Sarah Boes had been vacuuming her daughter's room when she got a strange feeling. Something was off, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
Her daughter had disappeared without a trace seven months prior.
She Had Gone Missing
Jessica was 18 years old when she disappeared. The police ruled it as a runaway as her room had no signs of forced entry or struggle.
Her belongings weren't in her room either, so the authorities figured Jessica had them on her.
They Gave Up On The Case
The police searched Jessica's entire room but didn't find any clues to what could've happened to her.
Eventually, they gave up on the case due to a lack of evidence, but Jessica's parents would soon convince them to continue the search.
She Faced Her Daughter's Room
They needed to prove that their daughter hadn't run away from home. So, Sarah decided to face Jessica's room for the first time in months.
It was still a mess after the police search, so Sarah decided to clean it first.
A Strange Detail
As she was cleaning her daughter's bathroom, Sarah noticed one tiny detail that would re-open the case.
Sarah saw a red light as she was cleaning the bathroom floor. She nearly fainted when she realized what it was.
A Hidden Camera
Sarah was looking at a hidden camera. The light was on, which meant that it was recording her. Did her daughter do this?
Sarah removed the camera from the handle of the mirror and called her husband.
They Were Shocked
After examining the camera, Sarah's husband reached for his phone. He wanted to know what kind of hidden camera it was and for how long it had been recording his daughter's bathroom.
Little did he know this was only the beginning...
They Spent Hours Researching
He spent hours researching how to find the device the hidden camera was connected to.
And it paid off. Sarah and her husband immediately informed the police of their finding.
They Contacted FBI
The police took the hidden camera and contacted the FBI. This piece of evidence was exactly what the couple needed to convince the authorities that their daughter hadn't run away.
Now, all they had to do was sit and wait to hear back from the authorities.
Matt
The police informed the couple that the hidden camera was connected to a device that was only a few houses down their street. It led them to Matt's house, Jessica's friend.
As soon as Sarah and her husband heard the news, they ran to his house and knocked on the front door. But there was no answer.
The Arrival
Just before Sarah and her husband were about to throw a rock at the window, the police busted in through the front door.
They asked the couple to wait outside as they searched the house. And it wasn't long before they found a hidden room upstairs.
They Found Jessica
They asked whoever was inside to open the door immediately, but no one responded. They forced the door open and what they saw inside left them at a loss for words.
It was Jessica. She was being held against her will by her friend.
He Locked Her Up
As soon as she saw her parents, she broke into tears and gave them a big hug. She told her parents that once she found the camera herself, she threatened him with the police.
He freaked out and locked her in one of his rooms, where she stayed for seven months.
He Didn't Hurt Her
Fortunately, he didn't harm Jessica in any way. He gave her food and let her watch TV. Jessica couldn't get in touch with her parents because he had taken her phone away.
Jessica felt like she was living in a horror movie.
The Reason
It turns out that the police didn't find the camera because the light was off when they searched her place.
Matt knew the authorities would search her room, so he turned the camera off. The police tracked him down, and he is currently in detainment waiting for trial.