Every girl dreams of that magical moment when their partner gets down on one knee and proposes. And for Sheryl Shepard, that dream became a reality on New Year's Eve in 1988. Little did she know that this joyous occasion would quickly turn into a baffling mystery.

Sheryl, a resident of Hamilton, Ontario, was ecstatic as she received a beautiful ring from her beloved Michael Lavoie during a live broadcast at a glamorous New Year's Eve celebration. But what happened next would shake the community to its core. Just days after this blissful event, Sheryl vanished without a trace. The engagement she had planned to call off never got the chance to be addressed. Now, her mother embarks on a relentless quest to bring her daughter home.

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