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Unsolved Mysteries

Road Trip to Murder

Unsolved Mysteries

Cosgrove Meurer Productions, Inc. + Audacy

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.73.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

What started out as the cross-country road trip of a lifetime for 29-year-old Philip Reagan and his 39-year-old brother Matthew ended in tragedy just a day later when their bodies were discovered on a remote road on the Navajo Nation in Arizona. Authorities believe it was a tragic case of “wrong place, wrong time,” but a vicious killer is on the loose and justice needs to be served. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's very hard to understand.

0:05.0

I'd always say that as this happened to Matt and Phil, this could happen to anyone.

0:13.1

And something like this shouldn't happen to anyone.

0:17.1

I really think what they ran into was someone very sinister and very evil.

0:30.4

It's early in the morning on Friday, March 20, 2020.

0:34.0

And 29-year-old Philip Reagan is preparing for a life-changing adventure.

0:38.6

The Cleveland, Ohio native recently accepted a job in California,

0:42.2

and he's busily packing everything he owns into his black Ford escape

0:46.2

before embarking on his cross-country journey.

0:49.0

Philip's older brother, 39-year-old Matthew Reagan,

0:52.2

has offered to make the drive with him

0:54.0

to experience some of the country's amazing sights

0:56.4

that they've always dreamed of visiting together.

0:59.3

As the SUV pulls out of the driveway,

1:01.4

Matt waves goodbye to his wife, Faye, and their five boys,

1:05.0

expecting to return home in just a few days.

1:07.8

No one suspects that it's the last moment Matt and Philip

1:11.4

will ever have with their family.

1:20.0

I'm Steve French, and this is Unsolved Mysteries, Road Trip to Murder.

1:30.2

New York Times

1:30.2

They were packed up, they were ready, they were excited, they were up early.

1:35.2

It was still pretty March weather here in Ohio.

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