The basic details of her disappearance - that she was last seen on September 10, 2001 shopping at a department store in lower Manhattan - have been reported.
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However, lots of people who have read about her story studied her case, or who knew her have been skeptical about whether she died in the 9/11 attacks.
It was a question from a Redditor on a recent AMA (Ask Me Anything) that Kristin Thorne hosted that got us thinking here at "Missing" about Sneha's case.
In this episode of "Missing," we take a deeper look at Sneha's life and whether it's possible that she did not die in the 9/11 attacks as determined by only the New York courts - not by the NYPD, not by the family's private investigator and not by witnesses.
Did something happen to the 31-year-old doctor the night before the event that changed the course of history?
Is it possible that Sneha is still alive?
This conception of the series "Missing" began back in September of 2021, the first day Kristin Thorne covered the disappearance of Gabby Petito and met with her distraught parents on Long Island. The story consumed the next two months of Kristin's life.
Throughout this time, Kristin spoke routinely with Gabby's father, Joseph Petito. Most of what they spoke about, she has never reported, but one thing he made clear to her is that he wanted the media to cover other missing people. He said they deserved attention, too, and he was right.
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Kristin Thorne on process behind investigative series 'Missing'
Kristin started to look at databases of missing people across the Tri-State area and as she scrolled through the hundreds of faces, she thought about not only those people but their families and friends and the ripple effect of pain that is caused when they disappeared.
She thought, "Maybe I can help?"
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She started calling private investigators around New York City looking for cases to profile.
We first profiled the story of Leanne Marie Hausberg.
In our second story, we examined the disappearance of Chelsea Michelle Cobo.
In our third story, we investigated the disappearance of Corinna Paige Slusser.
In our fourth story, we examine the mystery of Dr. Sneha Anne Philip - the doctor who disappeared on 9/11. Watch the full episode above.
If you know anything about the disappearance of Dr. Sneha Anne Philip, call the NYPD Missing Persons Squad at 212-694-7781. All tips can be kept anonymous.
If you want to have a better viewing experience, did you know you can watch 'Missing' on your television set? Just make sure you add the ABC7NY app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. To download our app, viewers can search "ABC7 New York" in the app store.
The general public is able to add a missing person to the Department of Justice's national database of missing people called NamUs. Visit https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/ and click on "Register."
CREDITS:
Kristin Thorne | Writer, Producer, Eyewitness News Investigative Reporter
Emily Hartmann | Senior Digital Producer, Videographer, and Editor
Stephen Cioffi Photographer
Josh Hartmann | Photographer
Rolando Pujol | EP Digital Content, Innovation and Strategy
Jim Gorham | Vice President, Marketing
Kim Dillon | Assistant News Director
Peter Kunz | Assistant News Director
Yoomi Chong | Creative Director, Design
Joseph Kollar | Graphic Artist
Brandon Nelson | Creative Director, Brand
Toby Hershkowitz | Marketing Producer
Robert Monek | EP Web and OTV Digital Project Manager
Brian McLaughlin | Assignment Editor
Brandon Cook | Media Manager
Alex George | Desk Assistant
Luke Richards | Senior Manager, Content Development
Marilu Galvez | President and General Manager
Debra OConnell | President, Networks Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution
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SPECIAL THANKS
Townsend Davis
WABC Television New York, LLC | 2022