Hometown Tragedy: The 15-Year Fight for Justice in a Small Town Teens Killing

Hometown Tragedy: The 15-Year Fight for Justice in a Small Town Teen’s Killing

Seventeen-year-old Jessica Dishon vanished one September morning in 1999. The Shepherdsville, Kentucky, teen’s disappearance instantly sends shockwaves through the rural community, as her car is still in the driveway with her purse, cell phone and one shoe inside.

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A teenager vanishes from her home one fall morning in 1999. Her body is discovered 17 days later, seven miles away. It takes more than 15 years for the heartbreaking truth to come out.

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