The Day Alissa Disappeared

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🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

When 17-year-old Alissa Turney is reported missing in Phoenix, it takes years before detectives treat her case as a homicide. A new investigation unearths dark family secrets, leading to a dramatic courtroom drama and an outcome no one saw coming. Andrea Canning reports.

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0:00.0	Tonight on Dateline.
0:02.0	You're looking out at Alyssa going to prom.
0:05.0	She looked really beautiful.
0:07.0	Was that the last time you saw her?
0:09.0	Yes, it was.
0:10.0	When he told me she was missing, I was shocked.
0:14.0	I was called by my father.
0:16.0	She had run away.
0:18.0	I want to find out what happened to my kid.
0:20.0	Sarah has become this big podcaster and advocate for her sister.
0:25.0	This is insane and should never happen to anyone.
0:28.0	We found hundreds of VHS tapes and audio recordings.
0:34.0	I made a fully stupid mistake and tried to talk to a listen.
0:38.0	How often is he coming to her work and recording her?
0:41.0	He comes on a regular basis.
0:42.0	That's stocking. This whole other side is
0:45.8	emerging of this family. Dark secrets now coming to light. I saw them
0:51.7	digging so I took my camera.
0:53.7	Oh my gosh!
0:54.8	And just started taking pictures.
0:57.6	They were gasping out loud.
0:59.8	He had enough explosives to take out our whole neighborhood.
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