When a New York woman embarks upon a short walk in her own neighborhood, she’s abducted by an unfathomably cruel killer. Investigators pursue answers in a case that has haunted them for years in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Carol Ryan was abducted from Syracuse, NY and cruelly murdered on September 1, 1996. She was a 42-year-old mother who had a close bond with her only child, a son.Carol was abducted from East Syracuse while walking home from an evening out. Several hours later, a fisherman found her near the shores of the Janesville Reservoir. She was gravely injured and died at the hospital despite lifesaving efforts.Carol’s case is unique among homicides due to her killer’s extreme cruelty and use of an explosive device to inflict severe internal injuries.