Lauren Spierer

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When2011

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College Girl, Missing

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Forensic Tales — The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer (Episode 331)

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True Crime Society - The 2011 disappearance of Lauren Spierer

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College Girl, Missing

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College Girl, Missing : The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight

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Forensic Tales — The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer (Episode 331)

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MISSING: Lauren Spierer

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released September 30, 2019. About 55 minutes.

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True Crime Garage

Lauren Spierer /// Part 1 /// 91

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released March 21, 2017. About 60 minutes.

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Lauren Spierer /// Part 2 /// 92

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released March 22, 2017. About 61 minutes.

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Crime Weekly

S1 Ep36: Disappearance at Indiana University: Lauren Spierer (Part 3)

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released August 13, 2021. About 100 minutes.

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Mile Higher

She Vanished After College Night Out Now Her “Friends” Won’t Talk: Where is Lauren Spierer?

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released February 8, 2024. About 72 minutes.

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Crime Weekly

S1 Ep34: Disappearance at Indiana University: Lauren Spierer (Part 1)

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released July 30, 2021. About 74 minutes.

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S1 Ep35: Disappearance at Indiana University: Lauren Spierer (Part 2)

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released August 6, 2021. About 88 minutes.

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This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

[Missing] Lauren Spierer

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released July 5, 2022. About 61 minutes.

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True Crime All The Time Unsolved

Ep106 - Lauren Spierer

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released March 24, 2019. About 66 minutes.

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Lauren Spierer’s Cold Case Disappearance - Bloomingdale, IN

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released September 2, 2022. About 27 minutes.

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Down The Rabbit Holes

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released March 3, 2020. About 53 minutes.

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True Crime Brewery

Looking for Lauren: The Haunting Disappearance of College Student Lauren Spierer

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released July 4, 2016. About 64 minutes.

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VANISHED: Lauren Spierer

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released March 5, 2025. About 50 minutes.

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Voices for Justice

Lauren Spierer

Podcast coverage of the Lauren Spierer case. Released March 20, 2025. About 52 minutes.

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The Vincennes Sun-Commercial · 2013-06-04 · Page A6

Lauren Spierer's parents speak after two years

An interview follows Robert and Charlene Spierer's search for answers and the milestones their daughter had missed.

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The Journal News · 2021-06-06 · Page A1

Ten years without answers for Lauren's family

An anniversary report returns to Lauren Spierer's disappearance and her parents' enduring uncertainty.

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Internet Archive · TV News Archive

20/20 : KGO : June 24, 2016 10:00pm-11:01pm PDT

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Happening Now : FOXNEWS : June 6, 2011 11:00am-1:00pm EDT

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ABC News Good Morning America : KGO : June 8, 2011 7:00am-9:00am PDT

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Spierer v. Rossman — civil negligence appeal

A federal appellate decision in the lawsuit brought by Lauren Spierer’s parents following her disappearance. It does not establish a criminal finding against the defendants.

Court / agency: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Document date: August 14, 2015
Case / citation: 14-3171
Hosted by: Justia

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College Girl, Missing

20/20 — Looking for Lauren

Forensic Tales — The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer (Episode 331)

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Nicknames & media names

From the journal

Blogs & essays

True Crime Society - The 2011 disappearance of Lauren Spierer

Books

College Girl, Missing

Movies

TV & documentaries

20/20 — Looking for Lauren

College Girl, Missing : The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight

Fiction Work

Podcasts

Forensic Tales — The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer (Episode 331)

MISSING: Lauren Spierer

Lauren Spierer /// Part 1 /// 91

Lauren Spierer /// Part 2 /// 92

S1 Ep36: Disappearance at Indiana University: Lauren Spierer (Part 3)

She Vanished After College Night Out Now Her “Friends” Won’t Talk: Where is Lauren Spierer?

S1 Ep34: Disappearance at Indiana University: Lauren Spierer (Part 1)

S1 Ep35: Disappearance at Indiana University: Lauren Spierer (Part 2)

[Missing] Lauren Spierer

Ep106 - Lauren Spierer

Lauren Spierer’s Cold Case Disappearance - Bloomingdale, IN

Lauren Spierer

Looking for Lauren: The Haunting Disappearance of College Student Lauren Spierer

VANISHED: Lauren Spierer

Lauren Spierer

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Social Media

HAUNTING Disappearance of Indiana College Student | Lauren Spierer Case: Full Story & Updates

Disappearance at Indiana University: Lauren Spierer (Part 1)

Lauren Spierer never returned home after a night out with friends | Missing with Marni Hughes

The truth behind Lauren Spierer's disappearance: disappearance or murder? | True Crime documentary

Looking for Lauren Spierer - Crime Files | News 12 Originals

Lauren Spierer /// Part 1 /// True Crime Garage

New Details Emerge in Unsolved Disappearance of IU Student Lauren Spierer in New Book, “College Girl

Disappearance at Indiana University: Lauren Spierer (Part 3)

Lauren Spierer’s Cold Case Disappearance - Bloomingdale, IN

Looking for Lauren Part 1: An Investigation, Reinvigorated

Discussion: It's been 10 years since Lauren disappeared. Where is Lauren Spierer?

Discussion: Disappearance of Indiana University Bloomington student Lauren Spierer on the night of June 3rd, 2011

Lauren Spierer — Family Updates on Facebook

More Reading & Audio

College Girl, Missing — Ebook

College Girl, Missing

College Girl, Missing — Ebook

News & reporting

Reporting on Lauren Spierer

Newspaper clippings

Lauren Spierer's parents speak after two years

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Ten years without answers for Lauren's family

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Internet Archive

20/20 : KGO : June 24, 2016 10:00pm-11:01pm PDT

Happening Now : FOXNEWS : June 6, 2011 11:00am-1:00pm EDT

ABC News Good Morning America : KGO : June 8, 2011 7:00am-9:00am PDT

Court records & documents

Spierer v. Rossman — civil negligence appeal

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