30 minutes later, she hadn't come back, so her parents went to look for her and said they found her bike, but not Charlotte.

Where did this occur? It occurred on a loop where there literally was no other witnesses. That place was staked out by whoever took her.

Time is of the essence and some frightened child is waiting for us to ride in and help them.

Hello, and welcome to Best Case Worst Case. I'm your host, Francie Hakes, former state and federal prosecutor and executive producer of Audible Originals, newest, next level featuring Brian Branch. Y'all, I am so excited.

We may be missing a key component of Best Case Worst Case today. One James Clemente, who's traveling. We do have two, count them two, incredible substitutes today.

And the first one is someone y'all know really well. Please introduce yourself, someone.

Hi, Maureen O'Connell, 25-year veteran of the FBI and a 20-year veteran of the FBI's ERT team, our evidence team.

Fantastic. And then we have this very special second guest who y'all on the podcast, especially those of you listening, I am certain are going to recognize her dulcet tones immediately upon her introduction of herself.

I'm Cheryl Mack McCallum, everybody calls me Mack. And I am a crime scene investigator in Metro Atlanta. And I'm the director of the co case investigative research institute.

And I have a brand new podcast by sale called zone seven, which these two ladies are in my zone seven.

Right. So here's my question, Mack, just before we start talking about this important case that I wanted y'all's sort of input and insight on.

Come down on the y'all's just because you're so that's right to see one one Maureen. Sorry.

Um, Mack, I have never been invited to like come see your department or where you work. I'm probably I can't be more than what 20 minutes away from you.

How could you never have invited me? There's no pictures of us together me walking around your station, looking at all your full.

Badgy things. Why have I not been invited? We will correct that tomorrow, if you want to.

I invited myself, right, Cheryl? I said girl, let me tell. Let's hook up. That's how she does it. I mean, she just showed up. I'm not.

Because she's not Southern. I'm Southern. So I'm waiting for an invitation.

I didn't have time to clean up, straighten up, get the boys right because I told her I said, let me taste something she's walking in right now.

She all embarrassed me because, you know, she's, she's not just FBI. She's top of the echelon, even there.

And, you know, y'all can act ridiculous sometimes. So she comes in. Let me take some.

She goes into CID. There's all the guys. And of course, immediately they're like the FBI's here. Like, you know, I got to get my stories. What's the best story I got?

What's the best arrest I've ever made? She comes in. She is so fantastic. She sits down like she's known them for 30 years.

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