About Missing Without Trace: FBI Manhunt For Killer Cop Con Man
Joanne Albanese, a dedicated single mother of two in Las Vegas, disappears without a trace in 1995. Her worried daughters return home from a weekend away only to find unsettling clues suggesting foul play. The investigation quickly centers on her charismatic personal trainer boyfriend, "John Edwards." As detectives dig deeper, they expose Edwards as a sophisticated conman with a horrifying criminal past: his real name is John Addis, a felon, kidnapper, and ironically, a former Alaska State Trooper who used his law enforcement knowledge to evade capture.
Missing Without Trace: FBI Manhunt For Killer Cop Con Man is presented by FBI Investigates. Its listed runtime is 43 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- Missing Without Trace: FBI Manhunt For Killer Cop Con Man
- Category
- Crime & Justice
- Runtime
- 43 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- FBI Investigates
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