The Missing Girls: A Shocking True Story of Abduction and Murder

by Linda O'Neal, Philip Tennyson, Rick Watson

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When local police and federal agents fail to find two girls, a frustrated Pond family turns to one of their own: Linda O'Neal. O'Neal, step-grandmother to Ashley Pond and a private invenstigator, is sent on a wild chase after clues and suspects.  But after stake-outs and fact-finding, her hunches all lead to one culprit -- a supsect police aren't looking at.  Now, O'Neal must do whateaver it takes to bring the perpetrator to justice and find the truth behind two missing girls.

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The police really missed the mark on this one. They were looking for a murderer instead of a serial predator. After he killed two underage girls they finally homed in on him with the help of the media and a private investigator, who had connection to one of the missing girls.
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This is the Oregon City girls that were murdered, Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis

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The Missing Girls: A Shocking True Story of Abduction and Murder
People/Characters
Ashley Pond; Lori Pond; Linda O'Neal; Philip Tennyson; Ward Weaver; Miranda Gaddis (show all 13); Mallori Weaver; Michelle Duffey; Anna Song; Emily Bowen; Cindy; Jim Redden; Harry Oakes
Important places
Oregon City, Oregon, USA
Dedication
This book is dedicated to Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis, whose lives and travels poignantly inspired its contents. Ashley and Miranda, we will never forget your tragedies, which have galvanized our determination to prevent e... (show all)vil predators from tarnishing the innocent.
First words
The emergency line beeps in rhythm with the flashing red indicator.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I've never dismissed spontaneous memories again. I now recognize them as genuine expressions of our common humanity, and sadness we feel when even a single life is cut short.

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Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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364.152Society, government, & cultureSocial problems and social servicesCrimeCriminal offensesOffenses against the personHomicide
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HV6534 .O69 .O54Social sciencesSocial pathology. Social and public welfare. CriminologySocial pathology. Social and public welfare.CriminologyCrimes and offenses
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½ (3.68)
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English
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