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A family dispute at a motel outside Somerset, Pennsylvania, on June 30, 1985, ended with 10-year-old Marisa Alexandria Shuglie and her 35-year-old mother, Janet, walking away and never being seen again. The family had been staying at the Coleman Motel; after an argument in which Frank Shuglie allegedly slapped Janet, she left the room with Marisa. They went to a nearby car dealership seeking a ride to Pittsburgh, then said they would walk to see a local priest. The last confirmed sighting placed them walking south toward the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Frank’s behavior afterward drew immediate suspicion. His younger sons say he searched for Janet and Marisa that day but returned late with muddy clothes, cleaned the motel room thoroughly the next day, and delayed reporting them missing until July 3. About a month later he offered money and plane tickets to two men to kill Janet, injure her relatives, and kidnap Marisa; the men alerted police and Frank was later convicted of criminal solicitation. He has not been charged in the disappearances and remains the primary suspect. A high school class ring belonging to Janet surfaced and was turned over to police in 2019; the circumstances of its discovery were not released.

What information might help locate Janet and Marisa or explain what happened the morning they left the motel?