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Forensic Files

Tooth Or Consequences

Forensic Files

HLN

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

The investigation of the disappearance of a woman leads police to a suspect. But police could not find the victim’s body. Finally, police discover a charred tooth. Superimposed images and a dental filling give investigators the proof they need.

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0:00.0

A security camera captured images of a 19-year-old girl as she was abducted from a convenience

0:09.3

store.

0:11.2

Forensic scientists needed to find some way to improve the images for possible leads.

0:18.9

And a scanning electron microscope eventually identified the trail of the missing girl.

0:30.7

Moose Lake, Minnesota.

0:37.8

One of the many reasons why the state is known as the land of 10,000 lakes.

0:45.1

This small town outside of Duluth was home to 19-year-old Katie Poyer.

0:51.4

She was bubbly.

0:52.8

She was always bouncing around.

0:54.2

She was always lively and very active in everything.

1:01.1

Katie's interest included her family, several sports, and her pet dogs.

1:07.1

She wanted to be the police officer or a game-worn.

1:12.4

She was always interested in animals.

1:15.6

After graduating from high school in 1998, Katie studied criminal justice at a nearby

1:21.1

community college and also became engaged to her boyfriend, Mark.

1:27.0

Katie worked as a clerk at this Moose Lake convenience store.

1:30.6

A job her mother didn't want her to take.

1:33.2

I'd ask her about what type of deans that would come in there and she'd just say,

1:39.9

oh, mom, don't worry.

1:42.4

And that's how she was, very trusting person.

1:50.3

One night, around midnight, when Katie was working the night shift alone, a customer

1:55.8

called police to say that the store was open, but there were no employees around.

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