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We've all been alone in a parking lot or a
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shopping center, noticing someone nearby and assuming they're just like us,
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a weary traveler hoping to not be bothering. But when
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a young woman's encounter was heard over the phone and
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she was never seen again, the mystery deepened.
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What you were about to be is burid to be
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based on witness accounts, testimonies, and public record. This is terrifying.
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And it was a quiet night in a small town
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in Missouri until a young woman's terrified scream pierced a
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phone line and she vanished without a trace. Angela Hammond's
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disappearance wasn't just another cold case. It was a strange
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mystery that sent shockwaves through her community and sparked decades
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of speculation. Was she stalked by a stranger, taken by
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someone she knew, or the tragic victim of a kind
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of mistaken identity. This story doesn't just haunt us, it
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demands answers. Tonight, we're taking a look at Angela Hammond's
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disappearance to see if any stone has indeed been left unturned.
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Right after this, in the quiet town of Clinton, Missouri,
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life was simple, predictable, until the night Angela Hammond vanished
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without a trace. The twenty year old college student known
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for her warm personality and bright future, made a routine
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call from a payphone, never to be seen again. What
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began as an ordinary evening took a chilling turn when
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she described a suspicious truck circling the block. Moments later,
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her terrified screams echoed through the phone line, leaving her fiance,
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Rob Shaeffer, desperate to save her. The frantic chase that
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followed only deepened the mystery. Rob spotted the truck speeding
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away and pursued it, only to have his car break down,
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forcing him to watch helplessly as Angela disappeared into the night.
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Despite an intensive investigation, no trace of her was ever found.
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Over the years, disturbing connections emerged between her case and
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two other unsolved disappearances in Missouri, raising fears that a
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predator was lurking in the region. With every passing year,
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new theories of surfaced, from the work of a serial
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killer to the possibility that Angela was taken by someone
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she knew. But despite decades of searching, one haunting question remains,
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what really happened to Angela Hammond. Angela Marie Hammond was
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born on February ninth, nineteen seventy one, in Clinton, Missouri,
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a quiet farming town in the heart of America. The
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community was known for its peaceful atmosphere, where her neighbors
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looked out for one another and crime was rare. Angela
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was the youngest of four children born to Marcia and
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Ray Hammond, growing up in a close knit and loving family.
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From an early age, she was known for her outgoing personality,
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warm smile, and infectious laughter. She had a deep love
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for animals and was always drawn to caring for them,
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embodying the kindness that made her beloved by those around her.
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As she entered adulthood, Angela pursued higher education at Central
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Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri. She had dreams of
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becoming a teacher and was dedicated to her studies. It
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was during her time at the university that she met
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Rob Shaeffer, a fellow student. The two quickly formed a
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strong connection and became inseparable. Rob had been a stand
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out athlete in high school, and his charm and dedication
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to Angie made their relationship feel like a perfect match.
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Their love deepened, and before long, Rob presented Angela with
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a diamond engagement ring, vowing to always take care of her.
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By nineteen ninety one, Angela had become a vibrant twenty
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year old, well known and well liked in her community.
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She was full of life, with a bright future ahead
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of her. Rob deeply committed to their relationship, shared dreams
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of a future together filled with love and stability. In Clinton, Missouri,
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where life was typically calm and predictable, Angela had every
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reason to feel secure. The town had always seemed like
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a safe place, far removed from the dangers that often
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plagued larger cities. But in an instant, that sense of
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security was shattered. On the night of April fourth, nineteen
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ninety one, Angela's life took an unexpected and tragic turn.
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What began as an ordinary evening quickly spiraled into a
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horrifying mystery that would haunt her loved ones and the
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entire community for decades. The vibrant young woman with so
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much promise ahead of her vanished without a trace. Her
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abduction would become one of Missouri's most baffling unsolved cases,
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leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions and heartache for
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those who knew her. Angela's disappearance was more than just
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a crime. It was an unthinkable nightmare. Her family, fiance,
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and friends were left in shock, struggling to comprehend how
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such a terrible event could unfold in their peaceful town.
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The fear that followed would change the community forever, proving
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that even in the quietest corners of America, tragedy could
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strike without warning. The investigation into Angela's disappearance would uncover
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chilling details, but despite years of searching for the truth,
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the case remains unsolved. What really happened to Angela Hammond
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that fateful night and could there still be answers waiting
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to be discovered. On the evening of April fourth, nineteen
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ninety one, Angela had attended a barbecue before taking Rob home.
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They had spent the evening together, enjoying each other's company
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before she drives him off. It was around ten PM
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when Angela told him she would call him later that
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night once his mother returned home. Rob had to stay
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at the house to watch his younger brother, but as
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soon as his mother arrived, he planned to meet Angela
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back up town. They had no reason to suspect that
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this ordinary night would soon take a horrifying turn. About
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an hour later, as promised, Angela called Rob from a
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payphone located in the center of Clinton. The phone booth
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was only seven blocks from Rob's house, near her apartment.
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The two chatted as usual, sharing the small details of
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their evening, but then in the middle of their conversation,
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Angela mentioned something that caught Rob's attention. An older model
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green Ford pickup truck had circled the block multiple times.
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At first, it didn't seem like a cause for concern,
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and Angela remained calm. However, as she kept talking, she
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noticed that the truck had stopped nearby, parking close to
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the phone booth. That was when the situation took an
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unsettling turn. A man stepped out of the truck and
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walked over to the phone booth next to Angela's. He
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briefly used the payphone, but then returned to his truck,
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where he appeared to be searching for something with a flashlight.
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Angela described the scene to Rob in real time, telling
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him about the flashlight and the man's action. Moments later,
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he approached her vehicle, she got a closer look at
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him and provided Rob with a description. He looked to
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be in his mid twenties, stood around six feet tall,
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and weighed roughly two hundred pounds. He wore a white
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baseball cap and a green army jacket. Angela, still trying
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to make sense of the situation, asked if he needed
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to use the phone, thinking perhaps the other one was broken.
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The man casually responded that he would try again in
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a minute, giving no immediate cause for alarm. Angela and
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Rob continued their conversation, momentarily setting aside their concerns, but
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then everything changed in an instant without warning, Angela screamed.
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Her voice was filled with terror as she shouted it
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into the phone that a man was trying to abduct her.
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She begged Rob to call the police. The sudden shift
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from casual conversation to desperate cries for help sent Rob
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into a panic. He didn't stop to think. His only
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instinct was to get to her as fast as possible.
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He dropped the phone, bolted out of the house, and
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jumped into his car. In his urgency, he didn't even
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bother to hang up the phone. Every second mattered, and
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he had no time to waste. As Rob sped toward
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the payphone, he spotted a pickup truck racing past him
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in the opposite direction. In that terrifying moment, someone inside
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the vehicle shouted his name, Robbie. It was a chilling
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confirmation that Angela was inside that truck. Fueled by desperation,
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Rob immediately turned his car around and gave chase. He
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pursued the vehicle throughout downtown Clinton, pushing his car to
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the limit, but as he frantically tried to catch up,
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disaster struck. When he had aggressively thrown his car into
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reverse earlier, he had unknowingly caused severe damage to the transmission.
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Just two miles into the chase, the car broke down completely.
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Rob was forced to watch helplessly as the truck disappeared
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into the night, taking Angela with it. In the chaotic
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moments that followed, police were called and a massive search
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was launched. Officers scoured the area, questioning anyone who might
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have seen something. Witnesses reported seeing a rust colored van
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leaving the area around the same time, though it was
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unclear if it was connected to Angela's disappearance. Despite extensive efforts,
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no trace of Angela or her abductor was found. What
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began as an ordinary knight had spiraled into unimaginable terror. Clinton, Missouri,
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a place where people felt safe, where crime was exceedingly rare,
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was now the center of one of the most chilling
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mysteries anyone could ever experience. As the investigation into Angela
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Hammond's disappearance began, Rob Shaeffer was consumed with guilt. He
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had always promised to protect her, to be there whenever
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she needed him, and now she was gone. No matter
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how hard he had tried to stop it, he felt
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like he had failed her. The entire town of Clinton
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was shaken by the horrifying abduction. It was unthinkable that
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something like this could happen in their peaceful community. Determined
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to find Angela, law enforcement and volunteers launched extensive searches
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by both air and land. They combed through fields, wooded areas,
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and remote backwards hoping for any sign of her or
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her abductor, but despite their best efforts, they found nothing.
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Investigators quickly realized that their best chance of solving the
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case rested on identifying the mysterious pickup truck that was
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described at the scene. Detective Damon Parsons, the lead investigator
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on the case, worked closely with Missouri State Highway Patrol
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to conduct an exhaustive search. They ran a database check
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on all registered vehicles matching the description Rob had provided.
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This process yielded one thousand, six hundred potential matches. Investigators
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meticulously reviewed each one, checking the color and looking for
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any unique markings such as the mural in the back
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window that Rob had described. Yet, despite their efforts, none
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of the vehicles were a match. Without physical evidence or
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any other leads, investigators found themselves relying solely on Rob's
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account of what had happened that night. But when no
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other witnesses could corroborate his story, suspicions turned toward him.
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As often happens in missing persons cases, law enforcement had
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to consider the possibility that Angela's abduction was an inside job. Rob,
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being the last known person to speak with her, became
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a suspect. The scrutiny was agonizing for him, but he
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cooperated fully with investigators. Angela's mother, Marcia, never doubted Rob's
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innocence for a second. She was adamant that he loved
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Angela and had no reason to harm her. After an
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intense week of questioning an investigation, rob was officially cleared
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of any wrongdoing, but with no new leads, the case
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stalled until police began to see disturbing connections between Angela's
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disappearance and two other cases that remained unsolved within one
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hundred mile radius of Clinton. The first case had taken
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place just three months earlier in max Creek, Missouri. On
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January nineteenth, nineteen ninety one, forty two year old Trudy
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Darby was working alone at a convenience store when she
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noticed a suspicious man lurking outside. Unnerved, she called her
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son for help. He rushed to the store, but by
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the time he arrived just ten minutes later, Trudy was gone.
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Two days later, her body was found along a riverbank
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ten miles from the store. She had been shot twice
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in the head. A little over a month after that,
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on February twenty eighth, another woman vanished under eerily similar circumstances.
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Cheryl Ann Kenny, a thirty year old convenience store worker
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in Nevada, Missouri, went missing after closing up for the night.
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Unlike Trudy, Cheryl's body was never found, and she remains
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missing to this day. Less than a month later, Angela
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Hammond was abducted. Detective Parsons believed these cases were connected.
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The pattern was chilling, three women disappearing within months of
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each other, all within the same region. The idea that
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a serial predator was operating in west central Missouri became
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a terrifying possibility. Authorities pursued the theory aggressively, but without
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solid evidence linking the cases, the investigation stalled. Meanwhile, Angela's
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family was left in agonizing limbo. Marcia Hammond refused to
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give up hope and remained vocal about her daughter's case.
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She longed for answers, justice, and most of all, to
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know what had happened to her daughter on that night.
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Despite the relentless efforts of law enforcement and the community,
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Angela's fate remains unknown. Her disappearance had a profound and
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lasting impact on her family and the Clinton community. Her parents,
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Marcia and Ray, worked tirelessly to keep her case in
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the public eye. They became passionate advocates for missing persons
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and victims rights, determined to prevent other families from experiencing
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the same heartache through media interviews, awareness campaigns, and community outreach.
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They ensured that Angela's name was never forgotten. Their efforts
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kept the case alive, but the answers they desperately sought
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remained out of reach. In nineteen ninety two, in honor
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of Angela's dream of becoming a teacher, her family established
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the Angela Hammond Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarship provides financial
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assistance to students pursuing degrees in education, a fitting tribute
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to the aspirations Angela once had. Over the years, the
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fund has helped numerous students achieve their academic goals, ensuring
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that Angela's legacy continues to inspire. Though justice has not
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yet been served, Angela's memory endures, carried forward by her family, friends,
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and a community that refuses to let her story fade.
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Over the years, numerous theories and leads have surfaced regarding
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Angela Hammond's disappearance, yet none of them have led to
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definitive answers. One widely debated theory suggests that Angela was
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the victim of a serial predator operating in Missouri at
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the time. The similarities between her case and the abductions
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of Trudy Darby and Sheryl Anne Kenny raise concerns that