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Pepita Redhair, a 27-year-old Native American woman from the Navajo Nation, was last seen on March 27, 2020, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She had been dropped off by her mother, Anita King, at her boyfriend's house on Clements Street. Pepita had previously shared concerns with her mother about her boyfriend's excessive drinking and instances of domestic violence, but assured her everything...

On the morning of December 17, 2021, Dawn Peterson was killed outside her home in South Jamaica, Queens, after stepping out just before dawn to start her car and head to work. She was found on the street near her address on Foch Boulevard, badly wounded, and rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Investigators quickly focused on what nearby cameras captured: a lo...

In the quiet moments of a May evening in Lynchburg, Virginia, six-year-old Kingston 'Kingster' Campbell was immersed in the world of video games from the comfort of his bed. It was May 1, 2023, a night that would irrevocably shatter the peace of his family and community. In an act of senseless violence, multiple gunshots were fired into his home on Floyd Street. One of those bullets struck...

Gretchen Eve Fleming was 27 when she disappeared from the Parkersburg, West Virginia area. Public information from law enforcement and reporting indicates she was last seen in the early-morning hours after leaving My Way Lounge in downtown Parkersburg, and she has not been heard from since. Authorities and family members have continued to seek information, and the case remains an active missing-pe...

Mercedes Clement, a 25-year-old woman described as biracial with Asian and Hispanic heritage, vanished from Dallas, Texas, on October 11, 2020, after what looked at first like an ordinary stop at the Koko Apartment Complex off Harry Hines Boulevard. Security video captured her walking across the property with a man and going into an apartment, a final ordinary-looking moment that would become the...

Kylee Robinson, 18, a Black male from Laurel, was shot on the afternoon of October 29, 2023, on the 500 block of West 7th Street. Police and troopers responding around 2:47 p.m. found him on a home’s front porch with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities publicly identified him two days later, confirming the killing as a homicide. The...

Kirsten Suzanne Brueggeman was 26 years old when she disappeared from Indianapolis, Indiana, in the early hours of January 2, 2021. She lived with her parents, Lisa and Rex, on the northeast side of the city and was their only daughter. Those who knew her described Kirsten as a free spirit who loved animals, had a stubborn streak, and was deeply attached to her family and her dog, Tifa. She worked...

In recent years, Austin, Texas, has been gripped by unsettling rumors of a serial killer dubbed the "Rainey Street Ripper." This moniker arose following a series of mysterious deaths, primarily involving young men, whose bodies were discovered in or near Lady Bird Lake, close to the bustling Rainey Street entertainment district. Despite official statements dismissing the existence of a s...

Elizabeth "Liz" Barraza, a 29-year-old woman from Tomball, Texas, was tragically shot to death on January 25, 2019, while setting up a garage sale outside her home. The incident occurred just before 7 a.m., when an unknown assailant approached Liz and shot her multiple times before fleeing in a dark-colored Nissan Frontier pickup truck. Despite the shooting being captured on video, her k...

Ben Tyner was a 32-year-old professional cowboy and ranch manager who had recently moved from his close-knit family home in Wyoming to Merritt, British Columbia, to take a management position at Nicola Ranch in late 2018. Described by his family as selfless, hardworking, and deeply devoted to ranch life, he had built a reputation as a respected horseman, working in various places, including as far...

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) is a national crisis—yet so many stories remain untold. In this episode, we focus on the Yakama Nation and a series of missing and murdered Indigenous women whose cases remain unsolved. We walk through known timelines, last sightings, investigative gaps, and the impact these losses have had on families, loved ones, and the community. Our goal is to rais...

On June 7, 2024, at approximately 7:45 p.m., 28-year-old Robert Abdelkader III was fatally shot while catering a pool party in the 800 block of East Greenleaf Boulevard in Compton, California. The event, attended by an estimated 200 to 300 guests, was disrupted when multiple shooters opened fire, resulting in Abdelkader's death and injuries to five others—two men and three women—who sustained...

Asha Degree, a 9-year-old girl from Shelby, North Carolina, vanished under mysterious circumstances on February 14, 2000. In the early hours of that day, Asha reportedly left her home of her own accord. Despite stormy weather, she packed her bookbag and left the house on foot around 4 a.m., as witnessed by a passing motorist. The driver noted that she was walking along Highway 18, just outside of...

Brian Shaffer, a 27-year-old medical student at Ohio State University, was last seen in the early hours of April 1, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio. On the evening of March 31, 2006, Brian had gone out to celebrate the beginning of spring break with friends. After having dinner with his father, Randy, he met up with his friend, William “Clint” Florence, at the Ugly Tuna Saloona, a bar in the Arena Distric...

The term "I-45 Killer" refers to the unsolved murders of over 30 young women and girls along the Interstate 45 corridor between Houston and Galveston, Texas, since the early 1970s. This area, particularly a 25-acre patch in League City, has been notoriously dubbed the "Texas Killing Fields" due to the high number of bodies discovered there.

Madalina Cojocari, an 11-year-old girl from Cornelius, North Carolina, was last seen on November 21, 2022, when surveillance footage captured her getting off a school bus near her home. Despite this, her disappearance was not reported until December 15, 2022, when her mother, Diana Cojocari, informed school officials. Diana claimed she had last seen her daughter on November 23, but there are incon...

Fifteen-year-old Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers vanished from his mother’s home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, on the night of February 25, 2024, and was reported missing the next morning, February 26. He was last seen in the area of Stafford Court wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and black, square-framed prescription glasses. Authorities have emphasized that Sebastian has medical condit...

On February 2, 2009, a woman walking her dog in the West Mesa area of Albuquerque, New Mexico, stumbled upon a human bone. This grim discovery led authorities to unearth the remains of eleven women and an unborn child buried in shallow graves across a 92-acre area. The victims, aged between 15 and 32, had disappeared between 2001 and 2005. Most were Hispanic and had connections to drugs and sex wo...

Teon Wiley, a 37-year-old Black/African American man, left his Memphis home on January 30, 2020, for a quick walk to a convenience store on Overton Crossing in Frayser. The errand unfolded into a fatal encounter. A man asked the 37-year-old male for a dollar; he refused, stepped inside the store, and then walked back out toward the parking lot. Moments later, the same man followed and opened fire...

Keith Allen Singleton, a 49-year-old Black/African American man from Providence, Rhode Island, was shot multiple times on the evening of Sunday, November 24, 2024, on Monticello Street. Police and rescue rushed him to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The killing marked Providence’s 11th homicide of the year and unfolded around 7:30 p.m., drawing officers to the North End neighb...

Sean Daugherty, age 12, was found on April 14, 2022, in the backyard of his family’s home in Yorktown, Virginia. According to investigators and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, he was discovered hanging from a swing set, suspended from a shoelace-type string. When first responders arrived, they documented that a bag covered his head and his arms were secured by his sides with a belt; he w...

Randy Steven Kraft, also known as the "Scorecard Killer," was a notorious American serial killer active from 1971 to 1983. He was convicted of murdering 16 young men but is suspected of killing as many as 67. Kraft targeted young men, often hitchhikers, military personnel, or individuals he picked up at bars, subjecting them to torture and sexual assault before killing them.

Cieha Annette Taylor, a 28‑year‑old biracial woman from Plant City, Florida, went missing under deeply troubling circumstances on February 6, 2020. Born November 16, 1991, she stood approximately 5'6" tall and weighed around 170 pounds. At the time she vanished, she was described as having brown‑red hair, brown eyes, pierced ears, and several distinctive tattoos—including an infinity symb...

In the early morning hours of April 18, 2016, Missy Bevers left her home and arrived at Midlothian's Creekside Church of Christ just after 4:00am to lead an early morning fitness class which was scheduled to begin at 5:00am. It was raining but she had updated Facebook with a post stating: “If it’s raining, we’re still training,” so class was on. Unbeknownst to Missy, an unknown person, wearing...

The Jamison family was last seen on October 8, 2009, in Red Oak, Oklahoma. They had traveled to the remote Sans Bois Mountains in Latimer County to view a 40-acre plot of land they were considering purchasing. Eight days later, their white pickup truck was discovered abandoned on a dirt road near the area they had visited. Inside the vehicle were the family’s cell phones, IDs, wallets, a GPS devic...