Investigator

Summer is in full swing here in Alton, Illinois. Backyard barbecues, 4th of July fireworks. Bonnie Woodward used to host these kinds of events, but not this year. She's been missing for a week and in a twist, her teenage stepdaughter is missing too. Until out of the blue, eight days after Bonnie vanished, through these doors walks the missing teenager, Heather Woodward.

She showed up at a library. What did you think? That it was absolute s***.

She showed up at a library. What did you think? That it was absolute s***.

She showed up at a library. What did you think? That it was absolute s***.

And one of those people, police begin to realize, may have been that teacher, Christine Sheffel, who took Heather in. There was an investigation into Bonnie's parenting.

And one of those people, police begin to realize, may have been that teacher, Christine Sheffel, who took Heather in. There was an investigation into Bonnie's parenting.

And one of those people, police begin to realize, may have been that teacher, Christine Sheffel, who took Heather in. There was an investigation into Bonnie's parenting.

And what did they find?

And what did they find?

And what did they find?

Do you think Heather was manipulating adults into thinking that her stepmother was evil?

Do you think Heather was manipulating adults into thinking that her stepmother was evil?

Do you think Heather was manipulating adults into thinking that her stepmother was evil?

One thing's clear to investigators. Heather was in someone else's care in the two weeks after she left that teacher's house, during that critical time when Bonnie went missing. So now, of course, detectives are curious. Who was she with? And why is Heather protecting them?

One thing's clear to investigators. Heather was in someone else's care in the two weeks after she left that teacher's house, during that critical time when Bonnie went missing. So now, of course, detectives are curious. Who was she with? And why is Heather protecting them?

One thing's clear to investigators. Heather was in someone else's care in the two weeks after she left that teacher's house, during that critical time when Bonnie went missing. So now, of course, detectives are curious. Who was she with? And why is Heather protecting them?

And as seasoned investigators, you thought, She's hiding something?

And as seasoned investigators, you thought, She's hiding something?

And as seasoned investigators, you thought, She's hiding something?

And might that have motivated somebody to try to protect her?