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Is a boy who was taken at four months still out somewhere there at age thirty-seven?
The Arkansas River Valley holds a dark secret: Two children were abducted twelve years apart on the exact same day: June 9. The most...

Where the Truth Leads You: Murder in West Memphis - Part 5
In this series, I’ve covered many of the reasons that have led me to this conclusion; however, in my mind, none is more compelling than...

Dallas exotic dancer has been a missing person for over 24-years
Angela Abbrederis was last seen in Dallas, Texas on April 2, 1996. She left behind her vehicle, clothes, luggage, car keys and other...

Murder in West Memphis: The Man in the White Tank Top - Part 4
At 1:45pm on May 6, 1993 while searching for Stevie Branch, Chris Byers and Michael Moore's parole officer Steve Jones made a grim...

The total disappearance of Babette Nadine Alberti 37-years ago in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
On October 5, 1983 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Babette Nadine Alberti went to go visit a friend in jail. She logged in at the...

Death of a Small Town Sweetheart: Shonrda Denise May
On February 4, 1986 Shondra May had attended her classes at the private school she attended in Madden, Mississippi a small town in...

Smoky Mountain Murder: The death of 40-year-old Dawn Shannon Hercutt
The OnStar satellite service that connects to millions of vehicles in the United States automatically notifies operators who call police...

Was 1974 murder a cover-up or merely a killing to facilitate a scam?
Gary Simmons, 32, was the owner of a chain of gas stations across Kansas and Missouri who was scheduled to meet with a man on October 14,...

A Lonely Road: The disappearance of Rose Mary West in 1991
Almost 29-years after the fact, it seems that all that remains of Rose Mary West are vacant memories, a grainy driver's license photo and...

Murder in West Memphis: The Man in the White Tank Top - Part 3
(This is Part Three of a Six part installment on the unsolved murder of three young boys in West Memphis.) In a statement made by David...

Good Golly: Someone out there must know Salina, Kansas "Jane Doe" Miss Molly
The saddest of all cases for law enforcement are those involving the death of a child but maybe even more confounding for officers in a...

E.C. Mullendore III: Who killed the wealthy Osage County rancher in 1970?
Eugene Claremont "E.C." Mullendore III was an heir to one of the largest cattle ranches in the entire state of Oklahoma. His death in...

Murder in West Memphis: The Man in the White Tank Top Part 2
(Editors note: This is the second installment of a six part series, Murder in West Memphis: The Man in the White Tank Top. You can read...

South Arkansas murder mystery has gone unsolved for over sixty-eight years
(From the Encyclopedia of Arkansas...) John Thurman McCool, a prominent businessman from Pine Bluff was rebuilding his life after...

The Man in the White Tank Top: Murder in West Memphis - Part 1
On the night of May 5, 1993, Stevie Branch, Michael Moore and Chris Byers disappeared into thin air and were later found brutally...

Misty Ann Lowder: Disappeared May 23, 2013 from Pilot Point, Texas
On May 22, 2013, 35-year-old Misty Lowder disappeared without a trace from Pilot Point, Texas. She was last seen around 11 pm she...

Reign of Terror: The New Orleans Serial Killer- 1991-???
For over twenty-five years, the New Orleans Police Department has been searching for an unknown man that is believed to be responsible...


Teen disappeared from Tupelo home nearly 28-years ago and left few leads for investigators
The disappearance of 13-year-old Leigh Occhi is one of the most baffling missing persons cases in Mississippi. Occhio vanished under...






















