When twelve-year-old Ashley Pond disappeared on her way to school in Oregon City, it was first believed she might have run away.
But when her friend Miranda Gaddis vanished just weeks later under nearly identical circumstances, that explanation no longer held.
Both girls lived in the same apartment complex. Both were last seen heading to the bus stop. And neither ever made it there.
What began as confusion quickly turned into fear, as investigators realised this wasn’t coincidence.
Someone was watching.
Someone was waiting.
And whoever was responsible… already knew them.
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