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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Pastor's gorgeous wife, mom-of-three and family's GMC Acadia VANISH. WHERE IS MARILANE CARTER?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Marilane Carter, a pastor's wife, and mom-of-three heads out on a road trip from Kansas to Alabama to visit family. That was over a week ago. Surveillance video and witnesses put the mom - alive- in two locations, but where is she now? Joining Nancy Grace Today:Brady McLaughlin -Marilane Carter Brother-in-law Birmingham, AlabamaKen Belkin - NY Criminal Defense AttorneyDr. Debbie Joffe-Ellis - Psychologist, Adjunct Professor at Columbia UniversityKaren Smith - Los Angeles Forensics Expert, Host of "Shattered Souls" podcastSierra Gillespie - CrimeOnline Investigative ReporterLeigh Egan - CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

0:07.0

How does a gorgeous young wife of a local pastor, a mother, suddenly just disappear seemingly into thin air?

0:21.0

I'm talking about a young lady, Marilyn Carter.

0:31.0

I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. Thank you for being with us here at Fox Nation and serious like Sim 111 at the get go.

0:40.0

Take a listen to our friends at ABC 3340.

0:43.0

The family is puzzled though that Carter told them she was getting lost along the way.

0:49.0

She's driven the route several times so she knew the way.

0:52.0

Carter's husband is the head pastor at a Kansas church. A vigil was held there Thursday night.

0:58.0

The family says Carter has never just taken off and would never leave her young children and husband.

1:04.0

She's driving a dark grade 2011 GMC Acadia with Kansas tags.

1:09.0

You honestly don't know what happens after this. It's like they need their mommy. He needs his wife.

1:14.0

Can you darn daughter?

1:16.0

Carter is 5.8 and weighs 130 pounds. She was last seen on video wearing dark clothing.

1:23.0

Where is Marilyn with me and all star panels seeking to help find the missing mom but first I want to go to a special guest joining me right now.

1:32.0

Her brother-in-law joining us at Birmingham Brady McLaughlin.

1:36.0

Brady, thank you for being with us. First of all, tell me about Marilyn.

1:41.0

Well, thank you, Miss Grace, for having me. I appreciate the attention to help help find Marilyn.

1:47.0

My name is Marilyn. I'm 36 years old as a news report said. She's my sister-in-law, so my wife is her sister.

1:53.0

I've known her since around 2005, 2006. She's a graduate of her Stanford University in Birmingham with a graduate degree in theological studies.

2:02.0

She's a mother of three and married to Adam Carter. She is a cool person who actually loves people and loves God and loves her family.

2:11.0

You're telling me she's got a grad degree? What kind of grad degree?

2:15.0

She has her master's at theological studies from Beasts and Divinity School.

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