Detective Perspective

On the morning of February 10, 1990, two armed men entered a Las Cruces, New Mexico bowling alley. They rounded up the two employees and two young girls that were already inside, and forced them all into the main office. Minutes later, another employee arrived with his two daughters and they were also taken into the office. The gunmen then shot all seven people multiple times and set the office on...

On the evening of March 20, 1995, Julie Ferguson, a 17 year old high school junior, worked her closing shift in the Greenway shopping center in Greenbelt, Maryland. After closing up at 9:25 pm, Julie waited outside for her friends to pick her up. When they arrived at 10:00 pm, they found Julie’s belongings left behind on the curb, but there was no Julie. The police were called, and they quickly de...

On the morning of March 24, 2003, Melinda McGhee, a 31 year old Licensed Practical Nurse, finished working the night shift at an Alabama nursing home. After getting home at around 8:30 am, Melinda called her husband, Troy, who was at work. Before getting off the phone, Melinda said she was going to sleep until Troy and their kids returned home later that day. When Troy and the kids arrived home at...

You can download June's Journey here! --- https://woo.ga/p2v43o On the evening of August 21, 1989, Norman Ladner, a 17 year-old high school student, went hunting on his family’s property in Picayune, Mississippi. When Norman didn’t return by 7:00 pm, his parents grew concerned and went looking for him. Ultimately, Norman was found in the woods, dead from a single gunshot wound to the temple. A cor...

On the morning of February 4, 2015, 18-year-old Sara Graham didn't show up for her morning shift at Walmart in Pembroke, North Carolina. A few hours later, her van was found abandoned in a field halfway between Walmart and her home in Fairmont, North Carolina. There were no signs of a struggle, and the doors were locked manually. Despite a thorough investigation, Sara remains missing, and authorit...

On the evening of September 23, 1992, Dail Dinwiddie, a 23-year-old graduate student, attended a U2 concert in Columbia, South Carolina with friends. Following the concert, they went to Five Points, a popular bar area for college students. At around 1:00 am, Dail became separated from her friends in a big crowd. Approximately 30 minutes later, she was spotted leaving the bar, heading toward the in...

On the night of November 1, 1999, Kevin Brame, a 31-year-old police officer, dropped his two sons off at his estranged wife’s house in Dayton, Ohio. As Kevin walked back to his car, an assailant stepped out of the bushes near his car and shot him in the back of the neck with a shotgun. It’s been nearly 24 years since Officer Kevin Brame was killed, and investigators are still searching for the per...

In the early morning hours of October 6, 2009, an intruder broke into the home of Ashleigh Love, a 19 year old woman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He made his way to Ashleigh's second-floor bedroom and shot her in the face with a shotgun before going back downstairs. Just as he did so, Ashleigh's mother awoke and opened her bedroom door, coming face to face with the intruder. He then fled the house,...

On the night of October 21, 2016, Quinton Langford, a 20-year-old Florida A&M University student, and some friends decided to celebrate homecoming weekend at an off-campus house party in Tallahassee. At around 1:15 am, they left the party and were walking with a crowd of people when an argument broke out, resulting in gunshots. Quinton, who was not involved in the argument, was struck by the b...

In April and May of 1992, six people were tragically killed in three Midwestern states. The victims were all working in specialty shops near Interstate 70 and Interstate 35 when they were shot in the back of the head, execution-style. Notably, the killer only robbed the stores of small amounts of money and often left other cash behind. Initially, no one realized the connection between the murders,...

On July 25, 1991, an 11-year-old boy named Arlin Henderson left his rural home outside Moscow Mills, Missouri for a bike ride and never returned. Several months later, Arlin's bicycle was discovered beside a field approximately seven miles from his house. Authorities believe someone kidnapped Arlin, and left his bike near the field. It’s been over 22 years since Arlin disappeared, and investigator...

On February 9, 1999, 15 year-old sophomore Ashley Ouellette was dropped off at a friend’s home for a sleepover in Saco, Maine. Just before 4:00 am the next day, Ashley was found dead in the middle of a busy road. While she didn’t have any visible injuries, an autopsy concluded that she’d been strangled.  The State Police conducted a thorough investigation of Ashley’s murder. Unfortunately, they we...

On June 2, 2007, at approximately 1:00 am, Christen Pacheco reported his girlfriend, Lily Aramburo, missing to the Miami-Dade Police. He said he last saw Lily around 2:00 am on June 1st, sitting in their apartment, playing with two bungee cords. Christen went to sleep and when he woke up, she was no longer there. Her shoes, phone, and purse were left behind, but the bungee cords were missing. Lily...

In March 2013, Molly Franquemont disappeared in Sunnyvale, California. Once her family, who lived back on the East Coast, learned that she was missing, Molly’s sister, Abby, went to California to figure out what happened to her.  Through her investigation, Abby discovered that a few months before Molly went missing, she started renting a room from a man named Glen Griggs. Abby also learned that Gl...

On January 7, 1996, a historic blizzard hit eastern New York, covering the area with over two feet of snow. That evening, Thomas Dorr Sr., a volunteer firefighter, received a call asking him to come to the station and help with any emergencies that might occur. Tom agreed to go, but he never showed up.  The next day, several firefighters went searching for Tom. They soon discovered his body in a p...

On the evening of March 7, 2014, D’Lisa Kelley, a 24-year-old caring mother, left her grandmother’s house in Dallas, Texas. At approximately 6:45 pm, D’Lisa accidentally called her sister. When her sister answered the phone, she heard D’Lisa screaming and yelling, “Stop! Get off me!” and a man saying, “Shut up! Stop screaming! You want to be hard headed.” D’Lisa’s grandmother called 911 to ask for...

On November 1, 2007, Justin Gaines, an 18 year old college student, went out to Wild Bill’s, a popular nightclub in Duluth, Georgia. At 2:00 am, on what was now November 2nd, Justin was seen outside of the club, in the parking lot. He was in the midst of calling multiple friends, trying to get a ride home. Unfortunately, none of Justin’s friends could pick him up, and he was never heard from again...

On the evening of August 10, 2004, Yolanda Bindics, a 25 year old mother of four, worked the closing shift at the Family Dollar in Jamestown, New York. After closing the store, Yolanda spoke to her brother on the phone, and said she’d stop by his place within an hour. But she never showed up, and no one saw Yolanda alive again.  Just over two years later, Yolanda’s skeletal remains were found in a...

On March 31, 1990, Stephen Marfeo contacted the Johnston Police Department and reported his wife, Doreen, missing. Stephen told officers that he hadn’t seen Doreen since March 29th, two days earlier. As the investigation unfolded, detectives concluded that Doreen was most likely murdered. But, they never found Doreen’s body and subsequently, no one was ever charged in her disappearance. It’s been...

On the afternoon of June 1, 2015, Alicia Hummel, a 29 year old preschool teacher, told her friends and family that she was going fishing off the Missouri River just outside of Vermillion, South Dakota. When she didn’t return home by 5:20pm, Alicia’s family reported her missing. Just over five hours later, they were notified that Alicia was located dead in the river - she had been the victim of a b...

Join former police detective and private investigator, Derrick Levasseur as he covers a new unsolved case every week. He'll discuss the facts of the case, give you his perspective on the investigation, and leave you with contact information for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you have any tips, you contact them directly and maybe help solve a case...