Shannon Merry
The Vanished Podcast
Wondery
4.5 • 15K Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2025
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
It was Easter Sunday in 2013 when Shannon Merry's family last heard from her. During a phone call with her mother, who was in North Carolina while Shannon was in Ronkonkoma, New York, they had a disagreement, and the conversation ended on a sour note. After the call, Shannon's mother did not hear from her again and assumed that her daughter was upset. As time passed, Shannon's friends also noticed her absence; she stopped texting, calling, and posting on social media. Their concern grew as days turned into weeks, then months, and eventually years. Seven years later, they were finally able to have Shannon reported as a missing person.
However, the considerable time that had passed since anyone had heard from Shannon posed significant challenges for law enforcement in their investigation. The lack of immediate leads, fading of physical evidence, and difficulties in tracking down new information after such a long period hindered investigators' efforts to piece together what happened to Shannon Merry.
Today, Shannon's loved ones are appealing to the public for leads, hoping that someone will come forward with vital information. They believe that even the smallest clue could make a significant difference in their search and remain hopeful that the public’s assistance will bring them closer to finding Shannon.
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| 0:00.0 | So the last time she texted me, I think about you often and I will always love you. |
| 0:15.8 | And then I sent her a message the next day. |
| 0:18.5 | She never read it. |
| 0:19.9 | She should have been found. It's weird. They got into a fight, and I would say maybe a month or two, |
| 0:24.7 | you don't hear from your daughter, and then your report are missing, but it went on for seven years. |
| 0:28.9 | I wish I had information. I wish I had information to help find her, but I guess just getting |
| 0:34.9 | her story out there is as much as I can do and just not giving up. |
| 0:41.5 | It was Easter Sunday in 2013 when Shannon Mary's family last heard from her. |
| 0:47.6 | 33-year-old Shannon spoke to her mother on the phone that day, while Shannon was at home in Ron Concoma, New York, and her mom was in North Carolina. |
| 0:56.1 | During the call, Shannon and her mother had a disagreement, and it ended on a sour note. |
| 1:01.0 | Afterwards, Shannon's mother didn't hear from her again, and assumed her daughter was upset |
| 1:05.3 | with her. Over time, Shannon's friends also noticed they hadn't heard from her. She stopped |
| 1:10.4 | texting, calling, and posting |
| 1:11.8 | on social media. Their concerns deepened as the days turned into weeks, then months, and eventually years. |
| 1:18.3 | Seven years later, they were finally able to have Shannon reported as a missing person. However, |
| 1:23.4 | with so much time having passed since anyone had heard from her, law enforcement faced significant |
| 1:28.5 | challenges in their investigation. The lack of immediate leads, the fading of physical evidence, |
| 1:34.0 | and the difficulty in tracking down new information after such a long time, left investigators |
| 1:39.0 | struggling to piece together what may have happened to Shannon Mary. I'm Marissa, and from Wondery, this is episode |
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