Girl, 11, GONE, NAZI-FREAK SEX PERV 'GAVE RIDE TO SCHOOL'
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 20 February 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Thursday afternoon, February 15, Audrii Cunningham doesn't arrive home at her usual time. Family members look for her, assuming she became distracted during the walk home from the bus stop.
Panic sets in, then police are notified at 5:30 p.m. and an AMBER Alert is issued.
Investigators start putting together a timeline of events. Police say Audrii was dropped off at her bus stop by her dad's friend, the man who lives behind their house, Don Steven McDougal. As investigators retrace Audrii's footsteps, they find that Audrii never made it to school. In fact, she didn't get on the bus.
Investigators ask for security video, from various security cameras in the area and develop of Vehicle of Interest, a dark blue, 2003, Chevrolet Suburban. They also have a person of interest, the last person known to be with Audrii Cunningham, Don Steven McDougal.
McDougal is arrested and placed in the Polk County Jail. Not for the disappearance of Audrii Cunningham, but on an unrelated aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge. The public now finds out that McDougal has a criminal record dating back to 2001.
Authorities say he was convicted on a charge of enticing a child and was sentenced to 2 years. So far, investigators continue to search areas around Lake Livingston where a backpack believed to be Audrii's was found.
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
- Lana Shadwick - Attorney, Former Harris County Judge and Prosecutor; Legal Analyst for Breitbart, Texas; Facebook: @TXBoots
- Dr. Bethany Marshall – Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills); Twitter: @DrBethanyLive/ Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall; Appearing in the new show, “Paris in Love” on Peacock
- Sheryl McCollum – Forensics Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder; Host of Podcast: “Zone 7;” X: @149Zone7
- Chris McDonough – Director at the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective; Host of YouTube channel: “The Interview Room”
- Karla Castillo - Anchor and Morning Executive Producer at KBTX News; IG: @KBTXKarla, FB: @Karla Castillo KBTX
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| 0:37.0 | An 11 year old little girl. Just let that so can. Just 11 years old. Let's see what grade that would be 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 8, 9, 10, 11th. 5th grade, Max, 5th grade is missing. |
| 0:59.0 | Of course, I'm talking about 11 year old Audrey Cunningham missing out of Texas. |
| 1:06.0 | She goes missing in route to school. |
| 1:10.0 | As we go to Air right now, we are learning that there is a gathering of |
| 1:16.2 | LA law enforcement around a nearby area. Our eyes are on that as we proceed. |
| 1:23.0 | I'm Nancy Grace. This is crime stories. |
| 1:25.0 | Thank you for being with us here at crime stories and on Series XM 111. |
| 1:30.0 | Listen to the mom. |
| 1:34.3 | I would just like to get the word out that we would like to have her come home. |
| 1:40.0 | It's not like her to, you know, just run off or disappear. |
| 1:45.2 | She has a lot of loving families. |
| 1:46.8 | She has so many people that love her and adore her. |
| 1:50.7 | She is very well taking care of a child and we just we miss her we don't understand and |
| 1:58.3 | any and all help would be greatly appreciated and I just I want the word spread around as far as possible |
| 2:04.0 | if you see here please contact you know your local police what do you do when your |
| 2:09.8 | child goes missing run through the house screaming for the child, look in the yard, start running |
| 2:15.6 | in the neighborhood, call 911. This mother, Cassie Matthews, begging for our help, begging for your help to find her 11 year old little girl |
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