In this compelling episode of Partners in True Crime, Rob and Cindy Dorfmann sit down with Trace Sergeant, the K-9 handler who was among the very first searchers deployed in the desperate effort to locate Molly Miller and Colt Haynesafter they vanished in rural Oklahoma in July 2013.

Just months after the disappearance, Trace and her highly trained search dog entered the rugged terrain where Molly and Colt were last believed to have been. In this exclusive interview, she shares what search teams encountered on the ground, the challenges of tracking evidence in difficult conditions, and her observations from one of the earliest searches connected to the case.

More than a decade later, with Molly and Colt's remains finally identified, Trace reflects on the investigation, the unanswered questions that continue to surround the case, and why those first critical days and months remain so important to understanding what happened.

What did search teams know at the time? Were opportunities missed? And could the answers have been there from the very beginning?

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