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For nine long days, a small town lived in fear. A 9-year-old girl vanished without a trace, leaving her family shattered and an entire community praying for…

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When Mark’s wife stepped out of the bathroom after her shower—completely naked—she strolled into the bedroom and froze. “Babe, shut the curtains! I don’t want the neighbors…

On November 24, 2009, 26-year-old medical student John Edward Jones entered Utah’s Nutty Putty Cave expecting nothing more than an adventurous family outing. He was a husband,…

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When immigration officers told 29-year-old Carlos Molina he was being sent back to El Salvador, he thought the worst part would be leaving his job, his friends,…