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Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. NBC brings you Dragnet. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to missing persons detail. You've never heard of Fountain Green, Utah. You've never heard of Juanita Lasky. Los Angeles is a big city. 452 square miles. 3,356,969 people. Your job, find her. Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime investigated and solved by the men who unrelentin…

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Synopsis

In the Dragnet episode titled "Missing Persons - Juanita Lasky," detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are called to investigate the case of a young woman who has gone missing. Juanita Lasky, a 26-year-old from Fountain Green, Utah, has not contacted her mother in over a month, raising alarms as the Christmas holiday approaches. The episode opens with the detectives receiving a call from Juanita's mother, who is frantic with worry and provides details about her daughter's last known whereabouts at the Chelsea Hotel for Women in Los Angeles.

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Dragnet, Episode 8

Missing Persons - Juanita Lasky

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Dragnet, Episode 8

Missing Persons - Juanita Lasky

Thursday, July 28, 1949 · 29:56

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Detectives Friday and Romero investigate the disappearance of Juanita Lasky, who has not contacted her mother in over a month. As Christmas approaches, they race against time to find her.

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