In May 1989, two-year-old Ethan Dawson vanished from a crowded playground — no scream, no struggle, no trace. Months later, another child disappeared in the same place. Was this coincidence… or a calculated predator at work? This episode uncovers the chilling mystery, the red-ball lure, and the investigation that changed a city’s sense of safety forever. Listen now to step back into the day everything went wrong.

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