Sally, the Real Lolita, Was Destined for Tragedy

A Summer Vacation That Nightmares Are Made Of

In June 1948, Sally kissed her mother goodbye before getting on a bus in Camden, New Jersey, bound for Atlantic City. Ella, her mother, later said how the trip was for her daughter to “get a little vacation.” Little did she realize that she was sending her daughter on the trip nightmares are made of.

A picture of the Steel Pier in Atlantic City.

Source: Wikimedia Commons

She handed Sally over to a man she knew and trusted named Mr. Warner, the father of a school friend who invited her to join their family vacation on the Jersey Shore. Why would Ella have any reason to worry?

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