This is the case of Marion Bata, a mother, teacher, friend. Missing for 26 years.

You know, no sign that she was going to vanish, that's for sure.

The bizarre circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

I'm not sure if it was intentional or if there's something more foul or foot.

If you could imagine a teacher coming straight from, say, a little house on the Prairie to the 80s, that was Marion Bata.

What do you want to do? Are you setting up?

Whether you find Marion Bata dead or alive, I honestly believe somebody has that key piece of information.

And the relentless quest of a daughter to find her mum.

Something had happened. Something has happened to make her leave.

I am 100% sure, 100% sure that somebody knows something.

The Lady vanishes.

Episode 55.

I'm Alison Sandy.

And I'm Brian Seymour.

Our deep dive on Rick Blum continues.

It's clear, as pointed out by many experts, including criminal analysts, Laura Richards, that understanding this man,

along with interrogating his pattern of behaviour and what he's capable of, is integral to the investigation into what happened to Marion Bata.

One man we have heard about, but never spoken with, is Michael Reed, Evelyn's stepfather.

Michael was married to Evelyn's mother, Alona, whom he met after she separated from Willie Wooters, or Rick Blum, who is Evelyn's biological father.

Michael says he and Alona also had a child together, Christopher.

However, on his birth certificate, his father is listed as Willie Wooters.

When Alona died in 1977, the impact on all their lives was immense.

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