Michaela McAreavey had just married the love of her life. The ceremony was beautiful — joyful, hopeful, everything a wedding should be.
Just days later, she and her husband John flew to Mauritius for their honeymoon. White sand. Turquoise water. A luxury resort built for romance. Paradise.
But twelve days after saying “I do,” on January 10, 2011, Michaela was found murdered in her hotel room at the Legends Hotel in Grand Gaube. She was 27 years old. No one has ever been convicted. How does a honeymoon in paradise become an unsolved murder?
Listen as we dive into Mauritius Island, the case of Michaela McAreavey, and how to stay alive on vacation.

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Charlie Hughes traveled to Costa Rica looking for something—sun, connection, maybe even a fresh start. But in August 2019, in the quiet town of Puerto Jiménez, he vanished without a trace.
He left his belongings behind. His rental car was later found submerged in a remote river. And the man he had gone there to visit raised more questions than answers.
Weeks later, remains were discovered deep in the jungle. They were Charlie’s.
What happened in those final hours—who he trusted, where he went, and why he never came back—remains a mystery that still lingers in the shadows of Costa Rica’s rainforest.
Listen as we dive into Costa Rica, the case of Charlie Hughes, and how to stay alive on vacation.

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Sources:
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/tampa-man-mysteriously-disappears-in-costa-rica

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On this episode of The Last Trip, we’re speaking with Carrie Mcginnis and Dale Morrision, whose family vacation to the Dominican Republic ended in tragedy.
In 2011, they planned a trip to Punta Cana — a rare chance for their whole family to travel together. They booked ten days at a beachfront resort. Sun, warm weather, and time together as a family.
At first, everything was exactly what they hoped for. Days by the pool, exploring the resort, and meeting other travelers. Their 19 year old son, Jordan, quickly made friends — he was outgoing, well liked, and enjoying the trip.
But late one night, everything changed. The resort called, there had been an accident involving Jordan. When they arrived at the resort clinic, Carrie saw her son lying on a table, motionless. Moments later, he was rushed into an ambulance as medics tried to revive him. But at the hospital, doctors delivered the news no parent should ever hear. Jordan Morrison was dead.
Carrie and Dale talk about who Jordan was, what happened that night in Punta Cana,
and the long fight they endured searching for justice.

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