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Mar 2023
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260: Kara Kopetsky and Jessica Runions

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In 2007, 17-year-old Kara Kopetsky walked out of her high school and was never seen again. Everyone close to Kara felt that her abusive ex-boyfriend was behind her disappearance, however investigators were unable to firmly tie him to Kara’s disappearance. In 2016, 21-year-old Jessica Runions also disappeared in a nearby Missouri town. The man she was last se ... Show More
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