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This is Jennifer Lancaster and her two young daughters, Sydney and Mon'nique, and they went missing about 30 years
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ago, but answers might be just around the corner. Let's talk about it. It's May 13th, 2000, and this takes place in
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the Topeka, Kansas area. Jennifer was 20 years old and a mother of two. Sydney, who is 14 months old, and Monnique, who
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was 5 weeks old. They were currently living at Jennifer's mother's house, and they were in the process of moving, so
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there were a few boxes. But around noon, Jennifer's mother realized that there were things missing from those moving
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boxes. And immediately, she knew something was wrong. Jennifer's mother and her younger sister end up calling
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the police and filing a missing person's report, but they end up finding Jennifer's car in an apartment complex
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parking lot. The only thing was the keys were taken, the car was locked, and the
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car seats were taken out of it. And police just assumed maybe Jennifer was looking for a fresh start. But this is
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where things get complicated because the police did not take in Jennifer's car for evidence. They didn't dust for
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fingerprints. They didn't do anything. They actually gave it back to Jennifer's family. And then that's where the theory
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started to roll in because Jennifer worked at Baby Dolls, which was a local gentleman's club. And apparently there
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was this man who went quite frequently and he would go and promise these young ladies the start of a new life. But
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recently, someone came forward claiming that they were Mo'Nique. They have the same birthday and she has a weird
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feeling that she was trafficked by her father and she wants answers. A DNA test was ordered. So if you guys want to stay
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up to date and also listen to the entire deep dive of this case, head to the Crime Junkie podcast where they cover
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it. Missing Jennifer, Sydney, and Mo'Nique. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts.