Teen Lifeguard's Unsolved Murder Case Is Cracked Open With Unexpected Evidence
Twenty years of crumbling clues and false leads brought nothing but disappointment to the family of Molly Bish, whose sudden disappearance in 2000 sent the community of Warren, Massachusetts, into high-alert. Eventually, interest in the case dwindled as it became more likely that Molly would never be found alive. Molly's family, however, refused to give up hope. And although time didn't heal their wounds, it ended up cracking open a huge hole in the case...
New start in Warren
Ironically, the Bishes moved to Warren, Massachusetts, out of concern for their children's safety. They had lived in Detroit until a violent crime occurred in their neighborhood, when a woman walking home was kidnapped and murdered. The Bishes relocated to Warren, where they lived comfortably for 15 years.
Lifeguarding at the pond
Their daughter, Molly, was 16 when she was hired as a lifeguard at Comins Pond. The pond wasn't exactly a picturesque vacation spot. It was in a heavily-wooded area, and fairly secluded from the rest of the community. Still, it was a place to have fun — no one worried about anything dangerous happening there.
The unexpected phone call
The only real danger, people thought, was drowning, which is why Molly was there in the first place! So when Magi, Molly's mother, dropped her daughter off for work on June 27, 2000, she did so without hesitation. And when her phone rang three hours later, Magi certainly didn't expect the voice on the other end to be a police officer.
"Molly is missing"
She heard the words every mother dreads hearing: "Your daughter is missing." Molly's lifeguarding equipment, including her shoes, was still at the pool, but the police couldn’t locate the lifeguard herself. Magi and her husband, John, knew immediately that something was very, very wrong.
