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Families Learn the News: Houston, July 4th
At 22:53 · chapter starts 20:00
The Gettins were preparing for a holiday dinner when a camp representative called to say Ellen was missing. Jenny reached a camp director by text and received a chilling response: the entire cabin was gone. The family packed overnight bags, believing they were driving to pick up their girls. At the reunion elementary school, Doug heard a father say 'we've got some bad news here' and heard talk of bodies in the river. Eleven-year-old Gwen was found safe but hysterical, dropping to her knees and screaming she didn't want to be an only child. Meanwhile, Lindsay McCrory was abroad and boarded the first flight home after learning Blakely was missing. The wait began. [1] — Jenny Gettin "She was hysterical and she dropped to her knees and screamed, I don't want to be an only child." 20:04
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