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Jul 2024
45m 30s

Replay: Brenda Sue Davidson

Wondery
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This episode originally aired on September 12, 2018. 13-year-old Brenda Sue Davidson disappeared from Woodbridge, Virginia, on March 4, 1974. Her little sister, Lisa, was just seven at the time. She grew up believing that Brenda ran away. When Lisa grew up, she decided that she wanted to find her sister. When she began asking around, the stories didn't seem ... Show More
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