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A local woman missing- Mary Kubica

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police, and became common knowledge. Friends of Jason’s reported

that Shelby had a flair for the melodramatic. They said she was a liar

and a con. There was plenty of gossip all over the social media sites.

The police department posted the details of Shelby’s disappearance

to their Facebook page. The comments were ruthless. That girl

wouldn’t know the truth if it hit her in the face, someone said.

Shelby’s side fired back. They accused Jason’s friends of slander.

Shelby, they said, was none of these things. She’s kind, loving. She

always put others first. They said instead that Jason had been

unfaithful since the baby was born, and probably before. Fatherhood

was apparently not his cup of tea, and neither was monogamy.

It was easy to assume he’d done something to her.

But now, in light of Meredith and Delilah’s disappearance, a

thought sows fear into my mind. What if it wasn’t domestic violence?

What if there’s a serial kidnapper on the loose?

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