Black, Brown, & Unsolved

🎄 Day One of 12 Days of Christmas: Urayoan Rodriguez-Rivera

This is Day One of 12 Days of Christmas on Black, Brown, & Unsolved.

On September 10, 2023, Urayoan Rodriguez-Rivera, 29, called 911 and said he planned to take his own life.

When police arrived, he was still breathing.

What happened next was captured on body-camera footage — and while this case has officially been ruled a suicide, there are questions that remain unanswered.

In this episode, we walk through the timeline, the decisions made by responding officers, and why — even with an official ruling — this case does not feel truly solved.

🎧 New episodes drop daily through Christmas Eve as part of 12 Days of Christmas.

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• ❓ Extended analysis and unanswered questions
• 🗣️ More open discussion of theories and uncomfortable angles
• 🔓 Content that doesn’t always fit into the main episode

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🚨 IMPORTANT NOTE — MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

This episode discusses suicide.

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

📞 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.)

Call or text 988

Available 24/7, free, and confidential

🌍 International Resources:

Visit findahelpline.com to locate crisis support in your country.

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SOURCES

• KMOV First Alert 4 (St. Louis) — Body-camera footage and reporting
• Gray News / KMOV — September 2023 coverage
• The Washington Post — Reporting on disciplinary actions and state complaints
• Missouri Attorney General’s Office — Disciplinary filings
• St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — Official statements
• Missouri Department of Public Safety — License revocation records

⏭️ WHAT’S NEXT

This was Day One of 12 Days of Christmas 🎄

Day Two drops tomorrow.

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12 Days of Christmas – Intro Description

For the next twelve days, we’re doing something different.

Instead of moving on, we’re staying.

With the cases that still don’t have answers.

With the questions that never made it into the final episode.

With the details that continue to surface long after the headlines fade.

Each day brings a short drop — mini episodes, updates, theories, and conversations that don’t always fit the main feed, but still matter.

Because some stories don’t end when the episode does.

And justice doesn’t take holidays.

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas on Black, Brown & Unsolved.

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A Child Having a Child: Where Is Celina Mays?

In December 1996, twelve-year-old Celina Mays went to bed in her Willingboro, New Jersey home and by morning, she was gone. Nearly thirty years later, the silence around her disappearance still echoes. This episode unpacks the timeline, the secrets, and the power that kept an entire community quiet.

You’ll hear from former members, family, and the detective now leading the case —revealing what really happened inside the Gospel of Christ Ministries, and what still hasn’t been done for Celina.

If Celina is alive today, she would be 41 years old.

The baby she was carrying would be 29 this December.

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🧩 Sources Used

• Crime Junkie: Celina Mays
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Blog
• Celina Mays – Missing Poster (NCMEC)
• The Doe Network Case File #1577DFNJ
• Burlington County Times Coverage
• Solve The Case: Celina Janette Mays
• Direct Interview with Detective Monica Pogorzelski
• Direct Interview with Former Members 

🕊 Resources

If you or someone you know is being controlled by a destructive group, cult, or leader:

• Freedom of Mind Resource Center
• How to Leave a Cult – People Leave Cults
• International Cultic Studies Association

If you or someone you know is being groomed, assaulted, or needs help:

• RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline (24/7)
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center

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⚠️ Lovett “LJ” Moore is STILL missing.

A blind Black man led away from a Sacramento gas station on June 28th… and Sacramento PD has failed his family from day one. 🚨

In this episode of Straight No Chaser 🥃 I sat down with:

👩🏽‍🦱 His sister Shay

👨🏽 His brother Johnny

✊🏽 Advocate & EMPACT founder Leia Shank

💔 And later, his mother Pamela joined too

What you’ll hear is raw, emotional, and heartbreaking 💔 — a family begging for answers, an advocate demanding action, and a police department that dragged its feet while time slipped away ⏳.

And after their voices… I tell you exactly what I believe happened to LJ.

No filters. No whispers. 🔥 My theory. Straight No Chaser.

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🚨 33-year-old Lovett “LJ” Moore is missing.

On June 28, 2025, LJ — a blind, disabled man — was last seen on surveillance being led out of a gas station on Arena Blvd in North Natomas. That was 53 days ago… and Sacramento PD still hasn’t brought his family answers.

👁️ LJ lived with vision loss. He had a burn on his leg. He depended on others for support. Yet, the people last seen with him have shown up at his mother’s home — and still, nothing has been done.

✊🏾 His family has been out every single day — searching, calling for action, begging Sacramento to care. They’ve had more support from the Bay Area than their own city. And now, they’re asking you to show up.

🎙️ In this episode of Black, Brown & Unsolved, I sat down with LJ’s mom, his siblings, and community activist Leia Shank of EMPACT. Together, we talk about the night he disappeared, the failures since, and the fight to keep hope alive.

📲 If you know something, say something — because someone does. And if you’ve got thoughts, theories, or tips you want to share with me directly… text me through the show link — it goes straight to my phone.

📝 Contacts & Sources (also in show notes):

• 📧 Leia Shank – EMPACT: [email protected] | 🌐 empactorg.com
• 📞 Tashay: 707-660-7722
• 📞 Johnny: 916-612-2587
• 🚔 Sacramento PD: 916-808-0650

🙏🏾 Thank you to LJ’s family and to Leia Shank for their courage in sharing their voices.

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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 $5 a month, less than a Starbucks run or a Chipotle order.

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🚨 33-year-old Lovett “LJ” Moore is missing.

On June 28, 2025, LJ — a blind, disabled man — was last seen on surveillance being led out of a gas station on Arena Blvd in North Natomas. That was 53 days ago… and Sacramento PD still hasn’t brought his family answers.

👁️ LJ lived with vision loss. He had a burn on his leg. He depended on others for support. Yet, the people last seen with him have shown up at his mother’s home — and still, nothing has been done.

✊🏾 His family has been out every single day — searching, calling for action, begging Sacramento to care. They’ve had more support from the Bay Area than their own city. And now, they’re asking you to show up.

🎙️ In this episode of Black, Brown & Unsolved, I sat down with LJ’s mom, his siblings, and community activist Leia Schenk of EMPACT. Together, we talk about the night he disappeared, the failures since, and the fight to keep hope alive.

📲 If you know something, say something — because someone does. And if you’ve got thoughts, theories, or tips you want to share with me directly… text me through the show link — it goes straight to my phone.

📝 Contacts & Sources (also in show notes):

• 📧 Leia Schenk – EMPACT: [email protected] | 🌐 empactorg.com
• 📞 Tashay: 707-660-7722
• 📞 Johnny: 916-612-2587
• 🚔 Sacramento PD: 916-808-0650

🙏🏾 Thank you to LJ’s family and to Leia Schenk for their courage in sharing their voices.

✨ Supporting this show helps me keep these stories alive, travel into the very cities where they happen, and step in when families need it most. Subscribe for bonus Straight No Chaser episodes every Friday.

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On Christmas Day 2002, I was with my uncle when I got the news my mom had been shot — eight times — by the man she was married to at the time.

In this episode, I walk you through that day, what I saw when I got to the hospital, and the words my Granny said that still stay with me. I share the moments that shaped how I saw my mom, not just as a victim, but as a survivor.

We’ll talk about the justice system’s response, the way her case was handled, and why I’ll never be okay with how little she was protected — then or now.

This is more than my mom’s story.

It’s a story about survival, family, and the fight to be seen as more than a case file.

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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 $5 a month, less than a Starbucks run or a Chipotle order.

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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.

🖤 Straight No Chaser is usually for subscribers only — but today, this episode is unlocked because it matters.

To support this work, you can become a subscriber for just $5/month, or support the show for as little as $3/month. All links are in the show notes.

Dulce is still missing.

And someone out there… knows something.

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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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🤎 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 $5 a month, less than a Starbucks run or a Chipotle order.

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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.

That said, there were a few other small pauses that occurred somewhere between recording and uploading.

Those have been corrected for most platforms —

but Apple Podcasts may show a delay before the clean version appears.

🔁 Once fixed, if you already downloaded the episode:

Remove the download + redownload to hear the updated one.

🍎 On Apple Podcasts:

You might see two episodes:

• “Taken” — the original upload

• “Snatched” — the corrected one

🗑️ You can delete “Taken” and just listen to or download “Snatched.”

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

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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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📲 We’re on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook → @blackbrownunsolved

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🤎 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 $5 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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Follow and connect📱 

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Until next time…

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