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[Music] ACMA is a very small community everybody knows each other they go to the local diner to have their
breakfast lunch or dinner and they shop at the general store you have that feeling of safety keep their doors
unlocked on November 24th 1989 mandis static went out running with her dog the dog had
returned but she hadn't and when she didn't come back I panicked there was a massive hunt for her everybody was out
looking it was three days later when we found her this is the South Fork of the Nooksack River
she was just floating lightly the only thing I could see were her tennis shoes and socks when I rolled her over it was
kind of a real shock to me because she looked like my daughter and people would say to me oh you're so strong oh yeah
right you can't be strong there's something like that it just ripped you to pieces
we were in shock people were crying and they were whoo there was a killer out there somewhere
[Music] the question is was this person gonna strike again yeah so much unknown for 25
years we had no viable suspects in this case you've got to keep working keep persistent keep going
Mandy's dead but this case was not going to die no I absolutely did not think it
would ever get solved [Music] amazingly enough it was two women talking in a water park they gave us the
break in this case one of the moms brought her name up I just kind of turned to Marilee and said well I am
sure I know who killed her and turned to her and I said oh I do too [Music]

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Brief Summary

The episode covers the 1989 murder of Mandy Statick and the 25-year investigation that followed.

Key points

The Disappearance of Mandy Static. Mandy Static went missing in 1989, leading to a massive community search.
The Shocking Discovery. Mandy's body was found floating in the river, shocking the community.
A Break in the Case. Two women at a water park provided crucial information about Mandy's murder.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

It just ripped you to pieces.

Describing the emotional impact of losing Mandy.

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