On December 17, 1968, one of the most shocking kidnappings in U.S. history took place. A young college student, Barbara Mackle, was kidnapped right out of her hotel room. Some of the nation's top leaders of the time got involved, but was Barbara ever found? Were the perpetrators ever brought to justice?
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