1996: Stolen Dreams

About this episode

The episode discusses the tragic case of a missing teenager from Philadelphia in 1996 who was later found dead under horrific circumstances.

In the fall of 1996, a family in a rougher Philadelphia neighborhood was on edge. Their teenage family member, who was known to be very reliable, had not returned home after school and they missed their curfew... but what their family wasn't expecting was that 48 hours after they went missing... detectives would be at their doorstep telling them that their loved one was dead... and they'd died in the most heinous way. WARNING: This case talks about sexual assault and other crimes against a teen. Check out the website! - 90scrimetime.com News Sources CBS News- https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/after-16-years-philadelphia-police-identify-accused-killer-of-teen/ WTXL - https://www.wtxl.com/news/fla-inmate-charged-in-philly-teen-s-murder/article_3517f306-9bee-11e2-981b-001a4bcf6878.html ABC 7 New York- https://abc7ny.com/archive/9050296/ Justia- https://cases.justia.com/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017-575-eda-2016.pdf?ts=1505153898 Latrobe Bulletin- https://www.newspapers.com/image/449840382/?match=1&terms=anjeanette%20maldonado https://www.newspapers.com/image/1067389434/?match=1&terms=anjeanette%20maldonado - Rafael conviction and confession The Tribune…

People in this episode

Host: Simone Taylor

Topics covered

• missing person
• murder
• sexual assault
• crime investigation
• 1990s
• Philadelphia

Keywords

• 1996
• missing teenager
• Philadelphia crime
• Anjeanette Maldonado
• murder case
• sexual assault
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS News, WTXL, ABC 7 New York, Justia, Latrobe Bulletin, The Tribune, NBC Philadelphia, Philadelphia Daily News

Places: Philadelphia

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