Finding Leigh: A Tangled Web
Leigh Matthews was abducted from the parking lot at her college. Shortly after the kidnapping, a ransom demand of R50,000 (over £2,000) was made to Leigh's father, who scraped together and paid the money at the agreed place. He was able to hold a short telephone conversation with her after that, but it was their last communication. We piece together the final tragic hours of a girl whose life ended far too soon.
Leigh Matthews was abducted from the parking lot at her college. Shortly after the kidnapping, a ransom demand of R50,000 (over £2,000) was made to Leigh's father, who scraped together and paid the money at the agreed place. He was able to hold a short telephone conversation with her after that, but it was their last communication. We piece together the final tragic hours of a girl whose life ended far too soon.
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