12-year-old girl found missing just after Honor Student Christmas Concert, leotards left on chair. Where is Jonelle?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 30 August 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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12-year-old Jonelle Matthews disappears from the family home after a school concert. Footprints are found outside the home. Nothing disturbed inside, but Jonelle is gone. 35 years later her body is found, but police are no closer to solving the crime. Nancy Grace puts together the facts in this case with Judge and trial attorney Ashley Wilcott, Forensics expert Joseph Scott morgan, Psychologist Dr Caryn Stark, Former Detective Steven Lampley and Crime Online Investigative Reporter Levi Page.

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0:35.0	co-case podcast, zone 7. We're going to be talking to family members, detectives, prosecutors,
0:40.6	and nationally recognized experts that are in my zone 7. The group of professionals that I've
0:45.9	called on to help me work hundreds of cases you've heard of and thousands you haven't. We are
0:51.4	going to solve these cases own air together. Listen to zone 7 on the iHeart Radio app,
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1:08.6	Crime stories with Nancy Grace. Just a few days before Christmas, 1984,
1:15.4	Janelle was dropped off at home after a choir concert. When her parents returned an hour later,
1:20.8	Janelle was gone. Her shoes were left behind. The front door was open. The TV was on.
1:26.6	No good clues or solid leads have ever been found in the case. Both police and her family are
1:32.5	convinced Janelle was kidnapped and murdered. Shoes left behind right after a choir concert.
1:40.0	You're hearing our friend at News 9. That was Roger Wolf talking about the abduction of a beautiful
1:47.9	12-year-old little girl Janelle Matthews. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime stories. Take a listen to
1:55.4	our friend at KMGH. This is Stuart Jacobi. 12-year-old Janelle Matthews disappeared from her
2:00.9	Greeley home one month ago today. It's believed she's the victim of a kidnapping. She has not been
2:06.0	seen or heard from since December 20th. Authorities and the girls parents still have many avenues open
2:11.9	to them in their search, but the Matthews family feels their widest avenue is prayer. A 24-hour prayer
2:18.0	vigil began at noon today at most Greeley churches. The Matthews family Jim Gloria and 16-year-old
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