An Empty Bed and Unending Mystery: The Unsolved Disappearance of Zachary Bernhardt

An 8-year-old boy in Clearwater, Florida spends the evening with his mother and asks if he can sleep in her bed. After putting him to sleep, his mother struggles to fall asleep due to typically working the overnight shift. As the hours tick on, she finally decides to leave Zach alone to get some fresh air. When she returns, he is nowhere to be found. This is a complex case with very few confirmable facts, rather rumors and theories galore. But at the heart of it is an innocent little boy. Someone who was loved by a large extended family. A family still looking for him nearly 25 years later.TIPS: 1-800-843-5678Case suggestions: simplertimecrimepod@gmail.comIG: @simplertimecrimepodYoutube: https://youtube.com/@simplertimecrimepod?si=OlCWQ2Ky8qFaof02TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplertimecrimep?_t=8s31x9iCrNv&_r=1Music By Universfield: https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-dramatic-atmosphere-with-piano-and-violin-143149/https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/what-happened-to-zachary-bernhardt-8-year-old-vanished-without-a-tracehttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-naples-daily-news-pattern-of-15-min/176858826/https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-leah-hackett-statement/176858734/https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-mothers-plea-3-days-l/176857646/https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-first-zach-b-article-par/176857279/https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-first-missing-article/176749308/https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-search-intensifies/176749255/https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-search-continues-high-an/176895844/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-search-widens/176895889/https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-community-reaction/176896035/https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-search-halts-review-tips/176896115/https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-police-boys-mother-know/176943062/https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-police-believe-mom-knows/176943287/https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missing87975/endangered-missing-zachary-michael-cole-bernhardt-t1990.htmlhttps://charleyproject.org/case/zachary-michael-cole-bernhardtBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-simpler-time-true-crime--6665681/support.