Voluntary disappearance
Subject in True Crime
Voluntary disappearance has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Crime Junkie. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Ashley FlowersCreator and host of the true crime podcast Crime Junkie and founder of Audiochuck
Applying Occam's razor, Flowers concludes the simplest explanation is that Melissa left on her own.
“The simplest explanation is that she chose to walk away and did it on her own”
Crime Junkie: MISSING: Melissa Casias (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:22:56
Flowers believes that if Melissa walked away, she needed someone's help to do it.
“no matter what, if she walked away, I think she needed someone's help to do that”
Crime Junkie: MISSING: Melissa Casias (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:18:39
Flowers suggests society holds mothers to a different standard, making it hard to accept a mother leaving.
“I feel like mothers have this different societal expectation than father or like men do”
Crime Junkie: MISSING: Melissa Casias (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:36
Podcasts
- Crime Junkie · 1 episode
Episodes
MISSING: Melissa CasiasCrime Junkie · Apr 27, 2026 · 1 h 32 min
Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat examine the June 2025 disappearance of Melissa Casias in Taos, New Mexico, and the family feud over whether she left voluntarily.