Little Holly speaks out after being missing for 40 years: Everything you need to know before the ’20/20′ special

Holly Marie Clouse was the focus of a national search after the murder of his parents, Dean AND Tina Clouse, in 1980. The woman, known as “Baby Holly” since her disappearance, was found in June 2022, and her first television interview with David Muir From 20/20 will air Friday, November 3 at 9pm ET. The preview showed a short clip of her interview when she sat down with Muir. Before the interview, here’s everything you need to know about “Baby Holly.”

The murders of Dean and Tina Clouse

Holly was the daughter of Harold Dean Clouse Jr. and Tina Clouse. Dean and Tina were teenagers when they met and married in 1979, and had Holly in January 1980. That summer, the family moved from Florida to Lewisville, Texas, and remained in regular contact with the family. In October 1980 the two stopped writing to the families back home, because People.

On January 12, 1981, two decomposed bodies were found in a swampy area of ​​Harris County, Texas. It was later revealed that they were Dean and Tina. Tina was believed to have been strangled and Dean beaten to death. When the bodies were found, authorities were unable to identify any of the victims, and their identities remained a mystery until their remains were exhumed in 2011 for DNA analysis. They were identified as Clouses in 2020. Their identities were made public in January 2021. No arrests have been made since their initial discovery or since they were identified.

Look for little Holly

Once their identities were discovered, it was discovered that the couple had a daughter, Holly. No remains of children were found at the site along with the bodies of their parents. Over the course of the investigation, numerous theories emerged about what might have happened to Baby Holly, but most of them turned out to be false. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a campaign has been launched using DNA testing to find out what happened to Baby Holly. Now that she has been found, Holly praised the DNA test results. “DNA and genealogy were a miracle to me, a miracle I didn’t even know was possible,” she told NCMEC.

Little Holly found

Holly was found in June 2022, more than 40 years after her parents’ bodies were discovered. She was revealed as Holly Miller. Holly came into contact with her family of origin CNN. Although not many details about her life have been revealed, she is said to have lived a good life and was well taken care of.

While some details about Baby Holly are still unclear, it was revealed that members of a religious group took the girl to a church and eventually gave her up for adoption, according to reports. Khou. “Baby Holly was abandoned in a church in Arizona and raised by a family that had nothing to do with her disappearance,” the first deputy attorney general said. Brent Webster he said at the time. “Two women who identified themselves as members of a nomadic religious group took Holly to church. “They wore white robes and were barefoot.”

OH 20/20 The interview will undoubtedly shed new light on Baby Holly’s life and upbringing. Although the boy’s identity has been discovered, the murders of his parents remain an active investigation.