Charissa "Hazel Grace" Caster Part 2: Through the Cracks
The Vanished Podcast
Wondery
4.5 • 15K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Last week, we shared Part 1 of Charissa Caster’s story. You learned that in July 2024, Charissa vanished without a trace. Her belongings were discovered along a roadside in Edmonds, Washington, prompting law enforcement to notify her family. Days later, her car was found abandoned approximately 50 miles away in Sequim, Washington. Surveillance footage later surfaced, showing her picking flowers in the area; this was the last confirmed sighting of Charissa Caster. Despite extensive searches, no further trace of her has been discovered.
As Charissa’s family and friends combed through the details, they revisited the events leading up to her disappearance. Charissa had recently ended a relationship with her boyfriend and had expressed concerns to multiple people about his alleged abusive behavior. She had even sought medical care at a local hospital, where a rape kit was performed. These revelations sparked alarm, especially with Charissa now missing. Yet, there were also signs that Charissa had been struggling with her mental health in the lead-up to her disappearance, as her behavior had become increasingly erratic. She also made a significant change in her life by deciding to change her name to Hazel Grace, signaling a possible desire to start anew. This name change has added even more mystery to her case. Was it an attempt to escape her past, or did it signify a more profound personal transformation?
As the mystery deepened, the lack of answers and clues only intensified the uncertainty surrounding her case. Her loved ones were left grappling with a difficult question: Was Charissa the victim of violence, or did she leave on her own due to mental health struggles? In this week’s episode, we will continue to explore Charissa’s story, delving into the information her loved ones have uncovered in the months since her disappearance. Despite their tireless efforts, they remain hopeful and continue piecing together the fragments of her journey, holding on to the hope that Charissa may still be out there.
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| 0:00.0 | What we initially did whenever we all did connecting of the dots of, okay, she's missing, who has she talked to, who is normally in her rolodex of people that she is in contact with? |
| 0:25.9 | She's not the type to just go completely silent on everyone. She's also not the type to turn off her location. |
| 0:33.5 | That was another thing as her location got turned off on her phone. That's not normal for her either. |
| 0:39.8 | I don't think anyone truly understands the amount of legwork that we all put in |
| 0:44.7 | just to get her name and face fairly out there. |
| 0:48.7 | I personally am not willing to stop any time soon. |
| 0:51.8 | I still make weekly and monthly posts, share it as much as possible |
| 0:55.8 | with the last known information about her just in case someone might know anything. |
| 1:02.3 | In July 2024, Carissa Castor vanished without a trace. Her belongings were found alongside |
| 1:09.0 | a roadway in Edmonds, Washington, which prompted law enforcement |
| 1:12.6 | to contact her family. No one could find Carissa, so she was reported missing. Later, her car was |
| 1:18.9 | found about 50 miles away in Squim, Washington. Carissa had also been spotted on video footage |
| 1:24.5 | picking flowers in that area, but that was the last confirmed trace of her. |
| 1:28.9 | As Carissa's loved ones began searching for her and comparing notes, they revisited the events |
| 1:33.9 | leading up to Carissa's disappearance. She had recently ended a relationship with her boyfriend, |
| 1:39.2 | sharing with multiple people that he had been abusive. She even sought medical attention at a local |
| 1:43.9 | hospital, |
| 1:44.4 | where a rape kit was performed. This revelation raised significant concerns, especially with Carissa |
| 1:50.6 | now missing. However, there were also indications that Carissa had been experiencing a mental |
| 1:55.9 | health crisis, with her behavior becoming increasingly erratic in the days before she went missing. This left her |
| 2:02.3 | loved ones grappling with whether she had been harmed or if her disappearance was related to |
| 2:06.8 | her mental health struggles. The mystery surrounding Carissa's disappearance only continued to deepen, |
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