Our card this week is Gregory Goodson, the Ace of Clubs from North Carolina.

When 16-year-old Gregory vanished from a bus stop in September of 2005, his family immediately

knew something wasn't right.

A few days later, a terrifying discovery would prove their worst fears true, and send police

on a desperate search for answers that even 18 years later has yet to end.

I'm Ashley Flowers, and this is The Deck.

It was early Wednesday morning, and Kyle Goodson was up in Adam preparing for a long day

of teaching at the local middle school.

Before leaving for the day, she wanted to make sure her 16-year-old son Gregory, who was

a high school junior, wouldn't be late for class.

I went to his bed when I said, Gregory, I walked down the hall, I said, Gregory, wake up,

wake up, it's time to get up.

And nobody said anything.

There was no noise.

He didn't answer back.

So I kept walking down to his bed when I, after I had called several times and he didn't

say anything last, which thing to light, and his bed was empty.

And I was shocked.

Kyle wasn't super worried, though, because her son was really close with her parents,

and he'd often sleep over at their place, which was nearby.

He usually told her beforehand, but Kyle figured it just slipped his mind.

While clinging to the hope that maybe he'd just forgotten to call and stayed the night

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