On September 17, 1966, Diane Cydell met a boyfriend for a drink at a local night spot.

After leaving the bar, she disappeared.

Officials weren't sure whether she ran away from the responsibilities facing a single

mother with four young children, or perhaps had been the victim of foul play.

Question was answered 27 years later.

When her daughter came forward with a fantastic tale of something she saw when she was five years old.

In 1956, 21-year-old Diane Cydell went to work in her father's grocery store in Peoria, Illinois.

She needed the money since she was recently divorced and was raising her two-year-old daughter,

Suzy, and it was in that store one day where she met a bachelor from town, Gene Cydell.

Gene wasn't the best looking guy in the world, but he is a good talker.

He's a very good talker, and he was able to woo her.

The couple dated for a year fell in love and eventually married.

They moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where Gene found work in the growing construction industry.

Together, Gene and Diane had three more children, Greg, Kelly, and Laurie.

My siblings and I were really close, yeah.

It was a lot of great childhood memories.

Over time, Diane and Gene decided that it was best for all concerned if they divorced.

On September 17th, the couple met for dinner at a nearby restaurant to discuss the final details of the story.

By all accounts, the meeting went well.

Afterwards Diane dropped Gene off at his apartment.

From there, Diane drove to the amber inn where she met Bob Marlin, a man she had been casually dating since her separation.

A few hours later, Gene Cydell called Diane at the house.

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