They All Thought The Mom's Boyfriend Murdered Her Little Girl. The Real Killer Was Far Scarier.

They All Thought The Mom's Boyfriend Murdered Her Little Girl. The Real Killer Was Far Scarier.
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Xiana La-Shay Fairchild, 7, is shown in this undated family handout, Friday, Dec. 10, 1999. Fairchild was dropped off at her school's bus stop in Vallejo, Calif., Thursday by her mother's boyfriend, but never arrived at Mare Island Elementary School and has not been seen since. (AP Photo/Vallejo Police Dept.)

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