Courtney Holden // 315

Published: June 20, 2023, 8:28 p.m.

b"In July of 2018, a 26-year-old Washington woman attempted to flee her adoptive mother\\u2019s house, but was carried back inside by her brother. She hasn\\u2019t been seen by friends or neighbors since, and her family claims she ran away. Strangely, it would be nearly a year-and-a-half until she was reported missing. And as police dove into the lives of her adoptive family, suspicions against them grew. This is the story of Courtney Holden.\\n\\nBONUS EPISODES\\nApple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398\\nPatreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast\\n\\nCASE SOURCES\\n\\ufeff1. Uncovered:\\xa0https://uncovered.com/cases/courtney-holden#timeline\\n2. The Spokesman-Review:\\xa0https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jan/21/warning-signs-were-there-for-spokane-woman-missing/\\n3. Reddit:\\xa0https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/t5t58a/courtney_holden_was_reported_missing_by_her/\\n4. The Charley Project:\\xa0https://charleyproject.org/case/courtney-corrinna-holden\\n5. Stories of the Unsolved:\\xa0https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/06/12/the-disappearance-of-courtney-holden/\\n6. Websleuths:\\xa0https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wa-courtney-holden-27-not-reported-missing-was-living-with-adoptive-family-spokane-apr-2018.497670/page-2?utm_content=cmp-true\\n7. KXLY:\\xa0https://www.kxly.com/i-couldve-dug-deeper-friends-regret-not-reporting-missing-spokane-mom-sooner/\\n8. King 5:\\xa0https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/one-foster-child-cost-washington-state-37000-per-month-for-his-care-records-show/281-db00198b-fcbb-4773-a858-363002214614#:~:text=Right%20now%2C%20a%20foster%20parent,best%20environment%20for%20each%20child.\\n9. Stories of the Unsolved:\\xa0https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/06/12/the-disappearance-of-courtney-holden/\\n10.\\xa0Courtney's Facebook:\\xa0https://www.facebook.com/shortney.holden.7\\n11. KHQ:\\xa0https://www.khq.com/news/i-know-courtney-was-murdered-spokane-man-details-life-in-the-holden-home/article_c2a56760-4170-11ea-afba-17196c0fca0d.html\\n12. Fox 41:\\xa0https://www.fox41yakima.com/ive-seen-no-evidence-that-courtney-holden-is-alive-twists-and-turns-in-missing-womans-case-lead-spd-to-believe-shes-dead/\\n13. National Center for Biotechnology Information:\\xa0https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9216342/#:~:text=Estimates%20suggest%20that%2060%E2%80%9370,Increasing%20Adoptions%20Act%2C%202008).\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"