The Disappearance of Joan Risch | MHP 10.19.20.

<p>It was an Autumn afternoon like any other. The date was October 24, 1961, and Joan Carolyn Risch had just returned with her daughter from shopping after a dentist's appointment earlier that day. Her husband Martin had traveled to New York on business, leaving at home Joan alone while her infant son slept upstairs, and her daughter Lillian played across the street at the home of their neighbors, the Barkers. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At around 2:15, Barbara Barker said she saw Joan across the street wearing what appeared to be a long trench coat, and perhaps carrying something red. The children playing nearby said they thought Joan had probably been chasing little David, who might have run out into the driveway. Mrs. Barker would have never guessed that this would be the last time she ever saw Joan Risch… a woman whose disappearance would remain one of the strangest and most disturbing events in Massachusetts history. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week we are joined by Michael C. Bouchard, an author with decades in law enforcement whose book <em>Masquerade</em> examines the strange events leading up to the unsolved disappearance of Joan Risch. </span></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.gralienreport.com/x">The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials.</a></p> <p><strong>Enjoy <em>The Micah Hanks Program</em>? <a href= "https://www.micahhanks.com/shows/">Check out Micah's other podcasts here</a>. </strong></p> </blockquote> <h3><strong>Want to advertise/sponsor our show?</strong></h3> <p>We have partnered with the fine folks at <strong><em>AdvertiseCast</em></strong> to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with <em>The Micah Hanks Program,</em> all you have to do is email <a href= "mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<br /> <a href= "https://www.advertisecast.com/TheMicahHanksProgram"><strong>Advertis