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Oct 2017
1h 11m

Austin Sigg

Emash Digital / Wondery
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On October 5th, 2012, 10 year old Jessica Ridgeway left her home to walk to school. She said goodbye to her mother, walked out of the door, but she never made it to school and she would not return home that day. The community would rally in support of Jessica and they, along with police, would do everything they could to find her.What no one could know at th ... Show More
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