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Crime Junkie

  • Aug 15, 2026
  • 1:19
  • Short

On May 29, 2011, Bill and Peggy Stephenson were supposed to be at church in Florence, Kentucky, just like they were every Sunday.

Bill was a deacon. Peggy played the organ. So when their daughter Beth arrived and realized her 74-year-old parents weren't there, she immediately knew something was wrong. And she wasn't the only one who noticed.

Their unexplained absence would become the first warning that something was terribly wrong.

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Brief Summary

Beth Victor's parents are missing from church on Memorial Day weekend, raising concern in their community.

Key points

  • A Missing Presence. Beth notices her parents are absent from church, raising immediate concern.

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