Welcome to postmortem. I'm your host 48 hours correspondent, Anne Marie Green. And today we are discussing the cases of Teresa Fusco and Kelly Morrissey, two teenagers, teenage girls,

who went missing in 1984 in Lindbrook, New York. That's a suburb in Long Island.

Now, after a suspect confessed to Teresa's murder and then implicated two other men,

seemed like the case was closed. But about 19 years later, advances in DNA technology

overturned their convictions and pointed to another unknown suspect. Joining me today is 48 hours

correspondent, Aaron Moriarty. Aaron, you worked on this case, but over your years of working

for 48 hours, you've actually covered a number of wrongful conviction cases.

So have you, Amory. And it is a passion of mine. This case is yet another reminder of the cost of a prosecutor getting it wrong.

When you convict the wrong suspects, not only does that allow

the real killer to go free, but often puts the family and friends through years of hearings

and trials. And that's the centerpiece of this story, because it's what the family and friends

of Teresa, Kelly, and another victim, Jackie, have gone through in the decades since their disappearances.

And I should point out, since 1984. So over 40 years. Absolutely. I mean, this is a nightmare for any family.

But this process, it's like sort of ripping the scab off over and over again. And really, you know,

they're still waiting for a resolution, which we will get to. But I want to remind everyone,

listen, if you haven't watched or listened to this episode, The Killing of Teresa Fusco,

go check it out and then come on back so we can talk about it. So, Aaron, on June 12, 1984, 15-year-old Kelly Morrissey left her home after dinner.

She's going to meet a friend.

And she's last seen at a payphone near a shell gas station in Lindbrook before she disappears.

After about five months, 16-year-old Teresa Fusco goes missing,

after she leaves her job at a local roller rink. How unusual was it to have two teenagers go

missing within a few months? Amie, this was very unusual.

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