Gone in the Night True Story Movie

Gone in the Night is based on the murder of Jaclyn Dowaliby of Chicago, Illinois.

Here is a link to some info about the real case

Dowaliby Kidnapping and Murder Case

Brief Notes on Dowaliby Case
by Traciy Curry-Reyes

On September 14, 1988, 7 year-old Jaclyn Dowaliby was kidnapped from her home in the middle of the night. Two years later in 1990, Cynthia and David Dowaliby went on trial for the murder of their daughter. However, Cynthia was acquitted by the judge on grounds of insufficient evidence, but David was tried and convicted of his daughter's death. His conviction came because the jury was shown photographs of a closet door, with fist holes in it. It was later proven that this damage happened before David even moved into the house.
In 1991 David's conviction was overturned when the Illinois Appellate Court reversed conviction outright, holding that the evidence against him had been no more probative than that against his wife. The murder of Jaclyn remains unsolved.