Hunting 4 Answers: A True Crime Podcast

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: She didn’t know her killer. But he lived just around the corner. When 48-year-old Heather Smith was found shot to death in her suburban Texas home, police were stunned to discover her killer wasn’t a stranger to the neighborhood—just to her. Surveillance footage revealed a chilling truth: this was no random break-in. It was premeditated murde...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: In March 2007, 20-year-old nursing student Kelly L. Allen disappeared without a trace after wrapping a successful job interview. The interview went so well that Kelly was actually scheduled for a follow-up interview later that day. However, she never showed. She left behind all of her belongings—and a $2,000 check. Years later, her cousin spots a woman w...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: When 40-year-old Tamla Horsford attended a slumber party with fellow football moms in a quiet Georgia suburb, she expected laughter, wine, and sisterhood. By morning, she was dead in the backyard—and the official story just doesn’t add up. What really happened that night in Cumming, Georgia? 7 years later and her loved one's still aren't convinced...

The Black Effect Presents... Hunting 4 Answers! In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: In 1971, civil rights activist Lynn Eusan made history as the first Black homecoming queen at a predominantly white Southern university. Just three years later, she was found stabbed to death in the backseat of a stranger’s car. The man responsible was arrested—then acquitted. Over 50 years later, her...

In this episode of Huntigng 4 Answers: One night in November 2018, 20-year-old Lakira Goldsmith returned home after a night out with her boyfriend. Her grandmother watched her get out of the car, but she never came inside. Hours later, she made one final phone call from a maintance worker's phone and then vanished without a trace. Six years later, there's been no arrests, no witnesses and no answe...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: She vanished after a fight with her husband. He never reported her missing. When 45-year-old Lesley Herring disappeared from her Los Angeles condo in 2009, her family immediately knew something was wrong. What followed was a chilling unraveling of lies, a suspicious trip to Mexico, and a murder conviction—without a body ever found. Anyone with informatio...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: A devoted mother. A beloved teacher. A pillar of her community. When Takeshia Eads filed for divorce from her husband, she was trying to reclaim her peace. But just weeks later, she was found clinging to life on her bathroom floor—with a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities say the man she was trying to escape pulled the trigger. What happened in the m...

In this episode of Huntinf 4 Answers:  She was a Cornell-educated chemist with a bright future—until she vanished. After cutting ties with loved ones and moving across the country, Jahnay Bryan disappeared from a busy Los Angeles street in October 2024. Rumors of human trafficking, delayed alerts, and a haunting lack of urgency from police have left her family searching for answers year...

The Black Effect Presents... Hunting 4 Answers! In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: In October 2014, she vanished without a warning, with no goodbyes and with no signs of trouble. In Part Two of Nina Cook’s story, her family's growing concern turns to horror when her remains are discovered inside an abandoned Memphis church. As detectives dig for answers, a tangled timeline, unanswered cal...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: In the summer of 2016, 25-year-old Taylor Hayden traveled to Atlanta for a celebratory weekend with friends. But just before dawn, outside a Buckhead lounge with a troubled past, her life was cut short by a deadly shootout between two rival groups. Taylor wasn’t part of the fight. She wasn’t even from Atlanta. She was an innocent bystander—ca...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: She vanished the day after Christmas. In 1979, Angela Elaine Allen, a 28-year-old mother of two, disappeared from Syracuse, New York without a trace. Her last words to her mother were normal---but no one expected what followed next. As police searched for answers, they uncovered disturbing secrets about her husband, Hubert “Mad Dog” Allen—sec...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers:  In the spring of 2018, Camisha Hollis — a devoted mother of three — vanished from her Omaha home under terrifying circumstances. Her children were found alone. Her car was found abandoned. And her blood was found in chilling places. What happened inside that house that night? Anyone with information about this case should contact the Omaha Po...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Aswers: She vanished after a violent argument. Witnesses saw her motionless in a van—and then, nothing. In June 1995, Kimberly Theresa Williams disappeared without a trace from La Mesa, California. Nearly three decades later, her body has never been found, but her suspected killer sits behind bars. What happened to Kimberly? Anyone with information about this cas...

The Black Effect Presents. .. Hunting 4 Answers! In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: When 16-year-old Lauren Heath disappeared from her quiet North Carolina neighborhood, panic spread fast. As her face appeared on billboards across the South, her family feared the worst. But it wasn’t until nearly two weeks later—hundreds of miles away—that the chilling reality surfaced. In thi...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: Just days before Christmas, 31-year-old Tracy Nyariki vanished from her Delaware home without a trace. What began as a missing persons case quickly unraveled into something far darker when her dismembered body was found over 70 miles away. Who was behind the brutal crime—and why? Anyone with information regarding this case should contact Detective Adam H...

In this episode of Hunting 4  Answers: When 29-year-old Alexis Schuler vanished after leaving home with her boyfriend, her family feared the worst. But nothing could have prepared them for what investigators would discover behind a wall of fresh drywall in a Maryland home. Anyone with information about this case Prince George’s County Police Department at 301-516-2512. This is the stroy...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: On a cold January night in 2008, 15-year-old honor student Yasmin Acree vanished from her basement bedroom on Chicago’s West Side. A cut lock. Untouched sheets. Glasses left behind. Despite clear signs of a break-in, police labeled her a runaway—delaying the investigation that might have changed everything. What really happened to Yasmin Acree&mdas...

The Black Effect Presents... Hunting 4 Answers! In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: In 2014, the remains of Nina Cook were discovered in Memphis, Tennessee—marking a tragic end to a life filled with promise, passion, and love. Nearly a decade later, her family is still seeking justice. In Part One of this special three-part series, Hunter sits down with Nina’s siblings for a raw and...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: When 23-year-old influencer Reyna Dunlap disappeared just before Christmas, her silence online raised red flags. Nearly two weeks later, her body was found in an abandoned East Cleveland home—a place known locally as a dumping ground. As her family pleads for answers, police remain tight-lipped, and the cause of death remains a mystery. Anyone with infor...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: On Valentine’s Day 2014, 19-year-old Sable Pickett vanished in Anaheim, California. For years, her disappearance remained a mystery—until a death row confession from a convicted serial killer cracked the case wide open. Anyone with information about this case should contact the Santa Ana Police Department at 714-245-8600.  This is the story of...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: On Valentine’s Day in 2000, a 9-year-old girl vanished into the darkness—leaving behind no footprints, no note, and no clear reason why. For over two decades, the disappearance of Asha Degree haunted her North Carolina community. Now, new DNA evidence, chilling text messages, and a possible confession have reignited the case. Anyone with informatio...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: On a quiet February morning in Bloomington, Illinois, the unthinkable happened. Trina Hollings, her best friend Chelsea Lusher, Chelsea’s teenage son, and a man named Christopher Simmons were all found dead inside a home on Lee Street. What appeared to be a murder-suicide left behind a trail of heartbreak—and a haunting mystery. Why did such a trag...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: When 12-year-old Lori Paige vanished from her Tallahassee home in 2023, police called her a runaway. But those who knew her knew better. For nearly two years, her case went cold—until a chilling discovery in the Georgia woods shattered the silence. What really happened to her? And how did the one person meant to protect her become the monster hiding in p...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: In June 2021, Chenell Gilbert, a devoted mother and substitute teacher, vanished without a trace after visiting her ex-boyfriend's home in Indianapolis. Her car was found at the scene, but she was gone—leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions. Was it a tragic accident, or something far more sinister? Anyone with information about this case should c...

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: A young nursing student. A white Mercedes. A midnight drive through South LA. When 21-year-old Lanai Dees is gunned down in what authorities call a case of mistaken identity, the questions begin piling up. No suspects. No clear motive. Just a quiet alley, a hail of bullets, and a family shattered by grief. Was this truly random… or is there something mo...