(END VIDEO CLIP) VELEZ-MITCHELL: So reports say Cassie`s mother`s boyfriend, the gentleman you just heard from, called you, Tracey, the night that Cassie vanished. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She was gone like a whisper in the wind. It`s a very short sound bite, so listen carefully. Now here`s the mother`s boyfriend speaking to the media about Cassie`s disappearance. Now Cassie`s mom and her boyfriend/fiance noticed she was missing shortly after she left. And I want to say that she and her fiance are invited on any time. VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, by the way, one of our producers spoke with the missing girl`s mom. VELEZ-MITCHELL: What, in the home or outside the home? SNYDER: We - we believe that there was some issues in the home that she wasn`t happy with and that she just wanted to get out and just be a 15- year-old without having to deal with anything like that. VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, safe haven from what? SNYDER: Just from things that she was having to deal with. We were her place for her to stay and know that she was safe and taken care of. Why is that? Why was she spending the nights on the weekends over at your house? SNYDER: Well, looking back right now, I think we were her safe haven. Apparently, she would spend - this girl, this missing girl Cassie would spend a lot of time, weekends, over at your house. VELEZ-MITCHELL: I`m so - this is - I know this is so difficult for you, because you really got close to this young lady. And that is the last response he got from her. We live out of town, so it was a little bit of a - by the time he got there and dropped her off and got back home, and she did send him a text message, saying that she was going to go out and buy a pack of cigarettes. Then the next day, Sunday, the day she vanished, OK, your son takes her home to her house at what time? SNYDER: He left our house at 6:05, and he got back by 6:45. She stays overnight, and then the next day. VELEZ-MITCHELL: Then she stays overnight. You go to the derby on Sunday, the day she goes missing. VELEZ-MITCHELL: Wait, that was - that was - OK, so she spends the night with you. And Hunter took her home about - left her house about 5. Just stayed around and had a lazy afternoon. And after that was over, we all came home. ![]() We all left together at 3:30 to go to the Dewitt (ph) Derby. TRACEY SNYDER, MOTHER OF CASSIE`S BEST FRIEND (via phone): Well, my friend (ph) left her home and picked Cassie up Saturday afternoon about 1:30, brought her to her house. Cassie had stayed at your house the night before she vanished, so let`s start by telling us about the 24 hours leading up to Cassie`s disappearance. I know you`re doing everything you can to find this young lady. Tracey, thank you so much for joining us tonight. And first, I want to go out to my primetime exclusive guest, the mother of Cassie`s best friend, Tracey Snyder. Go to my Jane Velez- Mitchell Facebook page or you can talk to me on Twitter, Our expert Lion`s Den standing by. (END VIDEO CLIP) VELEZ-MITCHELL: What do you think happened? Call me: 1-877-JVM-SAYS, 1- 87. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`m so scared somebody kidnapped her. Cassie`s family is terrified that she was abducted. After Cassie walked out the front door, she vanished. But less than 30 minutes after getting home, cops say Cassie texted her best friend, saying she was going out to buy a pack of cigarettes. Cassie`s mom allegedly told investigators that the teen had arrived home Sunday evening after spending the night at a friend`s house. (END VIDEOTAPE) VELEZ-MITCHELL: Cops say 15-year-old Cassie Compton was last seen leaving her family`s Arkansas home almost exactly one month ago. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There`s just so many unanswered questions with her. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She was gone like a whisper in the wind. She was home only for a short time before she walked out the door. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She came home from the Derby in Dewitt with her friend Hunter. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Fifteen-year-old Cassie Compton is still missing. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She`s basically vanished. I`m Jane Velez-Mitchell, coming to you live. Did these cops waste precious time but not issuing an Amber Alert for precious Cassie? Good evening. Cops say 15-year-old Cassie Compton walked out her front door, telling a friend she wanted to buy cigarettes, and this young lady simply vanished into thin air. JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL, HOST: Tonight, breaking news in a race against time in the mysterious, frightening disappearance of a beautiful Arkansas teenager. please join us next time for another edition of "WHAT WOULD YOU DO?" on HLN. JOHN QUINONES, ABC NEWS: I`m John Quinones with ABC News. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. ![]() Where is Cassie Compton? Police Issue Warrant for Taser Victim`s Arrest Adopt-a-Dog Month
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