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Whatever Happened to Kelly Kilcher?

Part 7: Off the Record

I’m pretty sure Kelly Kilcher’s body is buried in the foundation of Jean Fable’s house—so I sat down with Brian Shumway, the guy who poured the concrete back in 1994. What he remembers about that night not only explains why the house is collapsing on itself, but also points to a new suspect in her murder.

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Whatever Happened to Kelly Kilcher?

Part 6: A Crack in the Foundation

Kelly was sleeping with Jean Fable’s husband. Now, three decades later, she sits brittle and proud in her Lay‑Z‑Boy as the house buckles around her. Jean insists it only needs a little work. I think the house is trying to tell me something.

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Whatever Happened to Kelly Kilcher?

Part 5: Sweet Promises

Josh Pennyworth, the general manager of the hotel where Kelly used to work, knew her better than any of us. His memories of the summer of 1994 hold the kind of details that only matter once someone has gone missing.

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Whatever Happened to Kelly Kilcher?

Part 4: I Almost Said Yes

In 1994, Kelly Kilcher spent a night on Eloise Fairbanks’ farm. Decades later, Eloise reaches out, so I drive to Nebraska to hear what she remembers. What she says makes me question everything I thought I knew.

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Whatever Happened to Kelly Kilcher?

Part 3: She Saw Right Through Me

Sheila Peterson has theories. Some are cruel, some absurd, and one might explain why Kelly Kilcher vanished in 1994. But it’s the narrator’s own memories that complicate the mystery of who Kelly really was.

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Whatever Happened to Kelly Kilcher?

Part 2: I Never Do This Sort of Thing

Todd Radke never stopped loving her, but after the night of July 1st, 1994, Kelly was never seen again.

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Whatever Happened to Kelly Kilcher?

Part 1: The Story Begins

Coffee with a friend leads to questions about a woman we once knew—someone who lived loudly, but left no digital trace

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