This is a Rogue Media Network podcast.

Do you ever have a story that you just can't get out of your head?

One that you play the details of over and over with your friends.

Well, you've come to the right place.

I'm Claire.

And I'm Susan.

And this is justice pending. A weekly true crime

podcast where we discuss tantalizing crimes with more questions and answers.

Hey everyone, Claire here. Before we dive in, we want to acknowledge that this is a difficult anniversary for a lot of people.

It's been five years since Lauren Demolo vanished without a trace from Cape Coral, Florida.

You have five years and still no answers, no arrests, no remains, just a family holding on to hope, and a case that never got the attention

it deserved. In this episode, we're going to walk through Lauren's story, who she was,

what happened in the days leading up to her disappearance, and why this case continues to

raise questions about the investigation, about the people around her, and about the

justice system itself. And we should say right up front, this case is layered. There's trauma,

there's mental health, and there's a lot of pain. But it's also a story about a woman who mattered,

a daughter, a sister, a mother, and she deserves to be found.

And we'll go into a lot of detail today about this case.

But if you want the full deep dive, we recommend you check out a podcast called Complicit, a True Mystery.

It's a season entirely dedicated to Lauren Demolo's disappearance with a lot more, including interviews with people close to her and the case.

I can't recommend that podcast enough. It was one of those that I remember listening to and just binge listening.

Like I had to I had to know what was coming next So, yeah, I hope our listeners will check it out.

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