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The Worst Episodes of Never Seen Again

Every episode of Never Seen Again ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Never Seen Again!

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Docuseries told from the point of view of those left behind after a loved one vanishes without a trace.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Never Seen Again Season 4 Episode 3 - Dane Elkins: Kindness Search
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    S4:E3

    When Dane Elkins goes missing, it looks like he's gone off the grid. A 911 call points to a car crash. Or is his disappearance linked to mental distress?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Never Seen Again Season 3 Episode 1 - Susan Walsh (1)
    6.7/10(16 votes)

    S3:E1

    Susan Walsh is a devoted mother working on a career in journalism but supporting herself as an exotic dancer. So when she disappears, there is no shortage of suspects. She has published an article exposing a cult of wannabe vampires living in Manhattan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Never Seen Again Season 3 Episode 10 - Kassandra Ramirez
    6.7/10(13 votes)

    S3:E10

    Single Bronx mom Kassandra Ramirez had just graduated culinary school and started her dream job as a chef. But after she told a relative I think I'm in danger, she vanishes. Her family begins a frantic search to bring her home - putting up fliers, checking trains, and searching under bridges.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Never Seen Again Season 4 Episode 5 - Justin Rutter: The Ghost of Lowertown
    6.7/10(12 votes)

    S4:E5

    When 14-year-old Justin Rutter doesn't come home one night, his family panics. Police think he's a runaway, but evidence suggests something more sinister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Never Seen Again Season 2 Episode 6 - Michael Samdass
    6.9/10(15 votes)

    S2:E6

    Doted on by his sisters, Michael Samdass was the beloved son of a hardworking immigrant family. But he seems to undergo a personality transformation and one day simply vanishes. Could a mental health crisis be to blame? Or a bout of amnesia from a blow to the head? Investigators learn he was briefly arrested after a fight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Never Seen Again Season 3 Episode 2 - Susan Walsh: Dancing on the Edge (2)
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    S3:E2

    For 25 years, friends and family have speculated about what happened to Susan Walsh, an ambitious young mother building a career in journalism who worked as an exotic dancer at night. Part 2 of this compelling tale, takes a closer look at the rogue's gallery of suspects

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Never Seen Again Season 3 Episode 3 - Tamra Keepness (1)
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    S3:E3

    When Tamra Keepness, a 5-year-old Indigenous girl, goes missing from her home in Regina, Canada, the city comes together to find "everyone's baby." First Nations elders and police cooperate in the search for Tamra, exploring the hundreds of tips that flood in

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Never Seen Again Season 1 Episode 5 - Matthew Weaver Jr.
    7.1/10(22 votes)

    S1:E5

    21-year old Matthew Weaver Jr.'s abandoned car is found on a remote road in the Santa Monica mountains. But where is Matthew? The police think suicide, but Matthew's sister and step-mom smell foul play and hire private investigators. Everyone has a theory. Was Matthew embroiled in a gang dispute? Was it a romantic entanglement? Or did he get too close to something he wasn't supposed to see?

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Never Seen Again Season 2 Episode 10 - Jon Riley
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    S2:E10

    Jon Riley loves sailing, rock climbing and the great outdoors. But when he goes missing and a human foot washes up in a nearby lake, his family fears the worst. Only, it's not Jon's. A serial killer is on the prowl and police contact Jon's family about a scar on his shoulder. But none of the remains are Jon. So where is he?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Never Seen Again Season 5 Episode 4 - Sandy Eckert: Where's Mom?
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    S5:E4

    Wisconsin grandmother Sandy Eckert disappears in the middle of the night. Does her husband know more than he's letting on?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Never Seen Again Season 5 Episode 10 - Erin Brooks: A Target on My Back
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    S5:E10

    A haunting social media post seems to predict an Indigenous mother's disappearance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Never Seen Again Season 2 Episode 8 - Ali Gilmore
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    S2:E8

    The sudden disappearance of Ali Gilmore sparks the biggest missing person investigation in Tallahassee history. A college graduate who holds down two jobs, she has been a role model for her younger sister. But investigators uncover a troubled marriage, a sketchy boyfriend and an unplanned pregnancy.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Never Seen Again Season 3 Episode 6 - Maisy Odjick & Shannon Alexander
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    S3:E6

    When best friends Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander go missing after a high school dance in Maniwaki, Quebec, the police dismiss the Indigenous teens as runaways. With little police support, Maisy's family picks up the search with the help of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg community

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Never Seen Again Season 4 Episode 6 - Irene Gawka: American Dream, American Nightmare
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    S4:E6

    Irene Gakwa comes to America from Kenya to join her brothers and become a nurse. When she disappears, her American dream becomes her family's nightmare.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Never Seen Again Season 5 Episode 7 - Molly Miller and Colt Haynes: Lost in Love County
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    S5:E7

    A dramatic car chase, a series of frantic phone calls, and two friends missing in the woods on an Oklahoma summer night. Once they're gone, rumors swirl.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Never Seen Again Season 2 Episode 7 - Cortney Lake
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    S2:E7

    Cortney Lake is a single mom trying to get her life on track, even successfully fighting to enter a beauty pageant that doesn't let mothers compete. But when Cortney's mother returns from a barbecue to find her daughter missing, the mom knows that something is wrong. As thousands follow the case on social media, police obtain a video from a city bus that points to a troubled relationship and an ex-boyfriend who won't let go.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Never Seen Again Season 3 Episode 4 - Tamra Keepness (2)
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    S3:E4

    The investigation surrounding the disappearance of 5-year-old Tamra Keepness has devastating consequences for her family as Social Services takes custody of her brothers and sisters, a reminder of Canada's dark history of separating Indigenous children from their parents

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Never Seen Again Season 3 Episode 7 - Chase Hurdle & Daniel Olson (1)
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    S3:E7

    Chase Hurdle is a straight A student who loves singing, dancing, and his Catholic faith. He's looking forward to graduating from his North Dakota high school and studying psychology in college. His parents are baffled when he walks out of school one morning and goes missing

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Never Seen Again Season 3 Episode 8 - Chase Hurdle & Daniel Olson (2)
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    S3:E8

    Police think Chase Hurdle jumped from a Bismarck bridge, but his family isn't buying it. The description of the jumper doesn't sound like Chase. A car found abandoned in a local park raises more questions and theories. The car was Daniel Olson's, a decorated veteran from West Fargo

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Never Seen Again Season 4 Episode 9 - Pepita Redhair: A Daughter Stolen
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    S4:E9

    27-year-old Pepita Redhair is last seen by her mother after she drops her off at Pepita's boyfriend's house. Did she just run away, or is she the victim of something much more sinister?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Never Seen Again Season 5 Episode 8 - Jaliek Rainwalker: Promised a Forever Home
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    S5:E8

    12-year-old Jaliek Rainwalker goes missing in upstate New York. His parents say he ran away, but law enforcement suspect his father may be involved.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Never Seen Again Season 1 Episode 3 - Kelly Brannon (1)
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    S1:E3

    After an angry fight with her boyfriend, Kelley Brannon paces a motel parking lot, refusing to return to the room. Waking alone at dawn, her boyfriend listens to a voicemail, her last trace, as she signs off "I am getting in a car." Whose car and where she went have haunted him ever since. But her friends and family are not so sure he's innocent. Was it him or was she abducted? Or did she ghost him and run away to reinvent her life?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Never Seen Again Season 1 Episode 4 - Kelly Brannon (2)
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    S1:E4

    Investigators retrace Kelley Brannon's last days. The questions they must answer: Was she abducted by a stranger in the night? Did she befriend someone at the local bar who harbored bad intentions? Or did her boyfriend, with whom she had a stormy relationship, play a role in her disappearance?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Never Seen Again Season 1 Episode 8 - Jason Landry
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    S1:E8

    Jason Landry leaves his university apartment and heads home for a brief visit. His mom, Lisa is woken up by a state trooper at the scene of Jason's abandoned car on a gravel road in the middle of rural Texas. His wallet, keys, and clothes are all discovered nearby. Captain Jeff Ferry believes the harsh elements and dangerous wildlife may have led to Jason's demise, but retired FBI agent Abel Pena believes something more sinister occurred.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Never Seen Again Season 2 Episode 4 - Heather Teague
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    S2:E4

    Heather Teague is abducted at gunpoint while sunbathing on a beach by the Ohio River. Investigators have compelling leads about who took her. Clues like bikini bottoms found in the woods and a mysterious Red Bronco spark theories. She could be alive, kidnapped by a crime syndicate and sold into sexual slavery. Or was she another victim of an alleged serial killer who focused on young brunette women? For 26 years, her devoted mother has been waiting for answers.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Dane Elkins: Kindness Search" is the worst rated episode of "Never Seen Again". It scored 6.6/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/8/2023. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Susan Walsh (1)".