This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Heres everything you need to know about The Grinch sequel, plus the best books your kid can check out now. They were carrying shovels and a flashlight, and said they were going to explore Murphy's Cave, near the Highway 79 construction project. Hart: Hannibal boys' disappearance brought back to life in book. The Hoag brothers were missing. Adjacent to the deep muddy waters, its the perfect route for the countrys Great River Road. Don't knowingly lie about anyone Lets talk about The Lost Boys of Hannibal, who havent been seen or heard from in almost 55 years. Lost Boys of Hannibal on Apple Podcasts 44 episodes This Podcast sets out to solve one of Hannibal Missouri's biggest mystery, The Lost boys of Hannibal Missouri snd the events surrounding their disappearance in 1967. Greg Henderson, the boys 11-year-old friend who barely missed the cave trip that day, thinks there might have been corruption. Craig lived on Union Street in 1967. A flashlight and shovel were later found to be missing from the Hoag home. Be Proactive. He says he has lived all over the world and calls Quincy home, though he resides in Hannibal now. The show is hosted by Sarah Fenske and produced by Alex Heuer, Emily Woodbury, Evie Hemphill and Lara Hamdan. **Apologies for the formatting and its blocky appearance! Because nothing was ever found, there's speculation that the children weren't lost in the cave and something else caused their disappearances. Don't Threaten. Tim told his mother to call the Mark Twain Emergency Squad and she did. Excursions to this cave are still being made. "It's beyond coincidence.". He said all three women identified some of the same key locations in connection with Gacy and the missing boys. There's no evidence to support any other theories, however. Then in July of last year, a third woman -- an "evidential clairvoyant" in Wyoming who helps police solve crimes -- was looking at photographs of the three Hannibal boys when "all of a sudden she was overwhelmed with these images" of John Wayne Gacy brutalizing and burying the boys, Wingate said. He informs Will of Freddie Lounds posting a pic of one of the girls online, which Will calls tasteless. -Butthead, Hart: Hannibal boys' disappearance brought back to life in book, After 45 years, mystery surrounding missing boys remains, This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our, Porchlight International for the Missing & Unidentified, Hoag,Bill and Joey Howell,Craig May 10 1967, http://www.hannibal.net/stories/042206/ 2003.shtml, http://www.hannibal.net/stories/042706/ 0101.shtml, http://www.whig.com/story/news/RH-Scoop-Column-011910, http://z13.invisionfree.com/PorchlightU c=936&st=0&, http://www.hannibal.net/features/x15264 written-it, http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stori sing-boys/, http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/23/lo later.html. Don't Threaten. I never could understand that. Anyones guess is as good as the next as to why Dowell tagged along, but no one really knows why. Debra "DeDe" Hoag, 67, of Hannibal, passed away at 5:37 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at her home. A memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at the James O'Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal. They were carrying shovels and a flashlight, and said they were going to explore Murphy's Cave, near the Highway 79 construction project. At one point, FBI experts got involved in the process. The last theory is that the boys didnt actually all go missing at once. About two years later, he was joined by younger brother William Francis. You think theyre going to close down that highway to build on a speculation? 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. After that, they disappear and even traces of them, much less their bodies, were found. Franki Cambeletta Talks About Hannibal's Unsolved Mystery From 1967. We won't share it with anyone else. Caves, like many other things in nature, are vast and often largely uncharted. Brothers Billy and Joey Hoag, ages 11 and 13, along with their friend Craig Dowell, 14, were last observed carrying shovels and flashlights around 5 p.m. May 10, 1967. As he further explored the possibility of Gacy's involvement, Wingate kept finding other connections. The three Hannibal boys were particularly curious about the caves. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. They wouldnt believe me until somebody stepped forward and sort of said, Hes right, because I saw them. Bill Dexheimer (who did not wish to comment), he said that he had seen I dont know if he saw Craig but he saw Billy and Joey. Joey Hoag, Billy Hoag, and Craig Dowell had simply vanished without a trace. Joel Wise Hoag was born on July 25, 1954 to mom Helen and dad Mike. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Authorities checked it to see if the Hoag brothers or Craig were there, but they didn't find anything. Or were they the victims of a notorious serial killer? You can head over to, a small town of about 17,000 people that sits along the famous Mississippi River, Billy was very mischievous while Joey was more serious, interested in science, especially astronomy, exploring the cave when they were spotted by a worker, were later found to be missing from the Hoag home, were reportedly in Murphys Cave around 4:35 pm, but gone a few minutes later, a quick search of the cave by Tim turned up nothing, groups like the Mark Twain Emergency Squad and National Speleological Society, the cave would continue to be searched for the next month, the entrance to Murphys Cave was discovered, said case would stay open, but there probably wouldnt be any more searches, John Wingate, a childhood friend of the boys, have done a pretty deep dive into the case and even said they want to solve it, theres a new effort underway to keep mapping out Murphys Cave, they were supposed to be at church that evening, and probably would have had to catch the bus between 5:30 and 5:45 to be there by 6 pm, were sealed up a few days after the boys were last seen, that the boys didnt actually all go missing at once, He believes the mayor and others involved in the search may not have wanted to find the boys. In 2015, Hannibal Police Department Lieutenant John Zerbonia said case would stay open, but there probably wouldnt be any more searches. Missouris Route 79 is a beautiful roadway cutting through the states eastern hills and tiny subtle towns. The world isn't flat, cats didn't knock them off the edges. These holes were sealed up a few days after the boys were last seen, despite orders from the mayor to keep them open. 2022 by Mary Hallberg, Proudly created with Wix.com. Ive been to psychiatrists, neurologists, counselors. They regularly picked up lanterns and went down into the dark cave tunnels. This season will maybe mark the end of the search, Cambeletta said. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Another says it was a teacher. During the highway construction, sections of the road were being blasted to destroy them and make room for the new road, creating holes. One of the psychics even suggested that Gacy was involved in the disappearance and deaths of two Monroe City boys -- John Wagner in February 1968 and Rickey Enochs in June 1977. The first was A Sorrow of the Heart by Charles Stewart***, published in either 2009 or 2010. DeDe Hoag believes her brothers and Craig Dowell may have gotten trapped in one of these holes and accidentally buried after they were sealed. A writer and author of crime thrillers living in the UK. At the time the boys went missing, machines being used to search the caves could go as far down as 39 feet but the town mayor ordered them to go no further than 37 feet. Billy has red hair and blue eyes and a scar under his right arm. The brothers asked another friend of theirs, 11-year-old Greg Henderson, to go with them to the cave, but he got called in for dinner so he couldnt. accounts, the history behind an article. They were 10-year-old Billy Hoag, his brother 13-year-old Joel Hoag and their friend 14-year-old Craig Dowell. Online condolences may be made and video tribute may be viewed at www.jamesodonnellfuneralhome.com. . Partly cloudy skies. "But I decided just to lay it out and let people decide for themselves" if there's any merit to the story. DeDe retired after working many years in retail sales as a manager. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Each man is nursing a grudge Hannibal for Will trying to capture him; Will for Hannibal . Be Nice. But, as children often do, they didnt listen. The three boys' cases remain unsolved. Since then, rumors and theories have swirled around the Mississippi River town about what happened to 13-year-old Joey Hoag, 10-year-old brother Billy Hoag, and their friend, 14-year-old Craig. "I had no idea this was coming," he said. But at some point, 15-year-old Tim Hoag and 16-year-old DeDe lost track of their younger brothers, who slipped out of the yard and headed for another adventure. Do you think the boys were kidnapped, or did they die of injury on the construction site and their bodies weren't able to be recovered? Jack calls in Hannibal to work on the psychological profile of the Minnesota Shrike, and the two go to his office where he meets Will Graham. "I wanted to see what they picked up on. Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. My own opinion is youre going to find Billy and Joey. There was a massive search for the kids that drew national attention, but ultimately, they've never been found. 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. Nearly 55 years ago, two young brothers and their friend gathered shovels and flashlights on a spring afternoon to explore a cave in their hometown of Hannibal, Missouri. That claim, like so many others, would bear no fruit and the preliminary search would be called off 10 days after the disappearance. Wingate later learned the woman was a psychic from southern Missouri who reportedly "saw the three boys' spirit energy manifest up front when I was speaking," he said. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Last updated June 3, 2012; details of disappearance updated. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Loving Care Hospice. They left anyway while their parents were out. We'd love to hear eyewitness They were allegedly chased away by construction workers. Searching for the missing, identifying those with no name.Missing and Unidentified Persons Cases, Moderators:Nut44x4, tatertot, rain, burnsjl2003, Begood, wv171. The belief is they went into a cave to explore. Obituary: Debra 'DeDe' Hoag, 67, of Hannibal, Online condolences may be made and video tribute may be viewed at. There was also a strange message about a man in a black cloak who was not recognized as a city resident, police officer or anyone else. On May 10, 1967, Joey Hoag stepped off the school bus outside his parents' home in Hannibal's Southside neighborhood where he was greeted by his 16-year-old sister, Debra "DeDe" Hoag. "This is a story that found me.". The preliminary search was called off 10 days later, though another source said the cave would continue to be searched for the next month. Wingate says he was skeptical when he heard from the three female psychics who all sensed a connection between Gacy and the missing Hannibal boys. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. A new book released last week puts a surprising new ending on a 52-year-old Hannibal story. The boys prepared thoroughly. Investigators searched trains that had left Hannibal around the time the boys were last seen, perhaps wondering if they had been snatched without anyone noticing. Send questions and comments about this story to feedback@stlpublicradio.org. Hes very certain the boys are buried beneath the southbound lanes of Route 79 just before the Lovers Leap tourist sign. Lets go over some theories and speculation. In 2010, author Charles Stewart published a book about them, titled A Sorrow of the Heart. You can head over to this blog's corresponding YouTube video and let me know in the comments! For two young explorers and the rest of their south side friends, exploring the caves was something everyone did. Within a few days, the boys still hadnt been found and people started to wonder if they really were in the cave. As it turned out, Gacy was living and working in Waterloo, Iowa, in 1967, while his mother was living in Little Rock, Ark. Billy and Joey were nowhere to be found. Or were they trying to evade someone who was following them? Or had something else happened to them? Im having a big time still struggling with it. According to their sister Deborah, who went by DeDe, Billy was very mischievous while Joey was more serious and interested in science, especially astronomy. Two of the psychics told Wingate that "John Wayne Gacy was that mystery man," he said. Hannibal Police checked all departing trains the day the boys left to make sure they werent attempting to run away or, worse yet, had been kidnapped. Evie is a producer for "St. Louis on the Air" at St. Louis Public Radio. In the US state of Missouri, one of the local attractions is a vast network of caves that have thousands of passages, both above and below ground. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. Joey has brown hair and eyes and was last seen wearing a t-shirt and jeans. At the time the boys went missing, machines being used to search the caves could go as far down as 39 feet but the town mayor ordered them to go no further than 37 feet. She stayed up every night waiting for my brothers to come home. They just kept asking, Where do you think they are? Then, on May 10, 1967, Joey along with brother Billy Hoag and friend Craig Dowell mysteriously disappeared, presumably somewhere under Hannibal in the labyrinthine cave system. He said the mayor at the time was aware the machines used in the search for the three boys could go as deep as 39 feet, but instead the mayor told searchers to not go more than 37 feet. But a parental edict to stay in the yard the afternoon they disappeared wasnt enough to deter the young adventurers. Wingate said his first encounter with one of the psychics came last spring while he was doing a book signing at the Mark Twain Museum in Hannibal for "Lost Boys." "For 52 years, the consensus has been that the three Hannibal boys were lost in a calamitous collapse inside the cave," Wingate said. Create a password that only you will remember. Craig Dowell, he was an acquaintance, Henderson said. In 1978, after Gacy was arrested "and all of his darkness was revealed," Wingate said, many rumors and questions surfaced in Hannibal about whether Gacy could have been in town when the three boys vanished in 1967. You can take it all the way down to New Orleans if you wanted to and in Missouri its quite picturesque for travelers making their way between the northeastern portions of the Show-Me State and the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area. He had on a T-shirt and jeans. DeDe and Billy crossed paths in the house. racist or sexually-oriented language. William and Joel left behind five brothers and four sisters. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. All suspicious passageways, narrow cracks and still unexplored tunnels were carefully checked. Low 31F. The boys were last seen on the south side of Hannibal, Missouri between 4:20 and 5:00 p.m. Henderson found it odd that Billy wasnt there. Local panic quickly brought national attention to the tiny river town in northern Missouri. Their parents forbade them to go there, but in response the boys said they would play in the yard and actually went to the caves. "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." Other, similar theories suggest they were trapped in a road cave in, fell into a sinkhole or did actually return to the cave, only to become trapped somewhere where they couldnt be found. Their parents warned them against playing in caves, but the Hoag brothers were two of 11 siblings and let's face it, most normal parents only have four eyes between them. Over the course of the afternoon, just like the previous days, the boys were spotted with several of their peers. Use the 'Report' link on If they had, what would have happened? Donations are accepted but not expected; the site remains free-access to all. Years later, a Hoag brother that was in law enforcement researched the whereabouts of a prolific serial killer of young boys and discovered that he had been less than 40 miles away from Hannibal, on business, at the time the boys disappeared. For more information, please see our Searching As it turned out another neighborhood boy was missing too. According to one of the first versions, the children were buried alive when one of the cave tunnels collapsed, but as mentioned above, all possible tunnels of the nearest caves were checked by search crew and they did not find any traces of fresh collapses there. Brother Bill Dexheimer will officiate. Wingate said if Gacy were to go visit his mother, "driving from Waterloo to Little Rock, he would take Highway 61, which takes you right through Hannibal.". The case of the Lost Boys of Hannibal has been the subject of at least three books. The worker told them to get out because it was dangerous, but no known precautions were taken after that to keep other explorers away. Scroll to continue reading. In 2006, the entrance to Murphys Cave was discovered during the building of an elementary school. He behind left three brothers. A memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at the James O'Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal. On Wednesday, May 10, the boys left school, changed clothes, and went walking in the direction of Murphys Cave yet again. They got forensic and all that stuff, they could probably get it solved. They even summoned a few psychics who claimed they could feel the place where the children had disappeared. "In all three cases, we'd find ourselves standing at the same location on three different days," he said. When they werent home by 5:45, their brother Tim started looking for them. Where youre going to find Craig, I dont know. Hundreds of people explored the tunnels of all nearby caves, not just Murphys Cave. The Charley Project is NOT a registered non-profit organization and any donations will NOT be tax-deductible. This was the latest reported sighting of the boys; after 5:15, all traces of them were lost. The boys were last seen on the south side of Hannibal, Missouri between 4:20 and 5:00 p.m. Nonetheless, this tight-knit community came together to find the lost boys. Tim took off one way, I took off another way, DeDe said. Went to school, seen Billy, and he said, Were going caving tonight, Henderson said. The Hoag brothers and the Dowell boy were last seen by Lynn Strube, 14, of 405 Smith, and John Janes, 13, 1125 Sierra, Wednesday . Where do you think they are?, Henderson, now 56, said. But, Within a few days, the boys still hadnt been found and people started to wonder if they really were in the cave. Billy Hoag (10), Joey Hoag (13) and Craig Dowell (14). He went to Murphys Cave and saw some of the boys friends there, who said they saw Billy, Joey and Craig going into the cave earlier. Wed, 20 May 2015 04:21:51 GMT Joey, Billy, and the Hoag kids had many hobbies while growing up in Hannibal. Or had something else happened to them? Billy, Id say was a little bit more mischievous than Joey. HANNIBAL Missouri's Route 79 is a beautiful roadway that cuts through the state's eastern hills and tiny, subtle towns. More than 200 cavers from across the country converged on Hannibal to explore the labyrinth of underground passageways, including Murphy's Cave and some newly opened cave entrances where road construction was taking place along what is now Mo. or anything. and our "That was the start of it. Nearly 55 years ago, two young brothers and their friend gathered shovels and flashlights on a spring afternoon to explore a cave in their hometown of Hannibal, Missouri. Wingate's book, "Lost Boys of Hannibal: Inside America's Largest Cave Search," noted that the boys -- Edwin Craig Dowell, 14, and brothers Joel Hoag, 13, and Billy Hoag, 11 -- were never found despite month-long search efforts. And nowadays, near Hannibal, sometimes new tunnels are found in the local caves, which are caused by expansion, rainfall and other reasons. Dundon pointed out witnesses who identified the boys as heading toward Murphy's . But because of the intensive construction of Highway 79 in the 1960s, employees sometimes encounter new gaps that lead to unexplored parts of local caves. The openings leading to its tunnels were located very close to the houses of the city of Hannibal, one hundred miles northwest of St. Louis. A pair of black tights are a necessity, rather than just an accessory, to stay stylish and comfortable when temperatures drop. From here, some of the details become fuzzy. Have the latest local news delivered every day so you don't miss out on updates. He says he has lived all over the world and calls Quincy home, though he resides in Hannibal now. One of them was 14-year-old Craig Dowell, who some sources described as a friend of theirs, others as an acquaintance. Be Truthful. He was spotted in many places where children were being searched. - The hometown of one of America's most enduring and beloved authors is also the site of a decades-old mystery. Advertisement. Everyone knew everyone on the south side of Hannibal and when the Hoag brothers decided go caving Dowell probably just happened to be near by and joined them. Much of the world rejoiced Monday with the news that divers had rescued the final four of 12 young soccer players and their coach from a flooded cave in northern Thailand. He eventually showed and couldnt account for his younger brothers, so Helen sent him and DeDe out in the neighborhood to find them. All of these cavers came in from Washington, D.C., from California, Virginia, Mississippi. He went to Murphys Cave and saw some of the boys friends there, who said they saw Billy, Joey and Craig going into the cave earlier. Wingate said he started investigating the theory a year ago -- around the same time he was making stops in Hannibal and Quincy, Ill., to sign copies of his first book. "We went up to the rock quarry on riverside, and we would bring black snakes home, and you know, our playground was Lovers Leap," DeDe Hoag . There was a serious rebuke. According to another version, the boys may have accidentally entered a completely new tunneling system that other researchers have not noticed. When she found out she was going to pass it was just a matter of time she said I sure wish I would find out something before I died. They were carrying shovels and a flashlight, and said they were going to explore Murphy's Cave, near the Highway 79 construction project. People came pouring in to look for them, DeDe said. That's when he began hearing separately from three women, ages 26 to 31, who claim to be psychics. In 2006, construction crews discovered an entrance to the Murphys Cave system while building a new elementary school along Highway 79. (AP) The rescue missions more than 50 years apart parallel one another, demonstrating the dangers of amateur caving and the painstaking process to rescue those trapped. You have permission to edit this article. The boys shared a. Craig Dowell lived over on Union Street. Missouri's recreational marijuana law is in full effect in area, Continental Cement employees begin strike early Wednesday morning, Hannibal junior Cody Culp places second in state, Quintet of Hannibal wrestlers move on to Saturday at state meet. Extensive search-and-rescue efforts turned up no sign of any of them, however. . To request a transcript for St. Louis on the Air, Authorities checked it to see if the Hoag brothers or Craig were there, but they didn't find anything. She also didnt know where Tim was. The Hoag Family was hoping and hoping for a sign of something positive in search efforts, but nothing ever came to light. It was searched by police but, again, no trace of the boys was found. Some of the drivers may not know it, but a portion of Route 79 in Hannibal could be the final resting place of three missing boys. Billy and Joey, as they were more commonly called, On Monday, May 8, 1967, Billy and Joey were, The next day was Wednesday, May 10. They were planning to . Craig disappeared with two other boys, the Hoag brothers Joel and William. The next theory is that the boys were kidnapped and possibly killed. Copyright 2010 - 2023 Soul:Ask | Unlock your Mind and Soul. Partial to books, stationery, papercrafts and walking. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. The boys' disappearance triggered a massive search. 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