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Joey Lynn Offutt was a 33-year-old from Sykesville, Pennsylvania.

She was the mother of three and loved having time to herself.

On July 12th, 2007,

after several days of no one hearing from Joey,

her house was gutted by an intentionally set fire.

A search of the debris did not find Joey.

She was never seen again.

I'm Ed Dunsell, and this is unfound.

Fires and disappearances.

I wouldn't necessarily call them a thing, as the kids say these days,

but they are connected often enough that they are statistically significant,

meaning we all should have at least a general knowledge of factors that should be considered when we're faced with a missing person and

also a burned car, house, boat, or whatever that is certainly part of the case.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, Unfound has a few like this in its extensive catalog,

and I'll be expounding on these cases after the interview.

Dory Ann Myers, Jeremy Burt, Bernard Rustness, and Peggy McKay, Gene Bryant, Lar Bible, and Ashley Freeman, Tyler North.

Each a unique disappearance with a couple of those actually being solved, which might help us today.

Well, for Joey Offit, we have a burned house and a dead baby, and an intact car found

two hours away. What happened before everything went? Up in smoke. And now a summary of the case.

Joey Offit was the youngest member of her family.

And yes, that's her real official name, Joey.

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