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It kind of seemed like from the get go as kids we were kind of told that like something happened to her

where we probably weren't going to see her again, I guess. And I remember

I remember I remember no little like we would all watch TV in the living room my dad and stepmom.

I remember like going to my bedroom and crying. Everybody ever talked about it.

And I remember crying about it at school. I was your one of the groundhogs today because we were doing a

groundhog color sheet and I was crying and like the helper, the teacher is helper. She asked me what was wrong

and they like took me in the hallway and I just said I missed my mom and it kind of seemed like they didn't really understand.

On the afternoon of August 19, 1993, 33-year-old Ginger May Hudson was outside of her home in Pittsburgh, Kansas,

enjoying a soak in the tub in her yard after work. She was seen that afternoon by a city employee.

With some newspapers reporting that the witness was also a neighbor and that's why he recognized Ginger.

The witness reported seeing her around 3.30 pm. Several hours later, her boyfriend returned home from work and Ginger was not there.

But all of her personal belongings were. He would later tell police that he didn't call them until nearly midnight because he had been busy searching on his own

and calling friends and relatives to see if they were with Ginger. But she has never been seen again.

And while her story may sound like it follows a pattern you've heard before, it's a unique nightmare her children have been living for 30 years.

I'm Marissa and from Wondery, this is episode 381 of The Vanished. Ginger Hudson's story.

The Vanished was a very long story.

13 years ago, in one of the cramped dorm rooms of prestigious Sarah Lawrence College, a nightmare unfolded.

The students didn't know it yet, but when a bizarre new roommate moved in, he would change their lives forever.

Devil in the dorm. An exclusive new podcast on Wondery Plus dives into the horrifying story of Larry Ray, who moved into the dorms with his daughter.

Shortly thereafter, he started to control, manipulate, and brainwash some of the students.

And before long, Ray had amassed what could be best described as a small cult following.

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