he came home and i guess he called the police that night. but honestly, i remember correctly he was like telling us, you know, maybe she s just out with some friends. she could be out, you know, we ll see her tonight. and as the weekend went by, it kind of grew a little more like maybe she s actually missing. but i remember i think my dad was just trying to keep us calm, you know, kind of rationalize it or something. just to see what happens. and over the i understand she left the laundry half done, dinner was defrosting, that at one point your dad was even a suspect. they were undergoing divorce at the time. yes. they were getting ready for the divorce. i don t know how they went into it. it happened not long after they told my sister and i about it. i understand the spouse is usually the first suspect. that was a big deal for us. that was probably one of the
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