It was the morning of August 15, 2002, when a family employee arrived at the Shorts’ home in Henry County, Virginia, expecting to meet Michael for work. But the front door was open — and inside, he walked into a chilling scene that would haunt the small town forever. Michael and Mary Short had both been sh*t in the head as they slept. But their 9-year-old daughter, Jennifer, was nowhere to be found. Her bed was empty… her small blanket left behind. Investigators launched a massive search — helic