The Skeleton Key Chronicles

16 hours ago

More than two months after 35-year-old mother Lindsey Watts disappeared from her Edina, Missouri, home, newly released court records are providing the clearest picture yet of the investigation behind the scenes. Search warrants show investigators cast a wide digital net in the days after Lindsey vanished, seeking evidence from a 2013 Ford F-150, a black iPhone recovered from the vehicle, multiple cellphone providers and several social media accounts. The court records do not explain how the truck is connected to the investigation or identify its owner.

Lindsey was last seen the night of May 19th, 2026. According to neighbors interviewed after her disappearance, several people reported hearing a disturbance around the time she was last seen. When her family realized they hadn't heard from her and she failed to report to work the following morning, they contacted authorities. Her car, keys and wallet were all left behind at her home, while investigators later recovered her cell phone from a nearby ditch. Despite weeks of searching and numerous leads, Lindsey has still not been found.

The newly released warrants show investigators worked to piece together Lindsey's movements, communications and digital activity in the days surrounding her disappearance. They examined a 2013 Ford F-150, including information stored in the vehicle's onboard computer systems, and also obtained authorization to search a black iPhone recovered from that vehicle. Investigators were authorized to review messages, photos, videos, internet activity, location information and other electronic records that could help establish a timeline.

Investigators also sought records from several cellphone providers, as well as Facebook and Snapchat, as they continued working to reconstruct communications, movements and other digital activity surrounding Lindsey's disappearance.

The warrants do not identify a suspect or reveal what investigators may have found. Instead, they provide a glimpse into the extensive investigative steps authorities took in the days after Lindsey disappeared as they continue working to determine what may have happened.

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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

21 hours ago

It's now been more than five weeks since 33-year-old Tyler James Wagaman disappeared, and despite weeks of searching, neither Tyler nor his black Ford F-150 has been found. This weekend, volunteers will once again head out in hopes of finding answers.

The search for Tyler gained momentum after his brother, Brian "Wags" Wagaman, received a message on June 24 from Tyler's boss saying Tyler hadn't been to work in nearly two weeks. Wags was out of town at the time and has helped lead the search ever since. He says Tyler mostly kept to himself. "He goes to work, comes home, and plays his video games. That's his entire life," Wags said. Which makes the fact that Tyler's social media has been silent since June 12, along with no activity on his Xbox account or bank account since June 14, even more concerning.

As investigators pieced together Tyler's movements, they learned his black 2003 Ford F-150 was captured by multiple Flock license plate readers during the early morning hours of June 15. The truck was seen traveling through Indianapolis before continuing toward Morgan County. Investigators believe the last probable camera sighting occurred at 4:36 a.m. on State Road 67 near the Morgan County line. Two days later, on June 17, Tyler's cellphone last pinged within an approximate three-to-five-mile area near Hollybrook Road in Gosport. Despite extensive searches, neither Tyler nor his truck has been found.

Another volunteer search is scheduled for today, Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26. Organizers will use the Owen County Veterans Memorial Park, located at 1000 N. Washington Street in Spencer, Indiana, as the command center. Anyone planning to volunteer is asked to pre-register so organizers have emergency contact information for everyone participating.

Anyone with information about Tyler's whereabouts is encouraged to contact law enforcement.

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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

1 day ago

Adam Walsh was just six years old when what should have been an ordinary shopping trip with his mom turned into one of the most heartbreaking missing child cases in American history.

On July 27th, 1981, Adam and his mother were shopping at a Sears store in Hollywood, Florida. While she browsed a nearby department, Adam stayed near the front of the store playing video games with a group of other boys. At some point, the boys got a lottle too rambunxious so a security guard asked them to leave the area. The boys obliged. When Adam's mother returned just a short time later, Adam was nowhere to be found.

An enormous search followed as volunteers, law enforcement, and the community looked for the little boy. Sixteen days later, Adam was found deceased more than 100 miles from his home. In 2008, Hollywood police officially closed the case, naming Ottis Toole as the person they believed was responsible. Although investigators considered the case solved, questions surrounding Toole's confession have continued to be discussed over the years.

Adam's father, John Walsh, turned his family's grief into a lifelong mission to help other families. He went on to host America's Most Wanted and became one of the country's most recognizable advocates for victims and missing children. Adam's case also became a catalyst for major changes in child safety, helping inspire the creation of Code Adam, NCMEC, and later the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act.

More than four decades later, Adam's name is still recognized across the country, not only because of the case that captured national attention, but because his legacy continues to shape how missing children are protected and how families are supported when the unthinkable happens. … See MoreSee Less