When 9-year-old Debra May Helmick was snatched from her own front yard in broad daylight, investigators immediately suspected a connection to the Shari Smith case from two weeks before. Using behavioral profiling they narrowed their search. But even though the suspect continued making calls from payphones to the Smith household, forensics from Shari’s final letter gave them a lead on the culprit–one whose many warning signs and second chances would prove to be one of the most tragically preventable cases in memory.

Self-Care & Prepare Tips This Week:

Self-care: Let yourself feel your feelings, good and bad!

Prepare: Take the time to appreciate the loved ones you have in your life

Sources:

When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker

https://youtu.be/hhMCb6Tp3C4 Cat and Mouse: FBI files

Forensic Files Season 7 Episode 42 Last Will https://youtu.be/nZ33ptQ7wyA

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/john-douglas-shari-smith

Special thanks to:

Matthew Lee Schipper, for editing and music production

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