For over twenty years, Chicago lived under the shadow of a story it thought it already knew — a missing woman, a grieving husband, and a conviction that seemed to bring closure. But beyond the headlines and court files, there was a truth that refused to stay buried. When it finally came to light, it didn’t just change one family’s life — it forced a whole city, and eventually a nation, to confront the fragility of justice when it is built on assumptions rather than evidence.
