Black, Brown, & Unsolved

🎄 Day 10 of the 12 Days of Christmas on Black, Brown, & Unsolved 🤎

Thirteen-year-old Oscar Omar Hernandez vanished after boarding a train in late March to visit his youth soccer coach… someone his family trusted. His body was found days later in a roadside ditch in Oxnard, California, after he had been reported missing. Prosecutors allege that his coach, 43-year-old Mario Edgardo Garcia-Aquino, murdered Oscar and dumped his body along the road. Garcia-Aquino has been charged with murder with special circumstances, which could bring life without parole or the death penalty if he’s convicted. 

Oscar’s family says he had been helping his coach with soccer jerseys before he disappeared. Authorities found his body on April 2, and the Ventura County Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide. 

In September 2025, Oscar’s parents filed a legal claim accusing the City and County of Los Angeles of negligence, saying that a proper background check on the coach could have prevented this tragedy. 

Sources 🔗

🔗 https://apnews.com/article/246835d60e7a75f3d6818c5f4a6a3ee9 

🔗 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/los-angeles-soccer-coach-charged-murder 

🔗 https://www.wdtv.com/2025/09/16/family-13-year-old-claims-background-check-soccer-coach-could-have-prevented-his-murder/ 

🔗 https://abc7.com/post/oscar-omar-hernandez-death-family-files-legal-claim-city-county-la-13-year-old-boys-murder/17822018/ 

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🎄 The 12 Days of Christmas on Black, Brown, & Unsolved 🤎

On Christmas Eve, 71-year-old psychologist and educator Barbara Wolf stopped to help someone who appeared stranded on the side of the road in Oxford Township, Michigan.

Helping people wasn’t something she did — it was who she was.

Instead of a routine act of kindness, Barbara Wolf was met with violence. She was shot and later died from her injuries. Her daughter, who was with her, survived. Other Good Samaritans were also threatened and injured during the same series of events.

This case raises urgent questions about early release, repeat violent offenders, and the real consequences of systemic failures — especially when those failures turn acts of compassion into acts of tragedy.

Sources 🔗

🔗 https://www.midmichigannow.com/news/local/victim-in-oxford-christmas-eve-shooting-identified-as-mclaren-health-care-doctor

🔗 https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/12/27/sheriff-genesee-co-man-kills-1-injures-2-oxford-shooting-on-christmas-eve/

🔗 https://www.oakgov.com/Home/Components/News/News/1890/1974

🔗 https://www.corrections1.com/probation-and-parole/mich-sheriff-calls-for-lawmakers-judges-to-rethink-early-release-policies

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🎄12 Days of Christmas on Black, Brown, & Unsolved 🤎

On the 8th day of the 12 Days of Christmas, we examine a case that sits in the uncomfortable space between fear and force.

In the early morning hours of May 3, Tyler Chase Butler called police reporting a burglary in progress at his home. What followed left one teenager dead, two families shattered, and a community divided.

This episode breaks down what happened that night… the TikTok prank, the fear inside the home, the shots fired, and the legal line that now defines Tyler’s future. We talk about accountability on all sides, the dangers of treating fear as content, and why cases involving Black men and self-defense are so often scrutinized differently.

This isn’t about picking sides.

It’s about asking the hard questions… and sitting with them.

🔗 Sources

https://www.wusa9.com

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime

https://www.callrobinson.com

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🎄12 Days of Christmas on Black, Brown, & Unsolved 🤎

In Day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas on Black, Brown, & Unsolved, I’m sharing one of the most disturbing and emotionally jarring cases I’ve covered.

Shanice Crews disappeared in 2021.

Her family searched.

They waited.

They worried.

Then in 2024, police told them the unthinkable — Shanice had been found dead. An autopsy claimed she died from a drug overdose. The body was badly decomposed. The family was not allowed to view her remains. They cremated who they were told was Shanice and held a funeral.

Seven months later, they learned the truth.

Shanice Crews was alive.

This episode confronts the devastating consequences of misidentification, the failure to properly confirm identity before notifying a family, and the unanswered question that still remains:

Who did that body actually belong to?

We talk about medical examiner accountability, missing Black women, system negligence, and the irreversible trauma caused when authorities get it wrong — and move on.

Because families don’t get their tears back.

They don’t get their grief back.

And they don’t get answers.

🔗 Sources:

• https://people.com/family-cremated-loved-one-discovered-alive-report-11721679
• https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/family-learns-sister-they-cremated-is-alive/
• https://www.wroc.tv/news/local-news/monroe-county/family-says-missing-sister-declared-dead-is-alive/

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🎄12 Days of Christmas on Black, Brown, & Unsolved 🤎

In Day 6 of the 12 Days of Christmas, we examine the quiet and unsettling case of Kamron Peter Rondon, a 35-year-old man whose remains were discovered in the mountains of North Carolina… months after his death.

Kamron was never reported missing.

There were no alerts.

No public search.

No urgency… until a hiker found a skull.

In this episode, I walk through what’s known, what remains undetermined, and why cases involving Black men so often end in silence. We talk about absence, unanswered questions, and the discomfort of realizing someone can disappear without anyone noticing… or looking.

This is not about accusation.

It’s about accountability, awareness, and why our cases deserve the same follow-through as anyone else’s.

🕯️ Kamron Peter Rondon deserved to be looked for.

📞 

If You Have Information

Anyone with information related to this case is urged to contact:

Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office

📍 (828) 837-2589 (business hours)

📍 (828) 835-3144 (after hours/weekends)

📍 Anonymous tips: (828) 837-1344

📧 [email protected]

 🔗 Sources:

• https://abc11.com/post/kamron-peter-rondon-police-search-answers-humans-remains-found-western-north-carolina-identified/15906105/
• https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/skull-discovered-nc-mountains-belongs-hiker-never-reported-missing-police-say/ATGYD33WLRGEJD7WO5QTAXST5Q/
• https://www.wdef.com/hiker-finds-human-remains-off-mountain-in-cherokee-county/
• https://localnews8.com/cnn-regional/2025/02/14/wcu-students-aid-in-recovery-of-human-remains-in-cherokee-county/

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🎄 Day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas: Anthonella Contreras Linarez

In Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas, I share the story of Anthonella Contreras Linarez, a 30-year-old registered nurse whose life was taken by the person she trusted most.

Anthonella was in the process of leaving her relationship when she got into a car for what she believed would be a simple, calm conversation. She never made it home.

What was first reported as a random attack was later revealed to be something far more devastating… a case of intimate partner violence disguised as chaos.

This episode is about red flags, the danger women face when trying to leave, and the uncomfortable truth that sometimes the threat isn’t outside… it’s already sitting next to you.

Anthonella should still be here. 🕯️

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🎄 Day 4 of 12 Days of Christmas: Adriana Smith  

In Day 4 of the 12 Days of Christmas, I cover the tragic case of Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse, mother, and daughter from Georgia.

Adriana sought medical care for severe headaches while nine weeks pregnant. Days later, she was declared brain dead. Instead of being allowed dignity in death, her body was kept on life support for months…  against her family’s wishes,  due to legal confusion surrounding Georgia’s abortion and fetal personhood laws.

Her son, Chance, was born prematurely at just 1 lb 13 oz and remains in the NICU, facing serious medical challenges while growing up without his mother.

This case raises urgent questions about bodily autonomy, medical neglect, and the continued failure of systems meant to protect Black women and their families.

Because Adriana Smith deserved better.

And this should never have happened.

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📰 Sources

• ABC News / Nightline

• WXIA (Atlanta)

• Statements from Emory Healthcare

• Georgia Attorney General’s Office

• Public statements from Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Nikema Williams, and Rep. Sara Jacobs

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🎄 Day 3 of 12 Days of Christmas: Adriana Smith  

In Day 4 of the 12 Days of Christmas, I cover the tragic case of Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse, mother, and daughter from Georgia.

Adriana sought medical care for severe headaches while nine weeks pregnant. Days later, she was declared brain dead. Instead of being allowed dignity in death, her body was kept on life support for months…  against her family’s wishes,  due to legal confusion surrounding Georgia’s abortion and fetal personhood laws.

Her son, Chance, was born prematurely at just 1 lb 13 oz and remains in the NICU, facing serious medical challenges while growing up without his mother.

This case raises urgent questions about bodily autonomy, medical neglect, and the continued failure of systems meant to protect Black women and their families.

Because Adriana Smith deserved better.

And this should never have happened.

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📰 Sources

• ABC News / Nightline

• WXIA (Atlanta)

• Statements from Emory Healthcare

• Georgia Attorney General’s Office

• Public statements from Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Nikema Williams, and Rep. Sara Jacobs

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🎄 Day 3 of 12 Days of Christmas: Jacob Pritchett

Eleven-year-old Jacob Pritchett is autistic, nonverbal, and missing from Brownsville, Brooklyn.

Authorities believe Jacob may have been missing for months before child services were alerted. When police and ACS went to his home, Jacob was not there, and his mother denied that he existed… even after being shown his birth certificate.

Neighbors reported not seeing Jacob for weeks, some longer, and described concerning behavior prior to his disappearance. Despite searches of the apartment, nearby dumpsters, and an upstate landfill, Jacob has not been found.

This episode examines what is known, what remains unanswered, and how a vulnerable child could disappear quietly.

📞 Anyone with information is urged to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS(8477). Tips are confidential.

🔎 Jacob’s official missing child poster:

https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/2063428/1

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🎄 Day 2 of 12 Days of Christmas: Cecilia “CiCi” Simpson

A simple, everyday interaction should never end in violence.

In this episode of Black, Brown, & Unsolved, we examine the killing of 41-year-old Cecilia “CiCi” Simpson, who was shot and killed outside a Dallas PetSmart following an argument that began earlier that day over a door being held open.

What started as a minor exchange escalated into confrontation, pursuit, and ultimately, a fatal shooting… raising difficult questions about escalation, emotional regulation, mental health, bystander hesitation, and how quickly everyday moments can turn deadly.

This episode also addresses victim-blaming, the dangers of demanding respect from strangers, and why walking away can save lives.

This is Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas… daily stories that don’t always fit neatly into headlines, but deserve to be heard.

💛 Support Cecilia “Cece” Simpson’s Children

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🖼️ Mugshot Referenced in This Episode

A link to the publicly available mugshot discussed in this episode can be found here:

👉 https://www.kptv.com/2025/10/11/woman-shot-killed-outside-petsmart-after-argument-over-not-saying-thank-you-reports-say/

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🚨 Mental Health Support

This episode discusses violence and emotional escalation.

If you or someone you love is experiencing a mental health crisis, help is available:

📞 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988

🌍 International resources: https://findahelpline.com

⏭️ What’s Next

Day 3 of the 12 Days of Christmas drops tomorrow.

If you know something… say something.

Because someone does.

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