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Kelly Morrissey was a young girl who didn't like to stay home. She liked to hang out with her friends.
>> [music] >> June 12th, 1984, Kelly walks to a payphone near a Shell gas station over
on Merrick Road in Lynbrook and uh meets up with another one of her friends and um
they make some phone calls after that payphone. We don't know where Kelly went. Knowing
Kelly, there is no way I believe she ran away. No. And then on November 10th, 1984, just 5
months later, >> Yes. Teresa Fusco [music] disappears. >> Yes. And what is the initial thought? The
initial thought is there might be a connection. Teresa worked at a roller rink on
Merrick Road in Lynbrook, uh Hot Skates. For her to go to Hot Skates, she would have to walk in this [music] direction
down the street. Did you ever worry about her walking? No, I never really worried about her walking anywhere in
the neighborhood. That evening, she apparently got fired. She's upset and then she [music] leaves.
Wasn't she supposed to go to Lisa Kaplan's house? >> Yeah, her best friend, yeah. She was
going to [music] come to my house after she got off of work and sleep over. So, it becomes like [music] 9:00, she's not
there. Yep. 9:30, not there. 10:00, I just thought maybe she went home. Well, the next morning, her mother
called [music] and her mom asked my mom, "Can you please have Lisa send Teresa home?" And my mom said, "Well, Teresa's
not here." Her mom called the police department. We went to all the places we would hang
out and she wasn't anywhere that we searched. It's just very coincidental. Same neighborhood, same time frame, two girls
[music] who knew each other. And I'm like, "Something's not right. Something's just not right."
And then 25 days later, these two boys coming back to hang out here in the woods,
>> [music] >> they see a body and they run to the deli and ask to call 911. Police show up and they find Teresa
Fusco. Teresa had been strangled, beaten, and raped. It truly was shattering at 16 to never have lost anybody that
[music] you loved in such a horrific way. You just can't get over that. But until there's a connection in the
two cases, one's still a missing girl and now one's a homicide. John Kogut was brought in by the
detectives as a suspect in the murder of Teresa Fusco and during that time he confessed to the murder of Teresa. We
decided that I had to kill her. And then during that confession, he implicated two of his buddies.
And when I saw the three men who were arrested in handcuffs, I thought to myself, "Who are these
people? They're older. Who are they?" The theory was always it was three guys. >> Yeah.
And the DNA didn't match any of them. >> No, it didn't. If they didn't do it, then who did it?
Today, we arraigned 63-year-old Richard Bilodeau for the murder of Teresa Fusco. And I said, "Okay,
here we go again."

ALL NEW: Nearly 41 years after a New York teenager is killed, an unexpected breakthrough in the case. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, April 25 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

The episode covers the disappearances of Kelly Morrissey and Teresa Fusco in 1984, detailing the investigation and suspects involved.

Key points

The Disappearance of Kelly Morrissey. Kelly Morrissey vanishes after a phone call with friends, raising concerns about her fate.
Teresa Fusco's Tragic End. Teresa Fusco is found dead after disappearing, with connections to Kelly's case.
New Suspect Emerges. Richard Bilodeau is arraigned for Teresa's murder, reigniting the investigation.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Something's just not right.

A friend reflects on the disappearances of Kelly and Teresa.

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