In the blistering summer of 1994, a quiet Detroit street became the setting for one of the strangest disappearances the city had ever seen. Lorraine Gaines, a beloved church singer and neighborhood fixture, vanished overnight. Her husband, Harold, told everyone she’d left him for another man. Neighbors believed him. The police believed him. For thirty years, that lie held. Lorraine had been known for her voice — a soaring soprano that filled the pews of Greater Grace Baptist every Sunday. She was the kind of woman people remembered. She cooked for church fundraisers, taught Sunday school, and doted on her…
