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I can tell the story in the public what immediately come and all out. Did they do this? Did they do this?

We don't know the answers to that. We hope that they did. But I'm sure there's a protection of it was 1995.

We were probably an understaffed department. We didn't come out immediately when they called. They want to protect themselves.

And I understand that at the same time, I really want to solve this. And I really think we can solve it.

But people have hard time understanding how far police departments can legally go. And then how far we can actually legally before we get into trouble.

So there's always tons of questions when I tell the story. But legally, there's not a whole lot we can always do.

And the good news is every single sort of event that we plan, something always happens. Whether a person comes for it, so that always makes me feel like we're getting closer and closer.

And there's many people who say you have got to be getting closer and I'm like, I think we are. I mean, I really think if someone's going to say something, I do worry occasionally.

Will he commit suicide instead of doing the right thing? How do you not help? I try to put myself in his position.

And at the end of the day, it really, to me, says a lot about his, I guess, his value system, his, I don't know how you consciously do this to a family that has worked hard, tails off to try and find her.

On July 1st, 1995, 24-year-old Aaron Gilbert attended a nearby fair in Gurdwood, Alaska, featuring local artists, food vendors, and other entertainment.

She attended the fair that day with a man she had just recently met. According to him, the two had car trouble, and her companion left to go get help from a friend.

Allegedly, when he returned, Aaron was gone. He said he searched the fairgrounds and after no sign of Aaron, he called her sister, who also hadn't seen her.

That was 25 years ago, and to this day, no trace of Aaron has ever been found.

I'm Marissa, and from Wondery, this is Episode 227 of The Vanished. Aaron Marie Gilbert's story.

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