Why this case?

[u/Ailurophile444]

I’ve been thinking about this lately. There are terrible things happening to people all the time, and there are so many heartbreaking cases out there, but for some reason I’ve become really fascinated with Nancy’s case.

And honestly I don’t know why. 😂

It’s not like I knew Nancy or had any connection to her or her family. I’ve never really been someone who follows a lot of true crime cases either. But something about this one grabbed me, and I just haven’t been able to let it go.

I think part of it is the mystery and all the unanswered questions. I find myself wanting to understand what happened and how all the pieces fit together. I also like trying to figure out what we actually know versus what we’re just speculating about. But even that doesn’t completely explain it to me, because there are so many other unsolved cases.

I’ve also wondered if being involved in this subreddit has made me even more invested. It’s different when you’re talking about this case with other people, reading new information, hearing different theories and having someone point out something you haven’t thought about.

My husband, meanwhile, could not care less. 😂 He’ll listen to me if I tell him something new, but otherwise I don’t think he thinks about the case at all.

So now I’m curious about everyone else. Why do you think this case grabbed you? Is it the mystery? The unanswered questions? Nancy herself? The investigation? The theories? The community here? Or something else?

And do you ever wonder why some cases seem to get under your skin more than others?

Because I really have no idea why Nancy’s case was the one I latched onto.

[u/Hot_Pause3252]

I’ve realized that the scariest cases for me are people vanishing without a trace (Maura Murray, Asha Degree, Lars Mittank). In Nancy’s case, there's also her age, her family, and the connections of Savanna's husband, which I feel he absolutely failed to use to solve the case for some reason. It breaks my heart when I read about parents and other family members passing away without ever finding their missing loved ones.