April Dawn Lacy
- Sarah Turney
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This week, we delve into the tragic and complex story of 14-year-old April Dawn Lacy, a victim whose identity remained a mystery for over two years. Found discarded on a pile of brush and scrap lumber in a Wise County cow pasture in 1996, she was initially known only as "Brush Girl".
Anyone with information is asked to call the Wise County Sheriff’s Office at 940-627-5971.
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