Crime and Crime Again

Leah Peebles was 23-years-old and had just moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico when she disappeared in May 2006. Leah had spent much of her adult life struggling with addiction; moving from Fort Worth, Texas all the way to Albuquerque was supposed to have been a fresh start for her. Leah's father, John Peebles, launched his own investigation after his daughter's disappearance, canvassing the city and questioning witnesses about his daughter's whereabouts. What he discovered about Leah's life in Albuquerque was that it had not been a fresh start, but rather a spiral into the dark underbelly of the city's drug trafficking and sex work scenes. In 2009, the discovery of the West Mesa Murders prompted investigators to attempt to match one of the eleven sets of remains to Leah Peebles... but none were a match. It has now been more than sixteen years since Leah disappeared.

Albuquerque Police Department: (505) 768-2020

RAINN: 1-800-656-4673
SAMHSA: 1-800-662-4357
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Sources:

• "A Father's Quest." Disappeared. Season 4, Episode 3.
• Leah Peebles | Disappeared Blog
• Leah Peebles | NAMUS
• Leah Rachelle Peebles | The Charley Project
• West Mesa Murders | Albuquerque Journal

Jermain Charlo was a 23-year-old Indigenous mother of two boys who disappeared from Missoula, Montana in June 2018. There is little information known to the public about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance. What we do know is that the last person to see Jermain on the night she disappeared was her ex-boyfriend and the father of her two sons. He had a history of abusing Jermain and was previously convicted for domestic violence against her.

Jermain was an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Flathead Nation. Her disappearance has become well-known within the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement.

The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women | An organization dedicated to spreading awareness about violence against Indigenous women and advocating for solutions to solve the systemic and inter-generational issues that perpetuate cycles of violence against Indigenous women.

Listen to the Stolen: The Search for Jermain podcast. There are pieces of information in this episode that derived from Connie Walker's reporting on Jermain Charlo's case.

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Sources:

• "The Unsolved Casefile: Where is Jermain Charlo?" Court TV. 2021 September 1.
• "How Jermain Charlo's Disappearance in Montana Has Become a Flashpoint for Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women." Oxygen. Dolak, Kevin. 2021 April 27.
• "The search continues for Jermain Charlo, two years after her disappearance." KRTV. Miller, Katie. 2020 June 17.
• "Family continues fight for justice in Jermain Charlo case." NBC Montana. Brewster, Brady. 2021 March 19.
• "Jermain Charlo still missing after a year." NBC Montana. Garcia, Nicholas. 2019 June 16.
• "Judge vacates trial for Michael Defrance." KPAX. 2021 September 17.
• "Ex-boyfriend of Jermain Charlo appears in court." Great Falls Tribune. Nerbovig, Ashley. 2021 August 5.
• "Trial date vacated in Michael Defrance case, Jermain Charlo's loved ones keep searching." The Missoulian. Buchli, Zoe. 2022 August 19.
• "Jermain Charlo's ex-boyfriend arrested on firearms charge." The Missoulian. Buchli, Zoe. 2021 August 2.

Cortney Lake was a 24 year old mother who disappeared from St. John's, Newfoundland on June 7th, 2017. On the day she was last seen, her abusive ex-boyfriend had been released after serving only two days in jail, and appearing in court for charges of abuse and harassment against Cortney. Just hours after he walked out of jail, Cortney Lake was captured on dash cam footage getting into the passenger seat of her ex-boyfriend's truck. She remains missing today.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please know that you are not alone. Below are a few links to websites where you can find help and resources to guide you to safety.

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Resources for victims and survivors of domestic violence in the United States, where you can find an extensive list of phone numbers and websites to assist you in getting help for you and your children.

Domestic Shelters | A website dedicated to providing help lines and links to resources for victims and survivors in Canada.


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Sources:

• "Cortney Lake." Never Seen Again. Season 2, Episode 7.
• "A mother's regret: She helped save his life, then he took away her daughter." CBC News. Ariana Kelland, 2020 May 4.
• "'Women are dying': Cortney Lake's family calls for swift action on domestic violence." CBC News. Ariana Kelland, 2021 December 14.
• "Still Looking for Answers: Family of Cortney Lake Marking Four Years Since Disappearance." VOCM Local News Now. 2021 June 7.
• "The Disappearance of Cortney Lake." Stories of the Unsolved. 2019 December 19.

The Night Time Podcast did an excellent series on Cortney Lake's disappearance, featuring her mother, Lisa. You can listen to Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

Daniel Robinson was working in the field as a hydrogeologist in the desert of Buckeye, Arizona, when he disappeared on the morning of June 23rd, 2021. In the days prior to his disappearance, Daniel exhibited a string of odd behaviors that his family and friends were confused and alarmed by.

With very little effort on the part of the Buckeye Police Department, Daniel's father, David Robinson, immediately made the 2,000 mile trip from his home in South Carolina, to Arizona to lead the charge in the search for his son. Since June 2021, David Robinson has been the driving force behind the investigation into his son's disappearance.

Daniel is still missing, and his family deserves answers.

If you have any information regarding Daniel's disappearance, please contact the anonymous tip line set up by the Robinson family at (844) 602-0660 or send an email to [email protected]

Visit pleasehelpfinddaniel.com for more information and tips on how you can aid in the search for Daniel Robinson.

Donate to or share the GoFundMe the Robinson family has set up to aid in the search for Daniel.

Sign the petition created by Daniel's family, urging the Buckeye police to change the classification of Daniel's case to a criminal investigation, and to fuel more resources into his disappearance.

Follow on Twitter: @PleaseHelpFind4
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Sources:

• Daniel Robinson Investigation | Official Police Report
• "Dateline's Missing in America Podcast delves into disappearance of geologist Daniel Robinson." NBC News.
• The Daniel Robinson Investigation | Buckeye Police Department.
• "Missing 24-year-old was rebuffed by woman shortly before his disappearance." News Nation.

In October 1985, 17-year-old Michele Avila disappeared after leaving her home to hang out with three of her good friends. Three days after she was last seen, Michele was found in an area of Angeles National Forest known as Colby Canyon. Despite several suspects making it onto the police department's radar, it would be three years before an unexpected confession would bring Missy's true killers to justice.

But even as recently as a few years ago, Missy's family has been fighting for justice for Missy in the aftermath of this horrific tragedy.

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Sources:

• “Deadly Forest.” Unusual Suspects. Season 5, Episode 1.
• Murder of Michele Avila | Wikipedia
• "Grieving Friends Emerge as Suspects in Girl's Drowning." Los Angeles Times. 29 August 1988. Lozano, Carlos.
• Michele Yvette "Missy" Avila | Find A Grave
• "Two women sentenced in jealousy drowning." Ellensburg Daily Record. 10 March 1990.
• "Killer's impending release painful for slain girl's family." 11 July 2011. Bartholomew, Dana.
• "Last woman convicted in Missy Avila murder released from prison on Monday." Los Angeles Daily News. 10 December 2012. Bartholomew, Dana.
• "Family Sues Daughter's Murderer." Courthouse News Service. 26 March 2015.
• "Killer will not profit from selling story of 17-year-old girl's murder." ABC 7 News. 14 November 2014. Michaelson, Elex & Bartley, Lisa.
• "Family files wrongful death lawsuit against convicted killer who wrote book, had film deal." 25 March 2015. Michaelson, Elex & Bartley, Lisa.
• "Murder victim's family celebrates signing of Missy's Law." ABC 7 News. 6 October 2015.

In December 2015, nineteen year old Katelin Akens traveled from Arizona back to her hometown in Virginia to visit with family. Days later, she disappeared on her way to the airport to fly back home to Arizona. Two days after her disappearance, her suitcase was found with a broken wheel, discarded along the side of the road nearly sixty miles away from the airport where she was supposed to have departed from. Katelin is still missing today.

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Sources:

• Katelin Michelle Akens | The Charley Project
• "Flight Risk" Disappeared. Season 8, Episode 7.
• "Katelin Akens case: Missing teen's texts conflict with locations." True Crime Daily. YouTube. 2019 November 4.
• Katelin Michelle Akens | FBI
• "Mother of Katelin Akens Marks Six Years Since Daughter's Disappearance." Federal Bureau of Investigation. YouTube.

In November 2012, 19-year-old Black transgender woman, Sage Smith, left her apartment for a planned date with a casual partner, but she never returned home. Phone records lead investigators to the man that Sage planned to meet that night, but when police attempted to bring him in for questioning, he fled the state, and has not been seen or heard from since.

No evidence has ever been found in connection with Sage Smith's disappearance.

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Sources:

• “Born This Way.” Disappeared. Season 9, Episode 5.
• Sage Smith | The Charley Project
• "CPD Continues to Seek Leads Regarding Dashad "Sage" Smith Homicide."
• "Police still looking for Sage Smith's suspected killer nine years later."
• "Transgender teen has been missing, presumed dead in Va. for 7 years."
• "Virginia police ask for public's help in locating Erik McFadden, a person of interest in homicide of transgender woman Sage Smith."
• The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality
• Fatal Violence Against the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2021 by the Human Rights Campaign

Fawn Marie Mountain was 25 years old when she vanished from the home she shared with her longtime girlfriend in Claysburg, Pennsylvania. During the entirety of their relationship, Fawn suffered extensive emotional and physical abuse from her girlfriend.

In late November 2012, Fawn disappeared without a trace. At the time, Fawn had gone no-contact with her family, so it would be three years before her family even knew that she was a missing person.

No trace of Fawn Marie Mountain has ever been found. If you have any information, please contact the Pennsylvania State Police at (814) 696-6100 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-472-8477.

Sign Fawn's Petition: https://chng.it/TvHbfLx77z
Fawn's GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/128603b0

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bringfawnmariehome/
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1101728259974604/

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• Fawn Marie Mountain | The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/fawn-marie-mountain
• "Have You Seen Me? Case #1 - Fawn Mountain" by WTAJ News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZA63DqsPCY
• https://wjactv.com/news/local/where-is-fawn-mountain-blair-county-womans-disappearance-gets-world-wide-attention

On November 27th, 2017, 22-year-old Cheyann Klus left her home in Downers Grove, Illinois, taking an uber to visit her reported boyfriend's house for a party. Two days later, just after sunrise, she began sending a string of text messages to a friend, asking to be picked up. When her boyfriend awoke from an 18 hour slumber, Cheyann was gone.

Twelve days later, on December 11th, 2017, a call came in to 911 dispatchers... from Cheyann's phone. But on the other end of the call was nothing but silence before the caller hung up. To this day, it's unknown whether Cheyann made that call herself... or someone else dialed 911 from her phone. Investigators traced the call to Mallard Lake Forest Preserve, 20 miles away from where Cheyann was last seen. At least two large scale searches have been conducted at the preserve, but no evidence has ever been found, including Cheyann's phone.

Cheyann's official date of last contact is listed as December 1st, 2017, when a friend was reported to have spoken with her. But she has not been seen or heard from since. Her previously active social media accounts have been completely silent since she disappeared.

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Cheyann Klus in early December 2017, please call the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office at (630) 407-2400 or (630) 407-2323.

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Sources:

• "Where is Cheyann Klus? Chicago-area woman vanishes after pleading to be picked up. Part 1." Crime Watch Daily. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmEh0Xoopfw
• "Young Woman Vanishes in Aftermath of Mom's Death. Part 2." Crime Watch Daily. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-MKg9g05YM
• https://charleyproject.org/case/cheyann-l-klus
• https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/41946
• https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/missing-downers-grove-woman/162896/

Nevaeh Kingbird is a 15 year old Indigenous girl from Bemidji, Minnesota. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, specifically the Leech Lake Band. Around 2am on October 22nd, 2021, Nevaeh was last seen at a trailer home in the area of Southview Terrace Park in Bemidji. She has not been seen or heard from since.

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Nevaeh Kingbird, please contact the Bemidji Police Department at (218) 333-9111 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Bring Nevaeh Kingbird Home Facebook: https://bit.ly/3Npr8oo

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force Report: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ojp/Documents/missing-murdered-indigenous-women-task-force-report.pdf

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Sources:

• https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP88394

• https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/search-continues-missing-15-year-old-nevaeh-kingbird-bemidji-minnesota-n1289096

• https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/new-information-released-in-case-of-missing-15-year-old-nevaeh-kingbird-1

• https://www.fox9.com/news/missing-murdered-indigenous-people-minnesota-data-mmir

• https://www.startribune.com/first-in-the-nation-state-office-takes-on-epidemic-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-minnesotans/600159690/

• https://www.wdio.com/minnesota-news/missing-nevaeh-kingbird-bemidji/6470452/