Former Nashville assistant police chief John Sorace died Feb. 20 in custody while awaiting a Rutherford County court hearing on homicide charges.

A little bit of Nashville died on Feb. 25, 1975, when a 9-year-old girl never returned home from a walk to take cookies to her Green Hills neighbor.

But Sharon’s past experience will come in handy as the tale unfolds. “It’s my third or fourth abduction, and I really know the ropes now,” quips Case. “Sharon knows her way through this ...