CCTV footage from the parking lot was critical. It showed a man (later identified as Gregory Graf) dropping off his truck in the morning, then returning later in Padgett's SUV, parking it, and driving away in his own truck.

When she failed to return to work or pick up her children, she was reported missing. An extensive search involving volunteers and social media followed.

Under interrogation, her stepfather, Gregory Graf , confessed to the murder. He led police to her body, which was buried behind a shed on his property. Investigation & Motive Watch See No Evil Vanished at Noon S3 E3 - DirecTV

The following report summarizes the case featured in the episode "[S3E3] Vanished at Noon ," which investigates the disappearance and murder of Jessica Padgett in 2014. Case Overview

Her white Subaru was found abandoned in a Dollar General parking lot less than a mile from her stepfather's home. Her keys and cellphone were still inside.

Jessica Padgett, a 33-year-old mother of three and daycare worker. Location: Northampton and Allen Township, Pennsylvania. Disappearance Date: Friday, November 21, 2014. Case Resolved: November 26, 2014 (Day before Thanksgiving). Timeline of Events

Padgett left her workplace, Duck Duck Goose Child Care, during her lunch break to use a fax machine at her mother and stepfather's home because her office machine was malfunctioning.