11/23/2025
Two Sisters Disappeared While Playing Outside in 1985 — 15 Years Later, A Fisherman Made a Shocking Discovery in the Sea 😱
August 12, 1985, was an ordinary summer day in Rockport, a tight-knit fishing community where everyone knew everyone. Moren Mercer, then a 31-year-old fishmonger, let her eight-year-old twins play in the park across from their home—a routine that felt safe in a town with one of the lowest c.r.i.m.e rates in the state. But when the girls failed to return by dinnertime, Moren’s world began to unravel.
Police searched the town, questioned neighbors, and explored the harbor. The only clue: the girls’ beloved red Radio Flyer wagon was missing too. As weeks turned to months, hope faded. The official theory—an a.c.c.i.d.e.n.t at sea—never satisfied Moren, but with no evidence of foul play, the case went cold.
Moren’s grief became a fixture of Rockport life, her once-busy fish stall shut down, her home a place of remembrance for the daughters she lost. “The town felt like a prison of memories,” she later told police. Old friends drifted away, unable to bridge the gap of her sorrow. The only constants were the unanswered questions and the longing for closure.
On a July morning in 2000, Tommy Caldwell, a local fisherman, was trawling in deeper waters near D.e.v.i.l’s Drop—a spot most locals avoided for its rough currents and superstitious reputation. What he hauled up in his net stopped him cold: a battered, barnacle-encrusted red wagon, missing a wheel but instantly recognizable from the old news photos.
Caldwell’s immediate call to police set off a chain reaction. Forensics confirmed it was the Mercer twins’ wagon. The location—miles from shore, in waters few dared to fish—suggested someone with a boat had discarded it. The case, dormant for 15 years, was suddenly a c.r.i.m.i.n.a.l investigation.
Detective James Morrison, who had handled the original case, brought Moren to the harbor to see the wagon. She identified it instantly—pointing out the scratch Daisy made and the faded purple nail polish Laya had painted on days before their disappearance.
“This is definitely theirs,” Moren whispered, her voice trembling. Read more in Comment or Most relevant -> All comments 👇