ABC 20/20 “Tracking Susana” May 8 2026

ABC’s 20/20 presents a powerful new true crime special titled Tracking Susana, airing Friday, May 8, 2026, at 9/8c. Reported by John Quiñones, the two-hour episode follows the heartbreaking disappearance of 16-year-old Susana Morales and the determined efforts by her family to find answers when investigators had few leads.

On a warm summer evening, Susana visited a friend’s home before beginning the walk back to her family’s house. Using a phone tracking app, her loved ones later saw her route suddenly change direction, showing movement inside a vehicle instead of on foot. Moments later, her phone registered a crash alert. Yet when authorities checked the area, there was no crash scene and no sign of Susana.

As fear grew, Susana’s family refused to sit back and wait. They retraced her final known movements themselves, searching neighborhoods and reviewing surveillance footage that captured moments before she disappeared. The episode follows their emotional and relentless search, highlighting the pain and uncertainty they faced while trying to piece together what happened.

20/20 also features dramatic investigative footage showing detectives working in real time as they pursued leads and searched for evidence. Months later, investigators made a major breakthrough that finally led them to Susana and uncovered evidence that changed the direction of the case entirely.

The special explores how technology, surveillance footage, and persistence helped expose the truth in a case that shocked the community. Through interviews with Susana’s mother and investigators, Tracking Susana examines the emotional toll of the disappearance and the determination that ultimately helped solve the mystery.

The episode airs Friday night on ABC, with streaming available the next day on Hulu and Disney+.