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Unresolved

Cindy Song

Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

"It's like she vanished into thin air."

On the evening of 31 October 2001, Hyun Jong Song - better known as "Cindy" - went with some friends to a costume party at a nightclub in State College, Pennsylvania. Having just started her senior year at Penn State, the 21-year-old was still getting over a recent breakup but had a fun Halloween with her friends, dancing until the early morning hours of November 1st.

At around 4:00 AM, a friend dropped Cindy off at her apartment, but didn't wait for her to step inside before driving off. In the days to come, it would become clear that something happened to Cindy in the vital minutes that followed, but the mystery of her strange and abrupt disappearance endures to this day...



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0:00.0

This episode contains graphic content that may not be suitable for all ages.

0:08.0

Listen or discretion is advised.

0:10.0

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available.

0:15.0

Call or text 988 or chat with someone at 988 Lifeline.org.

0:21.0

Those outside of the US, reach out to someone at your local crisis center or hotline.

0:26.0

Please do not suffer in silence. I'm going to Halloween is a holiday that appeals to almost all of us.

0:57.0

For children, it's a day to dress up as anything.

1:00.0

A cop, a pumpkin, a monster, a princess.

1:03.0

For at least a few hours, kids can become a character from their favorite movie, their favorite

1:07.9

video gamer book, or even something out of their imagination.

1:11.8

It's also a day in which free candy is prevalent, which when you're

1:15.2

a kid is like being given free money, maybe even better. As we get older, Halloween begins

1:20.5

to take on a different level of excitement.

1:23.3

We begin to experiment with different types of costumes, and continue to view it as an expression of

1:28.4

our deepest fears or desires.

1:31.0

After all, Halloween is one of the few socially accepted days for everyone to cut loose and get as weird or wacky as one wants.

1:38.0

Hell, if you just want to watch scary movies, then October is the month for you.

1:42.0

Yet, for some, Halloween doesn't... movies, then October is the month for you.

1:43.0

Yet, for some, Halloween doesn't contain the same sense of spooky wonder anymore.

1:48.6

For them, it's a grim reminder of a personal tragedy, such as the disappearance of a young woman in one of America's most

1:55.3

renowned college towns who went missing after a fun night out with friends.

2:00.0

In that case, Leeds and clues have been almost non-existent since this story began unfolding back in 2001,

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