Jennifer vanished sometime in the overnight hours.

Right now there is no trace.

Investigators say evidence leads them to believe that she's dead.

Stick my nose back on the trail. That's all I can do.

This is already gone.

Already gone.

Already.

Already. already.

By the age of 23, Stacey Colbert was flourishing.

She loved her new marketing job at AEP.

She was dating someone special.

And, as her sister Danielle put it, things were falling into place with her. Stacey was so excited about her life. But on a Saturday night in March of 1998,

that bright future was brutally interrupted. Stacey was last definitively seen around March 22, 1998, at her apartment.

Today's episode tells the story of Stacey's unforgettable light and the enduring 27, where she was born February 3, 1975, to parents Rana and Lawrence.

Stacey grew up in the small town of Charleston, Illinois, within the embrace of a close-knit

family, which included an older sister, Danielle. Even from a young age, Stacey possessed,

a remarkable spirit. She was consistently described as upbeat and very fashionable.

She always had a go-getter attitude.

And that's not just a casual descriptor.

Danielle shared that if Stacey had a specific goal, she went five million steps past what you would have to do

to reach it, and her deep determination would define her life and her academic successes.

Yet, Stacey's spirit was also marked by a delightful sense of humor. She loved to pull pranks,

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