Before we get into today's episode, I need to apologize for the scheduling delays.

I'm in between houses at the moment and using local Detroit area studio space to record episodes.

The December 15th episode will be out on schedule.

Then we will take our holiday break and return with new narrative content on January 10th, 2025.

And now, on with the episode.

Jennifer vanished sometime in the overnight hours.

Right now there is no trace.

Investigators say evidence lead them to believe that she's dead. Stick my nose back on the trail.

That's all I can do.

This is already gone.

Already gone.

Already.

Today we're diving into the disappearance of Lonine, Lonnie Ray Rogers.

It's a case full of resilience, heartbreak, and an unwavering fight for justice led by her daughter, Allison.

Before we begin, I want to acknowledge the work of researchers Anna Luria,

Charlie Worrell from the Crimelines podcast, and Haley Gray from Moms and Mysteries.

Lonnie was last seen on the evening of January 6, 1981, at her home in Hayfield Township, Pennsylvania.

Her husband, Clinton, Bud Rogers, claimed that she

left in the middle of a snowstorm after an argument. But as we'll uncover today, that story

does not hold up under scrutiny. Lonnie and Ray Lonnie Rogers was born October 18, 1951 to Maxine and Raymond Raffle in Youngstown, Ohio.

From the beginning, Lonnie's life was filled with challenges,

but she met each one with strength and determination.

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