A 41-year-old Texas woman is trapped in a violent marriage. After barely surviving a previous attack, she gains distance and the hope of a fresh start. But slowly he lures her back into his web. And then one day, she vanishes. Her family receives a letter from her stating she’s leaving her husband, but they grow suspicious when they don’t hear from her. Her husband was uncooperative and maintained that she just up and left the family. It would take nearly two decades and the abduction of another woman for the world to see just how evil he really was. And while his wife’s case remains unresolved, one question lingers—how many more are still out there?

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Source Material:
https://charleyproject.org/case/amelia-martinez-smith
https://charleyproject.org/case/martha-martinez-maxwell
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-torture-victim-calls-her-survival-a-miracle/
https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2012/june/when-lois-pearson-started-fighting-back/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-1987-attack/178499517/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/bryan-college-station-eagle-family-gets/178594391/
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-may-be-tied-to/178595290/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-abduction-page/178596869/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-abduction-page/178596869/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-relatives-have/178628722/
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