For over 40 years, the family of Brenda Lacombe has wondered what happened to the 19-year-old

single mother of a little baby boy after she walked out of her grandmother's apartment in the early morning hours of May 16,

1982 in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Although Brenda's lifestyle at the time had her mixed up with a rough crowd and risky behaviors,

she adored her son and never would have taken off without any word back to her family.

Weeks passed. Her siblings checked hospitals, called police stations,

talked to her friends, visited the places she was known to hang out, and scoured the newspaper

for any clues as to where Brenda had gone.

Then, almost three weeks later, there was an article in the paper.

There was an article about a body being found and she just had a feeling new and that's when they found out that that was Brenda and everybody was devastated.

Lacey Kearns has taken the lead in the fight for answers in her Aunt Brenda's case.

Though she never got to meet Brenda, Lacey wants to help her family finally learn the truth after all these years.

I'm Kylie Lowe and with Lacey Kearns.

This is the case of Brenda Lacombe on Dark Down East. Lacey Kearns wasn't even born yet when her aunt, her mother's sister Brenda

Lacombe was murdered, but she knew about her aunt Brenda from a young

age. I've known just about as long as I can remember I only began to understand what

it meant as time went on. Once I finally had an idea of what happened, I began asking questions.

Lacey's questions mounted as she watched her mother, Barbara, dig into newspaper archives at the local library

looking for any shred of detail about Brenda. She remembers her mong paying a visit to

the police station asking for updates in Brenda's case.

Barbara talked to people who knew Brenda, wrote letters to the editor and

advocated for her sister for years. That dedication inspired Lacey, even as a little girl.

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