The Vanishing of Rachel Mellon Skemp | UNSOLVED

[@buttercup3333]

They found her diary and she wrote what happened to her; stepdad kissing her and touching her inappropriately. And her mom still stayed with him and moved away with him!? Disappointing and such a failure of a mother.

[@mememe217]

LITERALLY!!!!!!!

[@Ali.x.Kohl.x]

I will never, ever understand a mom that wouldn't beat the living crap out of a man who assaulted her child. I'll never get that.

[@truenokill]

I actually KNEW a woman like that. She wanted to "keep the family together" and her karma is that her daughter, her daughter's son and husband are all dead, the daughter and her son dying tragically. It's crazy.

[@brittaolson6550]

Yes. She could have been a famous actress or model. What an evil man.

[@texastea5686]

@@truenokill 😔

[@kristiN1214]

The mother stayed with the stepfather after she learned her missing daughters diary told of inappropriate sexual advances by him??? That says too much about the mom…disgusting.

[@ajamalaysiavar5540]

I know that's right. And he was a bum ass nigga at the time. Ain't even have no job!!!!!

[@mememe217]

LITERALLY

[@mememe217]

@@ajamalaysiavar5540 RIGHT

[@kadyk4185]

Makes me sick. Especially since she had another young daughter to protect. Sadly a lot Mothers do this, my own did. Poor Rachel :(

[@morganw2492]

He was physically violent towards her (the mom). It is often hard for victims of physical abuse to leave

[@discon_csert]

This is so sad... Her biological father moving to where she disappeared and him keeping the same phone number is heart wrenching.

[@orlawalsh1334]

Hell of a lot more than her mother . Poor child

[@honeymilano5325]

@@orlawalsh1334 seriously I just made a comment about not hearing about the mother much in this story which tells me she wasn’t protected. Mothers like this always blame the child for the man’s sickness

[@frankierhodes3363]

@@honeymilano5325 you damn right 👍

[@CoCo-yv3hl]

Not really he seemed not that involved in her life so it’s probably guilt

[@discon_csert]

@@CoCo-yv3hl I'm not sure what kind of parents the two of them were, and I don't assume to know their (or anyone else's for that matter) thoughts or feelings. The decision her father made (absent and feeling guilty about it or not) was heartbreaking.

[@TheEverCuriousJen]

Mothers who put men before their children are despicable

[@lafaynecallahan7189]

Sick lady

[@sdannecker6944]

Man, that takes balls. The mother suing the City for that kind of petty crap when SHE’S the one who placed her daughter in the home of an abuser.

[@priscllamccain1423]

The mother probably was put up to the lawsuit by her stepfather Vince. Rachel’s mother sounds totally brainwashed by that stepfather. I believe that so called mother knows what happened to Rachel.

[@yesthisisme]

blame the abuser, not his victims.

[@Ontheroxxwithsalt]

@@yesthisisme The mother is bot a victim. She is an adult charged with the care and welfare of her own children and she FAILED. MISERABLY. And I don't give a damn that her mother got knocked around. That is even more of a reason to get the kids out of there. She is guilty neglect herself and deserves to be in prison.

[@yesthisisme]

@@Ontheroxxwithsalt absolutely. but you fail to understand how bullies manipulate and use ppl. rachels mother has most likely been born into abusive family herself and didn't have the ability to protect anyone

[@sdannecker6944]

@@yesthisisme I was.

[@littlefishiesinthese]

I can’t help but feel that Vincent was sexually abusing Rachel and when she became pregnant, murdered her. So, so sad.

[@Linda-in9ns]

Oh my. She was pregnant. It had to be that monster. What that young girl was going through. His hands should of froze!!! I’m sure he’s the one. 👍

[@joannabaparileszczynska]

Glad to see that I’m not the only one thinking this. The fact that she cried in school and said she has a problem she’ll take care of herself really got me thinking this.

[@MH-ys2gd]

@@Linda-in9ns they didnt find her body ? its a theory, but there is no proof that she was pregnant. he, however, is a red flag and was very likley abusing her

[@michaelbreen8804]

And she was a step child.

[@noneyourbiz8886]

I agree

[@kati-ana]

When it was said Rachel was crying at school (highly unusual for her) I already knew it was the step-dad violating her. He got away with murdering this beautiful girl. I am so sick of these perverted sexual deviant men ruining young innocent lives. Also, your child goes missing who moves to another state shortly after they go missing?? Because THEY knew she would not be returning. Yes. I believe the mother knows what happened to her daughter.

[@AlexanderTheGreat1000]

Yea I know right. but dont let a black man get pulled over, or be selling cigarettes or something super mundane.Thats an instant death sentence. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@glow1815]

I'm more angry at the mother. She didn't do Jack 💩 to really find her daughter. Instead she moved with the devils away from her child.

[@brenda2311]

@@AlexanderTheGreat1000 what are you talking about. This behavior is EXRREMELY high in the communitah as well. At least 70% of bw experience assault before age 18. Folks just couldn't care less about bg as victims.

[@brenda2311]

@@glow1815 no. Let's stay angry at the man...for once. That's why they keep doing what they do. No one holds them accountable

[@SugaSuga008]

@@brenda2311 exactly👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@lmaoashley]

Such an intelligent and pretty little girl. The world was robbed of the talented person she’d have grown up to be.

[@gen-x-zeke8446]

That's the thing. Life doesn't 'like' us and is not our friend like people convince them of. But, death is the bad place (of course), but it's life that sends us there and far too many are the least we could possibly consider.

[@OtomoTenzi]

@@gen-x-zeke8446 "Ain't life a MUTHAFUCKA?"

[@cindyholloway7441]

Just another incident where a mother chooses a man over her own child. I will never understand how a mother can do that. You carry a child for nine months, suppose to guide, nurture, and protect that child. Instead you offer them up to a man? Men come, and men go, your kids are always your kids. This stepdad would have been castrated by me if he abused my child, and I’d sleep well at night knowing I did it. Start putting your kids first, moms. Your child’s life and wellbeing depend on it.

[@allykatt1908]

well said 👏 👌

[@shendaraalshedir1933]

Spot on mum, every word!! 👍🏻👌🏻🇨🇦

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

Yes, some women think they can’t exist without a man. But that wasn’t real man.

[@brownlove6138]

The biological parents was neglected this child she was crying out for help. What kind of mother stays with a man. Knowing he was inappropriate with her child. Both parents failed Her, May she rest in peace no one is hurting her anymore.. Sweet little Angel.

[@johndonahue3509]

Really???? DEMOCRAT women have KILLED 63 MILLION BABIES in the WOMB since roe v Wade was enacted!!!!!!!

[@CaToRi-]

The blanket disappeared…. Victims are usually wrapped in blankets or comforters

[@MdnightWnd]

And the pillow was gone too. He probably smothered her with it.

[@tiannaspence9671]

@@MdnightWnd exactly what I was thinking.

[@princessmonokae]

Only thing mysterious about this mystery is how this stepfather is still out free and together with the mother.

[@lizregan8195]

When it said the day before she vanished she was crying, saying she was unwell and had a problem that she'll take care of, I instantly thought she was pregnant. Could Vince have been abusing her and he found out so decided to silence her? I've heard crazier ideas...

[@MaryTheresa1986]

That was the first thought that entered my mind. Poor sweet child. She deserved so much better. 😞😞😞😞

[@Whimsey6]

@@MaryTheresa1986 same here. Can't believe the mom stayed with the stepdad, either. At minimum he molested her daughter, who documented it. That alone is a dealbreaker.

[@andrewknaff9220]

That was my first thought as well.

[@mememe217]

EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT

[@j4kgang921]

That's exactly WHAT HAPPENED

[@CARTOONIVERSE1]

They need to also charge "mothers" who knowingly bring violent criminals into their children's lives. *R.I.P. Rachel.*

[@riggs20]

If your child went missing, would you move to another state? Maybe if years and years had passed, but I can’t imagine leaving my home if I truly thought my child might come back to it. Makes me think that her mom & stepdad knew she wasn’t coming back.

[@mememe217]

Right!!!!!!!

[@shontaebarre6769]

They killed her , I feel it was the step dad

[@Ste_Brit]

The Drew Peterson link is a surprising twist. I think Vincent definitely did it, by strangulation which explains no blood and also the scratch marks on his arms. I think we all know what happened to her leading upto her death, she wrote about it in her diary after all…. So sad 😞

[@TigTig-Kitty]

I hate when a mother files for a restraining order & then drops it, all to return to an abusive relationship that's putting children in danger!

[@Whimsey6]

Agreed. IMO, the mom is also culpable.

[@lilyg8324]

Spineless

[@ladydede88]

It should be laws set in place if abuse is being seen in the home and a PO is field if its dropped and their kids in the home they kids are no longer allowed back in that home.

[@slinkiegirl2001]

so many woman know there partner is abusing there child but turn a blind eye

[@moobrien1747]

@@Whimsey6 masons don't turn each other in -they can't

[@novablue4461]

An absolutely gorgeous child. What a terrible tragedy. Her stepfather knows what happened.

[@sebastianelytron8450]

He doesn't *know* what happened, he *is* what happened.

[@LilyS1031]

@@sebastianelytron8450 perfectly stated!

[@brittaolson6550]

She was beautiful. That evil stepfather looked like a weasel. I don’t know what any woman saw in him.

[@pm3182]

The mother stayed with him? She's not right.

[@CoCo-yv3hl]

Her Mother too & her bio father cared too late

[@iseultbourke4692]

Rachel could have been pregnant, feeling unwell in school and crying publicly may signal that. And that could be why the perp had to get rid of her.

[@shellyseats5630]

That was my first thought

[@lmaoashley]

This makes a lot of sense!

[@Linda-in9ns]

Yes 😞

[@Leelz247]

Oh my God. 😪

[@iseultbourke4692]

@@Leelz247 Happens more often than we think...........

[@sebastianelytron8450]

The scratch marks on the arms... reminds me of the Melanie Ethier case. So incriminating. Most obvious perp ever. This case is no mystery.

[@tajam4769]

Mom dropped the ball, allowed a perverted domestic abuser in her home not just once but twice and it cost her , her beautiful eldest daughter’s life. Both of these people should serve prison sentences for what they did to this girl. It’s absolutely disgusting.

[@Linda-in9ns]

This is so heartbreaking 💔 to me. Poor child. 🥲

[@leejay1936]

Yeah, bc the man who abused and then murdered Rachel isn't really to blame. It's always a woman's fault when men do this shit.

[@silvermainecoons3269]

@@leejay1936 You got it! Makes me sick how so many people seem to place more blame on the mom.

[@MdnightWnd]

@@silvermainecoons3269 Nobody is placing MORE blame on the mom, but she carries some of the blame. She knew the man was violent and probably knew that he was molesting her daughter yet still allowed him in her home. Poor excuse for a mother.

[@CC12398]

@@silvermainecoons3269 if it wasn't for her she would not have been killed

[@edgaralanfrog]

I’m sure the police know Vincent took Rachel’s life, they just don’t have enough evidence to prove it. My heart breaks for her dad; her mom must know the truth but unable or won’t face the truth. I can’t imagine what that is like, just ignoring the fact your daughter is gone and your husband is likely the reason. I hope Rachel is found one day, for her father’s sake, he seems like the only one who cares - the police probably have nothing and they need more to nail Vincent.

[@matthewschmoyer8552]

Great user name 😎

[@keesheijkamp9607]

My opinion; Where should Rachel go to at that time? Rachel has been taken when the dog was left in the woods. Then the dog wasn’t a problem at that moment. I will never trust this Vincent! He is the only link to this - incredible - sadness! He just can’t be trusted! My - loving - greetings. Kees H. (Holland/ Europe).

[@petergibbs1683]

If i believed a man had murdered my daughter & the police couldn't do anything i would take the law into my own hands & deal with it. I'm with you the police know he did it. Now her dad should secretly kidnap him & make him talk then just dispose of him.

[@danielbrown1724]

Omg, it’s so obvious Vince had something to do with this. How the mother could stay with him is beyond me. That poor baby never stood a chance with that family. Seems her biological father was the only one who truly cared for her wellbeing 😔😔😔 RIP beautiful lady 💜💜💜🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@frankierhodes3363]

@@petergibbs1683 exactly

[@JacquelineRoseee]

She was so young. I think the step father is written all over this one. She’d have been so beautiful.

[@Linda-in9ns]

The creep most likely did it.

[@deftones8717]

Totally agree! Once they revealed that passage from her diary about how her step dad kissed her, it was obvious that it was her. As sad as it may be, he likely molested her and wrapped her up in the blue blanket and buried her somewhere, and then released his dog nearby to use as an alibi as to where he was during the timeframe when he wasn’t home (because he was disposing her body) then releasing the dog. I’m thinking maybe she threatened that she was going to tell her mother or authorities. Kind of makes sense since she was seen crying at her locker, and when asked what was wrong, she stated that she was okay, and that she would take care of her issue the following day. Then the following day she said she was sick, and stayed home, where her step dad was too. I think he tried to take things further and she tried to fight him off or said she was going to call the cops or her mom, so he killed her to silence her. I cannot fu€king believe that her mom stayed with the guy. She must be in total denial.. EVEN IF there’s no solid evidence that he killed her daughter, there’s definitely circumstantial evidence, and she must know about the diary entry her daughter wrote about the piece of sh!t kissing her daughter. Man. This world is so fu€ked up! Poor girl. She was just a child 💔

[@iseultbourke4692]

She WAS so beautiful.

[@nickyblue4866]

He probably got her pregnant... she was feeling sick and had an issue to take care of. Vincent probably found out and killed her.

[@TheCelticSelkie.]

@@deftones8717, unfortunately many stepfathers think of their stepdaughters as an extension of the mother in that they can do with them what they will.

[@andrewknaff9220]

There is no way, in my opinion, that Vince didn’t do this to cover up his abuse of Rachel.

[@jaylenebaker5761]

Imagine being murdered by your step father and then watching him get away with it from heaven. Poor little angel 😓

[@siciliansweetie337]

We cannot let that happen. I’ve been a friend and co-worker of her real father, Jeff Skemp. There will be answers. Somebody knows what happened to her. God bless you Rachel❤️

[@kevinreyimperial722]

@@siciliansweetie337 ❤️

[@zeldaxninja3214]

From heaven?

[@janicekamalski5938]

People have been sent to death row for less than they have on that guy.

[@loisreese2692]

What an absolute tragedy. Excellent job telling her story in a fact-filled yet sympathetic manner. Thanks for bringing Rachel's story back to current recognition.

[@belvedere6368]

What blows my mind is that the police would have known how unbearably cold it was that day and yet they decided to not "prioritize" her going missing. Regardless of whether she had run away previously or not, she's a child out in sub-zero temperatures, she needs to be prioritized.

[@Cereal_Killer007]

SOLVED: He took the dog for a walk and purposely left it so the dog wouldnt attack him during the sexual assault. He smothered her with a pillow and killed her, then disposed of the pillow and the body. He paid a girl to call her mother 5 years later just to make it seem like she was still alive

[@brigeem5022]

His detail of her being “wrapped up in her blanket” for a nap… we know where that blanket is.

[@natashacutiepie6074]

I had put all that together from the video except his reason for getting the dog out the house. Wow. Soon as I heard somebody called I was like, 'Was the stepfather mysteriously not around that day of the phone call & who did he pay?? This case was so easy to solve back then. Amazing how long justice takes if it happens at all due to the need for overwhelming evidence even when the truth is staring you in the face.

[@Cereal_Killer007]

@@natashacutiepie6074 it sucks that the burden of proof is on the state and needs to be beyond a reasonable doubt in court sometimes. This is one such case

[@d10fel]

Or the mom made up that she called her to protect Vincent.

[@Cereal_Killer007]

@@d10fel Do you believe she would do that? Im honestly not sure

[@orlawalsh1334]

Watching this girls story for years , I’d say she is so near that house . Within vinces half hour walk I would imagine. So sad to know she is still out there on her own 😢

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Yes I think the same. Poor girl. It’s horrendous.

[@ballerman22345]

Damn women with these husbands. Look out for your own kids. Stop taking the side of the man you so desperately need. God this makes me so freaking sick. I feel so sorry for this girl. Vincent probably knows what happened to her.

[@Linda-in9ns]

He hurt her. Guilty he is!!!

[@Leelz247]

Damn husbands who molest children first.

[@michelleprieur1]

Damn men as well who let their wives abuse their kids, too.

[@CoCo-yv3hl]

Best comment ever but Dad doesn’t get off easily either… he lives in another state where he couldn’t readily drive to get to his kids he cared to late & guilt made him move after she went missing… she had two deadbeat parents IMO

[@tony4534]

@@CoCo-yv3hl It was only the mom who had her in that environment knowingly.

[@MaZaKeRaL]

the Stepfather is definitely behind this. What's weird is that given all that's happened and the rise of suspicion behind him, the girl's mother continued to stay with Vincent.

[@Spirit-8]

First time I've heard of this case, thank you for bringing it to people's attention. Well told too.

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Monsters really do exist. Poor girl never had a chance.

[@Skittenmeow]

"Her hair was cut short at the time of her vanishing" Young teenage girls cutting their hair short can be an indicator of abuse or assault. After an assault as a teen in the 90s I cut off all my long hair, it had been used as a "weapon" against me and I didn't want that to happen again. I also hoped to look less attractive and more tough, and changed to wearing more " Tomboy" clothes including borrowing my older brother's clothes. Years later I discovered that drastic hair style changes for young teens are a warning sign.

[@xxcallmeniaxx3272]

Agree! I was a young teen I was 5 but I'd pull out my hair and suck on it till it broke off as a coping mechanism and to sto0 from talking.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I instantly had bad feelings about Vince. How the heck does he take his dog for a walk, the dog slips the collar (which I can understand, it's happened to me) but I follow my dog, the entire time talking to him/her and I can get them to stay near me every time. Even on times when my dog initially chased a deer or a squirrel. Etc. So how could he just not care enough to call to his dog and try and coach it back to him when it's so cold out. Then it just so happened that his step daughter goes missing at the EXACT SAME TIME. Ya right. I would search intensely where he would walk his dog.

[@ihh619]

I think he let his dog off his collar so that he'd have a alibi if anyone asked where he was when Rachel went missing.

[@lailanagdee8501]

Heartbreaking. She was a beautiful young lady. That creepy step dad killed her, no doubt in my mind.

[@JDX28]

Literally every single red flag points to the step-father.

[@Leelz247]

Police dropped the ball by dismissing her as a runaway teen and wasting up to an hour before even visiting the house. Evidence was obviously disposed of in that time. An hour might as well be eons in a missing person case.

[@StamperWendy]

Predators know that family dogs are very protective, and the dog would be removed before attacking the child. She left her mark. Maybe when she's found, they can test under her nails. Poor girl, I'm sure she suffered.

[@lmaoashley]

I was thinking the same thing. He let the dog loose so it wouldn’t protect her.

[@cynthiahoward2285]

I had the exact same thought. Heartbreaking case😢

[@angrydeer6011]

@@lmaoashley Dog is not an "it"!!!

[@eydie57]

I think she was crying at school because she was pregnant and Vince was the father because of ongoing sexual abuse. It's pretty clear that he killed her.

[@chynabarges3126]

That may have “been the problem” she needed to take care of

[@moominesque6081]

I thought it odd that there were no comments or mention of her mother regarding the circumstances of the case on file to be included, and no comments about her sadness or her loss. Her father seemed to be the only one that cared. What a shame she couldn't have lived permanently with him.

[@Leelz247]

He could have fought to take custody of her. Maybe he didn't know how bad things were though.

[@CoCo-yv3hl]

He cared too late he lived too far to make sure she was ok… parenting isn’t only for the mother because the child lives with the mother… what a cop out to continue his life… he could have been closer to her when she was alive & his bum ass should have been flying to see her not her flying to see him at 13.

[@jlivb]

@@CoCo-yv3hl People only care about people until they are gone. Unfortunately, yes he could have done more to be in his daughters life but I guess since they split fathers tend to not be close to a kid in general

[@chaseisaac9563]

It's the flawed and skewed family court fault that's always in favor of the mother no matter how dysfunctional they are

[@LifewithAbrea]

@@Leelz247 filing for custody also isn't that easy as well

[@MegaDublinguy]

A great presentation of the case! I can't understand how a mother could prioritize her partner over her daughter. It's tragic that Rachel should have her life snatched away like this. I hope someday Vincent is brought to justice and Rachel's father gets closure. R.I.P. Rachel.

[@ThepupsnameisBrian]

I can't believe you're doing this case! I live in Bolingbrook, practically around the corner from the Mellons!

[@juliecooper3989]

That diary alone is evidence he was abusing her,why is he still walking free...the dog and the scratches on his arms,polygraph, what More do they want..and a duffle bag?? Shocking!!!!!

[@TahtahmesDiary]

As someone also abused as a child by my adoptive father, this story is terrifying. Its devastating that Rachel's mom chose her abuser and she was never found. It's heartbreaking to think of what her final days were...she was just a child 💔 RIP beautiful girl

[@emilymulcahy]

That last bit broke my heart even worse for her dad

[@katysantana5674]

She was so pretty! Thank you for doing this story! Love your channel!

[@danielbrown1724]

Omg, it’s so obvious Vince had something to do with this. How the mother could stay with him is beyond me. That poor baby never stood a chance with that family. Seems her biological father was the only one who truly cared for her wellbeing 😔😔😔 RIP beautiful lady 💜💜💜🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@seandelap6268]

The mother allowed a pervert stay in her home to harm her daughter what sort of mother is she she's culpable in what happened and needs to be charged with neglect at least.

[@whispermcgaughy7251]

It's hard for me to have any respect for a woman who stays with a man,under suspicion of hurting/killing her child..It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out he killed her, likely by suffocation,since there was no blood and she fought back which is why he had those scratches..He took her pillow because she may have vomited..I believe he was molesting her and she had finally got up the courage to either say no or threatened to tell..Either way,he was skating on thin ice..Who walks a dog for 30mins in freezing temperatures..? What's more likely is the dog was freaking out because he heard Rachel in distress and he realized that letting the dog outside would keep him from barking and also could be an excuse for why he'd left the house and didn't see Rachel leave..This case has always bothered me because it's so damn obvious what happened..😒

[@alexandram1209]

The mother stayed with him even after the journal was found, that’s disgusting and shameful

[@joannaw9793]

My heart breaks for Rachel to go through so much pain in her short life. 💔 Her step father is definitely suspicious and most likely the killer. I'm so disappointed that her mother stayed with him even after the books, knife under the bed, and diary entries. It's better to be alone and protect your children than to stay with a monster... I wonder what her step siblings think?

[@joshpointoh]

The father listening to the last CD his daughter listened to was so heartbreaking

[@JazminJazHunt]

Really seems like the mom just gave up on her daughter's case and fully believes that her suspicious husband is innocent. Just really disappointing

[@colossalroy3298]

I believe she know he did it and took it as a compromise to have happiness after all she does have a family with the creep I don't even care that the mom was being abused there's no way to rationalize your daughter writing in her diary about this man coming at her sexually and you stay whether she was missing or not then to top it off they ran to Tennessee the Bible belt is full of nothing but junkies& criminals with incestuous behavior and it's okay here sad to say

[@toscadonna]

Her mother was probably jealous of how beautiful Rachel was and enjoyed seeing her be abused. The mother is just as evil as the stepfather. Rachel could trust neither of them.

[@Noratheskindoc]

What a beautiful young lady. She looks like she could be part of the Knowles family. So sorry this happened to you sweetheart💔 So many monsters in this world destroy all that's good.

[@grapeshot]

The mother in my opinion is every bit as bad as the step father.

[@adoxartist1258]

Agree. She should never have stopped the restraining order much less let that man back in her home.

[@Linda-in9ns]

Sometime women think more if a man, instead of their children . Something very fishy here! 🤔

[@iseultbourke4692]

Because she had to go out to work to keep them all?

[@intentionallyleftblank3016]

@@iseultbourke4692 I know. Someone had to work to support them … and the stepdad/perp was unemployed… had so much free time to do terrible things to that sweet little girl. Horrible. 😢 🤮

[@CJG-bk4bk]

The cops dropped the ball big time. As soon as they said the blanket and pillow were missing I knew she was dead. Left in snow with no winter clothing. The diary entries. If that was my daughter Vince would have told me everything. I’d be in prison but I’d know what happened. The mother disgusts me to no end.

[@renee1961]

Thank you for sharing Rachel's Beyond Heartbreaking Story. Prayers for Rachel, and her Father.💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏

[@marycorzette6562]

This episode is the 1st and last that I will watch of a child being put through anything more than the wonderful things a child truly deserves. It breaks my heart so much😥

[@Idkdude50]

Better not exist because you're gonna see this in real life too, its unfortunately common and turning a blind eye contributes to the issue

[@marycorzette6562]

@@Idkdude50 oh please don't get it twisted. I am a mother, I lived a truly horrible childhood. So I've literally lived this sort of hell myself. And accepted children into my home many many times, because parents don't have time to work, and know where there children are at all times. Not judging. I was the block mother in my area. I do not turn a blind eye ever. I just cannot watch the videos of these children being put through hell. I do my share to protect children while their parents are working. And the parents knew their children were safe. But thank you for your info. God bless

[@ktcooki276]

NEVER FEAR, DC's HERE!!! I scroll through 27 of my true crime channel sub notifications... Dark Curiosities was THE ONLY ONE who had a title with a case I haven't already heard repeatedly!!! Truly, this happens VERY often! Thank You!!!🤗🤗🤗

[@ktcooki276]

Sometimes ya gotta like your own comment to get the ball rolling!😆

[@MargeryHannah]

So sad. Can't believe her mother stayed with the stepdad. I wonder about the other two children. Praying the truth comes out.

[@jstone247]

All too often, live-in boyfriends, step fathers are often perpetrators of abuse to the children of their new partners, Mothers, PLEASE be cautious when choosing a new partner. Men can be patient predators.

[@rabbitsonjupiter6824]

I agree. If I was single with a young child, I wouldn't invite a man into my life. My priority would be the safety of my child. I wish mothers would put their children first, rather than their own needs. When men move into the home of a woman with children, they don't seem to have an emotional bond with them, and seem to view the child/children as a threat. Almost like lions picking off the cubs of other lions in the pride.

[@slinkiegirl2001]

all the stories i have heard of child abuse and child murders it is always always the mom and her bf or stepdad, some women are so feckless and just bring any man home around there childrens poor kids

[@crystaloats8177]

Women too. Evil stepmothers are scary too. Facts are mixed families have much higher rates of abuse compared to intact families. I’m not saying biological parents never abuse children, we know evil nut jobs exist everywhere. But we also know predators often look for desperate single parents just to abuse their children. Be cautious and wary of anyone around your children. You can also have romantic relationships and not involve your children. I’ve dated men and never let them around my children unsupervised (without me there) or let a man move in when I had young children. I mostly had trusted family and sitters, never a boyfriend. Don’t be afraid to do background and google checks either! Protect your children at all costs! It boggles my mind that people leave their children with strangers they barely know. Never leave your children with a significant other you haven’t vetted and gotten to know extremely well. If they are pushing to meet your children, it’s a red flag.

[@nitakate10]

I felt Rachel was pregnant and the stepdad killed her.

[@Agelessfigureskater]

Your voice is amazing and you tell all your stories so beautiful. Sending you love ❤️ and for your Chanel to grow.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Okay so this is still unsolved? Ya gotta be kidding? They need to put pressure on the step dad's "alibi" the dog situation, the timing, they need to search the area where the stro dad takes the dog.. I feel she was going to tell on him for his bad behavior. He didn't want to get in trouble. So he made he disappear.. it's very sad. The investigation needs to look into this as a start. It could be different but the timeline is very important and so I would start there..

[@AnneLien1987]

What a sad case :( Thank you for featuring it.

[@AmaraCantHurt]

If the Stepdad is guilty the body would have to be very close in proximity to the house. OR, he contacted an evil Acquaintance an said “ I’m leaving for a half hour, the door will be unlocked, make the girl disappear”. Whatever happened, he’s involved.

[@intheshadow1200]

And probably during snowing...leaving no trace....

[@chica8630]

The step father has something hiding. The way he behaved and how he touched her inappropriately shows red flags. He needs to get investigated again. He knows more than what he says. My heart goes out to her biological father. I can only imagine how he feels not knowing where and what happen to her. Shame on her mother .. I hope she has a guilty conscious going on with her life on behalf of what her daughter wrote in her diary. Poor baby girl. I was born and raised part of my childhood in Melrose park, IL.

[@JenSmyre]

MY 💔 GO OUT TO RACHEL BIRTH FATHER & HIS FAMILY!! THE TRUTH WILL COME TO 🕯️, PRAYING FOR RACHEL BIRTH FATHER, JEFF & HIS FAMILY 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@molivie1624]

I don’t think she’s still alive 😢. Did the police every investigate if the step dad was abusing the other kids?

[@Linda-in9ns]

He was a real piece of shit. I’m sure. 😖

[@spiritmatter1553]

Usually a predator chooses one child in the family. They only move on to other children if the preferred one ages out of the perv's particular group.

[@blindship5792]

such a beautiuful beautiful child! may she rest in peace.

[@linds1571]

Rachel was a beautiful child. It’s sad that parents and step parents can’t be trusted. I wish she would have told a teacher what was happening.

[@mrsvictor9914]

This story really touched me. I also listened to Alanis Morisette a lot when I was growing up... and in my 20's. I just recently listened to "hand in my pocket," while in tears...and at the end of the song, it says..."What it all comes down to, is everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine. Because I'VE GOT ONE HAND IN MY POCKET, AND THE OTHER ONE IS HAILING A TAXI." I hope she got that taxi and is happy. She was either running away from "something" or planning to. If you listen to the song, it's about pain and still having hope. I'M SAD THAT SHE WAS SUFFERING THE WAY SHE WAS. I hope she is still alive and just left her old life behind and didn't want anyone to know.

[@iseultbourke4692]

Yes she went out in minus twenty temperatures while sick and not wearing any of her winter clothing and took a taxi with what money? She was 13 years old....

[@mrsvictor9914]

@@iseultbourke4692 No one knows. But I really hope she found someone to take her somewhere safe # Just high hopes👀🙏👼🤷

[@iseultbourke4692]

@@mrsvictor9914 I would like to think that too....

[@mrsvictor9914]

@@iseultbourke4692 Yes I really hope so 😭

[@Ranide2]

oh wow :((( vincent is honestly so guilty i hope justice can be served

[@TheConorsmithusa]

interesting to hear drew peterson was a juror in this. i seen a couple of documentaries on him a good while back

[@frankierhodes3363]

I believe the stepdad did it. How come they didn't take DNA from those marks on his arms? I believe they would have found her DNA in those marks on his arms. Sometimes the police can be so damn lazy. And I believe he did it. Nobody will change my mind about that.

[@hispanicaccordion]

I agree. But maybe it isn't enough to initiate a DNA test?

[@turquoisemoon8453]

He could just claim her DNA was on him cuz they were in the house together, it cant confirm anything

[@crystaloats8177]

DNA wasn’t as advanced then. “Touch” DNA and other forms of retrieving DNA off of bodies wasn’t as mainstream as today. If he showered, cleaned the scratch marks, probably not enough DNA still present. It’d be better to find his DNA/skin cells under her fingernails, but since there is no body 😕 I really hope she is found and given a proper peaceful burial, allowing her loved ones to fully mourn. This poor child, I hate humanity sometimes. The monster (probably stepdad) needs to be put away for this crime. The mother too, if she’s an accomplice.

[@aganeko]

AmaZing report. Thank you.

[@flower4598]

The mother failed her, for a pervert that didn't even work! He stayed home n played video games. I also believe the state/police failed her as well, by not getting her justice. May she RIP...

[@lily_m3538]

So sad she had no-one to turn to. Horrible step-father and uncaring mother.

[@Montina_Paullin]

They didn't do the TV show because there's no point..they already know Vincent did it but don't have enough proof to convict him. (Vincent is one weasley-looking dude, btw.) I feel so bad for Jeff though.

[@lese91]

But putting his face on tv could only help both protect others by informing them to beware and also possibly generate leads if someone was like “I actually saw him carrying a blanket here on that day” which could lead to evidence

[@wolfman75]

This is such a sad story!!!! I hope this case will be solved!!! Thank you!!!!!☹😎💯👍

[@Necron990]

Her biological father should get a hold of her stepdad and make him "confess under EXTREME duress".

[@k.a5765]

What a beautiful little girl. Im convinced her step dad did something. I see why my mom never remarried, they are some predators out here.

[@Neku628]

I wonder if Vincent was trying to get rid of Duke because he knew where Rachel was.

[@cynthiahoward2285]

He was trying to get rid of the dog too, he probably killed Rachel just before leaving with the dog. He knew her siblings would “discover” her missing after school. I pray for her father and family, as for her stepfather, may he get just what he deserves.

[@Queenalika85]

The stepfather look like a creep...I don't know how her mother didn't see that.

[@jewelseng9900]

Beauty & brains what a loss to the family

[@lauraduffy6177]

It seems like the step dad was involved here. Poor little girl. So sad.

[@rachelcaullay172]

I hope Rachel is found soon even if it is closure for her father and her friends that loved her the most. 🙏❤️

[@Linda-in9ns]

They need to check further. That no good got away with murder the molester!!! 🤬

[@sandrasanantonio7853]

Me too

[@SuperheroComicsTakeover]

Stepfather needs to be out in a very stressful situation so that he confesses what he’s done. 👉Also, just a polite correction: Rachel isn’t “Of Asian Origin”. She’s of United States origin; And is of Asian/Caucasian descent. ( Or Filipino and Caucasian; or Eurasian ) Thanks for covering her story!

[@beastyboyBlue]

I cannot believe Rachel Mom stay with that monster. Poor Rachel Dad,it's heartbreaking.

[@beastyboyBlue]

@@mayevb1835 thank you👍

[@Deebeez716]

I listened to Hand In My Pocket by Allanis Morissette today in honor of Rachel. RIP to this sweet child

[@marys1808]

awful mom... why would she cut ties where her daughter was lost. You'd definitely want to be there waiting for your daughter and keeping the case active. Unless you know she wouldn't be coming back.

[@roxananunez4238]

What a beautiful child 😪😪

[@1rjbrjb]

Vince didn't go out on a half hour walk with the Shepard. This is metro Chicago. 20 below windchill is brutal and everyone in Da Town knows it. He let out the dog because the dog might have been protective of Rachel. The cold is another character in this story. The police would not have been - or should not have been - Zen about a child wandering around in minus 20 windchill. Chicago winters can kill. With the scratches, I think they had enough to go after Vince. Poor Rachel. Sweet child. Grows up in Melrose Park and Bolingbrook, two depressing suburbs overweighted with losers like Vince, to say nothing of Drew. No offense to their Chambers of Commerce.

[@aye70aye]

The poor dog managed to survive 2hrs 30mins outside too before being found and rescued, poor thing.

[@1rjbrjb]

@@aye70aye I am so with you on the dog. You have a dog in Chicago. It's minus 20 windchill. You say to him, as you are taking him to the porch: "it's really cold out there! Do your business! Quick! Quick"! Bless the creatures they are dogs, not casualty actuaries. They are oblivious. They run down. They start sniffing around as usual. It hits them in about 40 seconds, mas o menos depending on the breed. Then they do the business and run madly up the stairs. It is criminally culpable to leave a dog outside for hours in that weather. Even a 30 minute walk would be cruel & crazy. Hey, it's Chicago. The city doesn't shut down, the Bears play. But everyone is protective of dogs kids & seniors in that kind of cold. The man told nothing but lies.

[@aye70aye]

@@1rjbrjb Absolutely he did, I hope he got the dog removed from him but doubt it. I'm British and we just don't have winters like that! My hubby is American and used to go to North Western Uni and has told me how awful it can get there. Wow if we get snow in the U.K, the world stops for it! Schs close, everyone works from home, nothing opens or runs. He thinks it hilarious 😂

[@sanaaniz]

Yes, I was pissed off hearing about the dog!!!! He let him out on purpose so he could attack his step daughter

[@taty9872]

It is always the step parent he knows something

[@Whole-Milk]

“Daddy’s Kisses” is a non-fiction book compiled of firsthand accounts from women who experienced sexual abuse by their fathers. That combined with her diary says everything.

[@CaIiforniaL0VE]

Wowww She has got to be one of the most Beautiful Girl’s Ive ever seen! 🥺❤️ She didn’t deserve this. The Worst part is, We can all sense who did this, there just hasn’t been enough evidence to convict this SOB. Wherever She is, I hope her Soul is filled with so much Love & Happiness

[@Teresia12]

Dern they would have to move to Tennessee. I thank you for bringing this story to light.

[@RRRRRaa]

It's a shame there was no vigilante attacks on Vincent, he would seem like a good target.