When a Mississippi girl turns thirteen, she’s allowed to stay home alone—briefly—for the first time. This simple rite of passage turns nightmarish when her mother returns home to find an empty house and signs of a struggle in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Leigh’s father, Donald Occhi (right) searches for his daughter. He is joined by his wife / Leigh’s step-mother, Cathy (left).The day of Leigh’s disappearance was marked by wind and rain from Hurricane Andrew, which swept along the Mississippi coast, south of Tupelo.Oscar McKinley Kearns III is a convicted sexual predator who attended church with Leigh. He is known to abduct and assault girls, and had shown an interest in Leigh. He has not been charged with any crime in relation to Leigh’s disappearance. This age-progressed image shows what Leigh might look like if alive today.Leigh Occhi was 13 years old when she disappeared from her home in Tupelo, MS on 8/27/1992. Blood found inside the home indicated foul play. She is still missing today.
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