A Man with a Past | Sneak peek | Forensic Files

foreign Alabama is home to Auburn University which is a major football school in a college town it happens that
students sometimes may go often you know they may be missing for a little while but they come back
Lori was a student at Auburn University and she had recently graduated June 10th 2006 which is the fateful day
in Lori's life we were going to have drinks at my house we were going to have Rum Runners I
believe and watch a movie and just kind of hang out do girl time she called me around 6 30 and said I'm
gonna stop by the store pick up the drink mixes and then I'll be headed to your house
and then the phone rang about 30 minutes later it rang once or twice I answered no one was there how many times had she
simply not showed up and not called you never my daughter was a very good person a
kind person a loving girl a very studious student she loves sports loved her dog
she had a little Yorkie named Peanut that was her baby when did you realize that something was
wrong I was at work A lady called I believe it was her boss and she told me that I just want to tell you your
daughter Lori has not showed up for work and right away bells and whistles went off I called her and she didn't answer
her phone I called her house several times left voicemails on her home answering machine
you go over to her mobile home the door was unlocked which was not like her the air condition was running her
dog peanut was in the crate we walked through the house she wasn't there what are you thinking something's
terribly wrong there is no way she would have left peanut this is it it's about 4 40 a.m four days after Lori
is missing the car was right here dead in the center and engulfed in flames was Lori in this car
Lori was not in the vehicle there was no trace of her whatsoever I mean none just vanished just vanished
and nobody knows what happened to Lori slosinski I know somebody that knows Rick Ennis your daughter had no idea
about his past no I met Rick Ennis when he was 12 years old he's sitting back there in that seat
behind you and I said where are your parents he looks right back at me and he says I killed them both

A young woman vanishes. The prime suspect has a criminal past — he murdered his parents when he was a child. Did he kill again? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, June 24 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Lori Slosinski vanished after a night out; her car was found burned, and Rick Ennis confessed to a dark past.

Key points

Lori's Disappearance. Lori Slosinski goes missing after a normal day, leaving her family in distress.
A Shocking Confession. Rick Ennis, a childhood acquaintance, makes a chilling admission about his past.

Episode highlights

Lori's DisappearanceLori Slosinski goes missing after a normal day, leaving her family in distress.“Nobody knows what happened to Lori.”2:29Sep 22, 2022

Episode quotes

My daughter was a very good person.

Reflecting on Lori's character.

1:06WatchSep 22, 2022

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