Denise Paley

Okay, so almost five years ago to the date. So it was January in 2020. My son had previously been an honor roll student in high school. He had already, you know, been accepted to college. He was living a very normal, seemingly high school senior life. Had a lot of friends, was on the varsity lacrosse team. He volunteered for unified sports. On the surface, everything was going very well for him.

Okay, so almost five years ago to the date. So it was January in 2020. My son had previously been an honor roll student in high school. He had already, you know, been accepted to college. He was living a very normal, seemingly high school senior life. Had a lot of friends, was on the varsity lacrosse team. He volunteered for unified sports. On the surface, everything was going very well for him.

Okay, so almost five years ago to the date. So it was January in 2020. My son had previously been an honor roll student in high school. He had already, you know, been accepted to college. He was living a very normal, seemingly high school senior life. Had a lot of friends, was on the varsity lacrosse team. He volunteered for unified sports. On the surface, everything was going very well for him.

He was in this international baccalaureate program that we have at our high school. He had to go to the library. I think we were still on break. We were still on the Christmas break. It was the talent event. And he had to go to the library to work on a project with some friends. They do a lot of collaboration. There were only 20 kids in the school that were in the program.

He was in this international baccalaureate program that we have at our high school. He had to go to the library. I think we were still on break. We were still on the Christmas break. It was the talent event. And he had to go to the library to work on a project with some friends. They do a lot of collaboration. There were only 20 kids in the school that were in the program.

He was in this international baccalaureate program that we have at our high school. He had to go to the library. I think we were still on break. We were still on the Christmas break. It was the talent event. And he had to go to the library to work on a project with some friends. They do a lot of collaboration. There were only 20 kids in the school that were in the program.

He left for the library, which was very typical to go work on this project before they went back to school. And he never came home. He's also very much a wolf follower. If our son didn't come home for dinner without telling us, as his parents, we consider that very unusual behavior. He didn't come home for dinner. He didn't call.

He left for the library, which was very typical to go work on this project before they went back to school. And he never came home. He's also very much a wolf follower. If our son didn't come home for dinner without telling us, as his parents, we consider that very unusual behavior. He didn't come home for dinner. He didn't call.

He left for the library, which was very typical to go work on this project before they went back to school. And he never came home. He's also very much a wolf follower. If our son didn't come home for dinner without telling us, as his parents, we consider that very unusual behavior. He didn't come home for dinner. He didn't call.

His dad and I started to call around to see if anybody knew where he was. His brother was looking for him. At the time, Snapchat was very popular, trying to figure out if anybody knew where he was. We drove by the library. We drove by some friends' homes. We called some people. No sign of him. We found out he never showed up for the library for the group.

His dad and I started to call around to see if anybody knew where he was. His brother was looking for him. At the time, Snapchat was very popular, trying to figure out if anybody knew where he was. We drove by the library. We drove by some friends' homes. We called some people. No sign of him. We found out he never showed up for the library for the group.

His dad and I started to call around to see if anybody knew where he was. His brother was looking for him. At the time, Snapchat was very popular, trying to figure out if anybody knew where he was. We drove by the library. We drove by some friends' homes. We called some people. No sign of him. We found out he never showed up for the library for the group.

So we went to the police. He was in high school, but he had just turned 18 a few months before. So we went to the police and said that they would look for him, that they would put out an alert to locate his license plate. Everything's hindsight, right? So now I have all of the recordings from the police interactions and all our phone calls. They completely dismissed.

So we went to the police. He was in high school, but he had just turned 18 a few months before. So we went to the police and said that they would look for him, that they would put out an alert to locate his license plate. Everything's hindsight, right? So now I have all of the recordings from the police interactions and all our phone calls. They completely dismissed.

So we went to the police. He was in high school, but he had just turned 18 a few months before. So we went to the police and said that they would look for him, that they would put out an alert to locate his license plate. Everything's hindsight, right? So now I have all of the recordings from the police interactions and all our phone calls. They completely dismissed.

Behind the scenes, they were saying things like, You know, these parents think just because their son's at home, something's wrong. He probably met a girl, you know, totally not interested in us at all. At some point in the middle of the night, I could see that he used my credit card at a gas station about an hour and a half from our home.

Behind the scenes, they were saying things like, You know, these parents think just because their son's at home, something's wrong. He probably met a girl, you know, totally not interested in us at all. At some point in the middle of the night, I could see that he used my credit card at a gas station about an hour and a half from our home.

Behind the scenes, they were saying things like, You know, these parents think just because their son's at home, something's wrong. He probably met a girl, you know, totally not interested in us at all. At some point in the middle of the night, I could see that he used my credit card at a gas station about an hour and a half from our home.

So we called the police and we said, all right, we could see that this happened. At first, they sort of dismissed it. They're like, well, if that was an hour and a half ago, he's not going to be there anymore. You can call the state troopers and see if they can go by the gas station and see. So we did. We called the state troopers. The state troopers go to the gas station.

So we called the police and we said, all right, we could see that this happened. At first, they sort of dismissed it. They're like, well, if that was an hour and a half ago, he's not going to be there anymore. You can call the state troopers and see if they can go by the gas station and see. So we did. We called the state troopers. The state troopers go to the gas station.