00:00 The podcast episode discusses the disturbing disappearance of Tara Calico, a 19-year-old girl who vanished without a trace in New Mexico.

04:24 In 1988, Tara Calico, a 19-year-old student, went for a bike ride in Belen, New Mexico and was last seen on Highway 47, followed by an old truck, and her disappearance deeply worried her mother.

09:10 Tara Calico's mother dedicated the rest of her life to finding her daughter and bringing her home, never giving up hope that Tara might still be alive or that her killers would be brought to justice, and after her mother's death, Tara's sister continued the search and kept the case in the press.

13:53 A disturbing Polaroid found in a parking lot in 1989, depicting two bound and gagged individuals, including a young woman who resembled Tara Calico, became a significant piece of evidence in the case and has been linked to her disappearance ever since.

18:40 The Polaroid found in 1989, which depicted a young woman resembling Tara Calico and a young boy who was initially thought to be Michael Henley but was later found to be false, has been linked to the case due to the similarities between the disappearances and the individuals in the photo, although the authenticity of the photo has been questioned.

23:13 The authenticity of the Polaroid found in 1989, which depicted a young woman resembling Tara Calico and a young boy, has been questioned due to the lack of anyone coming forward to identify the individuals in the photo as missing persons.

27:43 In 2008, the sheriff of Valencia County claimed to have information about Tara Calico's disappearance, stating that a truck accidentally hit her, she was taken by individuals, and that there may be additional people involved, but no arrests have been made and her body has not been found.

32:30 In 2013, a former deputy with the Valencia County Sheriff's Department named Frank Mathola came forward and stated that Lawrence Romero Jr., the sheriff's son at the time of Tara Calico's disappearance, admitted to killing her and that her body was moved to a pond.

37:27 The case of Tara Calico's disappearance remains unsolved, with conflicting evidence and theories suggesting she was killed locally and covered up by local families, rather than being abducted and ending up in a Polaroid in Florida, and the FBI has recently offered a $20,000 reward for information on the case.

41:54 The email section of the podcast discusses a listener correcting a math error made in a previous episode and includes a shoutout to a listener named Becca.