On December 1, 2024, just before midnight, the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) responded to reports of a shooting near the 300 block of Avondale Drive in Pompano Beach, Florida. Upon arrival, deputies discovered an adult male, identified as Roderick Henry, who had sustained gunshot wounds. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue pronounced Henry deceased at the scene.The location of the incident was adjacent to a Department of Corrections Transitional Housing facility, known as Turning Point Bridge, which serves as a community release center for recently released inmates. Neighbors reported frequent nighttime gatherings near the facility's fence, noting that some individuals accessed the area through a hole in the fence. However, it remains unclear whether Henry had any connection to the facility.Following the shooting, the perpetrator(s) fled the scene before law enforcement's arrival. BSO's Homicide and Crime Scene units have initiated an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding Henry's death. As of now, no arrests have been made, and no suspects have been publicly identified. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward. A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for tips leading to an arrest.Community members have expressed concern over the incident, highlighting the area's usual safety despite the proximity to the transitional facility. BSO continues to appeal to the public for assistance, emphasizing the importance of community involvement in solving the case. Individuals with information are encouraged to contact BSO Homicide Unit Detective John McGlynn at (954) 321-4208 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app. Anonymous tips can be provided to Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477) or online at browardcrimestoppers.org.

Sydney Kaitlyn West, a 19-year-old originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, disappeared on September 30, 2020, while in San Francisco, California. She had taken a rideshare to Crissy Field near the Golden Gate Bridge, a place she often visited to exercise and take photographs. She was last seen on surveillance footage around 6:45 a.m. walking towards the bridge, but due to foggy conditions, much of the camera footage was obscured. Her backpack was later found near the bridge, but her phone and headphones were never recovered. Sydney has not been heard from since.Sydney had been taking a gap year after suffering a concussion earlier in 2020, which made online learning difficult. She had planned to return to the University of California, Berkeley in the fall of 2021. Despite an extensive investigation and multiple tips, there has been no activity on her phone, bank accounts, or social media since her disappearance. Sydney’s family, who believe she would not have intentionally disappeared, has offered a reward for any information about her case, which remains unsolved.

Jason Landry, a 21-year-old Texas State University student, disappeared under mysterious circumstances on December 13, 2020, while driving from his apartment in San Marcos to his hometown of Missouri City, Texas, for the holiday break. Landry's journey took an unexpected and unexplained turn as he neared Luling, Texas. His car, a silver Nissan Altima, was found abandoned early the next morning on Salt Flat Road, a remote area outside Luling. The vehicle had crashed, with its lights on and keys still in the ignition, but there were no signs of Jason at the scene.Investigators pieced together the timeline leading up to the crash. Jason had been using the Waze app for navigation, but switched to Snapchat shortly before his car veered off the gravel road. The crash, which appeared to be a single-car accident, raised more questions than answers. Items belonging to Jason, including his backpack, phone, and wallet, were found inside the vehicle, while his clothing was located approximately 900 feet away. Despite extensive searches by law enforcement and volunteers, no trace of Jason has been found.Over time, authorities have pursued various leads, including reviewing his digital footprint and analyzing his cell phone data. Investigators suspect that Jason survived the crash but may have become disoriented and wandered away. Search dogs traced his scent for a short distance from the crash site before losing it. To this day, despite multiple investigations, including assistance from the Texas Attorney General’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit, Jason’s whereabouts remain unknown, and his case continues to baffle authorities.Script by Ben Jenum

Dean Arnold Corll, also known as the "Candy Man," was an American serial killer responsible for the abduction, torture, and murder of at least 28 boys in Houston, Texas, between 1970 and 1973. His crimes, often referred to as the Houston Mass Murders, were among the most gruesome in American history. Corll lured his victims with the help of teenage accomplices David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley.

Eric Shaw was 37, a Black man, when a summer night in Columbus, Georgia turned violent at the Southside Court Apartments. In the early hours of July 21, 2015, he and his girlfriend were in the parking lot when gunfire erupted, striking them both; Shaw took a gunshot wound to the head, and his girlfriend was hit in the leg and buttock. She was treated and released, while Shaw’s injuries set him on a far longer, harsher path.For months, the shooting lingered as an open wound—one of those cases that doesn’t end when the sirens fade. Shaw survived the initial attack and was hospitalized, eventually being released on October 6, 2015. But the damage didn’t let go. He was readmitted on October 15 with complications tied to blood clots, and on October 20, 2015, he died in the Midtown Medical ICU. The Muscogee County coroner, Buddy Bryan, confirmed his death and counted it as Columbus’s fourteenth homicide of that year.Public reporting about the investigation describes the shooting scene and the victims, but it does not name an arrested suspect or announce criminal charges tied to Shaw’s death. In available summaries of the incident, the shooting remains framed as an unresolved act of violence at the apartment complex—two people shot, one life ultimately lost months later—without a publicly identified perpetrator brought to court.

Anita Knutson was an 18-year-old female college student from Minot, North Dakota, a young woman who was trying to build an ordinary life when it ended in a way that would haunt her family and community for years. She had grown up in North Dakota after being born in California, and by the spring of 2007 she was attending Minot State University, working, studying, and living off campus with a roommate. On June 4, 2007, when she did not show up for work and could not be reached, her father went to check on her. He found her apartment locked and her car still outside. A damaged window screen drew attention to the bedroom, and through the window he saw Anita lying on her bed. She had been stabbed to death, and the scene immediately raised the terrifying possibility that whoever killed her had either known how to get in or had tried to make the crime look like an outside break-in.From the beginning, the case carried the feel of a nightmare that had happened in a place that should have been safe. Investigators determined Anita had bled to death from stab wounds to the chest, one of them catastrophic. Nothing about the crime suggested a simple robbery gone wrong. Over time, the picture that emerged was of tension inside the apartment she shared with Nichole Rice, then known as Nichole Thomas. Testimony and later reporting described a strained living situation, arguments, and growing fear. Anita’s family said she had become uneasy enough that a lock was installed on her bedroom door. Friends and coworkers later told investigators that Rice had complained bitterly about Anita, and one witness said Rice had made a threatening statement about getting Anita out of the house one way or another.Even with those suspicions, the case drifted into the long, punishing silence of a cold case. For nearly 15 years, Anita’s death remained unsolved. Police continued to view her roommate as an important figure in the investigation, but they said the evidence was not yet enough to make an arrest. Other names surfaced over the years, including Devin Hall, who was discussed during the later trial as an alternate suspect the defense believed deserved more attention. Investigators, however, testified that Hall had been ruled out based on evidence about his whereabouts. That conflict became part of the deeper tragedy of the case: not only was Anita gone, but the search for certainty kept splintering into doubt, rumor, and competing theories.The case broke open in March 2022, when police arrested Nichole Rice in Minot and charged her with murder in Anita’s death. Authorities said inconsistent statements had followed Rice for years and pointed to witness accounts that she had allegedly admitted involvement. At trial, prosecutors built their case around the damaged relationship between the roommates, the lack of evidence of a true burglary, and testimony from people who said Rice had either confessed or spoken about Anita’s death in chilling ways. One witness said Rice described Anita as looking peaceful after she was stabbed. Another said Rice admitted killing her after an argument. Prosecutors argued that the murder had happened inside the apartment during a period when the two roommates were in conflict, and that the broken screen had been used to sell a false story about an intruder.But when the case finally reached a jury in Grand Forks in March 2025, the prosecution’s theory did not become a conviction. Rice’s lawyers attacked the investigation as incomplete and too dependent on old statements, memory gaps, and a circumstantial chain that could not fully close around their client. They pushed back hard on the credibility of confession witnesses and argued that other suspects had not been fully explored. After more than five hours of deliberation, the jury found Nichole Rice not guilty. That verdict ended the criminal case against her, but it did not answer the question that had lingered since the day Anita was found on her bed.

Daniel Cornelius Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist, was last seen on June 23, 2021, leaving a remote job site in Buckeye, Arizona. He was working for Matrix New World, an engineering company, in the vicinity of Sun Valley Parkway and Cactus Road. A coworker, whom he had met for the first time that day, reported that Robinson was acting strangely before he drove his 2017 blue-grey Jeep Renegade west into the desert. Robinson's father reported him missing that evening. Daniel is a Black man, 5'8" tall and weighing 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was born with a partial right arm and is missing his right hand.Nearly a month after his disappearance, on July 19, 2021, a local rancher discovered Robinson's Jeep Renegade in a ravine approximately three to four miles from the job site. The vehicle was found on its side with the airbags deployed, and evidence suggested the driver had been wearing a seatbelt. Robinson's personal belongings, including his cell phone, wallet, keys, and clothing, were found at the scene. Despite extensive searches of the area covering over 70 square miles by the Buckeye Police Department and other agencies, utilizing K-9 units, drones, and helicopters, Robinson has not been located. During the searches for Robinson, the remains of other individuals have been discovered, but none have been identified as his.The investigation into Robinson's disappearance has been complex. The Buckeye Police Department has stated that at this time, foul play is not suspected. However, Robinson's family has hired a private investigator who has raised questions about the official findings. The family's investigator suggests the crash scene may have been staged, citing data from the vehicle's black box that indicates the ignition was turned on 46 times after the airbags deployed and that the vehicle traveled an additional 11 miles after the crash. The family also points to red paint transfer on the Jeep as evidence of a potential prior collision. Furthermore, there have been reports of someone entering Robinson's apartment in Tempe after his disappearance and accessing his computer. The case has drawn significant attention, with Daniel's father, David Robinson, tirelessly leading search efforts and advocating for his son. He has organized numerous volunteer searches and established a website to share information and coordinate efforts to find his son.Script by Ben Jenum

On September 10, 2022, the life of 59-year-old Debbie Collier, a white female from Athens, Georgia, came to a tragic and mysterious end. The day began with a strange and alarming message sent to her daughter, which included a sum of money and a cryptic note. This communication would be the last anyone heard from her, sparking a frantic search that concluded with a grim discovery.The following day, law enforcement located the rental vehicle Collier had been driving parked on the side of a highway in Habersham County, Georgia. A subsequent search of the nearby woods led them to a ravine where Collier's partially naked and burned body was found. The scene was disturbing, with investigators initially treating her death as a homicide. The unusual circumstances, including the final message and the state in which her body was found, fueled widespread speculation and media attention, painting a picture of a potential kidnapping and murder.Investigators delved into Collier's life, seeking clues and a motive for what appeared to be a brutal crime. They explored her relationships, financial situation, and recent activities. The investigation, however, took an unexpected turn as evidence began to point away from foul play. Security footage from a Family Dollar store in Clayton, Georgia, captured Collier on the afternoon of her disappearance. In the video, she was alone and appeared calm as she purchased several items that were later found at the scene where her body was discovered, including a tarp, a tote bag, and a torch lighter.After a thorough investigation, the Habersham County Sheriff's Office announced a startling conclusion: Debbie Collier's death was a suicide. The autopsy report determined that she had died from inhalation of superheated gases, thermal injuries, and hydrocodone intoxication. The investigation revealed that Collier had a history of mental health struggles and had been facing personal challenges. The cryptic final message, initially believed to be a clue to her abduction, was reinterpreted in light of the other evidence. Ultimately, investigators found no evidence to suggest that anyone else was involved in her death. No suspects were ever named, and no arrests were made in connection with the case, as the official cause of death was ruled self-inflicted. The case was subsequently closed.

In the early morning hours of September 1, 2024, a large disturbance broke out on State Street in Clairton, Pennsylvania, where numerous people were fighting in the street. As police arrived at the scene around 4:10 a.m., multiple gunshots were fired into the crowd. In the ensuing chaos, Derrick Davis, a 28-year-old male from McKeesport, was shot. Despite his injuries, Davis managed to get into his vehicle and flee the scene.His attempt to escape the violence was short-lived. About a mile from the fight, Davis crashed his vehicle, flipping it and shearing a utility pole. He was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries. Two other men were also wounded in the shooting; one was shot in the arm and the other in the leg, but both were reported to be in stable condition. Friends and family remembered Davis as a well-respected young man who was always willing to help others.The Allegheny County Police Department's Homicide Unit is leading the ongoing investigation into the shooting. Detectives recovered several guns from the scene and determined that over a dozen shots had been fired during the incident. One person was detained at the scene, though further details about their involvement have not been released. A year after the incident, investigators are still working to identify suspects and have appealed to the public for information, noting that with a crowd of nearly 1,000 people, there were likely many witnesses to the events that led to Davis's death.

Sheena Gibbs, a 40-year-old woman from Chicago, was last seen on November 3, 2021. She had planned to travel from her Rogers Park neighborhood to Davenport, Iowa, to care for her ailing mother, but she never arrived. Her last confirmed sighting was near the intersection of West Greenleaf Avenue and North Sheridan Road in Chicago on November 5, 2021. Her family grew concerned when Sheena stopped responding to calls, which went straight to voicemail. The final communication from her was a text message sent to a friend on November 8Sheena, a cancer survivor and social justice activist, was well-known for her strength and determination. She worked as a home health aide at the University of Illinois Chicago and had been living with her boyfriend at the time of her disappearance. Despite an initial classification as a “habitual missing” person due to prior reports, her case was later reclassified as "high risk," suggesting she might be in dangerAuthorities have yet to make any arrests, but they continue to search for leads. Her family, supported by organizations like the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, remains hopeful for answers. A mural in Rogers Park was created in her honor to raise awareness of her case. Despite the ongoing investigation, Sheena remains missing, and anyone with information is urged to contact the Chicago Police Department.Script by Ben Jenum