A fire breaks out at the farmhouse of 69-year old Molli McClaran and her 72-year old husband, Leon “Bubba” McClaran, which burns the whole residence to the ground. At the time, the couple had been taking care of two of their grandchildren - nine-year old Chloie Leverette and seven-year old Gage Daniel - but even though the burnt remains of Molli, Bubba and their two pets are recovered from the rubble, the children’s remains cannot found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a bizarre missing children’s case which does not have any definitive answers. Additional Reading:https://charleyproject.org/case/chloie-rhianna-leverettehttps://charleyproject.org/case/christopher-gage-danielhttps://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Chloie_Leverette_and_Gage_Danielhttps://cdn.unsolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/102-Lost-in-the-Ashes-Website-Final-Script.pdf?x36184http://web.archive.org/web/20140523001132/https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/sections/news/local-news/search-bedford-county-children-endures.html/https://abcnews.go.com/US/chloie-leverette-gage-daniel-missing-tennessee-kids-father/story?id=17358917https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gage-daniel-and-chloie-leverette-amber-alert-issued-for-tenn-kids-missing-since-fire/https://www.newschannel5.com/news/answers-sought-5-years-after-2-children-disappearhttps://fox17.com/news/local/six-years-later-mom-believes-children-thought-dead-in-bedford-county-fire-are-alivehttps://www.wvlt.tv/2020/09/23/tbi-searching-for-siblings-who-went-missing-from-bedford-co-more-than-8-years-ago/https://www.wkrn.com/news/birthday-party-held-for-children-missing-from-2012-bedford-county-house-fire/https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/mother-believes-children-are-still-alive-10-years-after-their-disappearance/https://fox17.com/news/local/12-years-missing-tennessees-longest-active-amber-alert-for-two-kids-remains“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

Source: ABC News February 11, 2026 12:04 UTC