Overview of PREVIEW: Search for Truth
This is a sneak‑peek promo from Tenderfoot TV for the upcoming episode of Search for Truth. It previews the disappearance and murder of Hae Min Lee, an 18‑year‑old honors student from Woodlawn High School (western Baltimore suburbs) who vanished on January 13, 1999. The preview covers the last known movements, the discovery of her remains in Leakin Park, and the shift from a missing‑person investigation to a homicide inquiry.
Timeline of events
- January 13, 1999 (Wednesday)
- Mid‑afternoon: Hae Min Lee, 18, leaves Woodlawn High School parking lot in her 1998 Nissan Sentra after being asked to pick up her cousin and before her shift at LensCrafters.
- Shortly before 3:00 PM: Classmates see her drive away; she never arrives to pick up her cousin.
- ~5:00 PM: Lee’s family reports her missing to police after she fails to show up.
- February 9, 1999
- A maintenance worker, Alonzo Sellers, enters Leakin Park and discovers partially buried human remains (hair and a partially buried foot).
- Authorities respond and identify the remains as Hae Min Lee’s, converting the missing‑person case into a homicide investigation.
Victim background
- Hae Min Lee: 18 years old, honors student at Woodlawn High School, worked at LensCrafters, responsible for picking up a family member the day she disappeared.
Crime scene & discovery
- Location: Leakin Park, a wooded area a few miles from Woodlawn High School.
- Discoverer: Maintenance worker Alonzo Sellers, who was relieving himself and walked about 100 feet into the woods when he noticed hair and a partially buried foot.
- Aftermath: Police identified the remains as Hae Min Lee and launched a murder investigation, leaving the community in shock.
Investigation notes (as presented in the preview)
- Initial police work involved interviews with family and friends but produced few leads before the discovery of remains.
- Once the body was found, investigators shifted focus to finding Lee’s killer; the preview implies a longer investigation and story to be explored in the episode.
Main takeaways
- The preview sets up a cold or complex homicide case that began as a missing‑person report and escalated after remains were found a few weeks later.
- The case centers on a high‑profile disappearance in the Baltimore suburbs with community impact and investigative gaps that the upcoming episode aims to examine.
Notable details & transcript corrections
- The transcript contains name variations/typos (“He‑Min,” “Heiman,” “Heyman”); the correct name is Hae Min Lee.
- The preview also references where to access more Tenderfoot content (Tenderfoot Plus) and includes a separate Lowe’s advertisement promoting early Black Friday deals.
Where to hear the full episode
- The preview directs listeners to Tenderfoot’s platforms (TenderfootPlus) and the show notes for the full episode of Search for Truth.