Holly’s case has switched hands between at least five investigators since her death in 2014. Lacking confidence that the case will be solved, her family has sought help through the Coleman-Baker Act to reexamine Holly’s homicide.

In the Season 2 finale, the Taken Too Soon team walks through what options are available to get more resources for Holly’s case.

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A pen found near Holly Strickland’s body and her necklace were submitted for DNA testing. After private investigators Jon and Alex Dalman got the results back, they believe it could give law enforcement a lead that could solve this case.

The Dalmans discuss this DNA testing while sharing their theory on the case with the Taken Too Soon team.

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Alex and Jon Dalman’s line of work focuses on finding people who don’t want to be found. Years after Holly’s death, the pair took on her case and talked to people who had never shared their stories.

The Dalmans sit down with the Taken Too Soon team to discuss some of their findings, a piece of potential evidence and what it might take to get this case solved.

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Days went by without anyone finding Holly Strickland. Her body was left open to the elements, making the investigation more difficult.

Returning to Taken Too Soon for the second time, University of North Georgia Professor Dr. Jon Hager breaks down Holly’s autopsy and gives insights as a forensic science expert.

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The third investigator on Holly’s case, Ashley Gilleland, still thinks Holly’s homicide is solvable. To Holly’s family, Gilleland was the closest to getting justice.

The Taken Too Soon team sits down with Gilleland about taking on the case for the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, what she found and what might lead to a conviction.

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Sixty miles away from Oakwood, Ga., all Wilma Patterson could do was worry after the disappearance of her daughter, Holly Fox Strickland, in 2014. Her maternal intuition told her that Holly had to be somewhere on Raintree Trace, an instinct that proved right five days later.

The Taken Too Soon team talks with Wilma and Holly’s sister, Angela Dale, about learning of Holly’s death and why solving this case is important to their family.

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At 11 years old, Logan Fox had to grow up fast after his mother, Holly Strickland, died in February 2014. Unfortunately, losing Holly meant he would also lose contact with his sister, McKenna.

Logan and his father Frank Delarosa discuss how Holly’s death has affected their family, how they have grown from it and how they define justice for Holly.

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Holly Fox Strickland was found dead in her own backyard five days after she was last reported being seen. In the season premiere, the Taken Too Soon team gives an overview of Holly’s case and the eight episode series.

Later on, Holly’s mother and sister tell childhood stories of a generous and loving Holly, including the time she went thrift shopping so that a classmate would have a coat.

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