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Missing Person : The True Story of a Police Case Resolved by the Clairvoyant Powers of Dorothy Allison

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This book is very personal to me. I was the one that was portrayed as candy in the book. I was 15 and caught up in a whirlwind of devastation for the family of Debra Sue and for what these men did to me. The things they said about Candy in this book were lies and defamation of character. I was raped by Ronald Henninger and molested by Richard Dodson for months before my mother who was married to Ronald Henninger, were able to escape the home of Richard Dodson. The so called Clairvoyant that solved this case is also a lie. It was January of the year after Debra was found missing that I went to the counselors of my school and told what happened to her. My mother had just told me in December just days before we got out of that house. I could not keep such a story and seeing the family in the newspapers waiting for her to come home. They had her stocking still hanging from the fireplace and the Christmas tree up on the front page. It was on the kitchen table when I came home from school. I was the one that waited for police to arrive after I told the counselor. I told everything about what happened to Debra and to me. I was an innocent young girl that survived their wrath and Debra did not have a chance. I am haunted by this tragedy till this day. I happened upon this book on Amazon this afternoon and it brought back so many horrible memories. There were more victims than Debra for these animals. My heart goes out to her family and always has. My mother and I would have been killed if we had not gotten out when we did. There is so much more to this story than this and someday I may write a book about it myself to clear the air. May Debra rest in peace. Thank God I did speak up and these animals are still in prison and will die there as they should. They can no longer hurt anyone else and I thank the Lord above.

I read this book this afternoon. It's quite an interesting story, and even more compelling if you know the area in which it is set. That being said, the title of the book is extremely misleading. As Ms. Schopen said in her review, the medium mentioned in the title did NOT 'resolve' the case, and the authors in fact quote her in the book admitting as much. The story as told by Ms. Schopen is indeed represented in the book, but the title and the authors' fascination with Mrs. Allison does swamp it in places. I would definitely encourage Ms. Schopen to wrote her own book on the events that she played such a tragic role in - it is important to hear these stories from the victims, and Debra is no longer around to tell her tale.

This is an old old story I had read a long time ago...didn't have much hope I could find it. But not only did I get to read this agonizing and fascinating book but would highly recommend to anyone living locally that may remember the crime, or loves to read crime drama.

I read this book in one sitting and it scared the hell out of me. I never thought I would see the towns of Chambersburg, Waynesboro and Greencastle in a nationally publized book but I did. You think it can't happen in your town...think again. The story of Debbie Sue Kline is one of heartbreak, cruelty and sadness. The pictures in the back also helped develop a more clear picture. Highly recommended book!

Living in the town in which these events happened makes this story even more gripping. Going to school with Debbie, knowing her family, and seeing the news headlines everyday, brings lifes fears closer to the small towns of America. If you think it can't happen in your town, think again. The writers were there on the scene everyday, which makes every word in this book, truer than true. Enjoy and stay safe.