The people who were physically closest to Brittany in her last week sat in interview rooms across five years. We have the tapes. We have the paper the detectives filed afterward. This episode runs on one process: play the tape, read the paper, compare.
Part one is the best friend — Ashley. Two chairs, four and a half years apart, and the night nobody ever really asked her about.
Brittany Wallace Shank has been missing since November 30, 2018 — Sturgis, Michigan. Nobody heard in this episode has ever been charged with anything connected to her disappearance.
Part two — “The Other Chairs, Part 2: You Forwarded a Video” — is out now: the husband’s week of texts, and the interview that never asked about any of it.
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IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING
If you were in Sturgis in November 2018 — if you knew this circle, or heard something that winter you’ve been carrying — the line is open.
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You don’t have to be certain. You don’t have to accuse anybody. You just have to remember.
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CREDITS & ATTRIBUTION
Crime Junkie. Portions of this episode quote, with attribution, from Crime Junkie: “MISSING: Brittany Wallace Shank” (audiochuck) — hosted by Ashley Flowers with Brit Prawat, original reporting by Madison Cavalchire, released June 22, 2026. Hear the full episode: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-brittany-wallace-shank/
Records. Interview excerpts and documents referenced in this episode come from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office case file (CFS #18-053859), obtained by this show through records requests at our own expense.
Re-creations. Brittany’s written messages are read by a voice actor. Her words, verbatim — not her voice.
Hide and Seek is written, reported, and hosted by James Baysinger. A Sasquatch Productions podcast.
