Sneak peek: The Search for Christie Wilson | Forensic Files

[Music] christie and i we were young we were happy we were enjoying our lives i never really
thought anything like this would have happened to christy your best friend is missing
how could she be missing we were just gamblers at the casino having a good time with other people
the last we know is we see her walking out of thunder valley casino at 1 13 in the
morning on october 5th with a man by the name of mario garcia and then she was never seen
or nor heard from again do you remember the first time that you saw the video of christy walking out
with him i absolutely remember that she moved away she moved away from it yeah i still
remember her arm going like this and get off me now surveillance cameras have captured her leaving the casino with an
older man her family is understandably frantic and her parents debbie and pat have been beacons of hope
in this situation they have endured the unimaginable of not knowing where your daughter
is debbie turned that pain into passion i want my daughter back and i want her back now i may be five
foot one and blonde but they've just met a barracuda and the fight's on i'm just gonna ask you straight out did
you kill christy wilson no i had nothing to do with her disappearance all right i think he thought he was
going to beat the case the entire time he figured no body less evidence i can walk away from this
he never thought he was going to be convicted guilty of a violation and when he was convicted and went to
prison he still had a piece of information and everyone wanted it and he knew it
was she in an ocean was she in a ditch for 15 years i never went to bed without wondering
where is she where did mario garcia put her if you have some campgrounds here you'll
have characters on the other side what happened to her mario how could she simply disappear
after she was with you i don't have answers for that reality how long have you been looking for
christy wilson since october of uh 2005 we pretty much have been continuing to look for her
even after they knew she wasn't coming back alive they kept looking even after mr garcia
was convicted they kept looking it was important to finally close the case and work on remembering
christy for the beautiful person she was and not a case we needed to take the mystery out of
this for for debbie and her family we wanted to find her to show mario you're not gonna
win you're not winning this and we're gonna find her and bring her home to the family
[Music] you

She was last seen leaving a casino. How her mom and detectives teamed up to find her body hidden for 15 years. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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Brief Summary

The episode discusses Christy Wilson's disappearance, her last sighting with Mario Garcia, and her family's ongoing search for answers.

Key points

The Disappearance of Christy Wilson. Christy Wilson went missing after leaving a casino with a man named Mario Garcia.
Debbie's Determination. Debbie turned her pain into passion, vowing to find her daughter.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I want my daughter back now.

Debbie's plea for her missing daughter Christy.

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