Crime Junkie

MISSING: Christopher “Cole” Thomas

May 18, 2026·42 min·7-min readnarrativetrue crime
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TLDR
The disappearance of 22-year-old Christopher Cole Thomas on a late-night drive through North Carolina in 2016 unravels into a web of lies, drug deals, and suspected murder, where the people who claimed to be his companions are the same ones obstructing the truth. Despite overwhelming evid

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People

Christopher Cole ThomasAshley FlowersBrit PrawatJulian Valles Jr.Jeremy CarpenterRudolfo de Leon Jr.Anthony James Jr.Greg PercyDavid MarshburnChris ThomasKathy Thomas

Companies

AudioChuck

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismMissing PersonsTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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