In today’s unfiltered conversation, I sit down with Jackie Rodriguez — the former family spokesperson for Dulce Maria Alavez’s case.

Jackie once stood by Noema Alavez Perez’s side. She helped her face cameras, speak to reporters, and navigate the media storm after Dulce vanished from a Bridgeton, New Jersey park in 2019.

But over time, Jackie started asking hard questions — and getting answers that didn’t sit right.

In this interview, she opens up about why she stopped advocating for the family, the moment her gut told her something was off, and why she now believes Noema knows more than she’s saying.

Is Jackie simply a woman who got burned and walked away?

Or is she sounding the alarm on something deeper?

You decide.

And if you haven’t yet, make sure you listen to my interview with Noema Alavez Perez — Dulce’s mother — now streaming on the main feed. These two interviews tell very different stories, and you need to hear both.

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In today’s episode, I sit down with the one person whose name has never left the center of this case — Noema Alavez Perez, the mother of missing 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez.

It’s been nearly five years since Dulce vanished from a park in Bridgeton, New Jersey. And while the search has gone cold, the questions haven’t. From her initial reaction… to what she remembered Dulce was wearing… to that infamous 911 call — the public has dissected every move Noema made.

So today, I ask her directly:

• Why did you call your brother before the police?
• Why didn’t you get out of the car?
• What did you mean when you said you didn’t really know your daughter?
• And… did you have anything to do with her disappearance?

This conversation is raw. It’s uncomfortable.

And it might leave you with even more questions than answers.

But this is the heart of Black, Brown & Unsolved — asking what others won’t, and centering the stories that the media too often leaves behind.

🎧 Also available now: my exclusive interview with former family spokesperson Jackie Rodriguez, unlocked for Straight No Chaser listeners.

She tells me why she stopped advocating for the family — and why she believes Noema knows more than she’s saying.

You can listen to that bonus episode by subscribing through the link in the show notes.

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🛑 Quick note about the audio:

Some listeners noticed a pause during the 911 call —

That’s actually how we received it.

This show is real, raw, and unfiltered — and we posted it exactly as it came.

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🎙️EPISODE: The Disappearance of Dulce Maria Alavez (Part 1)

📍 Black, Brown & Unsolved

On September 16, 2019, five-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez vanished from a city park in Bridgeton, New Jersey — in broad daylight.

She had just picked out ice cream with her little brother. Her mother was sitting nearby in the car. But within minutes… Dulce was gone. No scream. No struggle. Just silence… and a yellow shirt blowing in the breeze.

For the first time ever, my daughter Marlee opens this episode. She’s 7. She loves the park, too. And her voice matters — because kids like her deserve to feel safe. Just like Dulce did.

In this episode, we walk through everything we know:

🔹 The timeline of the day Dulce disappeared

🔹 Why the 911 call raised questions

🔹 The missing ice cream wrapper

🔹 The man in the red van — and who saw what

🔹 CCTV footage that captures Dulce’s joy

🔹 Community response, law enforcement efforts, and the public turning on Dulce’s mom

🔹 What Dr. Phil said — and what Noema revealed about her polygraph

👀 FULL EPISODE RESOURCES:

🎥 CCTV footage: Watch on YouTube

📍 Interactive aerial view of the park: Watch on YouTube

📺 Dr. Phil episode: Watch here

📺 Somebody Knows Something (Peacock): Watch here

🧾 Sources include the Bridgeton Police Department, official

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🎙️ EPISODE: The Disappearance of Dulce Maria Alavez (Part 1)

📍 Black, Brown & Unsolved

On September 16, 2019, five-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez vanished from a city park in Bridgeton, New Jersey — in broad daylight.

She had just picked out ice cream with her little brother. Her mother was sitting nearby in the car. But within minutes… Dulce was gone. No scream. No struggle. Just silence… and a yellow shirt blowing in the breeze.

For the first time ever, my daughter Marlee opens this episode. She’s 7. She loves the park, too. And her voice matters — because kids like her deserve to feel safe. Just like Dulce did.

In this episode, we walk through everything we know:

🔹 The timeline of the day Dulce disappeared

🔹 Why the 911 call raised questions

🔹 The missing ice cream wrapper

🔹 The man in the red van — and who saw what

🔹 CCTV footage that captures Dulce’s joy

🔹 Community response, law enforcement efforts, and the public turning on Dulce’s mom

🔹 What Dr. Phil said — and what Noema revealed about her polygraph

👀 FULL EPISODE RESOURCES:

🎥 CCTV footage: Watch on YouTube

📍 Interactive aerial view of the park: Watch on YouTube

📺 Dr. Phil episode: Watch here

📺 Somebody Knows Something (Peacock): Watch here

🧾 Sources include the Bridgeton Police Department, official press releases, and direct interviews with key individuals.

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18-year-old Cleashindra “Clea” Hall vanished on May 9, 1994 — just two weeks before graduation. She was last seen at the home of her employer, Dr. Larry Amos, only three blocks away from her house in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

But her story didn’t make national headlines.

And her case remains unsolved.

This episode breaks down everything:

• What happened that day

• The final phone call with her mother

• The suspicious behavior of her employer

• The failed early investigation

• Psychic warnings, torn flyers, and community silence

• The 2012 search warrant — and what it uncovered

• A mother’s 30-year fight for answers

🎧 Listen now and decide for yourself: What really happened to Cleashindra Hall?

📌 Have a tip?

Contact the Pine Bluff Police Department at (870) 730-2090

or the Arkansas State Police at (501) 618-8000

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Each episode is built through time spent with families, direct interviews, extensive research, ongoing follow-ups, community feedback, or communication with law enforcement so these stories are handled with care, context, and accountability.

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For over 30 years, Laurell Hall has lived with a question no mother should ever have to ask:

What happened to my daughter inside that house?

In this exclusive, unfiltered conversation, I sit down with Cleashindra Hall’s mother to talk about the night everything changed — and the silence that followed. No edits. No sugarcoating. Just the truth, the pain, and the questions that still haven’t been answered.

🗣️ What really happened behind those Tudor-style walls?

Why was the case brushed off?

And what did Dr. Larry Amos not want people to find?

This is Straight No Chaser. And sometimes, you have to say what others are too afraid to say.

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Click the link in the show notes to text me directly — I want to hear from you.

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Tamla Horsford attended a birthday sleepover in an upscale Georgia neighborhood.

By morning, she was dead — facedown in the backyard.

Authorities said it was an accident.

But what came next revealed something far more disturbing.

In Part 2 of Tamla’s story, we delve into the redacted 911 call, conflicting autopsy reports, gift cards given to investigators, and the disturbing way this case was mishandled from day one. We examine the pattern of lies, the silence, and the systems that allowed this to happen — and keep happening.

This episode includes:

• The redacted 911 call and self-inflicted wound framing
• Autopsy contradictions and independent findings
• Officer misconduct, leaked photos, and unethical behavior
• A toxic circle of witnesses who all tell different stories
• Community backlash, Michelle Graves’ fight, and what still doesn’t add up

📣 And immediately following this episode:

Stream a free bonus episode of Straight No Chaser featuring an exclusive interview with Michelle Graves, Tamla’s close friend and a key figure in her life and her kids’ lives. She shares what really happened the night Tamla died — and what was done to silence her afterward.

🎧 Straight No Chaser is normally a subscription-only bonus series… but this one’s on me.

📌 Show Notes & Sources

🔍 Official Documents

• Tamla Horsford Crime Scene Report (PDF)
• Tamla Horsford Full Investigation Files (PDF)
• Ralph Fernandez’s Letter (Twitter Post)

🎥 Partygoer Interviews (YouTube)

• Stacey Smith Interview (GBI Footage)
• Jeanne Meyers Interview (GBI Footage)
• Nicole Lawson Interview (Bridget’s Second Interview)

📞 Submit a Tip or Sign the Petition

The family is still pleading for the FBI to intervene.

If you know something, say something.

• 📍 Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office: (770) 781-2222
• 📍 Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI): (404) 244-2600
• 🖊️

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In this raw and exclusive bonus episode of Straight No Chaser, I sit down virtually with Michelle Graves — Tamla Horsford’s close friend and a key figure in her life and her kids’ lives. Michelle was with Tamla on the day she died. She was one of the first to sound the alarm when things didn’t add up. And now, she’s sharing what really happened the night Tamla died… and what happened next.

From the silence she was met with, to the attempts to discredit her, to the trauma of being erased from the narrative — Michelle holds nothing back.

🎙️ This is not an interview you’ll hear anywhere else.

🧃 This is Straight No Chaser.

Listen if you’re ready for:

• The truth behind the last texts and calls.
• How Michelle found out Tamla died.
• The intimidation, silencing, and cover-up that followed.
• A story the system tried to erase — but couldn’t.

Support the show, access bonus content, or submit a case tip anytime at:

👉 www.blackbrownunsolved.com

📚 Michelle’s book Search for the Truth: Black Woman Failed by the State of Georgia is available now on Amazon:

👉 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1662930526

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Each episode is built through time spent with families, direct interviews, extensive research, ongoing follow-ups, community feedback, or communication with law enforcement so these stories are handled with care, context, and accountability.

If you’re able to support this work, you can do so for $7 a month, less than a Starbucks run or a Chipotle order.

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A mother of five attends an all-women’s sleepover in an upscale Georgia neighborhood.

By morning, she’s found face-down in the backyard.

And the story they tell?

It doesn’t add up.

Was it a fall… or a cover-up?

In this episode of Black, Brown, & Unsolved, we dig deep into the mysterious death of Tamla Horsford—the only Black woman at a party that would end in tragedy, silence, and more questions than answers.

Because when it comes to Black, Brown, and Indigenous lives—

the missing are too often forgotten, and the murdered are too easily dismissed.

If you know anything about Tamla’s case, please contact:

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office: 770-781-2222

GBI Tip Line: 1-800-597-TIPS (8477) (anonymous tips accepted)

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Submit a case tip or contact: www.blackbrownunsolved.com

Sources & References for This Episode:

•“Tamla Horsford Death Investigation Report” – Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office

•Georgia Bureau of Investigation public statements

•Autopsy reports (public records request)

•CBS46 News: “New Questions in the Death of Tamla Horsford”

•Rolling Stone: “The Mysterious Death of Tamla Horsford”

•11Alive News (WXIA) investigative coverage

•The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporting

•Publicly released 911 call audio (via YouTube): https://youtu.be/s0iCOt8rw9g

•Interview commentary from Leander Horsford

•Attorney Raf Fernandez’s open letter (viral release, 2020)

•Public discussion and analysis via Reddit, TikTok, and Twitter

All commentary is based on publicly available information and official documents. This episode is for storytelling and informational purposes only.

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If you’re able to support this work, you can do so for $7 a month, less than a Starbucks run or a Chipotle order.

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What happens when the lives of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people go missing… and the media barely notices?

This is the uncomfortable truth behind Black, Brown & Unsolved.

In this introductory episode, host Amberly shares the personal reason behind the podcast, the frustration that sparked it, and the stories that demand to be heard.

You’ll learn what to expect each week, why these cases are too often overlooked, and how this show intends to center the people behind the headlines—not just the mystery.

Because these aren’t just unsolved cases.

They’re lives.

And it’s time we paid attention.

Text Amberly!

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These stories are heavy.

Please listen with care. 🤍

🤎 Black, Brown, & Unsolved is independent, listener-supported, and victim-focused.

These are real lives, not headlines, not content, not clicks.

Each episode is built through time spent with families, direct interviews, extensive research, ongoing follow-ups, community feedback, or communication with law enforcement so these stories are handled with care, context, and accountability.

If you’re able to support this work, you can do so for $7 a month, less than a Starbucks run or a Chipotle order.

All you have to do is click Support the Show.

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