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

And I'm Brett.

And the story I have for you today takes place in a quiet town outside of New York City,

away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

A beloved wife and mother vanishes, seemingly into thin air, leaving her friends and family

wondering where she could have gone and why she left in the first place.

Her disappearance sends shockwaves through the community and over a decade passes

before a tragic discovery leaves everyone with more questions than answers.

This is the story of Patricia Viola.

It's 4.30pm on February 13th, 2001, and 40-year-old Jim Viola is arriving home from work.

He and his family live on a quiet street in Bogota, New Jersey, and as Jim walks up

to the door, he's expecting another normal night with his family.

Since it's the day before Valentine's Day, Jim had actually left work early to pick

up some gifts for Pat before he headed home, and so he walks up to the house, he's

like trying to balance his briefcase, those wrapped presents in one hand while opening

the door with the other.

Once he gets inside, he's expecting to see Pat to be there like always during this time

of day.

But instead, he's struck by something odd.

The house alarm is beeping, signaling that it had been activated.

You know, it's one of those alarms that gives you around like 20 or 30 seconds to like

punch in the code before it notifies the security company.

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