Nov. 11, 2025

The Disappearance of Vladek Hasel

The Disappearance of Vladek Hasel
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Season 3Missing Person

This week, we're sharing an episode from Navigating Advocacy. It's the Florida missing person case of the disappearance of Vladek Hasel. Whitney and Melissa are relentless and passionate victim advocates, and their treatment of this case is top-notch.

Please give it a listen, if you have any information on Vladek's whereabouts, you are asked to contact the Orange County Sheriff's Office Missing Persons Unit
407-254-7000 or Call 911 - CASE #: 21-83864
Email: FindBryanVladekHasel@gmail.com

Also, head over to https://navigatingadvocacy.com/ and check out their amazing work. A special shout-out to Haley Gray, who provided the original research on Vladek's case. https://haleygrayresearch.com/

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One of the most heart wrenching stories we've encountered on

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our podcasting journey is the unsolved disappearance of Vladick Castle.

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November six, twenty twenty one, was the last time that

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Vladeck was verifiably seen in a foxtail coffee in Florida

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on police bodycam video, though there are some reports of

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him being seen as late as November twelve.

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This week, we're bringing you an episode from Navigating Advocacy

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where they did a deep dive into Vladdock's life and

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ultimately his baffling disappearance. It's been nearly four years and

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his family is still desperately searching for answers.

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Hi and Welcome to Sins and Survivors, a Las Vegas

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true crime podcast where we focus on cases that deal

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with domestic violence as well missing persons and unsolved cases.

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I'm your host Sean and I'm your co host John

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Whitney and Melissa Navigating Advocacy are relentless allies and advocates

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for the families of missing people. We appreciate their efforts

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so much, and we know the families do too. We

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have met and spent time with Bethany, Vladic's sister, at

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Advocacy Cohn and the True Crime Podcast Festival, and she

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is shared with us stories about Vladeck and what this

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experience has been for her and her family. And with

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this month marking four years since his disappearance, we are

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grateful that Whitney, Melissa, and Bethany allowed us to share

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this episode.

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With all of you.

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So without any more delay, here is there episode on

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the disappearance of Vladick Castle.

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Welcome to Navigating Advocacy. I'm Melissa and I'm Whitney. We

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discussed topics that may be sensitive to listener.

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Discretion of goodbbe So we're just going to get right

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into the Florida case, which is one that's a little

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bit special to us. It ended up being one of

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our action oriented advocacy cases, even though that wasn't our

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intention going into this. While I would love us to

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be able to be this hands on with every single

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case that we cover, hopefully that's our goals, goals one

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day that we can be this hands on and be

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this helpful to families every single week. But because this

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one's out of Florida, it's been Melissa's neck of the woods,

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and we were given an opportunity to meet with the

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family and do more than just share a story this time.

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Yes, Yes, I attended a vigial that marked the two

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year anniversary of this person being missing, and Lake Whitney

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said met the family passed out flyers at an event

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in Orlando though, So it was a good experience. Glad

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we got to meet the family and help out any

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way we could. And I was going to say, I

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bet we end up doing this a lot more than

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we originally planned, especially as we're meeting more and more families,

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they're visuals coming up or searches, it's going to be

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they'll ask us more often. So I definite really think

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it's good to be happening more often than once a quarter.

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Yes, agreed.

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Also shout out to Haley Gray from Haley Gray Research

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and co founder of True Crime podcast Training, because she's

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the one that put us in connection with this family

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and helped us create this or cultivate this relationship. So

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I am going to just jump right in. Just a

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few days ago we talked about Orlando, Florida. I'm not

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going to bore you with all of the statistics all

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over again. We know the crime rates are high and

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the tourism industry fuels the economy. We are navigating advocacy

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one more time this month here at Orlando. The story

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I'm sharing today is one we've both been talking about

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for weeks. I'm sharing the story of Brian Vladick Hazle,

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who has been missing since November of twenty twenty one.

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Vladik Hasle born on December twentieth, nineteen ninety eight in Russia,

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where he spent his early years alongside his older sister, Irena.

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In two thousand and four, they were adopted by Steve

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and Cheryl Hazel in Florida. Step and Cheryl had six

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other children and lived in Inverness, Florida. This is roughly

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seventy miles northwest of Orlando. As the two siblings settled

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in with the Hazell family, Vladick adopted the name Brian

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and became part of a bustling household with seven other siblings.

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The older siblings, Amy, Carrie, Jonathan, and Jodie had already

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moved out or were moving out within the next couple

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of months, leaving Bethany, Kristin, and the newly adopted siblings

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in the family home. Vladik's younger years and in Verness

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were marked by the support of a Russian woman and

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her daughter. They helped the family with the transition from

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adoption into their new family and assisted Vladick and Irena

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in maintaining their connection to the Russian language. Before the adoption,

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the Hazel family would visit their home, and after the

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adoption was final, Vladik and Irena continued to spend time there,

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allowing them to speak Russian and learn English with their stance.

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Throughout his childhood, Vladick was what I consider to be

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a typical boy, a busy body, always moving and full

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of adventure and energy, but kind, sensitive and always looking

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for ways to help others. His sister Bethany told us

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a story about how kind Vladick was even as a

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young child.

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Vladik was really young when we adopted him. He was

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about five, and he would always be on the go,

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so active, always want to play outside and make new

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friends with the neighborhood kids. There was this one time

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where the neighbor couldn't find their child and at the

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point where they had the police helicopters going overhead searching

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neighborhood and Vladik came inside and we had told him

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what was going on, that his friend was missing. He's

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probably about seven at this point or so, six or seven.

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And turns out that Vladick had help the kid and

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was feeding him peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the freehouse.

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The kids didn't want to go home, but that was

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just kind of his personality, helping where he could, even

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at a young age, always kind of the goof off personality.

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Growing up, he would like to make sound effects as

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he played, like and stuff like that. Everywhere he went

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he would just make those sound effects too.

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His interests in sports helped him release some of that energy,

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participating in activities such as soccer, t ball, basketball, and

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even trying his hand at peewee football. Christmas also was

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a special place in Vladdock's heart, and the family recalls

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fond memories of Vlad's creative tree decorating, including adorning himself

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with Christmas lights and placing the angel topper on his head.

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His older sister Jodi, also has fond memories of Vladeck

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around Christmas.

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My favorite memories are really like around the holiday, Like

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he really enjoyed Christmas time, So it's kind of fun

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to see, like, especially when he was a little kid,

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how anto it. He would get how excited and he'd

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be doofy when we'd be decorating the house and in

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the outside of the house for Christmas. So those were

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some good time for sure.

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We spoke with his sisters, Bethany and Jodi, and they

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described Vladick as the friendliest person one could meet. He

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is very kind and never met a stranger. Despite the

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teenage stereotypes, Vladick enjoyed spending time with his family. He

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cherished spending time with his sister and her friends during

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New Year's lock ins, creating lasting memories of those gatherings.

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The family dynamics shifted a bit during Vladdock's middle school

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years when his parents went through a separation. He then

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lived with his father, Steve and Claremont, and even with

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all of these changes, Vladick remained focused on his lifelong

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dream of serving in the Marines. After graduating high school,

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Vladick took a significant step towards his goal by moving

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to Texas to live with his half sister, Carrie in

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June of twenty seventeen. Here he provided crucial support to

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carry during her pregnancy and was present for the birth

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of her daughter. During this time, Vladick worked various jobs,

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including as a games attendant at six Flags, security for

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the Cowboys Stadium, and for a garage door warehouse company.

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In September of twenty eighteen, Vladik moved from Texas to

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San Diego, California, for Marine Corps basic training. He completed

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the program in December of twenty eighteen. His Marine career

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wasn't quite what he expected. He found himself in a

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desk job position for about eight months. Vladik wanted to

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be a soldier. He was an active person. Sitting at

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a desk and a computer all day was not a

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fulfilling role. He was a giver and a doer. In

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the summer of twenty nineteen, he opted for a general

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discharge under honorable conditions, citing difficulty adapting due to negative

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childhood memories. After his journey with the Marines, Vladik faced

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a period of uncertainty struggling to find a new direction

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after his military aspirations. His ultimate goal has always been

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to have a career in the Marines. He had no

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direction when that dream wasn't what he expected.

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In January of.

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Twenty twenty, he moved to the Detroit, Michigan area again

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to live with Carrey. This time he worked as an

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environmental services tech at a local hospital and enjoyed bonding

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with his niece. Challenges arose with the onset of the

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COVID nineteen pandemic, prompting Vladick to financially support his sister

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and niece. Later, they moved to Nashua, New Hampshire, where

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Vladick found employment for a short while, but after losing

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that position, he decided to return to Orlando, Florida in

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August of twenty twenty, where he moved in with his father,

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Steve and Steve's wife. In twenty twenty, vlad faced significant

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challenges with his own mental health, as noted by his

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father Steve in an interview with w s H News.

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Deeve mentioned that vlad was struggling with confusion about his

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life direction, an employment, and experiencing depression. He still had

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no sense of.

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Per That's understandable considering he had this lifelong dream and

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it wasn't really what he thought it was going to be,

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and he's struggling probably with is identity. It just doesn't

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know where he belongs. So I can and that age,

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you know, late teens, early twenties, you're just trying to

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figure yourself out, and I think it's even more difficult

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for Vladik in this sense.

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So I just I feel for him. I can't.

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And he's still in those formative years. You know, to

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any general human is trying to figure out your life.

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But to have your dreams shattered at such an early

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age when you're still trying to just figure out how

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the world works, is so just like life changing.

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Yeah, it's crushing. It makes you feel like you don't

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have a purpose. What am I supposed to be doing?

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And I think that's where he started down the path

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of figuring out this religion and other things like that.

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Yeah, it's tough place to be, that's for sure. Vlad's

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unemployment became a source of frustration. Subsequent events led to

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Stephen his wife parting ways, and Stephen Vladd found themselves

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staying in hotels until securing an apartment in November of

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twenty twenty at the Place at Alifaiya, an apartment complex

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in Orlando near the University of Central Florida campus. The

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apartment was near Mackay Boulevard in Alifaya Trail. Vlad shared

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a vehicle with his father, but preferred to walk or

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use UCF's free buses. He frequented places around Waterford Lakes

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Plaza and University Boulevard near UCF. Vladick was a night owl,

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and he would take nightly walks around the apartment complex,

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but he was afraid of the dark, so he generally

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stayed in well lit places. He engaged in singing and

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smoking during these walks, while establishing a friendly rapport with

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maintenance workers. Again, his family described him as kind and thoughtful,

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always ready to start conversations with anyone. During this period,

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vlad was still exploring his purpose and wasn't working or

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enrolled in school. He maintained a minimal online presence, using

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social media primarily for messaging. His leisure activities included PlayStation

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and watching YouTube videos.

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Vlad became a.

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Regular at a foxtail coffee shop near UCF, spending hours

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there up to three times a week. He also frequented

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a few other shops nearby. Customers occasionally raised concern about

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his behavior, but Vladik adjusted his actions based on feedback.

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Steve financially supported Vlad, covering his expenses, offering money for

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a scooter, and allowing him to leave large tips for

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restaurant workers. We're talking one to two to three hundred

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dollars tips. That was one of his many traits that

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brought him joy, helping others as often as he could.

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In early twenty twenty one, Vlad underwent a significant shift,

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rejecting materialism and embracing a more minimalist lifestyle. He gave

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away his tablet, He broke his smartphone and replaced it

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with a flip phone later, but we'll talk about that,

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citing distraction as the reason. Before the smartphone broke, Vlad

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had received over forty calls from an unhoused couple who

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had previously taken advantage of him. Vladd did not want

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to replace the phone at all. In fact, it was

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Steve and Irena that convinced him to get a flip

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phone to carry in case of emergencies, but the convincing

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took five weeks after Vlad got a new number on

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this flip phone that previous end housed couple no longer

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reached out.

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They probably couldn't reach out.

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Throughout twenty twenty one, Vlad became actively involved in supporting

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the unhoused community in East Orlando, providing food, taking individuals

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to dinner and movies, and even letting them use his

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credit card. On occasion, he expressed a desire to hike

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the Appalachian Trail, discussing the plans with his family. Vlad's

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living conditions continued to reflect his new aversion to material possessions.

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He initially slept on an air mattress, even after his

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father offered to purchase a bed for him. Steve would

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later convince him to at least get a mattress in

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a box, but it remained unused. Despite the changes he

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was making with his personal items, he still liked to

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devote time to the local Catholic church's prayer garden. Vlad

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became interested in a YouTube pastor focusing on heaven, archangels

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and demons, but as he didn't use a smartphone, his

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family is unsure who exactly he was watching or what

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sorts of materials he was learning In September of twenty

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twenty one, the Hazel family began planning a trip to

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Tennessee to celebrate Bethany's birthday in November. Vladd initially considered

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hiking the Appalachian Trail and meeting them there, but later

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dismissed that as a pipe dream. On November third, twenty

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twenty one, Vlad purchased a pocket knife for protection. That night,

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he experienced car trouble while driving the car he shared

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with his father, leading to a breakdown at Waterford Lake's Plaza.

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Despite concerns about the incident, vlad walked home and the

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car was told for the next day. On November fourth,

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vlad visited his regular coffee shop, The Foxtail, and a

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customer lodged a complaint expressing discomfort. The individual informed the

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employees that he intended to leave, resulting in no immediate

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action taken with lad Later upon returning, though, the same

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customer reported seeing Blad sitting outside the establishment and mentioned

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to the staff that he had also noticed Vladick had

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placed a pocket knife on the table earlier. Due to

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the Foxtail's zero weapons policy, a decision was made to

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issue a trespass warning However, by this point, Vladick had

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already departed, oblivious to any issues during his time at Foxtail.

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The family remained unaware of this incident for several months,

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but we will get to that in event. On the

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evening of the fourth, Vlad had an unsettling conversation with

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Steve about archangels and demons, and he even made a

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cryptic statement remarking quote you have to be dark to

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kill the dark end, quote that.

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Left Steve puzzled.

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Steve wondered whether vlad might be quoting something from the

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YouTube pastor he had been watching, and the out of

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character behavior had him so confused that he reached out

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to Jody, expressing the difficulty he had understanding Vlad's recent conversations.

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Jody suggested a wellness check, but Steve hesitated, believing Vladick

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would navigate the situation in a way that wouldn't raise

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alarms with authorities. On November fifth, Steven, Vlad's mom left

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to go on a trip to Tennessee to meet up

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with Bethany and a couple of her friends to celebrate

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her birthday again. Vladick had originally planned to join, but

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had decided to stay home. Just a few days prior

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to them leaving, Steve left Flad one hundred dollars in cash,

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a credit card, and instructions to collect a package that

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was to be delivered. Steve had also offered to purchase

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groceries before leaving town so that Vlad would be more

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than cared for. Vlad declined the offer, stating there was

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enough food already in the house. Concerns about Vlad's well

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being due to his behavior that previous night. Despite attempts

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to toock in, Flad did not respond to messages from

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his family, causing some concerns to arise. Ladd's family also

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were in the mountains of Tennessee, where service is spotty.

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When Vlad didn't respond, they explained it away with perhaps

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the text weren't making it through because of the service issues.

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On November eighth, a message about a package delivery reached Steve,

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who assumed Blad would take it inside.

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The family continued monitoring the situation.

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I'm sure if Flad's like a response was due to

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the poor connectivity or his habit of not keeping his

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phone on him. Around four pm on November fifteenth, Steve

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returned home from his ten day Tennessee trip after picking

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up his car from the repair shop. When he got home,

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he noticed the package he had ordered still sitting outside

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of his apartment, despite Vlad's promise to bring it inside.

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Steve observed the untouched kitchen with no missing food from

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the fridge and no dirty dishes. According to Q Missing Persons,

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it became apparent to Steve that it seemed like Flad

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hadn't been staying.

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At the apartment.

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Flad's flip phone contained unread text messages and missed calls

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from November six onwards. Jim's shoes and the pocket knife

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that he had just purchased for protection were all found

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in his bedroom. Concerned, Steve chose to delay filing a

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missing person's report, considering he arrived home earlier than originally planned.

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Flatick was an adult and perhaps while Steve was away

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he stayed elsewhere. However, when Vladick neither returned nor contacted Steve,

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the worry intensified, and on November seventeenth, Steve and Bethany

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filed a missing persons report with the Orange County Sheriff's

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Office and initiated advocacy efforts. They created and distributed flyers

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all around the area. Bethany even posted on her own

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personal Facebook page to spread awareness. The flyers led to

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a tip from a maintenance worker suggesting Vladick might be

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in the woods behind the basketball court. It was an encounter.

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It was an encounter between the maintenance man and Vladeck

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at the basketball court. No, The flyers led to a

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tip from the maintenance worker suggesting Vladock might be in

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the woods behind a basket behind the basketball court. This

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encounter between the maintenance man and Vladeck at the court

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was initially thought to be on November twelfth, but confusion arose,

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raising the possibility of it being November fifth. This was

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all left by the maintenance worker on voicemail Steve, who

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is hard of hearing thought. The worker stated he saw

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Vladik last Friday. At this point, that could have been

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the Friday that had just passed on the twelfth, but

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could also have been confused for November fifth. If it

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was in fact November twelve that Vladick was seen, he

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would have had to take the sidewalk past the apartment

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to get to the basketball court. He would have seen

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the package and taking it in as he had.

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Promised his father.

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He would do so if it was November fifth, the

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package hadn't yet arrived. Steve also thought he heard the

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maintenance worker say they saw Vladick walk into the woods.

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Steve then relayed the information to authorities. After Bethany listened

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to the voicemail, she was able to clarify that the

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maintenance worker said he saw vlad spoke to him for

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a few minutes, and then mentioned that vlad liked to

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hang out in the woods behind the basketball courts, suggesting

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a search step and Bethany contacted authorities again to clarify

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this information on the voicemail, but the reports and flyers

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were never updated and continued to state that Vladick was

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last seen walking into the woods for several months, even

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after the family asked for corrections. Bethany requested surveillance footage

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from the place at Alifaya on November eighteenth.

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Unfortunately, footage from the.

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Last seven days were all they had available, and the

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complex promised to review the footage from two security cameras,

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but would only release it to law enforcement upon request.

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Bethany relay this information to law enforcement, but over a

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week later it was still quote on their list of

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action items in Vlad's disappearance, any footage that would have

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been there would no longer be.

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That is just so frustrating because you can have a

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vital piece of evidence of a sighting of him, know

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if he was with anyone. You have to get those

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that footage quickly.

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In a world like a digital world that we live in,

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with the technology the way that it is now, it's

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we're more likely to have surveillance footage than not. Everyone

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has a ring doorbell, every business has security cameras. It's

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an affordable option now for people to have, so it's

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there and available. The problem is is that not everyone

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pays for extra backup storage or iCloud storage that so

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you only have that limited amount of time. That should

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be one of the first questions you're asking, Okay, we

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know that he was seen at the apartment. We need

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any security footage you have. That should be question number two.

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Do you have cameras is one? Question number two is

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how long do you have your footage? Because we need

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that now and exactly most people and businesses want to help.

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They're going to provide that information unless they're part of

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some big conspiracy for cover up, they're likely to or

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they're doing unsavory things as a business. They're likely to

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give you that without a warrant, without a subpoena. That's

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something I feel that law enforcement can do easily.

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Is at least get the footage.

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You might not be able to go through it immediately,

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but you ask for that footage and you get it

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and the following days go through it exactly.

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It doesn't seem that typicult. There should just be a checklist. Hey,

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try to get surveillance footage, all right, next step interview

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as good and it's gracious right.

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I also feel that this would be one of those

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items that would be great for civilians. There's certain law

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enforcement agencies that use civilian volunteers. I have a civilian

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sit there and watch through hours and hours and hours

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of security footage. Just tell them what to look for,

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have them write down the time stamps.

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I would sign up for that in a horspree.

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I would not sleep and just spend hours watching security footage.

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Yes, I would love it. I would love it if

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that was a job and volunteer basis. Job. I would

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need to get paid because I'm just nosy and want

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to know what's going on right exactly.

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There's so many people that would do that for free.

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Searches were conducted in the dense wooded area behind the

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basketball court, along with the larger wooded area surrounding the

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apartment complex, involving helicopters, drones, and a canine search dog.

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Deputies discovered a red slide shoe along the tree line

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of a larger wooded area during the search. However, subsequent

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searches using thermal scans and the search dog yielded no

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further results. The family continued their efforts flyers canvassing the

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neighborhood and seeking information from the community. When officials showed

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Steve a picture of the shoe, Steve said that those

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were the types of shoes that Vladik wore, but he

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was unsure if flad had red ones. The shoe was

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sent off for DNA testing. Flyers were hung in unhoused

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community shelters all along University Boulevard and Alifaya Trail, the

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area that Vlad had regularly walked. They even had officers

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check out the Catholic Church prayer garden to see if

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he had sought refuge there. Night owl reconnaissance attempted to

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access Vlad's PlayStation and YouTube accounts, but access was not granted.

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On November twentieth, sheriff deputies went door to door canvassing.

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A friend of Vladeck in the neighborhood came forward. This

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friend disclosed a perplexing encounter with Vladik. At three am

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on November fifteenth, Vlad, seeking a place to stay, was

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turned away due to his friend's girlfriend and family being present,

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and in a tense exchange, Vlad seemed uneasy and asked

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if the friend had a gun. Due to a previous

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criminal record, that friend couldn't legally own a firearm. Vlad's

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anxiety heightened, leading him to express a desire to go

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off the grid and a deed for a gun for

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protection against animals. This raised questions about where Vlad's mindset

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may have been. As investigations heightened, the family received the

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help of a private investigator who was able to put

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together some of the pieces of the puzzle. For the family,

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they were able to consolidate a bit of the timeline

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for Vlad's disappearance. After Steve left for Tennessee, Vlad called

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his sister Irena around two am. Ireta said the two

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had a normal conversation as they did almost every day.

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The package was delivered on November eighth and left outside

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the apartment until Steve's returned seven days later. On November

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twelfth is when the maintenance man said he thought he

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saw Vladeck at the basketball courts, and then November fifteenth,

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when the neighbor is saying vlad showed up at his

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door at three am. On November twentieth, Bethany was asked

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to not post any more updates on our personal Facebook

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because it could hinder an investigation. That is all the

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information the family had up until that point. They continued

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to search the areas and hand out flyers. Vlad was

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a memorable person because of his friendliness and willingness to

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have a conversation. November twenty fourth, Jody posted about the

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colder weather and how clean of a person Vladick was.

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He was always washing his hands and he likely wouldn't

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stay somewhere without plumbing. He would have wanted a shower

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by now, because sometimes he showered to three times a day.

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Orange County Sheriff's Office did not conduct media interviews or

466
00:26:43.920 --> 00:26:46.759
provide any sort of information to the media to help

467
00:26:46.839 --> 00:26:49.480
keep Flatdeck's disappearance in front of the media for others

468
00:26:49.519 --> 00:26:52.680
to also keep an eye out. In December of twenty

469
00:26:52.720 --> 00:26:55.960
twenty one, Bethany and Jody started the Fine Brian Vladick

470
00:26:56.000 --> 00:26:59.400
Hazl Facebook group to keep pushing to find their brother.

471
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It wouldn't be until February twenty fourth, twenty twenty two,

472
00:27:04.160 --> 00:27:07.240
that the Sheriff's office finally gave Vladox family an update.

473
00:27:08.599 --> 00:27:11.880
They were given vladex flip phone and Steve's lap top.

474
00:27:12.079 --> 00:27:15.759
They were given vladex flip phone and Steve's laptop back

475
00:27:16.079 --> 00:27:18.160
and said that they had it spoken with any of

476
00:27:18.200 --> 00:27:21.079
the people in vladex phone because they thought the family.

477
00:27:20.839 --> 00:27:21.559
Had already done so.

478
00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:25.079
There were no contacts saved in vladex phone, so it

479
00:27:25.079 --> 00:27:28.559
would have just been phone numbers. Law enforcement also said

480
00:27:28.599 --> 00:27:30.720
they couldn't get the laptop to turn on, so they

481
00:27:30.720 --> 00:27:34.519
didn't go through it. The laptop worked, but the battery

482
00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:37.839
no longer held a charge. It required to be plugged

483
00:27:37.839 --> 00:27:41.200
into an outlet for it to be powered on. Which

484
00:27:41.240 --> 00:27:45.400
this is like basic it one on one. Is it

485
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fligged in?

486
00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:47.720
When my have this been worked in it? That was

487
00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:49.839
the first question he asked everyone. Is it plugged in?

488
00:27:51.000 --> 00:27:51.319
Yeah?

489
00:27:51.359 --> 00:27:53.599
And you think, oh, it's not try not. It's probably

490
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the battery.

491
00:27:54.200 --> 00:27:56.599
Let's go ahead in try to charge it and then

492
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you would see it would come on like with it

493
00:27:59.599 --> 00:28:02.559
being tried. This just makes absolutely no sense to me.

494
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And then the fact that they thought the family would

495
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be the one reaching They didn't have the numbers. The

496
00:28:08.519 --> 00:28:11.759
police had the phone, the phone and the phone numbers.

497
00:28:11.920 --> 00:28:15.680
How would the family reach out to these people number one?

498
00:28:15.839 --> 00:28:19.079
Number two? Did they communicate, Hey, why don't you guys.

499
00:28:19.160 --> 00:28:21.920
It's a little bit easier if the family reaches out

500
00:28:21.960 --> 00:28:25.559
to these random people versus the police. Did they communicate that?

501
00:28:26.039 --> 00:28:30.720
I'm sure they did not, So this is just so frustrating.

502
00:28:32.519 --> 00:28:35.039
The family also learned that the DNA testing from the

503
00:28:35.160 --> 00:28:39.319
Red Slide shoe had returned as inconclusive, but it did

504
00:28:39.359 --> 00:28:42.440
appear to be the same size as Vlad's shoe size.

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On November sixth, twenty twenty one, around eight am, Vladik

506
00:28:47.319 --> 00:28:49.799
had walked into Foxtail Coffee, where he had used his

507
00:28:49.880 --> 00:28:52.960
credit card to purchase a cup of coffee. He sat

508
00:28:53.000 --> 00:28:55.920
down and this is when Foxtail called the Sheriff's office

509
00:28:56.079 --> 00:29:00.440
back out to issue that trespassing warning. I share officer

510
00:29:00.559 --> 00:29:03.480
arrived on site and issued the warning to Vladik, but

511
00:29:03.559 --> 00:29:07.640
the officer didn't tell Vladik Foxtel's reasoning behind it. They

512
00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:09.920
just told him it was a private business and they

513
00:29:09.920 --> 00:29:12.480
can trespass you for any reason, like the type of

514
00:29:12.519 --> 00:29:16.480
shirt you wear. Vladick was clearly confused by what was happening,

515
00:29:16.759 --> 00:29:19.759
but he was respectful and showed no ill will towards

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00:29:19.759 --> 00:29:23.400
the business, the officers, or the other customers. He struck

517
00:29:23.480 --> 00:29:26.200
up a conversation with the police officer and was pleasant.

518
00:29:26.839 --> 00:29:30.480
The conversation was confirmed with bodycam footage from the sheriff's officer,

519
00:29:30.759 --> 00:29:32.759
but the family didn't know that this was even an

520
00:29:32.839 --> 00:29:36.759
item until many months later. It was clearly a blow

521
00:29:36.880 --> 00:29:39.400
to Vladdock's feelings because he wasn't sure why he was

522
00:29:39.440 --> 00:29:42.160
being treated as a trespasser when he was causing no

523
00:29:42.240 --> 00:29:45.880
harm or discomfort. It was a place he regularly hung out.

524
00:29:46.519 --> 00:29:49.160
He also emptied his pockets on the footage and didn't

525
00:29:49.160 --> 00:29:52.079
have the pocket knife with him, only a credit card,

526
00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:55.759
a debit card, and his ID. Vladick calmly walked away

527
00:29:55.880 --> 00:29:58.319
at eight twenty six am in the direction of a

528
00:29:58.359 --> 00:30:02.319
wah wah convenience store. This is the last evidence confirming

529
00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:05.680
where Vladick was. He was wearing a black hoodie over

530
00:30:05.720 --> 00:30:10.480
a gray T shirt and khaki shorts, crew length black socks, and.

531
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Bright red slide shoes.

532
00:30:12.720 --> 00:30:15.480
At the time of the meeting with Orange County Sheriff's Office,

533
00:30:15.720 --> 00:30:18.240
the family didn't know the details of the trespass warning.

534
00:30:18.960 --> 00:30:22.279
The detective working the case stated he was probably receiving

535
00:30:22.279 --> 00:30:24.200
the trespass warning for talking too much.

536
00:30:25.359 --> 00:30:26.400
This is the first time the.

537
00:30:26.359 --> 00:30:29.599
Family had even learned of the footage. When the family

538
00:30:29.640 --> 00:30:32.519
asked the Orange County Sheriff's Office to get footage from

539
00:30:32.559 --> 00:30:35.599
the stores in the direction Bladick walked, officials said there

540
00:30:35.640 --> 00:30:37.519
was too much footage for them to go through and

541
00:30:37.559 --> 00:30:40.839
that it was likely already erased. They didn't even ask

542
00:30:40.920 --> 00:30:44.240
for it. By April ninth, the family learned from the

543
00:30:44.279 --> 00:30:47.960
owners of the foxtail more information about the trespassing innocent

544
00:30:48.160 --> 00:30:51.599
An incident. They gave the family a still photo from

545
00:30:51.599 --> 00:30:55.119
their security footage showing Flatteck in that same outfit as before.

546
00:30:56.039 --> 00:30:58.880
Flattick had told the manager that he was tired as

547
00:30:58.880 --> 00:31:02.519
sleep deprived in the past. They also learned that vladd

548
00:31:02.559 --> 00:31:06.640
had contacted an acquaintance on November fourth, around seven pm.

549
00:31:07.079 --> 00:31:10.240
They chatted on the phone for around five minutes. Vlad

550
00:31:10.240 --> 00:31:12.160
appeared happy and asked if he could crash for a

551
00:31:12.240 --> 00:31:15.920
night or two. The acquaintance declined, saying he wasn't comfortable

552
00:31:15.960 --> 00:31:19.720
with that, and the conversation turned to Vlad's upcoming plans.

553
00:31:20.240 --> 00:31:22.519
Blad mentioned that he had wanted to travel and preach

554
00:31:22.599 --> 00:31:25.759
the Bible at its teachings originally, but he had recently

555
00:31:25.799 --> 00:31:29.799
decided to sing instead. Billboards went up across the county

556
00:31:29.880 --> 00:31:33.119
and several news stations covered vladdock story After his family

557
00:31:33.160 --> 00:31:37.240
consistently expressed their concerns for their brother, A few tips

558
00:31:37.240 --> 00:31:39.640
that Vlad had been seen at A seven eleven were

559
00:31:39.680 --> 00:31:41.960
sent in, but those leads turned out to be nothing

560
00:31:42.000 --> 00:31:46.039
of importance. By summer, a search organization did a more

561
00:31:46.119 --> 00:31:48.960
thorough search of the woods with more dogs, and also

562
00:31:49.000 --> 00:31:52.880
turned up empty handed. In September of twenty twenty two,

563
00:31:53.079 --> 00:31:56.720
Steve's apartment was flooded by Hurricane Ian and most of

564
00:31:56.799 --> 00:32:02.359
Vladdock's personal belongings were destroyed. Ladock's personal Bible, childhood passport,

565
00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:04.799
and a few items of clothing were all that survived

566
00:32:05.200 --> 00:32:09.319
due to the flooding. The apartment complex also terminated all

567
00:32:09.400 --> 00:32:12.640
of the leases of its tenants and everyone was required

568
00:32:12.680 --> 00:32:16.240
to find new housing. The complex is now abandoned and

569
00:32:16.279 --> 00:32:20.599
slated to eventually be demolished. Just after the one year mark,

570
00:32:20.880 --> 00:32:25.000
new detectives were assigned to Vladdock's disappearance. A tip regarding

571
00:32:25.039 --> 00:32:28.079
a potential sighting came in saying they saw Vladick talking

572
00:32:28.119 --> 00:32:31.559
to an older, unhoused person at wah Wah after the

573
00:32:31.559 --> 00:32:36.359
trespass warning. Again, this is where footage would come in handy.

574
00:32:37.000 --> 00:32:41.039
On August fourth, twenty twenty three, the private investigator posted

575
00:32:41.079 --> 00:32:43.880
on social media that human remains had been found not

576
00:32:44.000 --> 00:32:47.720
far from where Vladik was last seen. Medical examiners would

577
00:32:47.759 --> 00:32:51.480
later confirm that they were not Vladock's remains. In September

578
00:32:51.519 --> 00:32:54.839
of twenty twenty three, the Orange County Sheriff's Office issued

579
00:32:54.839 --> 00:32:59.000
a renewed call for information regarding Brian Vladock Hasle's disappearance.

580
00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:04.519
Family is extremely concerned and miss him terribly. Steve recently

581
00:33:04.559 --> 00:33:08.079
revealed his struggles with sleep, constantly seeking solace in prayer

582
00:33:08.119 --> 00:33:11.119
to ensure his son's well being. The family is not

583
00:33:11.200 --> 00:33:13.720
opposed to Vladik being on his own, They just want

584
00:33:13.759 --> 00:33:17.200
to know that he's alive. Safe and healthy. The family

585
00:33:17.319 --> 00:33:20.920
urges the public to share Vladdock's missing Person's fire, emphasizing

586
00:33:20.960 --> 00:33:24.720
the impact of strangers re sharing and reaching potential sources

587
00:33:24.720 --> 00:33:26.680
of information, sharing.

588
00:33:26.319 --> 00:33:30.640
His face and his story to as many people as

589
00:33:30.680 --> 00:33:32.880
you can. It's the best thing that we can do,

590
00:33:33.079 --> 00:33:38.079
because we have to get the right people to see

591
00:33:38.160 --> 00:33:41.279
that he's missing and realize they have some type of

592
00:33:41.359 --> 00:33:45.480
information that could be helpful and call the Sheriff's office

593
00:33:45.799 --> 00:33:49.119
so that we can make some progress here.

594
00:33:49.960 --> 00:33:52.839
And I'd really like to focus on areas where he

595
00:33:53.039 --> 00:34:01.559
still lives, especially Arlington Vladick. Really he has a lot

596
00:34:01.559 --> 00:34:05.720
of fond memories of being there, and I don't know

597
00:34:05.799 --> 00:34:07.799
his friend groups that he had there, so I don't

598
00:34:07.799 --> 00:34:09.599
know if he might have reached out to people there.

599
00:34:09.719 --> 00:34:12.039
So if you know of anybody that lives in that

600
00:34:12.159 --> 00:34:16.800
area and is willing to post flyers around Arlington, that

601
00:34:16.800 --> 00:34:21.000
would be a huge help. Or target different Facebook group

602
00:34:21.039 --> 00:34:25.199
pages to that area, homeless group pages to that area

603
00:34:25.519 --> 00:34:28.519
just in case, that would be a huge help. And

604
00:34:28.639 --> 00:34:34.920
just really sharing his flyer anywhere and everywhere across the

605
00:34:34.960 --> 00:34:38.840
country is what it's going to take, because, like I said,

606
00:34:38.840 --> 00:34:41.079
I don't think he's here in Orlando. There's been too

607
00:34:41.159 --> 00:34:44.920
much coverage for him, and he's always talking with people

608
00:34:44.960 --> 00:34:47.880
and there would have been sightings but there hasn't. But

609
00:34:48.119 --> 00:34:51.760
he's somewhere in the United States. His passport had expired,

610
00:34:51.840 --> 00:34:55.119
so he's not back in Russia. He's somewhere here and

611
00:34:55.199 --> 00:34:57.880
we just need to locate him make sure he's okay.

612
00:34:59.119 --> 00:35:04.119
Brian Vladick is described as being five eight with blondish

613
00:35:04.119 --> 00:35:07.440
brown hair and blue eyes. If you have any information,

614
00:35:07.599 --> 00:35:10.800
please contact the Orange County Sheriff's Office Missing Persons Unit

615
00:35:10.920 --> 00:35:14.920
at four zero seven two five four seven thousand with

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case number two one eight three eight six four. To

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stay updated on Vladeck's case, please follow at Fine Vladeck

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Hazel on all social media platforms. Vlade's love and compassion

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for the un House community empowered us to pay it

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00:35:30.519 --> 00:35:33.760
forward with one small random act of kindness, and that's

621
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what powered our World Kindness Day project. If you donated

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00:35:38.119 --> 00:35:39.760
to that, we want to thank you. On behalf of

623
00:35:39.800 --> 00:35:42.079
Vladdox family and us as well. We were able to

624
00:35:42.119 --> 00:35:44.679
reach our goal of getting fifty bags out into the

625
00:35:44.679 --> 00:35:49.519
community in both Austin and Florida. We also hope that

626
00:35:49.599 --> 00:35:52.760
with that random act of kindness that we may reach

627
00:35:52.840 --> 00:35:54.920
Vladik and let him know that his family is still

628
00:35:54.960 --> 00:35:58.199
looking for him and loves him dearly. So we'd like

629
00:35:58.280 --> 00:36:01.719
to reach out to our Arlington, Texas area listeners. Vladik

630
00:36:01.719 --> 00:36:03.920
had a few ties to Arlington, and if you're there

631
00:36:03.960 --> 00:36:06.760
and would like to distribute flyers, please dm us on

632
00:36:06.840 --> 00:36:09.440
any social media platform or email us and we will

633
00:36:09.440 --> 00:36:12.599
send you flyers for free. That he was in Arlington

634
00:36:12.599 --> 00:36:14.440
for quite some time and he may have gone back

635
00:36:14.440 --> 00:36:18.920
to that area because he had fond memories exactly.

636
00:36:18.519 --> 00:36:21.159
And you never know. And if it just takes someone

637
00:36:21.239 --> 00:36:24.920
passing out some flyers that we provide, then that's an

638
00:36:25.599 --> 00:36:28.960
easy thing to do. So we encourage you to reach

639
00:36:29.000 --> 00:36:32.000
out to us if you're in that area. This one

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is just knowing the Blatic sisters and meeting his mom

641
00:36:37.239 --> 00:36:37.639
and dad.

642
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It's just just.

643
00:36:39.960 --> 00:36:44.800
Where could he be? I know so many people miss him,

644
00:36:44.800 --> 00:36:46.920
and I just I can't wait for the day that

645
00:36:46.960 --> 00:36:49.480
we do get to meet him, because I believe one

646
00:36:49.519 --> 00:36:50.400
day he will be home.

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Just by listening to our content, you too are advocating

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