Marissa Jones, host of The Vanished Podcast, released a Patreon only podcast on January 15 about Echo Lloyd. I’m a patreon supporter for a dozen podcasts, but The Vanished Podcast is one of the best I support. Marissa digs deep and puts out phenomenal content. Maybe consider becoming a patreon supporter. The information I’m providing came from the podcast.
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Some Background about Echo
Marissa spoke with Echo’s cousin, Mary. Mary’s mom and Echo’s mom are sisters. Echo and Mary grew up together in a small town, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Echo was always fun, outgoing, and was popular in school. She has a strong lifelong friend group that has been very instrumental in looking for Echo. Mary always appreciated Echo’s courage and adventurous nature. Growing up, Echo rode horses and played sports. She and her friends put on a scavenger hunt every year that huge groups attended.
Kelsey, Echo’s oldest daughter, said her mom is “the life of the party,” with a bubbly personality who is typically happy-go-lucky. Kelsey doesn’t know of anyone who doesn’t like her mom. Echo didn’t think people had a bad bone in their bodies; she could always see the good in people. She was so kind and giving to everybody. Kelsey said, “She was so kind that she was naïve.” Echo wanted to “make the rest of the world happy all the time.”
Echo has 3 daughters, one son, and 3 grandchildren.
Echo’s oldest daughter, Kelsey, has a different dad than Echo’s other 3 kids. Echo and Kelsey’s dad split up when Kelsey was 3 months old.
Growing up, Echo was primarily a stay-at-home mom, but occasionally would get a job. She did a lot of projects at home. She was very artistic and loved to rearrange the house and restore things. As the kids grew up, Echo, took in many stray and rescue animals.