On a quiet morning in 2010, Venus Stewart stepped outside her home in her pajamas to collect the mail and never returned. What seemed like an ordinary moment quickly became a mystery, leaving her family, friends, and community searching for answers. As investigators looked deeper, they uncovered a life marked by personal struggles, including a troubled marriage and an impending divorce.
In A Suspect Alibi, we explore the events that led to Venus’s disappearance, the questions that emerged in its aftermath, and the search for truth that followed. At its heart, this is the story of a woman whose life mattered, and of the determination by those who loved her to ensure her story will not be forgotten.
Sources
Finding Venus, Dateline NBC, S28 E17, retrieved 11/1/2026
Kalamazoo Gazette Archives, 5/2010-12/2012
Never Forgive, Never Forget by Rod Kackley
People of the State of Michigan v. Douglas Harrie Stewart, Michigan Court of Appeals, 9/11/2012.
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