2010; by Linda O'Neal, Philip Tennyson & Rick Watson; New Horizon Press publishers; hardbound; color and b/w photos; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket very good.
 
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Oregon City, the onetime capital of the Oregon Territory, is located approximately 13 miles south of Portland, Oregon. While rich in history and culture, it also hid a deep, dark deadly secret. On January 9, 2002, 12yr old Ashley Pond set off for school and simply vanished. Two months later, her best friend, Miranda Gaddis, also disappeared from the same spot on her way to school. Two months, two girls and no clues. Local authorities were baffled; they suspected foul play, but with no clues nor evidence to support their suspicions, they were stymied. Were they runaways, or victims?
 
The close-knit community was in uproar, parents were afraid to let children out of their sight. Gripped by fear and frustrated by the lack of progress made by local authorities, Linda O'Neal, Ashley Pond's step-grandmother and a Private Investigator, began her own investigation that led to exposure of the evil lurking in their midsts. This book is the riveting and heart-wrenching true story that made headlines around the world - of 2 young girls who vanished on their way to school and the private investigator who carefully pieced together the fragile clues left behind to unearth the shattering truth. Illus. in colour, Epilogue and Endnotes. 337pp.