Hidden Truth: Missing in a Small Town
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Erica Milner disappeared into a dark September night, and was never seen again. Small town detective, Ron Hoffman, knows that there is something different about this case from the very beginning. Twists and turns lead the investigation in a direction that no one expected, but one question remains... What happened to Erica?
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