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Never get into a car with a stranger. That's something everyone's parent has told them at one point or another.

But when 11-year-old Trudy Appleby got into a car on the morning of August 21st, 1996, she wasn't with a stranger.

Trudy's family believes that she was with someone she knew, someone with whom she felt safe.

But Trudy wasn't safe, and she was never seen again after that day.

Over the years, suspects have been named and suspects have died.

Now, in 2025, 29 years after Trudy was last seen, a grand jury has indicted James and Fisher in the murder of Trudy Appleby.

Could the answers that Trudy's loved ones have been fighting for finally be here?

When a person goes missing, there's a special kind of pain in the not knowing.

I want to tell you the stories of those who never came home.

Today, I want to update you on the story of Trudy Appleby.

I'm Cona Gallagher.

And I'm Ethan Flick.

And this is, and then they were gone.

Okay. And this is, and then they were gone. Welcome back, everyone.

Welcome back.

Thank you for joining us once again.

I'm Kona.

And I'm Ethan.

And we're the husband and wife team behind this podcast.

Each week, I tell you the story of an unsolved missing person's case.

Ethan doesn't know anything about the case going into the episode and is here to provide his reactions and questions in real time, hopefully asking some of the same ones you have at home.

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