In October of 2018, a 16-year-old girl disappeared from California after a party. Her stepmother picked her up from the side of the road after finding her running in the dark. When they got home, they went to sleep side by side for safety since she was agitated, but the next morning, she was gone. Blame began to shift within the family as inconsistencies in the story emerged, and all the family’s dirty laundry surfaced. This is the story of Karlie Guse.

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CASE SOURCES

1. NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/sixteen-year-old-karlie-gus-missing-after-vanishing-california-home-n923066

2. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/karlie-lain-guse

3. Dr. Phil episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzMcsCvOjT8&t=14s

4. Crime Online: https://www.crimeonline.com/2021/03/01/karlie-guse-dad-of-missing-california-teen-girl-arrested-for-corporal-injury-to-a-spouse-police/

5. Stories of the Unsolved: https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/08/05/the-disappearance-of-karlie-guse/

6. SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Karlie-Lain-Guse-Chalfant-Valley-15650908.php#:~:text=%E2%80%9CShe%20hadn't%20smoked%20in,street%2C%20away%20from%20the%20party.

7. Interview with Kole Guse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Gus18kgrc

8. 911 calls regarding Zac Guse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdNhb4E-xHE

9. Kate Yup's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KateYup

10. Kate Yup conspiracy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR5vyRr9/

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