This week I want to tell you a story that will have you questioning who you can trust.   At the center of it all is a girl who vanished from a place where she should have been safe.  

In February 2002, a young girl disappears from her home in the middle of the night, leaving no clues and kicking off a search for answers that hits closer to home than anyone could ever have expected. 

This is the story of Danielle Van Dam.

Source Material:

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-poway-decade-passes-since-van-dam-kidnap-murder-2012feb02-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/01/us/grim-guesswork-led-to-the-body-of-san-diego-girl.html

https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/S112691.PDF

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/danielle-van-dam-death-sentence-upheld-for-westerfield/509-d21e3792-9547-41f5-a771-a2fe2f6ec2fe

https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2003/jan/23/you-think-im-guilty-something/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-29-me-bar29-story.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/autopsy-identifies-danielle/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/columnists/sd-me-dickey-column-0501-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-12-me-girl12-story.html

Animal Shelter Spotlight:

https://www.sdhumane.org

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