Alexandra Anaya's guest appearances

Alexandra Anaya

Trace Evidence

True Crime Society

Elisa Lam

Arlis Perry

Keith Reinhard

Rachel Cooke

Zachary Bernhardt

Kimberly McAndrew

Suzanne Lyall

Lauren Spierer

Leah Roberts

Georgette Bauerdorf

Bryan Hayes

Brandi Wells

Brian Shaffer

Andrew Gosden

Jodi Huisentruit

OwlTail

Often when a teenager goes missing, it’s assumed that they ran away.  According to a 2002 study, between 1.6 and 2.8 million teens run away each year.  In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast we discuss two different cases where it was assumed that teens had left of their own accord, only to find out that wasn’t the case.  Alexandra Anaya (13) disappeared from her Indiana home in the early morning hours of August 13, 2005.  Police did not take her disappearance seriously to start and they assumed she would return quickly.  Alex’s dismembered torso was found in a river days later.  Her head and other body parts have never been found and no arrests have been made in this case.  Andrew Gosden was 14 when he left his home in England in 2007.  He pretended that he was getting ready for school, but after everyone had left the home, he went back and changed into casual clothes and took a train to London. In 2021, two older men were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and human trafficking in Andrew’s case.  He remains missing.  Read our blogs for these cases here -  https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/03/the-horrific-murder-of-teenager-alexandra-anaya/https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/03/andrew-gosden-vanished-without-a-trace/This episode is sponsored by:Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies.  Mind Bullet - Want to increase your energy levels and creativity?  Visit mindbullet.com and use code TCS at checkout for 25% off your first order.  Pretty Litter - Go to PrettyLitter.com/tcs to save twenty percent on your first order.   EveryPlate - Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal on your first box by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code tcs149

Often when a teenager goes missing, it’s assumed that they ran away.  According to a 2002 study, between 1.6 and 2.8 million teens run away each year. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast we discuss two different cases where it was assumed that teens had left of their own accord, only to find out that wasn’t the case. Alexandra Anaya (13) disappeared from her Indiana home in the early morning hours of August 13, 2005.  Police did not take her disappearance seriously to start and they assumed she would return quickly.  Alex’s dismembered torso was found in a river days later.  Her head and other body parts have never been found and no arrests have been made in this case. Andrew Gosden was 14 when he left his home in England in 2007.  He pretended that he was getting ready for school, but after everyone had left the home, he went back and changed into casual clothes and took a train to London. In 2021, two older men were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and human trafficking in Andrew’s case.  He remains missing. Read our blogs for these cases here - <a href="https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/03/the-horrific-murder-of-teenager-alexandra-anaya/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/03/the-horrific-murder-of-teenager-alexandra-anaya/</a> <a href="https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/03/andrew-gosden-vanished-without-a-trace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/03/andrew-gosden-vanished-without-a-trace/</a> This episode is sponsored by: Microdose Gummies - Go to <a href="http://microdose.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">microdose.com</a> and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies. Mind Bullet - Want to increase your energy levels and creativity?  Visit <a href="http://mindbullet.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mindbullet.com</a> and use code TCS at checkout for 25% off your first order. Pretty Litter - Go to <a href="http://PrettyLitter.com/tcs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PrettyLitter.com/tcs</a> to save twenty percent on your first order.  EveryPlate - Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal on your first box by going to <a href="http://EveryPlate.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EveryPlate.com</a> and entering code tcs149

Unsolved | Alexandra Anaya & Andrew Gosden

Thirteen year old Alexandra Anaya vanished without a trace from her home in Hammond, Indiana. Her mother, Sandra was baffled. No signs of forced entry, no signs of a struggle. It was almost as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth.While Sandra, her family and police were trying to track down the missing teen, the Chicago Police were responding to a call about a body discovered in the Little Calumet River. Wrapped in chains and strapped to a cinder block was the dismembered torso of a young woman. Three weeks later, a DNA match confirmed that Alexandra Anaya had been brutally murdered before her killer severed her arms, legs and head. To this day, all of her remains have never been found.While locals believed the crime had to have been random and was likely committed by a serial killer, Alexandra's mother felt she knew exactly who was responsible and he was definitely no stranger.Trace Evidence FacebookInstagramTwitterOfficial WebsiteOfficial MerchMusic Courtesy of: "Lost Time" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sources: https://www.trace-evidence.com/alex-anaya

Thirteen year old Alexandra Anaya vanished without a trace from her home in Hammond, Indiana. Her mother, Sandra was baffled. No signs of forced entry, no signs of a struggle. It was almost as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. While Sandra, her family and police were trying to track down the missing teen, the Chicago Police were responding to a call about a body discovered in the Little Calumet River. Wrapped in chains and strapped to a cinder block was the dismembered torso of a young woman. Three weeks later, a DNA match confirmed that Alexandra Anaya had been brutally murdered before her killer severed her arms, legs and head. To this day, all of her remains have never been found. While locals believed the crime had to have been random and was likely committed by a serial killer, Alexandra's mother felt she knew exactly who was responsible and he was definitely no stranger. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TraceEvidencePod/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Trace Evidence Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/traceevidencepod/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TraceEvPod" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://Trace-Evidence.com" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://traceevidence.threadless.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Official Merch</a> Music Courtesy of: "Lost Time" Kevin MacLeod (<a href="https://incompetech.com" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a> Sources: <a href="https://www.trace-evidence.com/alex-anaya" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.trace-evidence.com/alex-anaya</a>

154 - The Murder of Alexandra Anaya