On September 10, 1988, 7 year-old Jaclyn Dowaliby was kidnapped from her home in the middle of the night.
Two years later in 1990, Cynthia and Jaclyn's adoptive father David Dowaliby went on trial for the murder of their daughter.
Cynthia was acquitted by the judge on grounds of insufficient evidence, but David was tried and convicted of his daughter's death and sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison.
His conviction came partly because the jury was shown photographs of a closet door, with fist holes in it.
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