Families seek answers after a serial killer claims four lives | Forensic Files

there was a very scary killer who was going up and down I-45 that is correct Kellen young women that is correct
we just wanted to say thank you to everybody we are going to find her what does this say your teacher who says
pray for Laura are you surprised by the outpouring of concern Sympathy uplifted by it it's
just the only thing that's getting us from one day to the next the beginning of the ballerina exactly yeah I was
taking our backyard at the other house there's no doubt she's coming home I screamed into the phone that's not
Laura that's not Laura that's I couldn't accept it I can still hear my screams in
my nightmares foreign martians picked her up she just vanished she would never have left her daughter
[Applause] she was only 19. when Alexis was born she took such a responsibility and she embraced being a mom
oh my gosh she embraced it [Music] she was maintaining Straight A's in college always on her finals a week
after having yeah a week after she had Alexis she took her final exams and pulled all A's on I mean she was very
very driven we can get this face out there I don't want it on a back burner I want
her face out there her car mats were hanging on the car wash rack her money her paycheck
everything was in her car she had rope Burns around her wrist she had black and blue places on her face
foreign at some point Kathy did you give up thinking they're just never going to
find the person who killed my daughter I never gave up because I made a promise to Tiffany
when I buried her that I would not give up until we found who did it why was it so important to find who killed her
because I didn't want him killing someone else's child the 17 year old was last seen leaving a
Clear Lake Area restaurant I had been to all the places where I thought she might be
and I was on my way home it's actually just about three or four miles from the house on the side of the road
foreign volunteers searched on foot along the marshes and through the brush tracking
dogs were called in to help we didn't hesitate we went immediately the search for Jessica Kane widened
today across the Salt Grass and scrub that surrounds the marshes in this area we wanted could it be the same person
you took Laura from us you know we just didn't know

In a five-month span, four young victims disappeared in Oklahoma and Texas. See how investigators nabbed an elusive serial killer, and how they were able to provide answers to the grief-stricken families.

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Brief Summary

A mother shares her fight for justice after her daughter Laura goes missing along I-45, highlighting community support and search efforts.

Key points

The Search for Laura. A community rallies to find Laura, a young mother who vanished.
Laura's Achievements. Despite her challenges, Laura excelled in school and embraced motherhood.
A Mother's Promise. Kathy vows to find her daughter's killer, refusing to give up hope.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I can still hear my screams in my nightmares.

A mother reflects on her pain.

1:04WatchJan 25, 2023

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