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Left. Right. Gone: The Journalist Who Vanished Playing a Game A journalist vanished without a trace in February 2017, leaving behind a folder of audio logs and an anonymous email. The files detail her journey into the "Left/Right Game," an old internet legend where players drive, turning left then right, until they reach a place that shouldn't exist. What happened in the gap between her last log entry and the files' arrival? In this episode, we delve into the chilling story of Alice Sharma, a precise and evidence-driven journalist for National Public Radio, who embarked on a road trip to investigate the Left/Right Game. We explore the mysterious rules of the game, the eccentric characters she encountered, and the unsettling silence that has lasted over seven years. Person: Alice Sharma Date: February 2017 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Status: Missing Topic: Paranormal road trip - Alice Sharma was a journalist for National Public Radio, known for her precision. - She joined a convoy of five vehicles and seven people to play the Left/Right Game. - The game involves driving and alternating left and right turns at every intersection. - The convoy leader, Robert J. Guthard, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran, had played the game nine times. - The files containing Alice's audio logs were sent anonymously to her university friend, a bicycle mechanic. Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA. Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories a scary story podcast for the late night hours. Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies. Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news. Press play on our late night horror stories and late night scary stories, from storytime horror to a full horror stories compilation or scary stories compilation real scary stories, scary stories based on true events, and dark stories to keep the lights on. © 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network, who owns and is solely responsible for this content. All rights reserved. Reproduction or commercial use without the creator's written permission is prohibited. Business: [redacted].