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A couple of days later, when she is at home, she sees Cheryl's photo on the news.
>> [music] >> And she recognizes Cheryl as the woman she saw in the car. So obviously, Amy
calls up the police right away because she wants to make sure someone knows about what she witnessed, right? Because
she doesn't know, like she didn't talk to anyone. But their response is mind-boggling.
Amy says that the detective outright told her that Cheryl wasn't worth looking for.
>> Which is what they had told her family. >> Amy claims that the detective said that
Cheryl got into this mess herself and now she's trying to get out of it. >> What does that even mean?
>> That doesn't even feel to me like, oh, like she ran away. This feels like she
deserves whatever's coming to her, kind of thing. >> it's coming from somebody who's employed
by the same law enforcement office where Roger was employed. >> Listen, I don't know who told her that, but this
idea that people had Roger's back or had reason to cover for him, dude, I can't even tell you how deep it
goes. Like, >> [music] >> for legal reasons, literally, it's something that we're still digging into.
But let me just tell you like real quick, side side story here. Two interesting tidbits that we stumbled
upon. Because Cheryl's cousin told us that a woman who knew Cheryl commented [music] publicly in a Facebook group
that she was sexually assaulted in Roger's home after being served alcohol. In the comments, the woman said that she
was underage at the time and the man that she accused was and still is a member of the Niagara County Sheriff's
Office. We reviewed the screenshots of those comments taken before they were deleted. We also reached out to the man
accused and the current sheriff and the deputy sheriff for their responses to those allegations, and we have not heard
back.

Days after Sheryl Rucci disappeared, a woman we will call Amy saw Sheryl's photo on the news and believed she recognized her as the woman she had seen sitting inside a stopped car the night Sheryl vanished.

Amy says she immediately contacted police to report what she witnessed. According to Amy, the detective she spoke with told her that Sheryl "wasn't worth looking for" and suggested that Sheryl had gotten herself into the situation.

Sheryl's family says investigators expressed similar views to them during the early stages of the case.

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Brief Summary

Witness Amy reports Cheryl's disappearance, but police dismiss her concerns, raising questions about accountability and victim treatment.

Key points

Detective's Shocking Response. Amy learns the detective believes Cheryl isn't worth searching for, shocking her sense of justice.
Allegations Against Sheriff's Office. A woman claims she was assaulted in Roger's home, raising serious questions about law enforcement.

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What does that even mean?

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