Did She Climb Out?
That window was usually left only a tad open to accommodate the TV antennae wire, so the fact that it was wide open was notable. Then there was the garden bench in the backyard that had been moved under the open window. Did Ann Marie climb out the living room window in the middle of the night?
Donald and Beverly recalled hearing their dog Barney (a black cocker spaniel) barking that night, but dogs bark sometimes – they didn’t think much of it. If anything, they figured the heavy rainstorm scared the dog. Ann Marie’s other brother and sister, who were sleeping in the fort they built in the basement, didn’t hear anything. They slept soundly.