In 1993, Soul Asylum’s Runaway Train won the grammy for best rock song, and its wildly popular music video featured missing children, with the intent of locating them. All in all, of the 36 children featured in the U.S. versions of the video, 21 were considered found. Here’s a deep dive into what that means, and rundown of those that are still missing. Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Sources: https://youtu.be/NRtvqT_wMeY?si=5WwEUQdoAc4pDM6B https://people.com/crime/missing-kids-soul-asylum-runaway-train/ https://slate.com/culture/2023/08/runaway-train-music-video-soul-asylum-kids.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Train_(Soul_Asylum_song) https://medium.com/mel-magazine/the-children-of-runaway-train-19ee8f6aabf8 https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/oct/31/missing-kids-soul-asylum-runaway-train-tony-kaye-david-pirner https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/crime/2019/02/01/ocso-still-searching-for-missing-girl-29-years-later/6136318007/ https://charleyproject.org/case/byron-eric-page https://charleyproject.org/case/duane-edward-fochtman https://charleyproject.org/case/john-francis-lango https://charleyproject.org/case/martha-wes-dunn https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/420dfla.html https://charleyproject.org/case/patrick-shawn-betz All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better: Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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