Chapters (100)
- Cover
- Back Cover Text
- Praise for the novels of Heather Gudenkauf
- Praise for Not a Sound
- About the Author
- Booklist
- Dedication
- Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Violet Crow
- Monday, April 16, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Beth Crow Monday, April 16, 2018
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Beth Crow Monday, April 16, 2018
- Thomas Petit Monday, April 16, 2018
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Thomas Petit Monday, April 16, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Interview Of Jordyn Petit, Pitch Police Department Officer Bree Wilson, Thomas Petit—Grandfather Of Jordyn Petit
- Case #92-10945
- Beth Crow Monday, April 16, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Beth Crow Monday, April 16, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Text Message Exchange Between Clint Phelps, Abby Ridgewood And Ryan Maren
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Thomas Petit Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Beth Crow Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Case #92-10945
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Violet Crow
- Case #92-10945
- Beth Crow Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Interview Of John Dover, Pitch Police Department Officer Bree Wilson
- Case #92-10945
- Case #92-10945
- Case #92-10945
- Thomas Petit Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Beth Crow Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Violet Crow
- Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Violet Crow
- Thomas Petit Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Beth Crow Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Case #92-10945
- Thomas Petit Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Case #92-10945
- Case #92-10945
- Case #92-10945
- Case #92-10945
- Beth Crow Wednesday, April 18, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Case #92-10945
- Thomas Petit Wednesday, April 18, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Beth Crow Wednesday, April 18, 2018
- Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Gabe Shannon
- Case #92-10945
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Case #92-10945
- Case #92-10945
- Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Violet Crow
- Interview Of Jordyn Petit, Pitch Police Department Officer Bree Wilson, Robert Peale—Attorney For Jordyn Petit
- Beth Crow Wednesday, April 18, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Interview Of John Dover, Pitch Police Department Officer Keith Grady
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Thomas Petit Thursday, April 19, 2018
- Case #92-10945
- Beth Crow Thursday, April 19, 2018
- Text Message Exchange Between Nikki Dobric, Max Crow, Clint Phelps And Ryan Moren
- Case #92-10945
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Five Months Later
- Thomas Petit September 14, 2018
- Beth Crow September 14, 2018
- Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
- Sept 14 2018
- Acknowledgments
- Before She Was Found Reader’s Guide
- Questions For Discussion
- A Conversation With The Author
- Excerpt
OFFICER WILSON: The news station is reporting that someone pretending to be Joseph Wither was the one who attacked Cora.
JORDYN PETIT: It was on the news? No, I don’t know anything about that. We just went for a walk.
OFFICER WILSON: We found some beer bottles at the train yard, near where we found Cora. You didn’t happen to have some alcohol in your backpack, did you?
JORDYN PETIT: What? No!
OFFICER WILSON: But you had your backpack with you?
JORDYN PETIT: Yeah.
OFFICER WILSON: Why? You said you planned on going back to Cora’s house after your walk. Why would you bring a backpack with you on your walk unless you had something inside that you needed?
JORDYN PETIT: I don’t know. I mean, I just brought it.
OFFICER WILSON: You’re not in trouble, Jordyn. But if I find out you are lying to me, then there will be trouble. We have to find out who left the beer bottles there. They’re evidence.
JORDYN PETIT: (inaudible)
THOMAS PETIT: Just tell the truth, Jordyn. This is important. Did you take some beer bottles from the bar? You know I can check the inventory and see if any are missing.
JORDYN PETIT: (sound of crying) Yes. I took the beer. I’m sorry. We just wanted to try it.
OFFICER WILSON: So you went to the train yard and drank the beer?
JORDYN PETIT: No, along the way. On our walk.
OFFICER WILSON: But left the bottles at the train yard?
JORDYN PETIT: I don’t know. We must have.
THOMAS PETIT: Jesus, Jordyn. Why didn’t you just say that in the first place?
JORDYN PETIT: I’m sorry. We tried it but we didn’t like it. We dumped it out and I told Cora and Violet that I was going home. Then I left. I promise.
OFFICER WILSON: We’ll need to get your fingerprints for exclusionary purposes, Jordyn. Don’t worry, Mr. Petit, it’s routine. Okay, Jordyn, you were walking to the train yard, drank some beer and then left. Cora and Violet stayed. Is there anything else you need to tell me?
JORDYN PETIT: No. They wanted to stay and I wanted to leave so I went home. I promise.
OFFICER WILSON: You didn’t see anybody at the train yard? Anyone at all?
JORDYN PETIT: No.
OFFICER WILSON: Can you think of anyone who would come after Cora?
JORDYN PETIT: No. I can’t think of anyone who would do this. What about Violet? Is she okay?
OFFICER WILSON: Well, they’re both at the hospital and that’s all I can really tell you right now. Tell me again, what time was it you left the Landry house?
THOMAS PETIT: You already asked that question. Do we need a lawyer?