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On March 3rd, 2008 authorities of Memphis, Tennessee were stunned after they responded to one of the most horrific crime scenes on the 700 block of Lester Street. Their investigation would quickly reveal a shocking perpetrator responsible for one of the worst mass murders in the state.

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Sibling Argument Led to Lester St Mass Murder •Police say arrest made in slaying of 6 in Memphis • Friends and Family say goodbye to two more Lester St Victims • Family and Friends Remember Shindri Roberson • Ex-gf testifies against defendant in Memphis mass murder trial • Final Autopsy Results Released • TRIAL BLOG: Lester Street - Day 12 • Defendant sentenced to death for Lester Street Murders • Fox 13 interview w/ Jessie • State v. Dotson (2014) • A&E’s 'After The First 48' • Commercial Appeal - Trial Coverage • Tennessee State Government • State v Dotson - court of criminal appeals • Lester St Survivors Interview • Confession, Aired Disallowed in Memphis Massacre Case • Prosecutors: Fear of jail motivated Tenn Slayings

On December 30th, 2019 22-year old Tonee Turner visited a local tea shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after getting off work. She left the shop shortly after her arrival, and it was reported from there that she boarded a bus to head home. But after Tonee got off at her usual stop nearby her apartment she was never seen or heard from again.

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• NamUs
• Pittsburgh Police Continue to Investigate the Disappearance of Tonee Turner
• Vigil Held for Missing Woman Tonee Tuner
• Redrum Blonde Podcast - Interview w/ Sydnee
• Have You Seen Tonee Turner? 
• KDKA News radio - Where's Tonee Tuner? Interview w/ Sydnee
• Family Desperate for Answers 1 Year After Pittsburgh Artist Vanished
• BNC | Making the Case W/ Yodit Interview
• Family Still Searching for Missing Local Artist Nearly 3 Years After 
• McKee Rocks Woman Jumped to her Death 
• Charley Project

In January of 2014 childhood friends Shequenia Burnett and Terkessa Wallace were both reported missing by their families a day apart from one another. What initially looked like two separate investigations to Arkansas authorities... would quickly determined to be connected.  It would take almost two years for some questions to finally be answered.

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• THV11 - Unsolved
• Monday Night Mystery | Friends Missing 
•  Monday Night Mystery | Friends Missing pt 2
• Police link discovery in river to missing woman
• Leg found in river connected to double missing persons case
• Two Arkansas Mothers Vanished Without A Trace
• Monday Night Mystery | Friends Missing - Video
• Facebook - Justice for Terkesa Wallace 

On the morning of August 29th, 2014 17-year old Lennon Lacy was found hanging from a swing set in Bladenboro, North Carolina. Five days after he was found investigators ruled his death as a suicide, but his family believes that something else may have happened to him.

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National Suicide Prevention Hotline -  1-800-273-8255

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• Teen's mysterious death evokes painful imagery in NC
• The Death of Lennon Lacy
• NC teen's death a lynching, mother says
• Lennon Lacy - Records
• Autopsy Report 
• One year later, still no answers 
• Was Lennon Lacy a victim of lynching?
• 911 Call Released in Lennon Lacy death 
• Federal officials close investigation into death of Bladen teen
• Pathologist Report - NAACP
• D.A Office - Statement
• Always In Season - Film 
• Lennon Lacy FBI File: How Authorities Determined Suicide, Not Lynching
• Data USA

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On November 27th, 2018 20-year old Lakira "Pigg" Goldsmith went missing from Montgomery, Alabama after enjoying a night out. Her grandmother reportedly saw her get dropped back off in front of their home, but Lakira never made it inside.

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• Family of Missing Montgomery Woman Pleads For Help
• The Disappearance of Lakira Goldsmith Overwhelms Her Mother
• The Charley Project
• Petition - Change.org
•  Maury Show Segment w/ Marchelle
• Woman Searching for Daughter Missing Since 2018
• Lakira "Pigg" Goldsmith -MISSING | Facebook 
• Finding Lakira Goldsmith | Facebook
• Black & Missing | Twitter
• Disappearances of 3 Montgomery Women remain unsolved

During the early morning hours of April 1st, 2011 19-year old Kenia Monge went missing in Lower Downtown Denver while out with her friends. When her father Tony started his own investigation into her disappearance he quickly learned from Kenia's phone... who the man was that claimed to see her last.

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• Body Found In Weld County believed to be Kenia Monge
• Colorado killer played cat-and-mouse game with police for months
• NBC’s Dateline
• Case file shows Forbes remorseless for murder
• Humphrey pleads guilty to lying
• Humphrey’s Arrest Affidavit
• True Crime Daily
•  Lifetime's TextMeWhenYouGetHome Ep1

On April 13th 2020 38-year old father Ralph Jean-Marie was reportedly last seen leaving his hotel room in Barre, Vermont after an argument with his significant other.

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• Police offering reward for info on missing man
• Missing man's family speaks out as investigation continues
•  Secret inquest seeks clues in suspicious disappearance of a Barre man
•  Brockton's Ralph Jean-Marie still missing in Vermont; police suspect foul play
• Barre City Police continue to investigate disappearance of Ralph Jean-Marie
• Invisible Productions Youtube Page - Documentary Trailers
• Questions persist about police investigation into Ralph's disappearance
• Woman charged with assaulting boyfriend & dog in Brockton
• Police search for Jean-Marie using underwater drones
• TB Daily News 
• Huckins gets 30 months in overdose death case

24-year old trans woman Ty Underwood moved to Tyler, Texas for new beginnings.  She was happy within her career, she had great friends, but she also wanted love...which led her to Mr. Wrong.

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• Arrest affidavit reveals new details in transgender woman's shooting death
• Carlton Champion Jr. sentenced to life
• Black Sports Online
• Trial continues in Tyler transgender murder case 
• Appeals court denies the appeal of a man who killed a Tyler transgender woman
• True Crime Daily
• Investigation Discovery

In June of 2011 the loved ones of 59-year old Daniel McCoy Moses became concerned when they couldn’t get in contact with him. After some days of making attempts to find him his home in Rehoboth, North Carolina was discovered engulfed in flames…..but Daniel was no where to be found.

The Moses Family's petition link to encourage the FBI to get involved in Daniel's case:
https://www.change.org/p/encourage-the-fbi-to-search-for-my-brother-daniel-mccoy-moses-who-has-been-missing-since-2011 

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• Missing Northampton man's family endures months of heartache
•  Moses Family Begs for Answers
• Author Will Continue Search For Missing Brother
• Dozens of Missing Black Men Never Found
• Search for Daniel McCoy Moses Goes Unsolved
• Missing Man Case Continues 10 years later in Northampton County 
• Sheila Interview w/ Joe Madison
• Where is Daniel Moses? Fresh clues give a sister hope in 2011 missing person case
• Unsolved Mysteries
• Facebook | Daniel McCoy Moses - Missing 
• The Charley Project

19-year old Bronx native Stevie Bates took a spontaneous cross country road trip with some friends in April 2012. After a few days days she decided cut her journey short and return to New York to be with her family, but she never made it home.

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• Stevie Bates, goes missing
• Find Stevie Bates' Site
• What Happened to Stevie Bates? | The Influence.
• TV One’s -  ‘Find Our Missing’
• Judge Rules Against 'Occupy' Protestors
• Mother searches for answers
• Human remains found in NYC construction site ID'd
• AMNY - What happened to Stevie Bates?
• frswfh.com