<p>In this episode of <em>Lost Girls</em>, hosts LaDonna Humphrey and Amy Smith take listeners back to New York City in 1976 — into the subway tunnels of lower Manhattan and the Bronx — where a 14-year-old girl vanished just five stops from home.</p><p>Cesilia Peña was a shy, responsible student who followed the rules. She wore her school uniform. She took the same train every day. And on October 6, she never made it home.</p><p>What happened between a crowded platform and a short ride toward safety remains a haunting mystery nearly fifty years later. A reported sighting. A man questioned — and later convicted of killing another child. And a family left with questions that were never answered.</p><p>This is not a story of rebellion or running away. It’s a story of a child who disappeared in plain sight — and a city full of witnesses.</p><p>We remember Cesilia because remembering is a form of justice.<br>And because silence should never be the final chapter.</p><p></p>

Lost Girls

Lost Girls

The Story of Cesilia Peña

JAN 30, 20264 MIN
Lost Girls

The Story of Cesilia Peña

JAN 30, 20264 MIN

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In this episode of Lost Girls, hosts LaDonna Humphrey and Amy Smith take listeners back to New York City in 1976 — into the subway tunnels of lower Manhattan and the Bronx — where a 14-year-old girl vanished just five stops from home.Cesilia Peña was a shy, responsible student who followed the rules. She wore her school uniform. She took the same train every day. And on October 6, she never made it home.What happened between a crowded platform and a short ride toward safety remains a haunting mystery nearly fifty years later. A reported sighting. A man questioned — and later convicted of killing another child. And a family left with questions that were never answered.This is not a story of rebellion or running away. It’s a story of a child who disappeared in plain sight — and a city full of witnesses.We remember Cesilia because remembering is a form of justice.And because silence should never be the final chapter.