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"48 Hours: NCIS" sneak peek: Trail of Fire

June 21, 2018 / 04:50

This episode covers the missing person case of Holly Lin Y. Monk, the investigation led by retired Marine gunnery sergeant JC Hawkes, and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

JC Hawkes discusses his role as a former Marine special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and the urgency of the search for Holly, who vanished without a trace in July 2008.

Holly, a 24-year-old married to an active-duty Marine, was last heard from before her friend discovered suspicious conditions in her apartment, including smoke damage and signs of a fire.

The episode highlights the broader context of missing servicemembers during that summer, including another case involving a soldier found deceased, which added to the urgency of the investigation.

Hawkes reflects on the emotional toll of such cases and the importance of community awareness when someone goes missing.

TLDR

Retired Marine JC Hawkes discusses the investigation into missing servicemember Holly Lin Y. Monk and the circumstances of her disappearance.

Episode

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[Music] my name is JC Hawkes I'm a retired marine gunnery sergeant and a former Marine special agent with
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the Naval Criminal Investigative Service I was assigned to a missing-person investigation to locate Holly Lin why
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monk Holly just kind of disappeared without a trace did not show up for work no one was sure about her whereabouts
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the search for her started at that point I tried to call her and when she wasn't
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answering the phone for me like I knew something was wrong because she's gonna answer the phone for me
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holly was such a loving person when she walked in the room you knew okay this is a good person you
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just could feel the energy coming from her Holly was a 24 year old young lady she was married to an active-duty marine
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John Y monk was a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune North Carolina when we first met highly used to say I want to
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be a pediatric nurse and then somewhere along the way she was like I'm going to the army I can help more people being a
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military nurse when it involves people in uniform it brings more attention we had national media in Fayetteville
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through most of the summer I was in the office on a Friday it was in the evening my boss came in and asked
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what I had going on I said not much I'm just working on some reports he said listen man I need you in
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Fayetteville we've got a missing girl there there's some suspicious circumstances so I made a call to my
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wife and headed to Fayetteville as quick as I could so July 9th 2008 I worked came home that
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evening and had a voicemail from Holley asking me to give her a call back I was just too exhausted after the end of a
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12-hour shift and I fell straight asleep when I woke up I had multiple messages I
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called one of them back and they asked me again is Holly with you at your apartment at first I was like well
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what's going on a close friend of hers and co-worker decided that she needed to go to Holly's apartment immediately
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because she thought something was wrong when they get there they notices they're
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looking in the windows there is smoke damage and they smell some fumes it smells like gasoline smells like smoke
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there the apartment and they notice what looks to be an intentionally set fire they're obviously very concerned they
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don't see Holly they call 9-1-1 at that point I had a chance to tour the entire area went into Holly's room I
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immediately saw on the ground a large deliberately removed piece of carpeting you got the sense immediately that
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something very bad had happened inside that fart what they did not find is Holly there was no sign or a trace of
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her at that point tonight we have an update on a Fort Bragg soldier missing for days the summer of 2008 was a very
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busy time for the homicide team we had two servicemembers go missing we had Megan Touma who was a United States Army
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active duty person who was actually found and deceased in a hotel bathroom and that murder at that point was
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unsolved a person claiming to be inspired by the Zodiac killer from decades ago in California started
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writing letters to law enforcement into the Fayetteville Observer and it just kind of had a lot of people nervous and
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on edge there was a heightened sense of awareness and urgency that when someone doesn't show up for work go look for him
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because it could be the worst the NCIS mission is global we're on aircraft carriers we're in
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foreign ports we watch after each other we take care of each other NCIS deal with every type of chronic cyber fraud
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murder general crimes counterintelligence counterterrorism every crime is a tragedy involved
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sisters brothers husband it's the only way to find the truth NCIS the cases they can't forget

Badges

This episode stands out for the following:

  • 75
    Most intense
  • 70
    Most shocking
  • 70
    Best performance
  • 65
    Most heartbreaking

Episode Highlights

  • The Disappearance of Holly Lin
    Holly Lin, a 24-year-old military nurse, mysteriously vanishes, prompting an urgent investigation.
    “The search for her started at that point.”
    @ 00m 37s
    June 21, 2018
  • Suspicious Circumstances
    A friend discovers smoke and damage at Holly's apartment, raising alarms about her safety.
    “They notice what looks to be an intentionally set fire.”
    @ 02m 54s
    June 21, 2018
  • A Heightened Sense of Urgency
    The summer of 2008 brings multiple missing servicemembers, increasing tension in the community.
    “When someone doesn't show up for work, go look for them because it could be the worst.”
    @ 04m 11s
    June 21, 2018

Episode Quotes

  • Holly was such a loving person when she walked in the room.
    "48 Hours: NCIS" sneak peek: Trail of Fire
  • You knew okay this is a good person.
    "48 Hours: NCIS" sneak peek: Trail of Fire
  • Something very bad had happened inside that apartment.
    "48 Hours: NCIS" sneak peek: Trail of Fire
  • It could be the worst.
    "48 Hours: NCIS" sneak peek: Trail of Fire

Key Moments

  • Missing Person Investigation00:23
  • Urgent Call to Action01:42
  • Discovery of Fire02:54
  • Community Tension04:02

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