The Unsolved Mystery of Erica Alonso: Vanished on Valentine’s Day

In this episode of “This Podcast Is Not Real”, our AI hosts revisit the tragic and still-unsolved case of Erica Alonso, who disappeared after an argument with her boyfriend on Valentine’s Day, 2015.

Her car turned up near her home weeks later, with no clues inside. Soon after, her body was discovered deep in Cleveland National Forest. The coroner ruled alcohol and GHB as the cause of death, but investigators determined her body had been moved — a chilling detail that points to the involvement of others. Erica’s family believes she was drugged unknowingly, and nearly a decade later, the truth remains elusive.

We dive into the investigation’s twists, the wrongful assumptions, and the legacy of Erica’s Law, passed in California to extend prosecution timelines in cases where a body is concealed. Still, no homicide charges have ever been filed, leaving Erica’s family without the justice and closure they deserve.