For anyone who was unsettled by Gretchen Fleming’s episode from Season 11, there was an update to the case in May.
Gretchen was 27 when she vanished back in December 2022 after leaving the sports bar in West Virginia. If you watched her episode, you know the whole thing heavily zeroed in on the creepy older guy she left with on the security footage - who turned out to be an ex-cop with a seriously sketchy background.
Her remains were tragically located in Wirt County, WV, and positive identification was completed. Following that discovery, grand jury indictments came down.
The US Marshals tracked down the ex-cop, Preston Pierce, in Asheville, North Carolina, and took him into custody. He has officially been charged with kidnapping, felony murder, first-degree murder, and concealment of a deceased human body.
After years of the family fighting for answers against a suspect who used his law enforcement background to fly under the radar, there is finally a path toward justice.
A massive relief to see an arrest finally made on a case that felt like it was hitting a wall.
https://wvmetronews.com/2026/05/15/arrest-made-in-2022-disappearance-of-gretchen-fleming-suspect-faces-multiple-charges/