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Nearly six years ago, multiple body parts washed ashore south of Discovery Park. The remains have never been identified.

The foot belonged to a resident of Sequim, Jerilyn Smith, who was reported missing on Jan. 7, 2018. She was 68 years old at the time of her disappearance.

Imagine that. jean spoke with her. >> reporter: the little girl in red, in 1979 she captured the heart of the country and pope john paul, ii during his visit to madison square garden for the youth rally. from that moment on, the life of the 6-year-old jerilyn smith was changed forever. it was a difficult time for the family. a member of the elite division of the nypd that guarded the likes of heads of state and new york's cardinal cook had suddenly died the previous year. >> it was the night before i got a call from a member of the police department that they secured four tickets. >> reporter:...

A call from a member of the police department that they had secured four tickets. >> reporter: that day, jerilyn happened to wear red and white, the colors of poland, the pope's native country. her sister, 16 at the time, remembers the energy when they got to madison square garden. >> electrifying, inspirational. everything about it -- they had to try and calm the crowd down so he could even speak. that's how people were chanting. "john paul, john paul, john paul." >> reporter: the family had seats close to the front. all of a sudden a man came up to jerilyn's mother. >> he asked if she would ...

Garden with the pope celebrated mass on friday. that encounter brings to mind yet another meeting from nearly 40 years ago. in 1979, a little girl also ad madison square garden got up close to then-pope john paul ii. cnn's jean casarez spoke with her and her family about that monumental day decades ago. >> reporter: the little girl in red. in 1979, she captured the heart of the country and pope john paul ii during his visit to new york city's madison square garden for the youth rally. and from that moment on, the life of the 6-year-old jerilyn smith was changed forever. it was a difficult time...