Synopsis

Rachel Cooke, a nineteen-year-old college student, set out for a jog one afternoon and vanished. Texas Rangers, FBI agents, and hundreds of volunteers joined in a desperate search, scouring the landscape on foot and horseback while divers meticulously examined nearby waterfronts. Family and friends plastered neighborhoods with flyers, clinging to hope. Ms. Cooke had no known adversaries and possessed no apparent motive to disappear, yet exhaustive searches produced no trace. The case faded into