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[Music] my name is JC Hawkes I'm a retired marine gunnery sergeant and a former Marine special agent with
the Naval Criminal Investigative Service I was assigned to a missing-person investigation to locate Holly Lin why
monk Holly just kind of disappeared without a trace did not show up for work no one was sure about her whereabouts
the search for her started at that point I tried to call her and when she wasn't
answering the phone for me like I knew something was wrong because she's gonna answer the phone for me
holly was such a loving person when she walked in the room you knew okay this is a good person you
just could feel the energy coming from her Holly was a 24 year old young lady she was married to an active-duty marine
John Y monk was a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune North Carolina when we first met highly used to say I want to
be a pediatric nurse and then somewhere along the way she was like I'm going to the army I can help more people being a
military nurse when it involves people in uniform it brings more attention we had national media in Fayetteville
through most of the summer I was in the office on a Friday it was in the evening my boss came in and asked
what I had going on I said not much I'm just working on some reports he said listen man I need you in
Fayetteville we've got a missing girl there there's some suspicious circumstances so I made a call to my
wife and headed to Fayetteville as quick as I could so July 9th 2008 I worked came home that
evening and had a voicemail from Holley asking me to give her a call back I was just too exhausted after the end of a
12-hour shift and I fell straight asleep when I woke up I had multiple messages I
called one of them back and they asked me again is Holly with you at your apartment at first I was like well
what's going on a close friend of hers and co-worker decided that she needed to go to Holly's apartment immediately
because she thought something was wrong when they get there they notices they're
looking in the windows there is smoke damage and they smell some fumes it smells like gasoline smells like smoke
there the apartment and they notice what looks to be an intentionally set fire they're obviously very concerned they
don't see Holly they call 9-1-1 at that point I had a chance to tour the entire area went into Holly's room I
immediately saw on the ground a large deliberately removed piece of carpeting you got the sense immediately that
something very bad had happened inside that fart what they did not find is Holly there was no sign or a trace of
her at that point tonight we have an update on a Fort Bragg soldier missing for days the summer of 2008 was a very
busy time for the homicide team we had two servicemembers go missing we had Megan Touma who was a United States Army
active duty person who was actually found and deceased in a hotel bathroom and that murder at that point was
unsolved a person claiming to be inspired by the Zodiac killer from decades ago in California started
writing letters to law enforcement into the Fayetteville Observer and it just kind of had a lot of people nervous and
on edge there was a heightened sense of awareness and urgency that when someone doesn't show up for work go look for him
because it could be the worst the NCIS 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 chronic cyber fraud
murder general crimes counterintelligence counterterrorism every crime is a tragedy involved
sisters brothers husband it's the only way to find the truth NCIS the cases they can't forget

Friends searching for a missing Army nurse find her apartment smoldering and no sign of their friend. Can NCIS agents find her? CBS' "NCIS" actor Rocky Carroll narrates, Tuesday, June 26 at 10/9c on CBS.

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Brief Summary

Retired Marine JC Hawkes discusses the investigation into missing servicemember Holly Lin Y. Monk and the circumstances of her disappearance.

Key points

The Disappearance of Holly Lin. Holly Lin, a 24-year-old military nurse, mysteriously vanishes, prompting an urgent investigation.
Suspicious Circumstances. A friend discovers smoke and damage at Holly's apartment, raising alarms about her safety.
A Heightened Sense of Urgency. The summer of 2008 brings multiple missing servicemembers, increasing tension in the community.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Holly was such a loving person when she walked in the room.

Reflecting on Holly's character and presence.

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