Sneak peek: Who Took Our Dad? The Abduction of Ray Wright | Forensic Files

The Disappearance of Ray Wright was a complete mystery there was no explanation of why
he was gone the first real break is when your Uncle Dean went to your father's house
and found an intruder in the house did it strike you all as okay that seems too coincidental all our dad is missing and
here's a guy in his house yeah 100% because it was just it was scary so Ray Wright has been missing since
Friday when he failed to show up for a meeting at work this case was a series of mysteries you have a Am Pm soda cup
just like you would pick up at the gas station the soda cup was the one piece of evidence left by the burglar at the
victim's residence in which we get some key key forensic evidence a white man and then that evidence is linked to a
carreck and as ground units arrived it was like the scene uh out of a [Music] movie inside that van is just a treasure
Trove of evidence a rain jacket covered in blood and a letter i hand delivered you your
revenge now it's time to pay me all that added up to someone got Ray I knew something bad was happening
to him I felt it it was weeks to months to then years without really knowing right years of
not knowing yeah throughout the case it was clear that many of the Witnesses were afraid to come forward because I'm
terrified of them all of them you guys are going to get me killed I can't help you I have to go you're going you're
going to get me killed 100% of the truth what happened to Ray I don't know what happened to Ray I don't know I don't
know what happened to officers in the family are left with essentially a person that has vanished
off the face of the Earth

A family man abruptly vanishes. Police tie his disappearance to a monstrous plot for revenge. "48 Hours" correspondent Natalie Morales reports Saturday, Feb. 3 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Ray Wright's disappearance leads to a web of mystery and fear surrounding his case.

Key points

The Disappearance of Ray Wright. A mysterious case unfolds as Ray Wright goes missing without explanation.
Intruder Found at Father's House. An alarming discovery raises questions about Ray's disappearance.
Chilling Evidence Discovered. A van filled with bloodied evidence hints at foul play.
Witnesses Afraid to Come Forward. Fear grips those who know the truth about Ray's case.

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Episode quotes

I don't know what happened to Ray.

A family member expressing despair over Ray's disappearance.

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