on Wednesday, November 26, around 6:30 p.m. Dan was seen exiting a church in Blue Island, Illinois, a community just south of Chicago. After that moment, Dan Davis vanished without a trace. Despite exhaustive search efforts by law enforcement, family, friends, and volunteers, no further confirmed sightings or an…","meta_description":"In the days leading up to Thanksgiving 2025, the family and friends of 59-year-old Daniel Davis began to grow increasingly concerned. Dan was known as dee…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4042,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vanished-podcast-548872/episodes/dan-davis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vanished-podcast-548872/dan-davis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}