What happened to Cheryl Scherer? Preview Dateline: Missing In America Season 5

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0:43Yep, even on weekends. That's pretty much all he talks about. In a good way. What's in your wallet? Terms apply. See CapitalOne.com slash Bank Guy. Capital One N.A. Member FDIC. Hey, it's Josh Mankiewicz with a preview of Dateline Missing in America. In our podcast's fifth season, we share six new unsolved mysteries. And we hope someone listening might have a clue that could help crack one of these cases. Could that someone be you? Here's Dateline Missing in America.

1:26A lot of people talk about wanting to live off the grid. These days, that's pretty difficult. Most of us have cell phones glued to our hands or smartwatches tracking our every step. Doorbell cameras offer a blanket of security outside our homes. Always on. Always connected. Always recording. This story begins back in the 1970s. when the grid had a lot of holes in it. A time when anyone could go missing without a trace. People like Cheryl Shearer. Your family wouldn't change your home phone number because that's the number she knew. That's right. That's right. Because this was all before cell phones.

2:13Back then, parents had no choice but to trust they'd see their teenager at the end of the day. They just ended the conversation with plans to come home. On April 17, 1979, 19-year-old Cheryl Shearer did not come home. She hasn't been home for nearly 50 years. In one way or the other, we just thought she'll be back, that this is not going to be something that we're going to live with for the rest of our lives. The Shearers weren't the only ones who never let go of Cheryl's case. How many sheriffs has this case confounded? I'll be the fourth. Maybe you'll be the one that closes it. You know, I hope.

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