Kassanndra's Secret | Sneak peek | Forensic Files

Cass is a rare person she didn't care what you thought of her she didn't care if you liked her
she didn't care if she was too loud or too in your face she just was she was your best friend right yeah yeah for
years I got a pair of new shorts this t-shirt two Essie nail polishes she got into these things called haul videos
where you would go shopping I will show you what I got and then I'll tell you how much everything cost kind of spread
the word about deals 99 Cents 7.99 8.99 3.50 she never really left home got this
for my mom I got this for my mom to go with the slippers I also bought this for her she was always there so we were
really good friends yeah August 25th 2020 Cassandra's mom Marie Smith got up she left for work
everything was fine when I came home it was clear that she had used the master bathroom to get
ready to go all of her makeup was in there and then I didn't hear from her I knew she had a shopping day planned
and her friend Alexandra was going to be meeting with her the next day I remember I was late by about 15
minutes I texted her hey where are you hey I'm sorry I'm late I got no response I left panicked messages until her
voicemail box was full she never just went dark like that before the morning of the 27th I had texts from
Marie that said to Cass spend the night with you is she at your place are you with her
she's not with you I thought she was with you and that's what I realized there was
something wrong when did you call the police I called them later that day it started out like any other adult
missing person case the majority of those calls are resolved with no nefarious activity
maybe she's out there the world is so wired with cameras there's just no way that somebody didn't
see something we're able to see the white car Cassandra's co-founder's car you can see
a subject getting out of the vehicle and start walking away that's damning evidence that's incredibly valuable
evidence for us you can see him walking across the street he's dressed in all black black shoes black pants black
T-shirt blue surgical gloves and a black fedora something he was involved but there was something going on there
we didn't know about yeah she's keeping a secret she didn't want to tell me

A young woman vanishes. Eerie surveillance video captures a man in a hat. Investigators learn the two are linked by a secret. “48 Hours” contributor Natalie Morales reports Saturday, April 8 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Cassandra Smith goes missing, prompting a police investigation and emotional turmoil among friends and family.

Key points

Cassandra's Disappearance. Cassandra goes missing, leaving friends and family worried and confused.
Mysterious Evidence. Surveillance footage reveals a figure associated with Cassandra's disappearance.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I knew she had a shopping day planned.

The narrator's realization about Cass's plans.

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