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that looks like a great print when you work on an investigation you give it everything you
got that's why we went into law enforcement help those who couldn't help themselves we're driven to solve these
cases in working these cases in particular missing person's case it's devastating
to the family they have no [Music] answers in the fall of 1989 Annie tahan a single mother of three in her 20s went
[Music] missing people don't just disappear but that really happened in this case she just disappeared and vanished
without a trash Michael palan was Annie tahan's boyfriend he was a decorated sailor in
the US Navy and became the center uh of interest in this case thank you he had a complicated role within the
Navy he was an electronic service Warfare specialist you've got to be very sharp in order to execute that
mission when Annie met Michael she thought that she had found the man of her dreams it really seemed like they
were about to start a life together he was good to her he treated her nice he swept her off her feet they moved to
South Carolina and Annie got pregnant and Annie is just ecstatic she could not have been happier but it wasn't long
before this story took a unexpected and tragic twist Michael told the police that on November
6th 1989 he woke up and Annie was gone you would think that if someone disappeared that there would be a
massive search but that did not happen after she went missing Kathy French her closest friend was the only
person searching for her for about 3 and 1/2 years I needed to find her I I spent
approximately $166,000 in phone bills I had hired a private detective I wasn't going to give
up Kathy contacted every agency she could think of trying to get someone to look into Michael
palon the mere fact that Michael Pan was active duty sailor at the time we had an
obligation to seek out the truth I have fear for the safety of me and my family the more and more that I spoke
with Kathy the more I became concerned that something really did happen to Annie Michael was an evil evil
man I know with every fiber of my being that he had done something really bad to
her we're starting to realize that she did not leave on her own bition these are the things that you see
in horror movies these are not things that happen to the people that you [Music]
love this case definitely turned into a cat and mouse game between NCIS and Michael palon there are a lot of
disadvantages to opening a case like this but here's the advantage we own the clock we knew that this is going to be a
mental Warfare game if we're going to solve this thing we got to approach it right because something terrible has
happened to an tan and we owe it to her CIS mission is global we're on aircraft carriers we're in foreign ports
we watch after each other we take care of each other NCIS deal with every type of crime cyber fraud
murder Counter Intelligence counter terrorism every Crim is a tragedy invol sisters brothers husbands I feel it very
personally we live in dangerous times and we're never going to get NCIS the cases they can't forget

NCIS agents face a tough investigation into one of their own after a young mother, the girlfriend of a Navy petty officer, vanishes. Watch Tuesday, June 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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Brief Summary

Annie Tahan disappeared in 1989; her friend Kathy French fought for justice against her boyfriend Michael Palan, a Navy sailor.

Key points

The Disappearance of Annie Tahan. Annie Tahan, a single mother, vanished in 1989, leaving her family devastated.
Kathy's Relentless Search. Kathy French spent years and over $166,000 searching for her missing friend.
The Dark Side of Michael Palon. Michael Palon, Annie's boyfriend, becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Missing people don't just disappear.

Reflecting on the mystery of Annie's disappearance.

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