Crime and Crime Again

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/

Olivia Lone Bear was a 32 year old mother of five, and a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes - the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. In October 2017, Olivia disappeared from the Fort Berthold Reservation where she lived, leaving behind personal belongings such as her wallet and cellphone. The truck that Olivia had been borrowing from a friend that day also vanished.

The search for Olivia lasted nearly ten months. With little to no aid or resources from tribal, state, or federal authorities, Olivia's family was essentially left to search for her on their own.

Olivia Lone Bear's death is highly suspicious. There is a reward in place for information leading to those responsible for her disappearance and death. Those with any information are asked to call 1-800-225-5324.

Olivia Lone Bear is one of far too many Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women across the United States and Canada.

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Sources:

• https://www.hcn.org/issues/50.12/tribal-affairs-no-crime-scene-the-search-for-olivia-lone-bear
• https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/new-details-emerge-in-olivia-lone-bear-case-as-federal-authorities-visit-fort-berthold-reservation/article_7ab709ae-e625-5d3c-8277-96fe812198e4.html#tncms-source=login
• https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/search-continues-for-olivia-lone-bear/article_5074c108-0511-5122-8a7e-f5f7d8128f8e.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gHLZ8ZLyEg
• https://www.justice.gov/usao-nd/pr/media-advisory-us-attorney-and-fbi-leadership-brief-family-olivia-lone-bear-death
• https://www.valleynewslive.com/2021/04/08/unit-within-interior-to-investigate-cases-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people/
• https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/11/20/affidavit-woman-was-strapped-into-seat-of-submerged-truck
• https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/family-frustrated-lack-search-efforts-native-america-woman-olivia-lone-n828561
• https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/fbi-confident-body-found-submerged-truck-belongs-missing-mother-olivia-n897546
• https://www.hcn.org/articles/tribal-affairs-the-woman-who-searches-for-indian-countrys-missing
• https://hpr1.com/index.php/feature/news/olivia-lone-bears-pickup-truck-found
• https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/uniquely-problematic-in-reservation-communities-the-story-of-policing-on-tribal-lands/

Candace Rough Surface was an 18 year old Lakota Sioux woman from the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota. On August 2nd, 1980, Candace went out for a night on the town, and was never seen alive again.

Her family, including her two year old son, would be left in the dark and waiting for justice for more than 15 years.

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Sources:

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151312704/candace-patricia-rough_surface
• https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/02/mobridge-man-who-raped-and-killed-standing-rock-woman-granted-parole/117065218/
• https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960317&slug=2319519
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/05/03/revisiting-a-murder-across-racial-divide/c053673f-857e-4c99-a7fc-d9fb7bca16cf/
• https://apnews.com/article/62b84d7a33592faa55c5c54128c70a3a
• https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/mobridge-man-who-raped-and-killed-standing-rock-woman-granted-parole/
• https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/content/news/Supporters-gather-for-to-support-son-of-murdered-woman-510049221.html
• https://mndaily.com/249291/uncategorized/suspect-finally-pleadsguilty-after-16-years/
• https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/20/us/from-80-crime-white-sioux-tension-today.html
• https://hpr1.com/index.php/feature/news/looking-for-another-indian-girl-to-kill/

Content Warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics such as depression and suicidal ideation.

On September 1st, 2015, 17-year-old Macin Smith left his home in St. George, Utah around 7:40am, presumably to go to school. But Macin never arrived at school that day. He left behind all of his belongings, including his phone and wallet.

After struggling with depression for several years, Macin's disappearance left his parents worried about his wellbeing. Multiple sightings were reported in the first few months after he disappeared, but there have never been any confirmed sightings of Macin.

Now, almost seven years after he vanished, still no trace of Macin Smith has ever been found.

Help Find Macin Smith Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/macinsarmy/

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Sources:

• "The Silent Son." Disappeared. Season 8, Episode 2. 2017 April 2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6739810/
• https://www.abc4.com/news/missing-in-utah/missing-in-utah-wheres-macin/
• https://www.abc4.com/news/st-george-mother-shares-message-of-healing-on-5-year-anniversary-of-teen-sons-disappearance/amp/
• https://www.abc4.com/news/memory-bench-created-in-honor-of-missing-macin-smith/
• https://gephardtdaily.com/local/macin-smiths-uncle-shares-new-insights-into-nephews-disappearance-offers-hope-for-others/
• https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thespectrum.com/amp/371974001
• https://www.deseret.com/2019/5/16/20673506/police-focused-missing-utah-teen-case-on-parents
• https://gephardtdaily.com/local/divorce-despair-and-a-familys-need-to-move-on-leads-to-final-search-for-macin-smith/
• https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2017/06/17/macin-smith-unsolved-missing-person-case/396718001/

Keeshae Jacobs was 21 years old when she disappeared from Richmond, Virginia on September 26th, 2016. None of the belongings she brought with her, including her phone, ID, and overnight bag, have ever been located. There has been no evidence found to lead to Keeshae's whereabouts, and no suspects have ever been named in her disappearance.

Keeshae's case was featured in the HBO documentary, "Black and Missing," created by the Black and Missing Foundation.

Black and Missing Foundation: https://blackandmissinginc.com/

Help Find Keeshae Jacobs Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Help-Find-Keeshae-Jacobs-345064462508759/

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Sources:

• "Her Last Night Out." Still A Mystery. Season 2, Episode 9. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12718668/?ref_=tt_ch
• Keeshae Jacobs | The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/keeshae-eunique-jacobs
• Robinson, M 2018, 'Her daughter is missing. Her son was murdered. This Mother's Day, she graduates in their honor,' Richmond Times Dispatch, 11 May 2018. https://richmond.com/news/local/her-daughter-is-missing-her-son-was-murdered-this-mothers-day-she-graduates-in-their/article_5916a720-210b-535d-9c10-1e144b679583.html
• Hillier, B 2018, 'Mother of missing daughter holds 'Missing Person Day' to help support families with missing loved ones,' NBC News, 17 September 2018. https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/mother-missing-daughter-holds-missing-person-day-help-support-families-n910496
• Battle, M 2017, 'What Happens When People Think Your Missing Daughter Is A Joke,' Elite Daily, 28 March 2017. https://www.elitedaily.com/news/dc-missing-black-girls-motherhood-keeshae-jacobs-toni-jacobs/1840648
• Layne, T 2021, 'Where is Keeshae Jacobs? It's been 5 years since the Richmond daughter disappeared,' 6News Richmond, 26 September 2021. https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/where-is-keeshae-jacobs
• Tron, G 2021, ''Begging Them To Please Help Me,' Who is Keeshae Jacobs And Why Was Her Disappearance Ignored?' Oxygen, 23 November 2021. https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/who-is-keeshae-jacobs-missing-woman-included-in-black-and-missing-on-hbo-max
• Burkett, J 2018, 'Crucial development in Keeshae Jacobs case involves man in prison: Crime Insider sources,' 6News Richmond, 26 September 2018. https://www.wtvr.com/2018/09/26/crucial-development-in-keeshae-jacobs-case-involves-man-in-prison/
• "Victim Identified, Arrest Made in Greshamwood Place Homicide," Richmond, VA Police Blog, 9 January 2017. http://richmondvapolice.blogspot.com/2017/01/victim-identified-arrest-made-in.html
• "Sources: Man killed in Southside shooting is brother of missing woman," NBC12, 10 January 2017. https://www.nbc12.com/story/34213221/sources-man-killed-in-southside-shooting-is-brother-of-missing-woman/
• Rockett, A 2019, 'Man pleads no contest before retrial in killing at Richmond motel, gets 5 years,' Richmond Times-Dispatch, 5 June 2019. https://www.pressreader.com/usa/richmond-times-dispatch/20190605/281616716862833
• Tabackman, L 2019, 'Mother of murdered Richmond man frustrated with killer’s sentence,' 6News Richmond, 4 June 2019. https://www.wtvr.com/2019/06/04/mother-of-murdered-man-frustrated-with-killers-sentence

On March 22nd, 1961, the tiny town of Odessa, Texas was rocked by the murder of a teenage girl who attended Odessa High School. Betty Williams was a talented theater student and aspiring actress, but in the eyes of her peers, she was an outcast. The way that Betty viewed the world was entirely ahead of the era during which she was born; her idealistic spirit made her the subject of judgment and contempt amongst her classmates in the conservative Christian oil town of Odessa.

When Betty doesn't arrive at school one morning and is reported missing by her mother, most of the locals in town think she's simply run away. But a confession from within Betty's small circle of friends shakes the town to its core.

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Sources:

• "Bye-Bye, Betty." A Crime to Remember. Season 3, Episode 8. Investigation Discovery. 2015 December 29. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5156498/fullcredits
• Elizabeth Jean Williams | Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92973471/elizabeth-jean-williams
• Colloff, P 2006, 'A Kiss Before Dying,' Texas Monthly, February 2006. https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/a-kiss-before-dying/
• Sliney, John 1961, 'Boy Accused of Murder,' The Odessa American, 23 March 1961. https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=24603864&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjMwMTI5MTA5OCwiaWF0IjoxNjQ4MzUxODY4LCJleHAiOjE2NDg0MzgyNjh9.6Cb0WinPCgZeZhPScRhTgRNc84A69TN-SpZOfU117CY
• 'Haunted in the Basin: OHS auditorium haunted by the ghost of Betty Williams,' Your Basin, 29 October 2021. https://www.yourbasin.com/news/most-haunted-places/haunted-in-the-basin-ohs-auditorium-haunted-by-the-ghost-of-betty-williams/
• 'Odessa's "Kiss and Kill" killer has died,' CBS 7, 9 January 2019. https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/FIRST-ON-CBS7-Kiss-and-Kill-killer-has-died-504111961.html

Phylicia Barnes was 16 years old when she vanished on December 28th, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. When she was found four months later, a suspect was arrested immediately for her murder. But today, more than a decade later, her murder remains unresolved.

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Sources:

• "Who killed Phylicia Barnes? Honors student vanishes while visiting sister." True Crime Daily. YouTube. 2021 January 26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5AA6yWNYaI
• https://abcnews.go.com/US/search-phylicia-barnes-continues-honor-student-missing-trip/story?id=12571023
• "Medical examiner who conducted autopsy on Phylicia Barnes testifies." 16 WAPT News Jackson. YouTube. 2018 March 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpe6O24110M
• "State claims phone call shows Johnson was obsessed with Phylicia Barnes." WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore. YouTube. 2018 March 29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxViWKDXfng
• https://www.wbtv.com/story/20648281/jury-selection-set-to-begin-in-phylicia-barnes-murder-trial/
• https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/21/us/maryland-phylicia-barnes-death/index.html
• https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-xpm-2014-01-24-bs-md-ci-detective-trial-start-20140124-story.html
• https://www.npr.org/2011/02/21/133681328/baltimore-police-look-to-media-to-find-missing-teen
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215346169/phylicia-simone-barnes
• https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-barnes-trial-day-five-20130128-story.html?int=lat_digitaladshouse_bx-modal_acquisition-subscriber_ngux_display-ad-interstitial_bx-bonus-story_______
• https://www.wbaltv.com/article/phylicia-barnes-sister-testifies-against-michael-johnson/19183399
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/in-phylicia-barnes-murder-case-prosecutors-say-sex-video-includes-victim-alleged-killer/2012/12/29/a72887e8-51f3-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_story.html
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/michael-johnson-defense-questions-sisters-224400074.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANIROna_bkQF0kABHZQOo4hhV-givY_R8DurVxdEqRyQu9Y2tTzVaxpnPI3JUeaDDrOKNlPOwQ_XsUc_fG1cPzDjAt75flMywS1d3Y1CSzbpQUwLN9ivNJu9h_5MDjBRL5cFRClqT_3f-JwXCARb6RAhli1UeM2JdzHjIeSqTSvQ
• https://journalnow.com/father-of-slain-monroe-teen-endures-accused-killer-s-trial/article_42b19060-6c75-11e2-97e9-001a4bcf6878.html
• https://afro.com/man-convicted-of-phylicia-barnes-murder-to-receive-new-trial/

On May 3rd, 2013, Amber Berbiglia was murdered in broad daylight under a freeway overpass in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Today, her case remains unsolved.

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Sources:

• “Unsolved: South Carolina’s Amber Berbiglia case.” True Crime Daily. YouTube. 2019 August 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XQ4o3M3oLs
• “New Beginnings Violent Endings.” Still A Mystery. Investigation Discovery. Season 3, Episode 8. 2021 June 8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14818634/?ref_=ttep_ep8
• https://www.wbtw.com/news/no-arrests-in-3-year-old-horry-county-murder-case-of-amber-berbiglia/
• https://www.wmbfnews.com/story/35298818/four-years-later-amber-berbiglias-murder-remains-unsolved/
• https://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/05/04/womans-murder-still-remains-mystery-six-years-after-her-death/
• https://www.wmbfnews.com/story/23936754/exclusive-new-details-in-amber-berbiglias-murder/
• https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/myrtlebeachonline/name/amber-berbiglia-obituary?id=13117918

Stevie Bates disappeared in April 2012, after returning home to New York following a cross country road trip with friends. Years would pass before Stevie's family had any answers, and yet, her case remains unsolved.

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• NYC Port Authority Surveillance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz3iQRTPYjM
• Video of Stevie on a train, April 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifVYFCHY6Xg
• https://findsteviebates.com/
• https://abc7ny.com/humain-remains-found-human-in-queens-glendale/6449198/
• https://abc7ny.com/missing-teen-in-queens-human-remains-found-bones-at-construction-site-daughter/10594051/
• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2711436/
• https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/high-school/stevie-bates-daughter-satellite-academy-basketball-coach-darryl-jones-missing-article-1.1077337
• https://prettydeathseller.com/2018/02/25/its-been-nearly-6-years-since-stevie-bates-disappeared-from-manhattan-why-has-her-case-gone-cold/
• https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-stevie-bates-devastating-update
• "Stevie Bates and Kahil Gray." Find Our Missing. Season 2, Episode 1. 2013 January 9. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2711436/

Kelley Brannon disappeared from the Sunshine Inn motel in Live Oak, Florida on July 15th, 2020. She was a writer, artist, musician, filmmaker, and activist who stood at the forefront of any opportunity to speak out and stand up for what was right and just. The last person to see Kelley was her boyfriend, Eddie Emerson; he is the only one with any insight into what happened that night. Kelley's last communication with anyone was an eerie voicemail to her boyfriend that ended with her stating that she was getting into a car. No one has seen or heard from Kelley Brannon since.

The song featured at the end of the episode is an original by Kelley Brannon.
Empty Chair: https://vimeo.com/150904988

Missing Kelley Brannon Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/whereiskelleybrannon

Friends of Kelley Brannon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FriendsofKelleyBrannon

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• https://www.wctv.tv/2021/05/27/unsolved-florida-what-happened-to-kelley-brannon-pt-1/
• https://www.wctv.tv/2021/05/28/unsolved-florida-what-happened-to-kelley-brannon-pt-2/
• https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/df63ff88ba944234934c5b8259607b14
• Eddie Emerson Interview with Jason Hebert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-lUZZR_uHg
• Eddie Emerson Interview with Unmasked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hI6X1kBIKk
• WHO is Kelley Brannon? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqi63w-wQX8
• Kelley Brannon’s Full Voicemail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7kdzKshKVM