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Alissa Turney's stepfather allegedly hid cameras in his home and had "an apparent obsession" with his stepdaughter when she vanished in 2001, Turney's boyfriend claims.
When Michael Turney reported his 17-year-old stepdaughter Alissa Turney missing in May 2001, Phoenix police believed she was a rebellious runaway. A convicted murderer in Florida, Thomas Hymer, claimed to be a serial killer and seemingly confessed to killing Alissa. It wasn’t long before they began to suspect something wasn’t adding up, and they turned their attention to Michael Turney as a possible suspect.
| Credit: Courtesy Sarah Turney Sarah Turney had no reason not to trust her father. She was 12 in 2001 when her 17-year-old half-sister, Alissa, suddenly vanished on the last day of her junior year at Paradise Valley High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Alissa Tur...