Black & Cold

On the morning of April 5th, 2014 the body of 23-year old Kimberly Robertson was found in Oakland, California. During the course of their investigation detectives would rely on multiple surveillance videos to help track down the perpertrator.

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• Arrest in killing of Oakland woman
• Trial begins in death of young Oakland mother
• KRON 4
• Man Gets Life Behind Bars for Lake Merritt Area Murder/Rape
• People v. Tsetse 
• Investigation Discovery

The families of two Tennessee men are still searching for some type of answers on their  loved ones who mysteriously vanished without a trace, and with little to no information to even go on.

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•  Family, police still looking for answers months after Knoxville man reported missing
• Loved ones pushing for answers in March 2022 disappearance of Byron Edwards
• Family still searching for answers a year after Byron Edwards reported missing
•  The Vanished | Byron Edwards missing one month before birth of his baby
•  Family searching for answers in Knoxville missing person case
• East Valley Crime Stoppers
• Family continues search for Tennessee man Chadwick Carr 6 weeks after he disappeared
•  Missing Person: Chadwick Carr of Anderson County
• The Vanished | Chadwick Carr
• Teen highlights missing Anderson County man in prom photos

On the evening of Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 25-year old Kassandra Ramirez left her apartment building in the Bronx, NY and never returned.

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• Bronx mother pleads for safe return of missing daughter
• Young mother Kassandra Ramirez missing after leaving home
•  Find Kassandra Ramirez Facebook Page
• ABC's "Missing"
• Paramount's "Never Seen Again"
• Instagram

On Saturday April 28th, 2001 two patrol officers in Kansas City, Missouri discovered the body of a young girl in the woods. What Homicide Detectives initially expected to be an open & shut case... would eventually turn into a 4 year investigation after no one was coming forward to claim the young victim.

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• Girl's Palm prints don't match those of Precious Doe
• New Precious Doe Drawings Released
• Kansas City Police Identify Precious Doe
• Tipster Tricked Precious Doe Suspect
• Couple charged in Precious Doe killing
• Toddler's Final Days
• Muskogee Man who helped solve a murder talks about the case
• Foster mother of Precious Doe speaks out
• Precious Doe Killer gets 25 years
• Deadliest Mums & Dads Episode
• Missouri Court of Appeals
• Precious Doe Killer Urged Wife to Change Story

On the evening of August 31st, 2021 33-year old transgender woman Sacoya Cooper left her residence in Columbus, Ohio to go to the convenience store. What should've been a quick trip to grab a water bottle...suddenly turned into panic when Sacoya never returns. 

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• Friends, neighbors search for a woman missing from North Linden
• Columbus police seeking public's help finding woman missing since August
• Update expected in case of missing transgender woman
• FBI gets involved in Ohio missing woman's case
• Sacoya Cooper: FBI joins investigation into missing transgender woman
• Brother of missing Columbus woman appreciates FBI's involvement
• September 2022 - Press Conference / WBNS 10TV
• Police suspect foul play in August 2021 disappearance of Columbus woman
• FBI - Website

On January 13th 2017 34-year old Julii Johnson was found shot to death on her boyfriend’s lawn in Warren, Michigan. What began as what appeared to be a cut & dry investigation would take only a few weeks to really reveal what happened to Julii and why.

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• Woman found shot to death on front lawn in Warren
• Gun found in area where woman, 34 was killed in Warren
• Dropped gloves, phone records help crack Warren homicide
• Voice of Detroit - article listing
• Michigan Dept. of Corrections
• People of Mi v. G. Rider - MI Court of Appeals
• Investigation Discovery's - Calls from the Inside
•  Three sentenced to life without parole in 2017 Warren fatal shooting

On May 22nd, 2019 31-year old Ramondus Robinson left his home in North Birmingham, Alabama for a night out. It is suspected that he went to a local nightclub that evening , but Ramondus would never return leaving his family with very little answers.

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•  Family Pleading for Answers in Loved Ones Disappearance 5 Days Ago
•  Family Pleads for help 20 Days after Birmingham Man's Disappearance
•  Birmingham PD Release - 12.8.20
•  Birmingham Police Release More Info About Man Missing Since May
•  Police searching for missing Birmingham man last seen in 2019
•  Family still searching for missing loved one
• Birmingham PD Release - 11.18.21
• The Charley Project
• NamUs

Originally from Kenya 32-year old Irene Gakwa disappeared from Gilette, Wyoming under some very suspicious circumstances. She was last seen by her parents via a video call on February 24th, 2022.

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Where Is Irene? • City of Gillette Press Release 5.11.22 • Irene Gakwa Missing WY • Irene Gakwa: Search for Missing Woman • The Search for Irene: Who is Irene Gakwa?  • Search for missing Kenyan Immigrant, Irene Gakwa continues • Citizen Digital Interview w/ Francis • Family still searching for answers 5 months after Wyoming disappearance • Family seeks answers in 7-month search for women who went missing in WY • Family frustrated by new delay 8 months • A year of searching for Irene Gakwa • Nursing student Irene Gakwa disappears mysteriously in WY • Find Irene Gakwa - Facebook • Irene's boyfriend pleads guilty to stealing money

On December 28th, 2008 16-year old Shemika Cosey disappeared overnight during a sleepover at her cousins home in Berkeley, Missouri.  Fifteen years later her case still remains a mystery.

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• The Missing | Will We Ever Find Shemika Cosey? 
• Intrigued Full Effect Podcast - Paula Interview
• Mom searches for answers after daughter 'vanished'
• Missouri mother still hopeful she'll find daughter 
• The Disappearance of Shemika Cosey
• NCMEC
• Searching for Shemika Facebook Page

27-year old Meshach Cornwall was discovered dead inside his Garfield Heights, Ohio home on December 17th 2018. Initially, detectives learned that there were multiple persons of interest in his death, but the evidence in their investigation only connected them to one.

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•  Garfield Heights Man Found Dead At Home Had Multiple Gunshot Wounds
•  Arrest made in murder of Garfield Heights man
• US Marshall arrest accused of killing Garfield Heights man
• Woman who killed man she meant on dating site sentenced
• Court of Appeals - Ohio
• Legacy
• TV One’s - Fatal Attraction
• Court TV - Trial Coverage
• News 5 Cleveland - Coverage