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Episode 125 The Mysterious Disappearance of Jane Rowell

Easter marked the 60th anniversary of the disappearance of 22 year old Hannah Jane Rowell. The aspiring actress and writer was reportedly last seen leaving her Baton Rouge, Louisiana home for a job interview. Her estranged husband believed Jane abandoned the family to try to make it in Hollywood. Her distraught and protective brother vowed there was foul play and Jane would never abandon her two young children. Was Jane murdered? Or did the allure of fame lead a young mother to drive away from her Louisiana home, never to return?