MISSING MONDAYS: Leigh Occhi

May 31, 2021, 08:50 PM

Leigh Occhi had just turned 13 years old when she went missing in the summer of 1992 just days after her 13th birthday. She had been staying home alone for the first time while her mother went to work. When her mother called to check on her she didn't answer. When her mother arrived home shortly after she found blood in the home but no Leigh. What happened to Leigh Occhi?

Major thank you to Holly Dray for doing the research and writing for this episode. Be sure to check out her mobile candy shop called Dova's Candy Boutique if you're in the Sumter, South Carolina area.

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SOURCES:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/182980362/?terms=leigh%2Bocchi

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/missing-children/leigh-occhi/12039569/

https://charleyproject.org/case/leigh-marine-occhi

https://www.djournal.com/news/25-years-later-leigh-occhi-case-remains-a-mystery/article_1221cac8-543a-587e-b9e6-f9a1a52d735c.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/leigh-occhi-disappearance-podcast_n_5a67a9e6e4b0dc592a0d8f0b

https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/13/grace.coldcase.occhi/index.html#:~:text=Leigh%20Occhi%2C%2013%2C%20was%20home,hour%20the%20day%20she%20disappeared.&text=New%20York%20(CNN)%20%2D%2D%20Leigh,Tupelo%2C%20Mississippi%2C%20for%20work.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1992/andrew/news/mh0828p1.gif

https://www.newspapers.com/image/268606483/?terms=leigh%2Bocchi

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