the Salvation Army and halfway houses throughout the United States. This search produced no results.
Sara averred that in her efforts to find Marcy she also went to Marcy's bank, the Irving Federal Saving and Loan, in Chicago, where she spoke to a teller. According to Sara, the last entry made in Marcy's passbook was in December 1983. The teller put a red flag on Marcy's account to notify Sara of any future activity on the account. According to Sara, seven years later, in 1991 she received a notification indicating that Marcy's account was "unclaimed property." Sara went to the bank and collected the money which totaled $91.
Sara was next questioned about Marcy's habits and routines. Sara testified that Marcy was a girl who always stayed in touch withfriends and relatives. Sara stated that Marcy regularly visited her house, especially on holidays, and spent time with Sara's younger children. According to Sara, Marcy was "always wanting to take them to the zoo, or do something fun with them." Sara also stated that she was very close to Marcy because for the first 11 years of Marcy's life the two of them were together. Also, Sara went to college while she was raising Marcy, and the two of them were very open with each other. Sara testified that she believed Marcy would come to her if she had a problem or needed to talk about something.
Sara testified that Marcy was also very conscientious about her work and always wanted to maker her quotas as a verifier in