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Eric Shaw was 37, a Black man, when a summer night in Columbus, Georgia turned violent at the Southside Court Apartments. In the early hours of July 21, 2015, he and his girlfriend were in the parking lot when gunfire erupted, striking them both; Shaw took a gunshot wound to the head, and his girlfriend was hit in the leg and buttock. She was treated and released, while Shaw’s injuries set him on...

Anita Knutson was an 18-year-old female college student from Minot, North Dakota, a young woman who was trying to build an ordinary life when it ended in a way that would haunt her family and community for years. She had grown up in North Dakota after being born in California, and by the spring of 2007 she was attending Minot State University, working, studying, and living off campus with a roomma...

Daniel Cornelius Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist, was last seen on June 23, 2021, leaving a remote job site in Buckeye, Arizona. He was working for Matrix New World, an engineering company, in the vicinity of Sun Valley Parkway and Cactus Road. A coworker, whom he had met for the first time that day, reported that Robinson was acting strangely before he drove his 2017 blue-grey Jeep Renegade wes...

On September 10, 2022, the life of 59-year-old Debbie Collier, a white female from Athens, Georgia, came to a tragic and mysterious end. The day began with a strange and alarming message sent to her daughter, which included a sum of money and a cryptic note. This communication would be the last anyone heard from her, sparking a frantic search that concluded with a grim discovery. The following day...

In the early morning hours of September 1, 2024, a large disturbance broke out on State Street in Clairton, Pennsylvania, where numerous people were fighting in the street. As police arrived at the scene around 4:10 a.m., multiple gunshots were fired into the crowd. In the ensuing chaos, Derrick Davis, a 28-year-old male from McKeesport, was shot. Despite his injuries, Davis managed to get into hi...

Sheena Gibbs, a 40-year-old woman from Chicago, was last seen on November 3, 2021. She had planned to travel from her Rogers Park neighborhood to Davenport, Iowa, to care for her ailing mother, but she never arrived. Her last confirmed sighting was near the intersection of West Greenleaf Avenue and North Sheridan Road in Chicago on November 5, 2021. Her family grew concerned when Sheena stopped re...

On the morning of February 2, 2008, a gunman entered a Lane Bryant clothing store in Tinley Park, Illinois, during business hours. He forced six women—store staff and customers—into a back room, restrained them, and then shot them at close range. Five women were killed: store manager **Rhoda McFarland (42)** and customers **Connie Woolfolk (37), Jennifer Bishop (34), Carrie Hudek Chiuso (33),** an...

Christopher James Hoye, a 33-year-old father and resident of Dixon, Missouri, was last seen on May 19, 2022. On that day, he suddenly disappeared without taking any of his personal belongings, including his phone, computer, and wallet. Christopher left home in his truck, and when he didn't return, his wife, Alysha, found the vehicle near the Veterans Bridge by the Gasconade River, with the key...

Joseph Force Crater, a 41-year-old New York State Supreme Court Justice, vanished on the evening of August 6, 1930, in Manhattan, creating one of the most baffling missing person cases of the 20th century. Appointed by then-Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, Crater's ascension to the bench was believed by many to be a result of his connections to New York's powerful and corrupt Tammany Hall p...

In the waning days of 2023, a family feud in Detroit escalated to a tragic and fatal conclusion, claiming the life of 22-year-old Jackquline Denise Joseph. On the evening of December 28th, on the 8000 block of Indiana Street, what began as a dispute among relatives turned violent. Jackquline, who was reportedly recording the altercation with her cellphone, was shot and killed. She was unarmed, her...

In the early morning hours of Monday, July 28, 2025, a tragic event unfolded in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx that claimed the life of 22-year-old Gabriel Alvarez. The male victim had recently moved to the Bronx from Stratford, Connecticut, and was working at a health clinic. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. in the vicinity of 500 Brush Avenue, near the entrance to Ferry Point Park. Pol...

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...