Woods briefly worked as a researcher at Raw in London before he moved back into his father’s home in Maryland in 2018. He was always bubbly, passionate about his work and was on his way to a long successful career in TV,” recalled Rochelle Newman, a producer based in the UK.
“I met Terrence at an event which was part of the TV diversity scheme we were both on. His work took him all over the world, and family and friends talk about him as being a kind and loving man who showed no signs that he was capable of what was to come. He was known as a “completely reliable and intelligent man,” according to friends, and he collected credits on some high-profile British shows including ITV’s The Voice UK and BBC One’s Saving Africa’s Elephants: Hugh and the Ivory War. Woods cut his teeth in the TV industry in the UK, where he lived for five years. The story of Terrence Woods’ disappearance Our sympathies go out to his family and friends,” said a spokeswoman for the company, which as well as broadcasting Gold Rush co-owns Raw’s parent company All3Media with Liberty Global. television giant in the background of this entire story, Discovery, has commented on the Woods case for the first time. Sheriff Doug Giddings, who was responsible for the investigation, also said his officers uncovered no evidence to suggest any wrongdoing on the part of Raw. “It is truly heartbreaking that Terrence has not been found, and we continue to hope that he will be,” it said. The company also pointed to how it actively supported Woods’ parents in the period after he went missing, played a vital role in the search-and-rescue efforts, and fully cooperated with the police investigation. Raw strongly denies that Woods was mistreated.
Woods’ parents suspect that his vanishing act was triggered by the way he was treated on the shoot and they have questioned if Raw has given a full version of events. We have also seen email exchanges between Raw and Woods’ family from the time of his disappearance, as well as the producer’s recent correspondence, with an individual pressing the company for action. Now, in an effort to shed light on an underreported mystery, Deadline has spoken with Woods’ family and friends, former colleagues, the local Idaho County sheriff, and asked Raw detailed questions about the incident. Woods’ disappearance is being passionately discussed by TV freelancers in closed Facebook groups, while producer Raw TV has come under renewed pressure to provide answers and support for those who knew Woods in their quest for new leads. news outlets, but a social media campaign to unearth more information about the Maryland-born filmmaker has gained traction in recent weeks following the Black Lives Matter movement. Little has been written about his disappearance other than by local U.S. Woods was 27 when he went missing on October 5, 2018. Instead, in his absence, there is a grief-stricken family, a befuddled sheriff, and questions for a prolific UK production company ultimately co-owned by Discovery. Nearly two years later, there remains not a shred of evidence about Terrence Woods’ whereabouts. A young TV producer mysteriously vanishes while filming on the Gold Rush franchise for Discovery in the abandoned mines of Idaho County, ID. It’s a story that sounds like it belongs in This American Life.