Show Notes
On June 15, 1988, 12-year-old Doreen Vincent disappeared from her father’s home on Whirlwind Hill Road in Wallingford, Connecticut.
Her father claimed they argued and she left through the front door with some clothes and money. But Doreen never made it to her mother’s home, and she’s never been seen again. From the beginning, the story didn’t add up.
A locked deadbolt. Conflicting timelines. Delayed reporting. A violent father with a criminal record. And, years later, possible links to a serial killer and a known predator in the family. For decades, Doreen’s case was treated like a runaway. Now, investigators believe something much darker happened that night. This episode examines the disappearance of Doreen Vincent, a young girl whose story has been overshadowed by silence for more than three decades.
📍 Wallingford, Connecticut | June 15, 1988 📖 Featuring an original poem written in her honor, read by actress XX ➡️ Help bring attention to missing girls like Doreen—subscribe and share this episode. 📍 Find us on Instagram & Facebook. 📚 Get Aimee’s book, Doe, now available via University of Akron Press, Bookshop.org, and Amazon. 📰 For more women-centered true crime content, subscribe to Aimee’s newsletter, GIRLHUNT. More About Sophia Powers: Born and raised in North Vancouver BC, Sophia followed her passion, and started training in acting classes at the age of 9. After landing her first Agent at The Characters Talent Agency, and working hard in extensive one on one training, she was thrilled to land her very first Network role as Fox, in ‘Son of A Critch’. Having the opportunity to work with kids the same age in St. John’s Newfoundland in the summertime, alongside notable industry heavy weights such as Mark Critch and Malcolm McDowell, was a dream come true.
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