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Footprints in the Snow

Feb 21, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Janelle Matthews

  • Janelle Matthews, 12, lived in Greeley, Colorado, and loved Christmas.
  • She sang in the school choir and performed in the Christmas concert on December 20, 1984.
ANECDOTE

Disappearance

  • After the concert, Janelle got a ride home with her friend Deanna Ross and her dad.
  • Janelle gave her secret okay signal by flicking the lights, but later, she was discovered missing.
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Initial Investigation

  • The police found shoe prints outside the Matthews' house, suggesting someone had been looking in the windows.
  • They also found raked-over shoe prints in the garage, a detail kept from the public.
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