The Last Trip

The Last Trip

The Last Trip is a true crime podcast exclusively investigating missing and murdered victims that were living their best lives… on vacation. Jaimie Beebe, co-host of the popular True Crime podcast “Strictly Stalking”, brings together the two things she’s most passionate about: True Crime & Travel. Through her own solo travels around the world she has a unique perspective on staying alive in paradise. Join Jaimie as she recreates someone’s last days in paradise on The Last Trip.

Episodes

April 10, 2025 44 mins
Money, power, and mystery—three ingredients for a disappearance that still haunts the Pacific.
Larry Hillblom, co-founder of DHL, built a shipping empire and amassed a fortune. Yet, he chose to live in secrecy on a remote Pacific island, surrounded by scandal and whispers of something darker.
In 1995, his small plane crashed near Saipan. Wreckage was found. Bodies recovered. But Hillblom? Gone. No body. No trace. Just ...
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Annie and Robin Korkki set out on the trip of a lifetime - a luxurious island getaway in paradise. But on the morning of September 22, 2016, their dream vacation came to a chilling end. 
After a day of drinking and laughter at an exclusive resort in Seychelles, the sisters were escorted back to their villa by their personal butler. But they never stepped outside again.
When hotel staff finally entered the room, they fo...
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A yoga retreat in paradise turned into a chilling mystery when Taylor Casey, 41, vanished from the Sivananda Ashram on Paradise Island on June 19, 2024. Last seen that evening, she was gone by morning—leaving behind only one clue: her phone, later found in the ocean.
In this follow-up to Episode 45, we speak with Taylor’s mother, Colette Seymore, and her close friend, Emily, who are still searching for answers. They share ...
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One moment, 66 year old Raymond Ashcroft was walking through the legendary ruins of Tikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site deep in the Guatemalan rainforest. 
The next? He was gone. 
No struggle. No witnesses. Just… silence.
Authorities launched a desperate search within a half hour of his disappearance. 
But Raymond? He had disappeared into the shadows of history, just like the ancient Maya who once ruled these l...
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March 13, 2025 70 mins
In early 1959, nine hikers set out on a skiing expedition across the northern Ural Mountains—Igor Dyatlov, Yuri Doroshenko, Lyudmila Dubinina, Georgiy Krivonishenko, Alexander Kolevatov, Zinaida Kolmogorova, Rustem Slobodin, Nikolai Thibeaux-Brignolles, and Semyon Zolotaryov. Their journey would end in one of the most chilling and perplexing mysteries in modern history.

On the night of February 1st, something terrifyi...
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In Episode 56, we walked through the timeline of Skye Budnick’s disappearance, sharing the details made public by investigators and her family. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, or need a refresher, we recommend going back before diving into this one.
In this episode, I’m joined by Skye’s sister, Megan Lebron, for a deeper look into who Skye was, the challenges her family has faced in the years since she vanishe...
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In November 2024, what started as a fun night out in the party town of Vang Vieng turned into a horrifying nightmare.  Six tourists from around the world never woke up. Others barely escaped with their lives. 
At first it seemed like a tragic accident, a case of tainted alcohol, poisoning unsuspecting travelers in the party town of Vang Vieng, Laos. But as the details emerged, the story took a darker turn. 
Why were on...
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On August 21st, 2024, we released Episode 41, the case of Ryan Roth. In that episode, I walked you through the timeline of events and shared the details investigators made to the public. 
In this episode, I’m joined by Ryan’s uncle, Sean Flynn, as we take a deeper look at who Ryan was before his alleged suicide, why Sean is searching for him, any new updates in the case - and where Ryan might be now.
If you haven’t lis...
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Sarah Papenheim was young, talented, and full of life - a gifted blues drummer from Minnesota with dreams of making a difference. 
She traveled halfway across the world to study psychology in the Netherlands, never imagining that the person she shared an apartment with would become her worst nightmare.
It was a quiet December afternoon in 2018 when everything changed. There was a brutal attack, a desperate attempt to e...
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Antoine Herran was 28 years old when he left France for what was meant to be a 3 week vacation in Australia in April of 1998.  On the day he was supposed to return home,he reportedly jumped off The Gap, a series of towering cliffs near Sydney.
Authorities later recovered a body they believed to be his. However, when Antoine’s family arrived in Australia, they were stunned to find out the body did not belong to him.
Thi...
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On March 20, 2024, we released Episode 19, which covered the tragic case of Jason Cortez. In that episode, I guided you through the timeline of events and shared the publicly available details from investigators.
In this episode, I’m joined by Jason’s father, Candelario Cortez, to delve deeper into Jason’s life, the challenges his family has endured since his heartbreaking murder, and any new developments in the case.
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Travis Sackett was an experienced traveler with a passion for service.  He dedicated years to volunteering with AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps, working in Peru and Guatemala, and most recently, lending a hand in Ecuador.
In February 2021, just two months into his stay in Ecuador, Travis set out on what should have been a routine hike. The trail wasn’t particularly challenging, and witnesses reported seeing him during the d...
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January 9, 2025 28 mins
Michal Krowczynski was a math teacher and Polish tourist who set out to explore Arizona and California during his winter break. 
Tragically, he vanished under mysterious circumstances on January 17th, 2019, while in San Diego, California.
Since that day, Michal has not been seen or heard from, and investigators describe his disappearance as highly unusual.
Nearly 6 years later, his family remains without answers, s...
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December 26, 2024 2 mins
Hello fellow travelers and true crime enthusiasts!
I wanted to share a quick update to keep you all in the loop on what’s been happening behind the scenes with The Last Trip Podcast.  
Looking ahead, I’m really excited about what’s coming in 2025. I’ve been working on updates for some previous cases and lining up interviews with family members of those cases. These upcoming episodes are close to my heart, and I can’t w...
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December 19, 2024 27 mins
The case of Barbara Jean Monaco is a mystery that time cannot erase.  On August 20th, 1978, Barbara Jean hit the road with her sister and 2 friends. 
Their destination? Virginia Beach - a sunny getaway to celebrate Barbara’s milestone 18th birthday.  The trio checked into the Aloha motel, ready for a week of fun and freedom. 
But that celebration took a dark turn.  When Barbara Jean left the motel to meet up with a b...
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December 12, 2024 34 mins
This week’s episode takes a wild turn into the unbelievable. 
Our missing person didn’t just vanish - he faked his own death, traveled halfway around the globe, and ultimately got caught.
It all started when Ryan Borgwardt told his family he was going kayaking.  When he didn’t return, his wife reported him missing. Authorities found his overturned kayak and life preserver, shifting the mission from a rescue to a recove...
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December 5, 2024 32 mins
In 2008, 21-year-old Skye Budnick boarded a one-way flight from Connecticut to Japan without informing anyone of her plans.
Upon arriving, she was last seen at an inn in northern Japan. After that, her trail vanished, leaving behind a growing mystery.
Why did Skye go to Japan? What happened to her after she arrived? And where is she now?
More than 16 years later, her family continues their relentless search for ans...
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November 28, 2024 34 mins
Why are so many people disappearing and turning up murdered on Tenerife, the popular vacation island?
Could a serial killer be responsible?
Since the start of 2024, at least 12 people have vanished from Tenerife and the nearby island of La Gomera. In total, 28 individuals have gone missing under mysterious circumstances on Tenerife since 2015 — many of them tourists.
Are these disappearances the result of unfortuna...
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Justin Booska was 27 years old when he traveled to Guatemala for a vacation with his college roommate’s family in early 2018.  On January 6th, they stopped at Laguna de Ayarza.  It was here that Justin, who was an experienced athlete, decided to swim from one side of the lake to the other.  The lake was calm and it should have been an easy swim, but Justin somehow vanished without a trace.
His friends and family searched t...
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November 14, 2024 35 mins
Dana Rishpy, only 24 years old, was last seen on March 30, 2007, at a beach party in Tulum, Mexico. She had arrived in Tulum a few days earlier and met an American man who offered her a place to stay at his hotel. Later, he was named a person of interest, as he was the last person known to have seen her.
In the 17 years since Dana’s disappearance, few clues have emerged, but many rumors have circulated. Her family and frie...
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