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Sep 2019
1h 23m

Finding Venus

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A mother of two mysteriously vanishes from her parents' home in Michigan while going to check the mailbox, leaving her phone and identification behind. Police declare her dead before they even find her body. The disappearance and complicated investigation takes years for detectives to unravel. Dennis Murphy reports on the most recent developments in the case. Originally aired on NBC on January 20, 2019.

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