It's hard to imagine losing a loved one, a wife, a husband, a child.

For many, it's their biggest fear.

I'm Marissa Jones, host of The Vanished, and every week I dig into the stories of overlooked

and unsolved missing persons' cases.

I bring to light every detail, interviewing friends, family, law enforcement, and even

suspects to try to uncover the truth.

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The following episode contains mature subject matter.

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He was shot and killed at home in front of his wife and children, and they're totally

mess if you love.

I mean, it's just, I think, a Walmart TV movie version of it is that it brings you closer

together, but what happens is being around each other just reminds you of what's missing.

I'm on the phone with Amanda Robb.

Her uncle, Dr. Barnett Slepion, whom she calls her uncle Bart, was murdered in October

of 1998.

My dad died when I was four, and my mom was pregnant.

And Bart came to live with us for many, many years.

So I was closer to him than maybe a normal niece would be to her uncle.

So anyway, the way I dealt with it was I was just going to figure out why.

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