About this episode
The episode discusses the mysterious disappearance of 15-year-old Patty Desmond and the investigation surrounding it.
HER CASE HAD BEEN CLOSED—BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. On an unseasonably warm winter evening in Pennsylvania,15-year-old Patty Desmond sneaked out through a basement window. She had a history of running away, and that, combined with an argument with her mother, gave police reason to suspect she’d come home in a week or two. The year was 1965. That night was the last time herfamily ever saw her. Conrad Eugene Miller was well-known to local law enforcement. An older married man with a child, Miller’s association with Patty was questionable at best. Yet he was the last person known to have seen her alive—and the suspect police continued to circle back toward. After nothing but false sightings and rumors, the casewas moved to the backburner—where it stayed. As decades crept by, reality sunk in: Patty Desmond was never coming back. Then, a tiny crack unleashed a flood of information, and a mystery long kept unraveled. Author and Journalist, Maureen Boyle joins us today toshare the story of CHILD LAST SEEN.
People in this episode
Host: James Sulanowski
Guest: Maureen Boyle
Topics covered
- missing person
- true crime
- cold case
- 1960s
- investigation
- journalism
Keywords
- Patty Desmond
- Conrad Eugene Miller
- missing person case
- cold case
- true crime
- Maureen Boyle
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Pennsylvania
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