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In Today's Episode:
On June 10th, 1994, a 13 year old named Nicholas Barclay called home from a basketball court in San Antonio and asked his older brother for a ride. His brother told him to walk. Nicholas was never seen again. Three and a half years later a children's shelter in Spain called the family. They had a teenage boy in their care who said his name was Nicholas Barclay. The family flew his sister to Madrid. The boy had brown eyes. But Nicholas had blue eyes...
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Producer ► Caleb & Jon (instagram.com/jonfrie)
Writer ► Caleb
Editor ► Tara (twitter.com/buttritoh)
Thumbnailer ► Trey (instagram.com/treytrimble)
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Video Chapters:
00:00 The Last Phone Call
01:21 Who Nicholas Was
04:11 Who Frédéric Bourdin Was
07:51 The Phone Booth In Spain
09:18 The Call To NCMEC
10:25 Carey Flies To Madrid
11:33 The Sex Ring Cover Story
13:41 Coming Home To San Antonio
15:00 5 Months In Carey's House
16:54 Oklahoma And The Razor Blade
17:53 The High School Failed Too
19:14 Hard Copy And Charlie Parker
20:06 Two Pairs Of Jeans And Two Shirts
21:31 Nancy Fisher Knew Something Was Off
21:40 The Basketball Court Meeting
22:46 The FBI Took The Sex Ring Story Seriously
24:34 Pancakes And A Confession
25:00 Sour Boys Ad
26:13 The Family Under Suspicion
27:36 The Polygraphs
28:36 Jason's Death
29:25 The Trial
31:25 Charlie Parker Still Looking
31:49 Léo Balley
33:09 Where Bourdin Is Now
34:13 Final Thoughts
References:
Nicholas Patrick Barclay - charleyproject.org/case/nicholas-patrick-barclay / Case #MP7310 - namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP7310 / NCMEC Missing Child - missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/802112/1 / The Guardian - theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/28/crime.unitedstates / Nick Davies - nickdavies.net/1998/10/17/the-strange-case-of-the-vanishing-boy / KSAT News - ksat.com/news/2019/05/02/case-of-missing-san-antonio-boy-from-1994-remains-a-mystery / Texas Public Radio - tpr.org/podcast/worth-repeating/2018-02-09/charlie-parker-knew-he-had-an-imposter / AOL/Texas Public Radio - aol.com/french-serial-imposter-convinced-everyone-213904861.html / The Scotsman - scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/interview-the-private-detective-who-uncovered-the-imposter-2462419 / 8 Things to Know About the Nicholas Barclay Disappearance - investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/8-things-to-know-about-the-nicholas-barclay-disappearance-and-ensuing-deception / Frédéric Bourdin - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bourdin / Nicholas Barclay - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Barclay / Affaire Léo Balley - fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_L%C3%A9o_Balley / Bourdin Interview - youtube.com/watch?v=uG-ntOvbnww / Bourdin TikTok - tiktok.com/@fredericbourdin
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Join the Gump Club! gump.club Exclusive content, Discord, and more.
Try our candy! sour.gg Made in the USA with unique flavors every month.
Play Legend Of Zalk! apps.apple.com/us/app/legend-of-zalk/id6745826740
In Today's Episode:
On June 10th, 1994, a 13 year old named Nicholas Barclay called home from a basketball court in San Antonio and asked his older brother for a ride. His brother told him to walk. Nicholas was never seen again. Three and a half years later a children's shelter in Spain called the family. They had a teenage boy in their care who said his name was Nicholas Barclay. The family flew his sister to Madrid. The boy had brown eyes. But Nicholas had blue eyes...
The Team:
Producer ► Caleb & Jon (instagram.com/jonfrie)
Writer ► Caleb
Editor ► Tara (twitter.com/buttritoh)
Thumbnailer ► Trey (instagram.com/treytrimble)
Subscribe to these!
• Side Channel ► youtube.com/@oompayt
• Candy Channel ► youtube.com/@sourboysgg
• TLS Channel ► youtube.com/@toolateshowlive
Follow these!
• Insta ► instagram.com/oompavilleig
• Twitter ► twitter.com/oompaville
Video Chapters:
00:00 The Last Phone Call
01:21 Who Nicholas Was
04:11 Who Frédéric Bourdin Was
07:51 The Phone Booth In Spain
09:18 The Call To NCMEC
10:25 Carey Flies To Madrid
11:33 The Sex Ring Cover Story
13:41 Coming Home To San Antonio
15:00 5 Months In Carey's House
16:54 Oklahoma And The Razor Blade
17:53 The High School Failed Too
19:14 Hard Copy And Charlie Parker
20:06 Two Pairs Of Jeans And Two Shirts
21:31 Nancy Fisher Knew Something Was Off
21:40 The Basketball Court Meeting
22:46 The FBI Took The Sex Ring Story Seriously
24:34 Pancakes And A Confession
25:00 Sour Boys Ad
26:13 The Family Under Suspicion
27:36 The Polygraphs
28:36 Jason's Death
29:25 The Trial
31:25 Charlie Parker Still Looking
31:49 Léo Balley
33:09 Where Bourdin Is Now
34:13 Final Thoughts
References:
Nicholas Patrick Barclay - charleyproject.org/case/nicholas-patrick-barclay / Case #MP7310 - namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP7310 / NCMEC Missing Child - missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/802112/1 / The Guardian - theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/28/crime.unitedstates / Nick Davies - nickdavies.net/1998/10/17/the-strange-case-of-the-vanishing-boy / KSAT News - ksat.com/news/2019/05/02/case-of-missing-san-antonio-boy-from-1994-remains-a-mystery / Texas Public Radio - tpr.org/podcast/worth-repeating/2018-02-09/charlie-parker-knew-he-had-an-imposter / AOL/Texas Public Radio - aol.com/french-serial-imposter-convinced-everyone-213904861.html / The Scotsman - scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/interview-the-private-detective-who-uncovered-the-imposter-2462419 / 8 Things to Know About the Nicholas Barclay Disappearance - investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/8-things-to-know-about-the-nicholas-barclay-disappearance-and-ensuing-deception / Frédéric Bourdin - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bourdin / Nicholas Barclay - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Barclay / Affaire Léo Balley - fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_L%C3%A9o_Balley / Bourdin Interview - youtube.com/watch?v=uG-ntOvbnww / Bourdin TikTok - tiktok.com/@fredericbourdin
For any business inquiries reach out here brands@sour.gg
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