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Nov 2018

45m 18s

UPDATE: Alissa Turney

About this episode

An interview with Alissa's half-sister, Sarah, reveals she no longer thinks her sister ran away. She thinks Alissa was the victim of foul play and she alleges that the perpetrator may be her own father.

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