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Weeks go by and there's no word from him and suspicion begins to mount. But then this startling development. Out of the blue, Abe's mother, Elizabeth Walker, is having dinner at a Cracker Barrel and
Abraham Shakespeare is reported missing on November 9th. Most of his friends and family say they have not seen him or heard his voice since April. Is there a chance at this point in the investigation that Shakespeare might just turn up somewhere?
Abraham Shakespeare is reported missing on November 9th. Most of his friends and family say they have not seen him or heard his voice since April. Is there a chance at this point in the investigation that Shakespeare might just turn up somewhere?
At this point, detectives are not only concerned that lottery winner Abe Shakespeare might be missing, They're concerned he might be dead. So how many people in Polk County owed Abe Shakespeare money? Over 20, maybe close to 40. And so some of them would probably not be so upset if he never appeared again.
At this point, detectives are not only concerned that lottery winner Abe Shakespeare might be missing, They're concerned he might be dead. So how many people in Polk County owed Abe Shakespeare money? Over 20, maybe close to 40. And so some of them would probably not be so upset if he never appeared again.
But investigators aren't particularly interested in a man who had claimed that Abe owed him something.
But investigators aren't particularly interested in a man who had claimed that Abe owed him something.
While detectives have a long list of possible suspects to go through, Marissa Green at the Ledger in Lakeland is focused on one person, Dee Dee Moore.
While detectives have a long list of possible suspects to go through, Marissa Green at the Ledger in Lakeland is focused on one person, Dee Dee Moore.
Then in December 2009, Marissa is able to convince Dee Dee to come down to the Ledger newsroom for an interview with her and her editor, Lyle McBride. Dee Dee tells them that at the time Abe disappeared, most of his lottery jackpot was long gone.
Then in December 2009, Marissa is able to convince Dee Dee to come down to the Ledger newsroom for an interview with her and her editor, Lyle McBride. Dee Dee tells them that at the time Abe disappeared, most of his lottery jackpot was long gone.
During that three-hour interview, Dee Dee now tells a different story. Now, she insists that Abe left town to avoid having to pay money in the child support fight he is supposedly having with the mother of his son, Centoria Butler.
During that three-hour interview, Dee Dee now tells a different story. Now, she insists that Abe left town to avoid having to pay money in the child support fight he is supposedly having with the mother of his son, Centoria Butler.
That interview with Dee Dee Moore at the Ledger, it ends without any new information regarding Abe's whereabouts. But then a month and a half after he was reported missing, there's a surprising turn of events involving Abe's mother, Elizabeth Walker.
That interview with Dee Dee Moore at the Ledger, it ends without any new information regarding Abe's whereabouts. But then a month and a half after he was reported missing, there's a surprising turn of events involving Abe's mother, Elizabeth Walker.
Turns out the police are able to trace that phone call and it leads them not to Abraham Shakespeare alive and well, but to a very different person.
Turns out the police are able to trace that phone call and it leads them not to Abraham Shakespeare alive and well, but to a very different person.
Will that phone call help cops unravel the mystery of what really happened to Abe Shakespeare?