Molly Miller and Colt Haynes

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2:11Colt Haynes:Today I'm discussing the case of Molly Miller and Colt Haynes. In July 2013, 17-year-old Molly Miller and 21-year-old Colt Haynes disappeared after a high-speed chase ended on a remote backroad in Love County, Oklahoma. The driver walked out of the woods, but Molly and Colt never did. For the next 13 years, their loved ones refused to let their names fade from the public's memory, and in early 2026, that perseverance led to a major breakthrough. But the question of what happened to them remains unanswered. This is the case of Molly Miller and Colt Haynes. It's the night of July 7, 2013 in Carter County, Oklahoma.

3:01Colt Haynes:17-year-old Molly Miller and 21-year-old Colt Haynes are in a 2012 Honda Accord driven by 22-year-old James Kahn Nipp. He goes by Kahn. Molly had known Khan for a while, but Colt was a newer friend. According to Molly's loved one, she'd only met him about a week earlier. Why the three of them were together that night is still unclear. What we do know is that at about 10.46pm, Khan pulls into a convenience store parking lot in Wilson, Oklahoma, where two officers were sitting in a patrol car. And for some reason, Khan begins doing donuts in the gravel parking lot, throwing rocks and debris towards the officer's vehicle.

3:42Colt Haynes:And when the officers turn their lights on, Conn takes off. With Molly and Colt still inside the car, Conn sped southbound on Highway 76. Police chased him as he drove into the wrong lanes and reached speeds reportedly as high as 120 miles per hour. According to a statement Wilson Police Chief Kevin Coley gave to KXII News, Captain Parsley with the department got so close to Khan's Honda that he was actually able to tap the vehicle. But the chase crossed into Love County, where Khan turned onto a gravel road that led into a dark, remote, and heavily wooded area near property owned by his family.

4:23Colt Haynes:The officers were struggling to see through the dust that was being kicked up. Then Khan made visibility even worse by shutting off his headlights. With no streetlights and almost no visibility, officers lost sight of the Honda near Oswalt Road and Long Hollow Road. Then, Love County Sheriff Joe Russell called off the chase. But Khan kept driving. He eventually crashed into a fence and still kept going. Pieces of the car began to fall off, he hit another fence, and then the car finally stalled out. At some point, Molly and Colt got out of the car and away from Khan. but exactly how this happened has been reported in a few different ways.

5:04Colt Haynes:In one version, Molly and Colt run out of the car, most likely when he hit the fence, and Khan continues to drive on. In another, Molly and Colt remain in the car until it's stalled out, then they all get out and walk away. Khan started walking back home, but for some reason, Molly and Colt stayed behind. Even though we don't know for sure how or why they became separated from Khan, we know that the two of them were eventually left alone in the woods that night based on the phone calls they made. At 12.57am, Molly's cell phone makes a call to 911. Dispatch records show that it only lasted 5 seconds, and was silent on the other end.

5:45Colt Haynes:When the operator tried to call back, there was no answer. There was no follow-up. No officers were sent to the area where the call came in. After this, a series of calls were made from both Molly and Colt's phones. At some point, Molly called her best friend, who was asleep and didn't answer. She called another friend who did answer, but they were running late for work and couldn't come help. A few people reported answering calls from Molly that would either cut out or drop entirely. Some of these friends said that they were asking for rides and water as they were starting to get very dehydrated.

6:22Colt Haynes:In the end, none of Molly's calls led to anyone coming to help. Colt was also able to talk to some friends. During one of these calls, he said that he and Molly had run from the car and hid in a ravine. He also said that he climbed a tree to get a higher vantage point to see their location. But then he fell from it, broke his ankle, and the bone was sticking out, leaving him unable to walk. And reporting in the Oklahoman states that he also told one friend that he was coughing up blood. Now, four of Colt's friends did come to help in the early morning hours of July 8th. They were on the phone with Colt as they honked their horns and flashed their lights, but Colt said he wasn't able to see or hear them.

7:06Colt Haynes:They looked for hours without any sign of either Molly or Colt. Now, it turns out that they were in the same general area, but on a completely different road. And these friends say that they got back in their cars and went straight to Khan's house to get answers. When they got there, he didn't let them in, but apparently he insisted that he knew nothing. He told them he didn't know where they were. Colt was still on the phone with one of them, who passed the phone over to Khan to let the two of them speak. Even with this, they claim that Khan refused to help them. The last outgoing call on Molly's phone was around 9.33 a.m.

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10:59Colt Haynes:On July 8th, Molly's family doesn't know about any of the events that have transpired, not the high-speed chase and not the phone calls for help. They just know that they haven't heard from her, so they call the Love County Sheriff's Office to file a missing persons report. And according to them, when they spoke to Sheriff Joe Russell, he was very dismissive. Molly's cousin, Paula Fielder, who has been extremely outspoken in the media, later told True Crime News, quote, Joe Russell refused to take the report. He said it wasn't his problem. Just by his actions alone, and the fact that he wouldn't take a police report, it was pretty quick we figured out this is something more than just Molly missing.

11:39Colt Haynes:End quote. Molly, who is again 17, so technically a missing child, was listed as a runaway, even though it's unclear why the sheriff came to this conclusion. This was also confirmed by local reporter Maureen Kane, with KXII News. She told the Up and Vanish podcast that in the days after Molly and Colt went missing, she contacted Sheriff Joe Russell, who didn't give her any information besides saying that Molly was a runaway. But that same day, again July 8th, really just hours after Molly was making those calls and Colt's friends came out to try to help, one of the friends Molly called spoke with a deputy at the sheriff's office to tell them where Molly told her they were at before they went missing.

12:23Colt Haynes:And this deputy happened to be one of the officers following Khan's car that night. This seems to be when members of law enforcement and the public began putting together what actually happened. Though how much action the sheriff's office took immediately after this is unclear. And it doesn't seem like anyone from that department even contacted Colt's family. Over the next few days, his older sister Monique tried reaching out to Colt with no answer. She also had no idea what was going on until she hears about everything from one of Molly's cousins. Then, on July 14th, she files a missing persons report for Colt.

13:00Colt Haynes:So really, both of these families are just piecing together whatever they can from whoever they can, while we seem to have a sheriff's department who is seemingly uninterested in really investigating. And these families do what we've seen far too many families do when their loved ones go missing. They go search themselves, but they don't find anything. Luckily, just when it seemed like investigators had nothing, they finally found the one piece of evidence that could tell them where Molly and Colt had been. On July 21st, two weeks after the disappearance, law enforcement conducted a search around Long Hollow Road.

13:36Colt Haynes:Even though they didn't find Molly or Colt, they did find the car that brought them there. Khan's Honda Accord was found in rough condition in the spot where it had stalled. A deputy at the sheriff's office later told it couldn't happen here. The car was processed as a crime scene. It's been reported that no blood was found in it. And if anything else was discovered, that hasn't been made public. And during all of this, Conn Nip just isn't talking to anyone. Now, how hard anyone at the sheriff's office was trying to speak with him is unclear. But the silence made room for rumors to begin to spread about Conn and his cousin, Sheriff Joe Russell.

14:17Colt Haynes:Yes, you guys, not only was this the same sheriff that called off the police chase on Connip, Love County Sheriff Joe Russell is also Connip's cousin. Which may explain why he was so emboldened to basically taunt the police into engaging in a high-speed chase with him. Now, apparently Connip didn't have the best reputation in town, and he had intentionally egged on police officers into car chases multiple times, but had never faced any legal repercussions for it. There is also another connection and theory I haven't told you about yet. Some have speculated that Khan, Colt, and Molly were together that night because they were doing drugs or planned on buying drugs.

14:59Colt Haynes:See, Khan and Colt didn't really like each other. The mother of Colt's son, a woman named Katie, was actually Khan's ex-girlfriend. Katie gave an interview to the Up and Banish podcast, during which she said that Khan had been incredibly abusive to her, which Colt was aware of. Because of this, Colt didn't like Khan. When asked why she thought they might have been together that night, she said she believed it was drugs. And this sentiment was shared by Colt's sister Monique. In March 2026, Monique gave an interview to the show It Couldn't happen here, like I told you before. During it, she was asked why she believed they didn't call 911 again after the first attempt, and she said she thought it was possible that they were doing drugs that night, and they might have been concerned over getting caught with them.

15:46Colt Haynes:Colt's family has said that he did have a history with substance use. He'd started using drugs in his teen years, which led him to spending some time in a juvenile detention center. But once he was released, he got clean, met Katie, and together they had a son. Unfortunately, at some point, the two of them broke up and he began using again. Like so many families dealing with addiction, Colt's loved ones saw both versions of him. They saw the young father who got clean trying to rebuild his life, and sadly, they watched the addiction pull him back in. As for Molly, her family has stated that she recently began hanging out with people who may not have been a great influence on her.

16:28Colt Haynes:Before any of this happened, Molly was the kind of teenager that people describe as someone who could become friends with just about anyone. She was a dancer, played basketball, and by all accounts had an infectious personality, which is why her family noticed almost immediately when things started changing during her senior year. That's when she began skipping classes and fighting with her mom, Melissa. Her parents have also said that this group included Connip, whom they considered part of the crowd that they were concerned about. However, Melissa has also said that she knew Khan and his family and wasn't really worried about Molly spending time with him.

17:04Colt Haynes:So, like I always say, take all of that for what you will. But as I mentioned earlier, Molly and Colt only knew each other for about a week, so this really changes things. People began to wonder if Khan had done more than just abandon his so-called friends in the woods, and if his cousin, Sheriff Joe Russell, knew about it. Some even questioned if the sheriff had actually called off the chase as a way to protect Kahn, rather than actually keeping his deputies safe. Over time, the speculation grew, while the sheriff did little to reassure the local community that his office could handle the investigation.

17:39Colt Haynes:But Kahn was going to answer for his actions.

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18:42Colt Haynes:When the Oklahoma State Highway Patrol learned about the fence that Con had run into that night, they opened an investigation into the hit and run. This is where the public finally starts to get some answers. Even though Khan still wasn't giving any information about that night, the OSHP agents are still able to obtain cell phone records. They showed that Molly's phone pinged off of a piece of land adjacent to the property owned by the Nip family, and it was about 100 yards away from where the car was found. Later, dogs were brought to search that location. It's been reported that they did get a hit on human remains in that area, yet nothing was recovered.

19:20Colt Haynes:The OSHP investigation didn't lead to finding Molly or Colt. However, it did lead to the arrest of Conn and a family friend. It turns out that the car Conn was driving that night belonged to a woman named Sabrina, who had reported it stolen. However, OSHP agents discovered that she'd actually given permission for the car to be taken, So she was charged with making a false report and insurance fraud. It's unclear if Khan may have had a role in her scheme, but he was still on the hook for the chase. He ended up being charged with endangering others while eluding police officers. He pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 10 years, and was released in 2018 after serving only four.

20:04Colt Haynes:And really throughout all of this, all the rumors surrounding Khan and Joe Russell only grew when the sheriff faced his own legal troubles. In July of 2016, it was announced that Joe Russell was arrested and facing charges that stemmed from an FBI investigation. So, let's go into it. According to the indictment, Joe was allowing his son, who lived with him, to keep and use methamphetamine in their home. He was also accused of harboring a fugitive. Allegedly, he allowed his son's girlfriend to live and hide out in their home after warrants were issued for her arrest. I mean, obviously, I don't need to tell you just how incredibly problematic it is for a sheriff to be accused of these actions.

20:52Colt Haynes:This caused a lot of distrust in the public and really suspicion about how Joe Russell handled this case. Around this time, reports began circulating that a grand jury was convened to look at Joe Russell's actions. During it, they found that he had allowed Khan, who was supposed to be in jail, to meet with family and friends in a room where evidence was stored. These meetings took place in a deputy's office and were unsupervised. Now, this didn't lead to further charges, but the grand jury did recommend that he be removed from office. So, in August 2016, he voluntarily suspended himself from duty, and in October, he finally officially resigned.

21:34Colt Haynes:But in the end, not much really happened to Joe Russell. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to unsupervised probation for one year. He was also ordered to pay around$400 in court costs. At the same time, the court of public opinion was much harsher, and any community trust in him was completely eroded. Now, to be fair, he has publicly denied intentionally mishandling Molly and Colt's case. In 2014, he told KXII News, Every time I try to do something on the investigation, I was accused of trying to cover something up. So I just took myself out of action. If I get any kind of tip, I call OSBI.

22:14Colt Haynes:You know, not just their family needs closure. My kinfolks, they need closure too. Because they don't know what happened to them either. End quote. After all of this, the families weren't just looking for Molly and Colt anymore. They were fighting for someone to actually take their disappearance seriously. Now, at this point, Molly and Colt's case was in the hands of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. In 2014, Love County's District Attorney Craig Ladd also made it publicly known that it's believed that foul play was possible, and he implied that con nip may be involved. He told K10 News, quote, Through cell phone activity and witness statements, there's sufficient evidence to prove that they were with him the last night they were seen alive.

22:58Colt Haynes:We suspect, strongly suspect, that foul play has been involved with Molly and Colt's disappearance. It's the only thing that makes sense to me, but in regards to having sufficient evidence to prove someone's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, we're just not close, unfortunately, at this time. End quote. With so little movement on the case, Molly's family decided to hire their own private investigator. During his time on the case, the PI was very outspoken about how much he was looking into con NIP and his entire family. And there are some things that, at the very least, can raise a few eyebrows.

23:35Colt Haynes:In July of 2014, the PI told Oklahoma News 9 that he'd been given a 9mm semi-automatic pistol and machete by a member of the NIP family. He also claimed that both of these items appeared to have dried blood on them. Now, he later expanded on that story when he spoke to the Up and Vanish podcast. He says the person he got the weapons from got them from Khan's mother. The story goes on to say that Khan handed these items to his mom and told her to hold on to them because they would exonerate him one day. Shortly after, for whatever reason, the mom apparently gave them to this relative. That's the story, and the PI said that he handed the gun and machete over to law enforcement.

24:24Colt Haynes:But that's not the only strange situation that brought more finger pointing to the Nip family. Just eight months after the disappearance, a strange call came into 911 from Khan's uncle, a man named Colby Barrick. It seems like the call may have been placed accidentally, and that the phone was possibly in his pocket. Personally, I can barely make out any of this phone call. But here it is, so you can decide for yourself. 12, 28, 34.