The Deck

Zachary Michael Bernhardt (4 of Diamonds, Florida)

September 2, 2026·51 min·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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TLDR
The episode revisits the 1999 disappearance of 8-year-old Zachary Michael Bernhardt from Clearwater, Florida, a case that remains unsolved nearly 26 years later and is now the longest-running Amber Alert in Florida history. Despite exhaustive investigations, no trace of Zachary has been f

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Zachary Michael BernhardtLeah HackettAnthony MontiKevin Jalbert

Companies

Clearwater Police Department

Products & Tools

Amber Alertpolygraph

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismMissing PersonsTrue Crime

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