In August 2005, a woman disappeared just days before she was supposed to testify against her boyfriend, a corrections officer accused of sexually abusing minors. For years, her family says she was treated like a fugitive instead of a missing person. But when we looked deeper, we found a witness who has never spoken publicly before — and a sighting from the night she vanished that could change the way this case has been understood for more than twenty years. If you know anything about the disappearance of Sheryl Rucci, please contact the Niagara County Sheriff's Office at 716-438-3393. If...
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Hi, Crime Junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers. And I'm Britt. And the story I have for you today is true to the title. A warning for our viewers, especially the ones in New York.
But a reminder for all Crime Junkies to be careful who you trust. So let's dive in. Our story begins on January 6th, 2005 in Lockport, New York, which is this small city about 40 minutes outside of Buffalo.
There is this 16-year-old special education student who I'm going to call Emily. She has been working with a school administrator on ways to better express herself because she's going through a lot at home at the time. She's been dealing with a lot of trauma and her multiple disabilities make it really hard for her to work through that and process things, like all the things going on around her. So working with this person, this administrator and a psychologist,
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