BROADCASTS.com

On April 19, 1973, a 7-year-old girl in Hillsdale, New Jersey, goes out selling Girl Scout cookies in her neighborhood. She knows she\u2019s not allowed far, so when she doesn\u2019t come home her family is instantly on high alert, as are the authorities. A widely publicized search for the youngster swings into action. But three days later, a grisly find brings the hunt to a sudden and devastating end. When the identity of the perpetrator emerges and it\u2019s revealed how he assaulted and murdered his helpless victim, it becomes clear that the little girl didn\u2019t even make it to the end of her street. In episode 294, Jac and Alexis detail the heartbreaking murder of Joan D\u2019Alessandro and her family\u2019s fight not just for justice, but for swift and meaningful legislative reform to prevent the horror they lived through from becoming a painful reality for any other family.\n\nPlease visit http://joansjoy.org/ to learn more about Joan's story and Rosemarie's work.