Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers. And the story I have for you today is so

infuriating. You're probably going to be screaming at your whatever device you're listening

to this on. When twin sisters from Georgia vanish in 1990, police are quick to write them

off as runaways, even though the signs point to something much more sinister. And if not

for a family that refused to give up and a podcast that shed light on some of the injustices

they faced, we probably wouldn't know anything about them. Because even though this is one

of the only open cases of missing twins in the country, it took decades for them to get

the national spotlight. Now, let me warn you right from the start. Nothing about this

story is simple or straightforward. There are so many twists and turns you practically

need a map to follow along. And since police pretty much closed this case before it began,

there are way more questions than answers. But their family is still hoping that someone

can help bring these girls home. This is the story of Danette and Janette Millbrook, the

Millbrook twins.

It's early evening on Sunday, March 18, 1990. And in Augusta, Georgia, Mary Sturges,

who everyone calls Miss Louise, is starting to get worried because her 15-year-old fraternal

twin daughters, Danette and Janette Millbrook, still haven't arrived back to the family

apartment that they share with five of their six other siblings and their mother. They

recently moved into this new apartment because it gave them more space. But it meant that

Danette and Janette would have to take the bus to finish out 10th grade at their old high

school. Well, listen, the family has to watch every penny. And that Sunday, there wasn't

enough money for the girls to have bus fare for school on Monday. So, Miss Louise suggested

that the girls asked their godfather, this guy Ted, who agreed to give them some money

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