Suzanne Lyall's Journal

Missing 4 Years
A parents' plea for helpToday marks the fourth anniversary of Suzanne Lyall's disappearance.BALLSTON SPA, N.Y., March 2 - It has been four years since missing U-Albany co-ed Suzanne Lyall vanished on her way home from work. The case may be old, but Suzanne's parents want to make sure it is never forgotten.
"It's hard to believe that it's been that long," are the words Doug, Suzanne's father, uttered today. On March 2, 1998 U-Albany sophomore, Suzanne Lyall, left her part-time job at a store inside Crossgates Mall. Investigators say she took a CDTA bus back to campus. The driver says he saw her get off. That's the last time she was ever seen. Since that March night, there have been hundreds of leads...but nothing that would bring Suzy home. Now, on this difficult fourth anniversary, Doug and Mary Lyall say someone, somewhere, knows something about what happened to their daughter. "We're always hopeful that someone will watch us and maybe have a piece of conscience that will kick in and maybe allow them to overcome whatever is preventing them from coming forward with information and helping us out. That's what we're hoping will happen," said Doug. His wife, Mary added, "There's always someone out there who will see this, see us, and we'll get a telephone call and they'll say 'did you see this, have you tried that?' so people are still thinking about us and they're still trying to come up with creative ideas to help us. And it helps. It really does." The Lyalls use what's happened to them to help others. They pushed to get a special insert profiling some of New York's many cases of missing people included with state tax forms. They've also set up the center for hope and its web site to help those dealing with the pain of not knowing where a loved one is. Meanwhile the Lyall's ask that if someone is watching and thinks he can help them that, that person please call. If you have information you'd like to share, you can call New York State Police at 783-3211. You can also call the Lyall's directly at 885-1331.

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