Anastasia Nicolazzi

I'm Anastasia Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.

I'm Anastasia Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.

There are some days you mark on the calendar that you look forward to. It might be a wedding, a birthday, or a favorite holiday. Days that bring friends and loved ones together and promise to put a smile on everyone's face.

There are some days you mark on the calendar that you look forward to. It might be a wedding, a birthday, or a favorite holiday. Days that bring friends and loved ones together and promise to put a smile on everyone's face.

For others, sometimes these milestones and celebrations can put into focus what's missing in their lives. A happy marriage, a child of their own, or a painful loss.

For others, sometimes these milestones and celebrations can put into focus what's missing in their lives. A happy marriage, a child of their own, or a painful loss.

Which means Cassandra may have been missing for over four months. So you can imagine why her family was overwhelmed with fear and worry that something terrible had happened to her. and why her case would have been forwarded to detectives in major crimes. Another reason for concern? Cassandra was a new mother who had left behind a one-year-old baby daughter.

Which means Cassandra may have been missing for over four months. So you can imagine why her family was overwhelmed with fear and worry that something terrible had happened to her. and why her case would have been forwarded to detectives in major crimes. Another reason for concern? Cassandra was a new mother who had left behind a one-year-old baby daughter.

Now, according to her sister, Cassandra had faced some challenges in her short life. She was just 25 years old, but had struggled at times with her mental health. And that had played a part in the delay in raising the alarm because it wasn't the first time that Cassandra had gone off the radar for a bit. But this time it felt different.

Now, according to her sister, Cassandra had faced some challenges in her short life. She was just 25 years old, but had struggled at times with her mental health. And that had played a part in the delay in raising the alarm because it wasn't the first time that Cassandra had gone off the radar for a bit. But this time it felt different.

And that had everything to do with Cassandra's precious new baby girl. She could not imagine a scenario where Cassandra would have ever left her daughter behind.

And that had everything to do with Cassandra's precious new baby girl. She could not imagine a scenario where Cassandra would have ever left her daughter behind.

So had Cassandra made good on her promise? Had she really made a plan to celebrate her daughter's first birthday and then leave both Henry and their daughter behind? It was a possibility that detectives had to consider.

So had Cassandra made good on her promise? Had she really made a plan to celebrate her daughter's first birthday and then leave both Henry and their daughter behind? It was a possibility that detectives had to consider.

A friend of Cassandra's had a similar story to tell of Cassandra making plans to move on and away from Henry.

A friend of Cassandra's had a similar story to tell of Cassandra making plans to move on and away from Henry.

It's a decision that sadly many women, mothers, and people are forced to make every day, uprooting their lives to escape an unhealthy relationship, putting their mental and physical safety above all else. But in this situation, one thing really didn't make sense, and that was why would Cassandra have left her daughter behind in the custody of the man she was leaving?

It's a decision that sadly many women, mothers, and people are forced to make every day, uprooting their lives to escape an unhealthy relationship, putting their mental and physical safety above all else. But in this situation, one thing really didn't make sense, and that was why would Cassandra have left her daughter behind in the custody of the man she was leaving?

If she was really looking for a fresh start, there would be no doubt from her sister and her friends that she would have taken her child with her.

If she was really looking for a fresh start, there would be no doubt from her sister and her friends that she would have taken her child with her.