Hi, Crime Junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers.

And I'm Britt.

And the story I have for you today is one that first came to our attention in the spring of 2021

when we got an email from a listener named Emily that started like this.

Hello, Ashley and Britt. My name is Emily and until December 6th of 2020,

I was a religious listener and Crime Junkie fan club member.

I still love you both and your show.

I had to stop listening for a while because my 26 year old autistic sister went missing

and I became a full time investigator working 18 plus hour days trying to find her.

I used a lot of my Crime Junkie knowledge.

My sister's name is Erica Jean Schultz and she was from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

She went on to tell us the most incredible story of one sister fighting for justice for another.

And she sent us another text message that said, quote,

it's because of Crime Junkie that I had the knowledge and the courage to take the actions necessary.

End quote. And I truly believe it's because of the actions she took that a serial predator was taken off the streets.

Emily asked us to tell her sister story.

And really, it's her story too because she thinks our platform could help get the word out

and possibly help others find closure.

So with the help of her sister Emily, here is the story of Erica Jean Schultz.

At around noon on Saturday, December 5, 2020, Emily Corbin is working from home in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

when she hears a notification on her phone.

It's a text from someone she knows named Donna and she wants to know if Emily's sister,

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