Joshua Maddux’s family spent seven years searching for him after the 18-year-old vanished in 2008. His body was stuck in the chimney of an empty house just a quarter-mile away.
On May 8, 2008, 18-year-old Joshua Maddux told his family that he was going for a walk. He had a love for nature and the quiet solitude of Woodland Park, Colorado. Josh often wandered for hours, sometimes lost in thought, sometimes strumming his guitar or jotting down lyrics.
When Josh didn’t return that evening, his family didn’t immediately panic. But when several days went by without any sign of the teenager, it was clear that something was wrong.
For the next seven years, Josh’s loved ones searched ceaselessly for him. They checked camp sites and homeless shelters, hoping that he’d simply run away to start a new life…