https://anormaldisappearance.podbean.com When James F. Sarsfield, a plumber at the Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s School, left Normal, Illinois, for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, he was never seen again. Produced and hosted by an aunt and her two teenage nieces, A Normal Disappearance blends family history, detective work, and small-town storytelling to uncover what happened to James — and why his mystery still matters today.

]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:07:38 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. True Crime 1440 serial In 1939, James F. Sarsfield, a plumber at the Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s School in Normal, Illinois, left for the New York World’s Fair and never returned. In this first episode of A Normal Disappearance, hosts Andrea Munday — “Aunt Sissy” — and her teenage nieces, Finley and Piper, introduce James’s case and their family’s connection to the orphanage, beginning a journey that’s part mystery, part family history, and part small-town storytelling. Andrea Munday Andrea Munday No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17401749/A_NORMAL_3_alq1k.png https://anormaldisappearance.podbean.com 144 144 Alone https://anormaldisappearance.podbean.com/e/anormaldisappearance-alone/ https://anormaldisappearance.podbean.com/e/anormaldisappearance-alone/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:05:09 -0500 anormaldisappearance.podbean.com/3a7edee1-7efa-32b3-b2ef-4e79f60d4987 In 1939, James F. Sarsfield, a plumber at the Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s School in Normal, Illinois, left for the New York World’s Fair and never returned. In this episode of A Normal Disappearance, hosts Andrea Munday, “Aunt Sissy", and her teenage nieces, Finley & Piper, introduce James’s case and their family’s special connection to the orphanage.

]]> In 1939, James F. Sarsfield, a plumber at the Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s School in Normal, Illinois, left for the New York World’s Fair and never returned. In this episode of A Normal Disappearance, hosts Andrea Munday, “Aunt Sissy", and her teenage nieces, Finley & Piper, introduce James’s case and their family’s special connection to the orphanage.

]]> In 1939, James F. Sarsfield, a plumber from Normal, Illinois, vanished on his way to the New York World’s Fair and was never seen again. Hosted by Andrea Munday and her teenage nieces, A Normal Disappearance blends mystery, family history, and small-town storytelling to uncover what happened to him. Andrea Munday, Finley & Piper false No 1443 1 1 full What's Normal, Anyway? https://anormaldisappearance.podbean.com/e/whatsnormalanyway/ https://anormaldisappearance.podbean.com/e/whatsnormalanyway/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:55:49 -0500 anormaldisappearance.podbean.com/372301da-8004-3a6a-8301-d6ef2f87807a We travel back to 1939 to uncover what life was like in Normal, Illinois—the town James Sarsfield called home before his disappearance. From walking the orphanage grounds to digging through museum archives and family graves, we begin to piece together the world James lived in and the community he left behind.

]]> We travel back to 1939 to uncover what life was like in Normal, Illinois—the town James Sarsfield called home before his disappearance. From walking the orphanage grounds to digging through museum archives and family graves, we begin to piece together the world James lived in and the community he left behind.

]]> We travel back to 1939 to uncover what life was like in Normal, Illinois—the town James Sarsfield called home before his disappearance. Andrea Munday false No 1818 1 2 full The Last Sarsfield https://anormaldisappearance.podbean.com/e/thelastsarsfield/ https://anormaldisappearance.podbean.com/e/thelastsarsfield/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:07:38 -0500 anormaldisappearance.podbean.com/5a5df3c1-7aef-3f67-b29f-3396cb3fab1f After months of searching for documentation on James’s missing persons case with no luck, the team finally hits the information jackpot. They’re also joined by Irish immigration historian Dr. Kevin Kenny, who helps uncover the story of how James’s family first came to America.

]]> After months of searching for documentation on James’s missing persons case with no luck, the team finally hits the information jackpot. They’re also joined by Irish immigration historian Dr. Kevin Kenny, who helps uncover the story of how James’s family first came to America.

]]> After months of searching for documentation on James’s missing persons case with no luck, the team finally hits the information jackpot. They’re also joined by Irish immigration historian Dr. Kevin Kenny, who helps uncover the story of how James’s family first came to America. Andrea Munday false No 2005 1 3 full