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Trace Evidence

107 - The Disappearance of LaShaya Stine

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.74.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Sixteen year old Lashaya Stine snuck out of her families home during the early morning hours of Friday, July 15th, 2016. She never returned. Over the years her family and police have received multiple tips about Lashaya possibly having been forced into sex trafficking.

While witnesses claim to have seen Lashaya, and others claim to know her assailant, Lashaya has yet to be found and her captor has never been directly identifies. If indeed Lashaya has been trafficked, as authorities believe, there is a chance she is still out there and someone may hold the key to bringing her home.

The Vanished Podcast - Episode 81 - LaShaya Stine: http://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/episodes/2017/6/18/episode-81-lashaya-stine

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0:00.0

16-year-old Lachea Stein was looking forward to the day.

0:12.7

She had a job interview in the afternoon and had recently been accepted to an internship

0:17.6

which would advance her dream of being a nurse.

0:21.2

Sometime in the early morning hours, Lachea snuck out of her family home, apparently to

0:26.9

meet someone, but she never returned.

0:30.6

For the past four years, the Aurora police and Lachea's family have worked hard to try

0:35.5

and locate her.

0:37.2

Many tips suggest that the teen may have been trafficked and forced into sex work.

0:42.6

There have been sightings in multiple states, and while many claim to know the man who took

0:46.9

her, none have produced a name.

0:50.4

Police believe that Lachea is still out there somewhere, and because of that, the chance

0:55.0

that she can be found and returned to her family is a hope that everyone involved in the

0:59.5

case clings to.

1:01.7

Who did Lachea go to meet that night and where was she taken?

1:06.6

This is Trace Evidence, Episode 107, The Disappearance of Lachea Stein.

1:19.6

Welcome to Trace Evidence.

1:21.2

I'm your host, Stephen Pacheco.

1:23.8

Today, we examine the disappearance of 16-year-old Lachea Stein, before getting into the case,

1:30.4

just a few notes about the show.

1:32.6

Trace Evidence is a weekly true crime podcast focused on unsolved murders, disappearances,

1:38.1

and other crimes.

1:39.7

You can follow the show on social media on Twitter at TraceevPod, Instagram at TraceEvidencePod,

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