When an Alabama kindergarten teacher is abducted from a college campus in broad daylight, the search for her ends just days later when her remains are found in a local river.

Investigators pursue justice over the course of decades harnessing cutting-edge forensic science in hopes of finally solving her case in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Music solving her case in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Thanks for listening to Last Seen Alive. I'm your host, Leah, crime analyst by day, and true crime storyteller by night.

And as always, I'm your co-host, Scott.

A quick heads up. This episode contains discussion of sexual assault. We won't go into any graphic detail, but still, please listen with care.

Chonda Faylor was last seen alive on June 10, 1987. She was 24 years old at the time and lived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she'd grown up.

She worked as a kindergarten teacher at a local elementary school and was also a graduate student at the University of Alabama, where she'd already earned a bachelor's degree in early childhood education and where she was pursuing an advanced degree in the same field, taking graduate classes on a part-time basis.

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Chonda was, by all accounts, an extremely kind person who enjoyed working with children. These qualities made her an excellent teacher, and they perhaps ran in the family.

Chanda's mom also worked in the local school system, as did her sister.

In her spare time, Chanda enjoyed writing and needlework, particularly cross-stitch, at which she was very

skilled. Her family members still display and cherish her expert needlework in their homes today.

By and large, though, she was a pretty busy person. In addition to being busy with work in grad

school, she was an active member of a local church, Tuscaloosa's first United Methodist

Church. There, she taught Sunday school and helped with children's programs, including the church's

nursery and annual summer camp. She loved kids, perhaps more than anything else. Yeah, with how much

extra she's doing on top of just being a teacher, which is already a time-consuming

enough career, she really is stacking her whole life around these children. Yeah, she had a lot

on her plate, and she really, really loved kids. And those who worked with her at her church,

where she was involved with so many of the kids programs described her as outgoing, loving, well-liked,

and sensitive. Chonda had an equally positive reputation where she was employed at Martin Luther

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