The diary that revealed her killer.
A young woman disappears without a trace in a suburb of Pennsylvania, but her personal diary reveals a double life and names that complicate the search. What secrets was Dawn Mozzino hiding that led her to disappear?
In this episode, we analyze the mysterious disappearance of Dawn Mozzino in 1989, a young woman with a learning disability who led a routine life until a witness saw her for the last time with an unknown man. How did a personal diary and a secret relationship with a man named Nick change the course of an investigation that still has no answers?
Case: Disappearance of Dawn Mozzino
Date: May 22, 1989
Location: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Dawn's Age: 23 years
Occupation: Dietary aide at Bryn Mawr Hospital
- Dawn Mozzino was last seen on May 22, 1989, between three and four in the afternoon, as she clocked out of Bryn Mawr Hospital.
- A witness, Kathy, saw Dawn talking to a Black man approximately thirty years old near the hospital bus stop.
- Dawn's diary revealed that she was having a parallel relationship with a man named Nick, in addition to her official boyfriend, Dan.
- The relationship with Nick had become tense in the weeks leading up to Dawn's disappearance.
- Tom Hawkins, a former coworker, was reportedly stalking Dawn, according to later testimonies.
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