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Doug Saxton

Father of Kelsie Schelling, the pregnant Colorado woman whose 2013 disappearance and murder were covered in ABC 20/20's "Finding Kelsie"; testified in the trial of her killer, Donthe Lucas.

Oct 13, 2026

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True Crime Vault: Finding Kelsie

Oct 13 · 1h 26m

Laura Saxton
Laura SaxtonGUEST
4:39
She'd go into her room and pull back her covers, and each animal had to be in a certain place, and everything had to be just perfect.
Doug SaxtonGUEST
4:47
And when she got to be two, three, four years old, uh, she was feisty.
Doug SaxtonGUEST
4:52
I'd try to give her a kiss, and she'd slap me pretty good, so [laughs] kinda learned my lesson, you know? [pensive music]

18 MINS LATER

speaker_22SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
23:07
It was growing in the wrong place.
Doug SaxtonGUEST
23:10
I tried calling her on Wednesday.
Doug SaxtonGUEST
23:12
She didn't answer her phone, which is kinda pretty rare.
Doug SaxtonGUEST
23:15
Then I text her.
Doug SaxtonGUEST
23:15
I said, "Hey, give me a call." I got a text message back, said, "I'm not feeling good.

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