Mystery of mum-of-seven who vanished without a trace before DNA bombshell

Mystery of mum-of-seven who vanished without a trace before DNA bombshell

Penelope Vaillancourt was just 15 years old when her mother Dorothy vanished without a trace. The devastated daughter spent decades searching for her parent but until recently, she had no idea where she’d gone. When bereft Penelope was riding the bus in her home city of San Francisco over the years, she’d sometimes look out of the window and see a woman who resembled her mum. “I’d jump off the bus, run after them and look them in the face,” she …