Keith Morrison

She had a couple of jobs.

Receptionist at the beauty parlor where her mom was a manager.

And because they lived only two hours from Hollywood, she also scored some walk-on jobs in film and TV.

That bit from a home movie was pure Michelle.

She was a natural around a camera.

How did she get into that stuff?

As an extra.

On February 22nd, Michelle was up early.

She padded down the hall and ran into her sleepy-eyed 12-year-old brother, Jason.

And this one?

This one was going to be good.

Michelle and her best friend Jennifer Peterson were both booked on the same shoot, and Michelle was hitching a ride in Jennifer's car to L.A.

But then, since the ninth grade, they'd always done everything together.

As usual, Michelle had everything planned down to the smallest detail.

First, she was going to drop her car off close to the college campus.

She'd be back from the shoot just in time for her evening English class.

Jennifer followed Michelle as she turned right off Avenue S into the Palmdale Park and Ride.

As she pulled into a parking space, Michelle made sure it was under a parking light.

That way her shiny new Mustang would be as safe as possible.

And so was she when she returned after dark.