Looking for Leslie

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Stephanie Ramos· Host0:41

May 2nd, 2001 was 25 years ago, but Linda Lyle still remembers what the weather was like that day.

Linda Lyle· Guest0:49

It was a beautiful, beautiful May day. The sun was shining. It was, it was just a beautiful day.

Stephanie Ramos· Host0:56

Back then, Linda was working at an advertising company on the edge of Washington, DC. It was a small office, and Linda knew all her colleagues by name, including a woman named Leslie Preyer.

Linda Lyle· Guest1:10

Leslie was a part-time employee. She had been brought in. We were desperate for someone to file.

Stephanie Ramos· Host1:17

Leslie helped with the administrative side of the business. She'd been with the company for four years. She was in her late 40s, but looked a lot younger, a classic Grace Kelly-esque beauty, with dark hair and