May 10, 1941. Carolina Beach, North Carolina. 36-year old Leila Bryan and her three-year old daughter, Mary Rachel Bryan, leave their home in the family car in order to drive to a nearby store, but never return. After they are reported missing, an extensive search fails to turn up any trace of them or their car, but Leila’s family suspects that her husband, E.C. Bryan, might be responsible for the disappearances. Decades later, investigators perform a dig under the concrete foundation of E.C.’s former residence, but fail to turn up anything, so Leila and Mary Rachel remain missing persons. At the request of Leila’s great grand-niece, this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” will be commemorating the 80th anniversary of the baffling unsolved disappearance of a mother and daughter.
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Additional Reading:
https://charleyproject.org/case/lelia-lewis-bryan
https://charleyproject.org/case/mary-rachel-bryan
https://ncmissingpersons.org/mary-rachel-bryan/
https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081113/News/605097408
https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090106/News/605093045
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The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
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