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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the 911 caller was probably thinking of the Lyon sisters (ages 10 and 12) when he made the call.

Located a half mile away from their home was Wheaton Plaza shopping mall (now Westfield Wheaton). [b]On March 25, 1975[/b], Katherine and Sheila Lyon were going to see the Easter exhibits. It was their spring vacation and they planned to have lunch at the Orange Bowl. They left home between 11:00 AM and noon. Their mother had instructed them to return home by 4:00 PM; when they had not arrived by 7:00 PM, the police were called and an extensive search was conducted.[1] Police felt comfortable enough with accuracy of this timeline to release it to the public.
 11:00 AM to noon: The girls leave home.
 1:00 PM: A neighborhood child tells investigators that he saw both of the girls together outside the Orange Bowl. He also told the investigators that the sisters were speaking to an unidentified man.
 2:00 PM: The girls' older brother saw them at the Orange Bowl eating pizza together.
 2:30 to 3:00 PM: A friend sees the girls walking westward down a street near the mall which would have been one of the most direct routes from the mall to their home. This is the final sighting of the sisters that is absolutely confirmed by the police.
 4:00 PM: This curfew set by their mother passes. The girls are expected home and do not arrive.
 7:00 PM: Police are called. The investigation and an active search by professionals begins.
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You know you are probably right, they are very rare. But I do not want to be a parent of a rare happening. I think the parents are lazy and/selfish. I think the kids are being put into situations that they are too young for. Grow up all of you and start being parents!

To repeat: In 1975. 1975! 40 years ago. (The 911 caller probably wasn't even born.) Why do you remember this case? Because events like this are very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very rare.[/quote][/quote]

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