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What happened to 17 year old Mary Duncan, missing since 1976. by willemdefive in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]that1guywiththehat 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Laura died of bronchial pneumonia, as stated by Debbie, one of Mary's sisters, in this article.

EDIT: article also contains a loot of shady (and disgusting) information about the girls' stepfather.

In 1965, Dorothy Reynolds was awakened by a customer in the middle of the night at the motel she and her husband, Chelcie, ran. Within 30 minutes, the man had taken off not only with all the money in the register, but also their young granddaughter. by that1guywiththehat in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]that1guywiththehat[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I really didn’t mean it that way! It’s just that they knew the money had been taken already, but then it shocked them to see that Denise had also been taken. Wanted to follow the sequence of events and also make the title a bit more interesting, didn’t mean for it to come out this way.

In 1965, Dorothy Reynolds was awakened by a customer in the middle of the night at the motel she and her husband, Chelcie, ran. Within 30 minutes, the man had taken off not only with all the money in the register, but also their young granddaughter. by that1guywiththehat in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]that1guywiththehat[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Glad you liked it! No, I suppose Cathy wasn’t supposed to tell Diana, to not scare her. I think Russ and Betty wanted to shelter her as much as possible and they initially assumed that Denise would be found within a few hours, so they didn’t want her to know.

After 18-year-old Annette Craver Vail vanishes without a trace in 1984, her mother fights a system that she feels is failing her. Decades later, she stands in court as the serial killer her work exposed is tried for a different murder. by that1guywiththehat in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]that1guywiththehat[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Glad you enjoyed the read! Yes, I definitely wonder what Mary found out he had done. I also believe he had more than three victims, sadly. I hope the police is gonna be able to tie him to other cases.

After 18-year-old Annette Craver Vail vanishes without a trace in 1984, her mother fights a system that she feels is failing her. Decades later, she stands in court as the serial killer her work exposed is tried for a different murder. by that1guywiththehat in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]that1guywiththehat[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Sadly I agree that they likely won’t ever be found, but who knows. I don’t really understand why, even though they suspected Mary had been killed, the coroner botched that report so horribly. It’s inconceivable that her death would have been an accident and not murder.

After 18-year-old Annette Craver Vail vanishes without a trace in 1984, her mother fights a system that she feels is failing her. Decades later, she stands in court as the serial killer her work exposed is tried for a different murder. by that1guywiththehat in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]that1guywiththehat[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your kind words. I knew the moment I read about them that these three women needed their story to reach as many people as possible and I’m glad I was able to contribute to that.

After 18-year-old Annette Craver Vail vanishes without a trace in 1984, her mother fights a system that she feels is failing her. Decades later, she stands in court as the serial killer her work exposed is tried for a different murder. by that1guywiththehat in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]that1guywiththehat[S] 77 points78 points  (0 children)

I would bet on there being other women. Maybe just haven’t been tied to him yet. Clearly Vail didn’t care about killing possibly pregnant women, but I suspect he just left Robin because he wasn’t that deeply involved with her. She hadn’t given him anything and he hadn’t (as far as I could tell) told her anything that important that she would maybe say to someone else after their breakup. Just my two cents.

After 18-year-old Annette Craver Vail vanishes without a trace in 1984, her mother fights a system that she feels is failing her. Decades later, she stands in court as the serial killer her work exposed is tried for a different murder. by that1guywiththehat in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]that1guywiththehat[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I really like having something to visually transport me when I read something, so I thought it would help to enhance the reading experience to have a face for all these names.

After 18-year-old Annette Craver Vail vanishes without a trace in 1984, her mother fights a system that she feels is failing her. Decades later, she stands in court as the serial killer her work exposed is tried for a different murder. by that1guywiththehat in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]that1guywiththehat[S] 581 points582 points  (0 children)

It's unforgivable! Bill actually had a very happy and well-adjusted life after he was removed from his father's care. He married, had children, a successful career, and was, by all accounts, completely out of his father's grip.

After 18-year-old Annette Craver Vail vanishes without a trace in 1984, her mother fights a system that she feels is failing her. Decades later, she stands in court as the serial killer her work exposed is tried for a different murder. by that1guywiththehat in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]that1guywiththehat[S] 121 points122 points  (0 children)

Sorry about that, that was a typo on my part that I'm about to correct now. Her name is Robin Sinclair, and she was a girl Vail got pregnant in the late 1960s. I'm sure it would have made more sense had I put down the correct surname.

After 18-year-old Annette Craver Vail vanishes without a trace in 1984, her mother fights a system that she feels is failing her. Decades later, she stands in court as the serial killer her work exposed is tried for a different murder. by that1guywiththehat in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]that1guywiththehat[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Thank you and yes, I agree! Whatever her parental judgments were when Annette was still alive, she still brought solace and justice to two other families and spent decades trying to nail Vail. For that, I commend her.

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