Trigger Warning: Murder, sexual violence, and death.

In this haunting Halloween episode of Just Jess, I explore the stories that linger — the souls we remember, and the darkness we refuse to glorify. From infamous true crimes to the invisible scars they leave behind, this episode asks what it really means to live among ghosts — both the ones we’ve lost and the ones that still walk beside us. It’s not about shock value. It’s about remembrance, empathy, and confronting the ways violence reshapes us.

Resources & Support

If you or someone you love is missing, or if you want to help bring names back to the nameless, these are the people doing the work:

• The Doe Network — doenetwork.org: a volunteer-run database of missing and unidentified persons.
  

• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) — missingkids.org: resources for families and investigations.
  

• The DNA Doe Project — dnadoeproject.org: using genetic genealogy to identify the unidentified.
  

• NamUs — namus.gov: the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
  

• VictimConnect Resource Center — victimconnect.org: a free, confidential helpline for victims of crime.
  

• The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force — justice.gov/mmiw: focused on justice for Indigenous victims.