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Why isn’t it illegal to not report a missing spouse?
Unfortunately, it is not illegal to not report your husband or your wife missing. Was that a surprise to you? Yes, it was. Yes it was.
A couple years ago, an elderly Christmas tree farmer in New Hampshire went missing. But for almost a year, his wife didn't tell anybody. The police ask her, why didn't you report your own husband missing? They were not ready for the answers.
What led police to question the wife’s failure to report her husband?
He told me not to talk about it. Which obviously now legally I mean have to. And Uh what's the other thing? Oh, tie flies. Like If the whole thing is like just a bizarre mystery. It's like all these questions that the town has, the community has are just like
Did the wife’s silence suggest she was protecting someone?
Unanswered. Honey, let's take a walk up into the woods. Get hit over the head with a shovel. And buried. My initial thought was she killed him because that was what I always thought would happen. No way, no way. They have no idea how much we loved each other.
I'm Jason Moon, coming soon from New Hampshire Public Radio and Bear Brook, a private matter.
How does the host frame the mystery as a “private matter” for listeners?
A five-part series about a mysterious disappearance and a search for answers that led me places I never imagined.
In astrology, every one of us that are counselors i comically responsible for everything we say. She would tell me. Don't use your mind. Come from your heart center. I'm gonna be speaking in medium terms, so that's right. Try to bear with me.
What resources are available for listeners who want to support the investigation?
If you knew Jay as well as I do He's private. He doesn't want everybody to know his business. Pat, I don't believe you.
I kind of revert back to like that Bear Brooks saying, like, what if we were to just come across something? I know I will probably get more resources for a missing two year old search than a missing seventy two year old search. You know, and I wrote down, she said, you know, I I found him.
A private matter beginning October 21st, 2026. Listen by following Bear Brooke on your favorite podcasting app.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why isn’t it illegal to not report a missing spouse?
0:01–0:35
2
What led police to question the wife’s failure to report her husband?
0:35–0:59
3
Did the wife’s silence suggest she was protecting someone?
0:59–1:34
4
How does the host frame the mystery as a “private matter” for listeners?
1:34–2:05
5
What resources are available for listeners who want to support the investigation?
2:05–3:03