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Hi, I'm Josh Mankiewicz with a preview of Dateline Missing in America. In our podcast's third season, we share six new unsolved mysteries, and we hope somebody listening may have a clue that could help crack one of these cases. Could that someone be you? Here's Dateline Missing in America.
Tucked between the Pacific and the mountains on California's central coast, Big Sur is a 90-mile stretch of breathtaking beauty. The author Henry Miller said, "It was here in Big Sur that I first learned to say amen." To see what he was talking about, you'll need to brave Highway 1. Its two lanes wind above steep cliffs with waves crashing below.
There are places to pull off to soak in the views. It's the vista of a hundred TV commercials. On September 22nd, 2022, something happened here that you'll never see on any postcard of this slice of paradise. On that morning, a bright red Honda Accord cruised south down Highway 1 and pulled over just past mile marker 56. Who was in that car? And what happened before and after that moment?
are questions that haunt a family. The Honda belonged to 25-year-old Arely Garcia, and she hasn't been seen or heard from since that morning. It's been like a scary movie since the day it happened. Like, it's just been a nightmare. And we pray every night that she comes home. Veronica Garcia and Ellie Mendoza are Arely's sisters. Is there any reason why your sister would be in Big Sur? No idea. It's still a mystery to this day.
A mystery that, to Arely's family and others, sounds eerily similar to another case. They're both young, you know. They're both women of color. They both went missing in the same area. It is very shady for sure. I'm Josh Mankiewicz, and this is Dateline Missing in America. Today's episode is Mystery Down Highway 1. We first covered Arely's story in September 2023.
Her family was desperate to find Arely then, and they're still searching for her. Please listen closely, because you or someone you know might have information that could help solve this case and give Arely's family the answers they're looking for. Thanks for listening. Search for Dateline Missing in America to start listening to Season 3, and follow us now.
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