The Last Ride Two young men of color vanished three months apart, on the same road in Naples, Florida, under eerily similar circumstances nearly 20 years ago. They were last seen with the same white sheriff's deputy. The since-fired deputy said he gave the men rides to Circle K stores, a story that could never be corroborated. He's the only person of interest, but has never been charged. No one has. What went wrong? Did the police drop the ball? Did the media? The eight-episode series, distributed by the NPR Network, includes new details and exclusive interviews with Tyler Perry, Ben Crump, family and friends of the men, and investigators, and dramatic polygraph audio. Reported by veteran journalists with the Naples Daily News and The Fort Myers News-Press, part of the USA TODAY Network, and produced in partnership with WGCU Public Media.
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Two young men of color vanished three months apart, on the same road in Naples, Florida, under eerily similar circumstances nearly 20 years ago. They were last seen with the same white sheriff's deputy. The since-fired deputy said he gave the men rides to Circle K stores, a story that could never be corroborated. He's the only person of interest, but has never been charged. No one has. What went wrong? Did the police drop the ball? Did the media? The eight-episode series, distributed by the NPR Network, includes new details and exclusive interviews with Tyler Perry, Ben Crump, family and friends of the men, and investigators, and dramatic polygraph audio. Reported by veteran journalists with the Naples Daily News and The Fort Myers News-Press, part of the USA TODAY Network, and produced in partnership with WGCU Public Media.
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Terrance Williams� mother, Marcia Roberts, sits in her apartment surrounded by some his possessions, which fill a corner of her dining room. Williams, Roberts' only child, has been missing since January 12, 2004, when he was last seen with Collier County Sheriff's Cpl. Steve Calkins, who was fired after failing a polygraph about Williams' disappearance. David Ahntholz/Staff David Ahntholz .da/Naples Daily News hide caption
A woman holds a sign for Felipe Santos during a remembrance ceremony for missing persons at Cambier Park in Naples on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. Santos was 23 when he disappeared on Oct. 14, 2003. Nicole Raucheisen/Naples Daily N/NPR hide caption
William DeShazer/Naples Daily News Marcia Roberts who is the mother of Terrance Williams reacts after an unidentified person comes forward with information about the disappearance of her son, and Felipe Santos during a press conference on Thursday Jan. 10, 2013. William DeShazer/William DeShazer/Naples Daily News hide caption