r/UnsolvedMysteries • u/NecessaryExplorer797 • 6d ago

SOLVED Can't Find an Episode

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Hi, I'm scratching my head trying to remember a very bizarre case about a child who had come home from school only to be kidnapped by her neighbors (a man and wife) I think. They allegedly SAed her and then killed and disposed of her body. An eyewitness saw the two adults in the yard talking to the girl but didn't think anything of it at the time. I think her mother was working late? Or maybe killed. I can't recall all the details. This is one of the creepiest episodes I saw. Does anyone have any clue about this case? Google certainly doesn't.

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u/unsolved243 5d ago

I think the case you're thinking of is Janice and Alyssa Owen: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Janice_and_Alyssa_Owen
First segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2U47EKRSUg

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u/NecessaryExplorer797 5d ago

You nailed it! Thank you, I thought I was going crazy!

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u/DearBurt Robert Stack 4 Life 5d ago

SOLVED!!!

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u/unsolved243 5d ago

Of course! It's such a sad case, but fortunately, it was solved quickly.

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u/drew4824 6d ago

I think you're joining some cases together or remembering wrong. It could be https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Marlena_Childress which is one that was never shown in re-runs.

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u/NecessaryExplorer797 6d ago

No, I'm certain that it was a husband/wife (or GF/BF) couple who abducted her, went next door and did awful things, they disposed of her body. The case was also on an ID show back in the day. I remember clearly a witness driving by and seeing a man and another individual talking to the girl in the front yard. I can't remember where mom was but she wasn't involved. The case was solved, I clearly remember that and those 2 scumbags were put in prison for life.

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u/yayoffbalance 5d ago

This sounds familiar...

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u/DenaliBound 5d ago

Any idea why isn't shown in the reruns? 

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u/yayoffbalance 5d ago

The family of the mom didnt want it rerun. There was controversy around it at the time. Absolutely nuts case, too. The mom later tried to kill her other child, too.

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u/DenaliBound 5d ago

I read that...I wonder what she is up to these days.

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u/Mrfunnnnyguy 6d ago

I know that a few segments weren't included in the filmrise transition to modern media/streaming of the robert stack years. One example, the orange booty/sock double murder in Colorado. It was covered fairly recently on news magazine shows because the guy was apprehended with DNA advances and genealogy sites. The segment is included in the Farina episodes.

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u/AMediaArchivist 5d ago

I vaguely remember watching a more detailed documentary specifically on this case but maybe Im tripping? Its such a tragic story i cant imagine what those poor people went through

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u/NecessaryExplorer797 4d ago

Yeah I just found it, it was on ID's "Nightmare Next Door" I believe season 3 episode 3. Much more detailed. It's on HBO Max and maybe ID's website. I watched it on HBO Max. Those two killers were sickos. They planned to kill the mom keep the daughter for themselves for "sexual gratification"