Ep 10. The Springfield Three

In the small town of Springfield, Missouri, three women vanish without a trace on June 7th, 1992. The Springfield Three, as they become known, are Sherrill Levitt, her daughter Suzie Streeter, and Suzie's friend Stacy McCall. The disappearance of the three women baffles law enforcement and leaves the community reeling.

The episode begins by introducing us to the three missing women. Sherrill Levitt was a 47-year-old single mother who worked as a hairdresser. Her daughter, Suzie Streeter, was 19 and about to start college. She had spent the evening of June 6th at a graduation party with her friend, Stacy McCall, who was 18 and planning to start college in the fall.

We learn that on the night of June 6th, the three women had returned to Sherrill's home and gone to bed. At around 2 am on June 7th, a friend of Stacy's tried to call her but got no answer. Concerned, she went to Sherrill's house to check on the girls. When she arrived, she found that the front porch light was on, the cars were in the garage, and the front door was unlocked. Inside, she found the women's purses and keys, but there was no sign of the women themselves.

The police were called, and they arrived at the scene to begin their investigation. They found no signs of a struggle or forced entry, leading them to believe that the women had left the house willingly. However, there were some strange clues that perplexed them. A broken porch light bulb and a mysterious pile of ash in the driveway suggested that something unusual had happened at the house, but there was no clear explanation for what it might be.

Over the next several weeks, the police conducted a massive search for the missing women. They interviewed dozens of people, searched fields and forests near Springfield, and followed up on every lead they could find. Despite their efforts, they turned up no trace of the women. It was as if they had vanished into thin air.

The episode takes us through the twists and turns of the investigation, introducing us to the various people who were involved and the theories that emerged about what might have happened. We meet Sherrill's ex-husband, who was considered a suspect early on, as well as several of Suzie and Stacy's friends who were with them at the party the night before they disappeared.

As the investigation proceeds, the police become increasingly frustrated by their lack of progress. They bring in experts to analyze the evidence, including the mysterious pile of ash and the broken porch light bulb. They conduct new searches of the area around Springfield, but still find nothing.

Despite the lack of progress in the investigation, the families of the missing women refuse to give up hope. They launch their own search efforts and keep the case in the public eye, hoping that someone will come forward with information that will help solve the mystery.

In the end, the fate of the Springfield Three remains a mystery. The episode leaves us with a sense of the profound loss felt by the families and community, and the sense that there may never be closure in this case.

Throughout the episode, we see how investigators and loved ones struggle to come to terms with the disappearance of these three women. We witness the heartbreak that comes with missing person cases and the tenacity of those who refuse to give up seeking answers even after years have passed. Disappeared season 3 episode 10 offers a fascianting account into a baffling missing persons case that remains unresolved.