Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers, and I'm Brett. And the story I have for

you today is one that's starting to feel all too familiar. The more and more we talk

about cold cases, it's about a young woman who deserved so much better. Better from

the people who treated her like an object that they could just throw away. Better from

the police who didn't think she was worth looking for. And better from the people in the

community who, for decades, held a secret that would have brought her justice and saved

potential future victims. This is the story of Shannon Siders.

When Bob Siders gets home from his graveyard shift on the morning of July 18th, all he

wants to do is hit the hay. But he's a little thrown off when he walks in the door and realizes

that his daughter Shannon isn't home. Shannon's 18 and at the point where she does come and go as

she pleases. And so her being gone isn't the weird thing. What is weird is that Shannon's new

dog was left unattended and made some messes around the house. And typically Shannon would have

made sure to clean all that up before Bob got home. But even though she is 18 and technically an

adult, they usually have some irresponsible kids still left in there. So this is just annoying,

Bob, more than anything. Now he waits around for Shannon to show up, but at about two or three

pm, he is exhausted and he needs to rest up before his next shift. So he goes to bed and figures

he'll have a chat with Shannon when he wakes up. But when he wakes up later that evening, Shannon still

isn't home and it doesn't look like she's been home at all in the time he was sleeping.

At this point, his annoyance turns to worry because it is not like her to be gone this long.

But there's not much he can do other than wait. It's 1989, so there's no cell to call,

no location to track. So up until the last possible moment when he has to leave for work,

he just anxiously waits. Now just like the day before, he gets home early that morning, hoping that

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