Zachary Bernhardt

Description

In September 2000, 8-year-old Zachary Bernhardt disappeared from his home in Clearwater, Florida. Though police never named a suspect, the media narrowed in on Zachary’s mother. For over 19 years, she has lived under a cloud of suspicion but is it justified?

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Credits

Researched, written, hosted, and edited by Charlie Worroll

Music by Scott Buckley

Cover art by Lars Hacking, host of Rusty Hinges podcast

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Sources

Internet

• https://patch.com/florida/clearwater/what-happened-zachary-bernhardt-0

• https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/son-2000.pdf

• https://www.parents.com/kids/safety/stranger-safety/child-abduction-facts/

• https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/flyer.jsf?personId=56006

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/327987061/?terms=zachary%2Bbernhardt

NEWSPAPER

• Search For Boy Continues, Tampa Bay Times, 15 Sep 2000

• Police: Boy’s Mother Knows More, Tampa Bay Times, 28 Sep 2000

• Leads Keep Running Dry in Search for Boy, Tampa Bay Times, 19 Oct 2000

• Clues Scarce in Case of Missing Boy, North Pinellas Times, 22 Jul 2001

• Inmate Faces Child Porn Charges, The Tampa Tribune, 5 Oct 2001

• Clearwater Boy, 5, Reported Abducted, Tampa Bay Times, 1 Jan 2002

• Kidnapped Child Crawls From Trash Bin, Tampa Tribune, 2 Jan 2002

• Lewis Real Estate L P vs Leah Hackett, 2000