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There are over 100,000 cold cases in America.

Only 1% are ever solved. This is one of those rare stories. It's June 9th, 1977 in Eugene Oregon. The sun is warm and

teenagers Leana Adank and Eric Goldstrand are hoping to meet up with their friends at the Willamette National Forest to picnic and swim.

Todd Proudfit is Eric's friend.

We were at school early that day. He came up to me, Eric did, came up to me and asked, hey, you know,

we're going to go up to Broken Bowl and skip school and go up and play around.

It's right on the river.

They're just little day parks is what they are up there.

He had an old Ford truck that he was really proud of.

He was one of the only one of us that had a vehicle,

so he became our driver and always willing to take us guys out to play.

It broke down quite often.

I had already skipped every class I could skip.

I just thought I couldn't go.

I think they were hoping that a bunch of us could go have fun and make some magic.

Leana and Eric head to Broken Bull by themselves in Eric's old Ford truck.

When the couple's curfew comes and goes and there's no sign of them,

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