Stolen Angel: The Unsolved Murder of Jaclyn Dowaliby

Kym L Pasqualini
8 min readDec 1, 2022
Jaclyn Dowaliby’s high-profile murder has never been solved and still baffles police. Photo courtesy of the Lineup.

Many of you may remember the 1996 film “Gone in the Night,” starring Shannon Doherty and Kevin Dillon which recounts the murder of little 7-year-old Jaclyn Dowaliby from Midlothian, Illinois. However, many may not realize the case remains unsolved.

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Kym L Pasqualini

A veteran crime victim advocate who loves to write. Founder and CEO of the National Center for Missing Adults from 1994–2010.