Janet Chandler disappeared after leaving work at a Holland, Michigan, motel in January 1979. Her body was found days later, but the people who knew what happened kept the case buried for decades. The investigation changed in 2007 when former participants began providing statements. Their accounts revealed how Janet was abducted and murdered, why the motel mattered, and how a secret shared among coworkers survived for nearly 30 years. This video focuses on the silence surrounding the case, the statements that reopened it, and the convictions that followed. If you enjoy under-covered investigations where the breakthrough comes from someone finally talking, this story is for you.

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