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I've said to the detective and I get quite a different response when I say,

look, I know that I bother you a lot and I'm like, this is my daughter. This is my oldest.

I'm having a hard time going on without her and I said, I just need something and I said,

I know you have children. What if it was one of your children?

And he's like, I get it. I'm so sorry. He's like, it's not like he's not on my mind.

He's like, she is. I think about my daughter.

It's always on my mind that I promise you. He's very honest with me about what he would do

if he was a parent versus an officer. We have a good report.

On January 24, 2022, 21-year-old Aiden Spear had plans to meet with her mother Jessica at 11 a.m.

About 20 minutes before they were due to me, Jessica received a message from Aiden stating that she had to go say goodbye to someone

and that she would be a little late. She promised a call later and that she would meet with her,

just not at the original time. Jessica never heard from her daughter again.

At first, Jessica assumed that Aiden had just flaked on her, but the days continued to pass with no sign of her daughter.

Then, Jessica began hearing from Aiden's friends that they hadn't heard from her either.

Nearly a year later, Aiden is still missing and Jessica is desperate to uncover the truth.

I'm Marissa and from Wondery, this is Episode 373 of The Vanished. Aiden Spear's story.

Aiden Victoria Spear was born on July 5, 2000. Jessica was a young mother trying to navigate being a first-time mom,

but she adored Aiden and remembers those early days fondly.

I was 19 years old and Aiden was born on July 5 and she was 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and she was the best baby that I think there ever was.

She was happy and she didn't cry and she was just adorable and spoiled and loved by both sides of her grandparents.

She was the best. I would have never imagined this.

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