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Cold Case Files

Missing in Altoona

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

When 22-year-old Sherry Leighty vanishes in 1999, her family is left wondering how a dedicated mother of three could just vanish without a trace. The case takes on a new life a decade later, thanks to Sherry’s sister, who uses new social media outreach to crowdsource information. Check out our great sponsors! 1-800 Contacts: Order online at 1800contacts.com - download their free app - OR call 1-800 Contacts (that’s 1-800-266-8228) Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 27 million drivers who trust Progressive!

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0:00.0

This Thursday, the groundbreaking A&E documentary series 60 Days In is back with a new season,

0:05.7

and immediately following the gripping premiere of new series, Inmate to roommate.

0:10.7

For the first time ever, A&E is going close-up inside the homes of everyday people who are

0:15.6

taking in recently released inmates. Anything can happen when these two worlds collide.

0:20.3

If it doesn't go well, the former inmate could end up back in prison.

0:23.9

It's a new series that answers the question, how far would you go to help someone?

0:28.0

Don't miss A&E's new original series Inmate to roommate.

0:31.1

Thursday at 10, 9 central, after 60 days in, only on A&E.

0:35.6

Watch live, stream it on the A&E app, or get it on demand.

0:39.4

An A&E original podcast.

0:42.0

This episode contains descriptions of violence.

0:44.8

Listener discretion is advised.

0:50.0

My dad was in contact with the police department on a regular basis.

0:55.0

It was always, they had no answers. They haven't seen or heard of her.

1:00.2

Nothing. I feel like he kind of lost hope as far as getting any help from law enforcement.

1:08.7

Whenever the police kind of gave up hope on the whole deal, I kind of did as well.

1:16.3

There are 120,000 unsolved murders in America.

1:19.7

Each one is a cold case. Only 1% are ever solved.

1:24.6

This is one of those rare stories.

1:38.8

On October 2, 1999, Shelley Nagel's family and friends gather at her house for a birthday party

1:44.8

for her youngest son. Altuna Pennsylvania is a city nestled in the Alligay

1:49.6

Mountain. It was built around the railway tracks and it is steeped in the history of the

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