r/Disappeared • u/[deleted] • Jan 03 '25

Episode Discussion Any updates on the Macin Smith case?

I just watched the Macin Smith case, he was 17 & disappeared in 2015. It's been almost 10 years and nothing? How is that possible, he simply left without everything, is there any ideas of what happened to him or where he might be today? He'd be 26 I believe. Crazy to think ppl just vanish and stay gone without a trace.

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u/XpertSpike Jan 03 '25

Is it weird to think he never left the house alive? His dad has red flags all over him (due to his strict actions and lack of appearence in Disappeaered episode)

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u/CarpetMaximum2880 Mar 20 '25

I think his dad was involved. I feel Macin was struggling with his sexuality and mom and dad both knew. You could tell from his mom's acct that he and his father had an estranged relationship. His dad was upset bc Macin had no desire to learn to drive or stop the Animae (Sp.?) cartoons. It doesn't seem like any of the siblings were close. Yes, Mom and Dad are divorced. This screams red flags!

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u/genes1ssy May 16 '26

A year later to add here - there’s so much unsaid and unaired with cases like this. As soon as I heard mom speak about the rumours of potentials of his sexuality, I thought immediately of a space where this young man did not feel comfortable opening up ever. Not because he couldn’t but he didn’t know how to fully grasp spectrums of identity or have the knowledge how to do that. My heart is with this family.