Never Found Never Forgotten

Two 8 year old girls go missing.  One from New Hampshire. One from Florida.  Despite the 1,500 miles that separate them, their case has 1 suspect in common. 

https://charleyproject.org/case/tammy-lyn-belanger

https://charleyproject.org/case/marjorie-christina-luna

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33381498/belanger-project/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33381251/belanger-project/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33332778/belanger-project/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33431812/belanger-projectluna/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33431589/belanger-projectluna/

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-06-08-9103020800-story.html

Two men, both from Bremerton, Washington disappear nearly 30 years apart. Joseph Pichler disappeared in 2006, and Francis Cantea in 1975. 

https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/former-child-actor-vanishes-without-a-trace-81118999467a

https://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-david-wolfgang-pichler

https://www.newson6.com/story/5e368c202f69d76f620a3506/former-child-movie-actor-joe-pichler-missing-suicidal-note-found-was-in-beethoven-comedies

https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/without-a-trace-two-lives-no-signs-ep-422419792-358728791.html/

4 year old Rilya Wilson disappeared from foster care in early 2001. It was over 15 months before it was discovered she was missing. 

https://www.flsenate.gov/Media/PressRelease/Show/4113

https://charleyproject.org/case/rilya-shenise-wilson

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/02/12/geralyn-graham-to-be-sentenced-in-rilya-wilson-case/

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/17/key-prosecution-witness-takes-stand-in-geralyn-graham-trial/

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/11/more-testimony-tuesday-in-rilya-wilson-murder-trial/

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/10/rilya-wilsons-sister-to-attend-graham-murder-trial/

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-nsf-rilya-wilson-20150311-story.html

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/05/testimony-to-resume-in-case-of-rilya-wilsons-death/

Witnesses see 15 year old Pearl Pinson being attacked on a pedestrian overpass. She is never seen again, and her abductor was killed in a shootout with police. 

http://charleyproject.org/case/pearl-pinson

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/solano-family-seeks-answers-for-missing-daughter-featured-on-people-magazine/160369/

https://people.com/crime/pearl-pinson-vanished-abductor-killed-by-police/

https://abc7news.com/vallejo-solano-county-sheriffs-office-pearl-pinson-missing-girl/1356486/

https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/crime-solano-county-courts/sister-friends-mark-5th-anniversary-of-pearl-pinsons-kidnapping/

https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2019/11/14/where-is-pearl-pinson/

After a loooong hiatus, I'm back! This week I'm going to tell you about the disappearances of 2 little girls: 20 month old Ayla Reynolds from Maine, and 10 month old Lisa Irwin from Missouri. 

https://charleyproject.org/case/ayla-bell-reynolds

https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4237&context=colbyecho

https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/ayla-reynolds

https://www.insideedition.com/mother-ayla-reynolds-files-wrongful-death-suit-against-missing-girls-father-49327

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Ayla_Reynolds

https://bangordailynews.com/2019/05/17/news/missing-toddlers-blood-was-from-when-she-was-sick-attorney-for-ayla-reynolds-father-says/

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/12/17/ayla-reynolds-wrongful-death-lawsuit/

https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/13/justice/maine-missing-toddler-ayla-reynolds/index.html

https://www.centralmaine.com/2022/02/22/mother-of-ayla-reynolds-alleges-in-new-documents-adults-tried-to-clean-up-blood-from-dead-child-in-waterville-home/

Lisa Renee Irwin – The Charley Project

Missing Baby Lisa Irwin Vanished 5 Years Ago: Parents Speak Out on Updates | PEOPLE.com

Five years later: New theories revealed in baby Lisa Irwin’s disappearance | News | kctv5.com

Diamond Bynum and her 2 year old nephew vanished without a trace from Gary, Indiana.  Diamond suffers from Prader-Willi Syndrome, a condition that leaves her mentally and physically disabled. There have been few clues in this case. 

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/family-holds-out-hope-that-missing-child-woman-will-someday-be-found/2507890/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/7/25/22593314/diamond-bynum-king-walker-missing-gary

https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/double-disappearance-where-are-diamond-bynum-king-walker-155cd18c0773

https://charleyproject.org/case/diamond-daisy-bobbie-monet-bynum

https://charleyproject.org/case/king-rajan-walker

Two cases from the wilderness of California. The 1981 disappearance of 14 year old Stacy Arras from Yosemite National Park, and the 1998 disappearance of 38 year old Jonathan Aujay from the Angeles National Forest. Both cases remain unsolved. 

Also, a review of the book "Highway of Tears" by Jessica McDiarmid. 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-15-me-60157-story.html

https://charleyproject.org/case/jonathan-aujay

https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/released-files-for-stacy-arras-case.pdf

https://charleyproject.org/case/stacy-ann-arras

The 1982 disappearance of Steven Pearsall has been linked to the disappearance of 12 year old Christina White in 1979, and the 1981 murder of Kristen David.  Mysteriously, the same night Steven disappeared two women, Kristina Nelson and her stepsister Jacqueline "Brandi" Miller, also went missing.  Their bodies were later discovered in 1984.  This rash of crimes in the Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington area has been called the Lewis Clark Valley Murders. Are they linked to one person of interest? 

https://charleyproject.org/case/steven-r-pearsall

https://charleyproject.org/case/christina-lee-white

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Clark_Valley_murders

https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/cold-case-fbi-calls-public-assistance-40-anniversary-murder-kristin-david/293-e11f2d93-7dcb-4724-b977-892cfe80a845

https://klewtv.com/news/local/40-years-after-kristin-davids-disappearance-near-genesee-fbi-still-hopes-to-find-killer

https://lmtribune.com/northwest/in-pursuit-of-justice/article_8cddf360-726f-5ce2-8afa-13d2a7a13d9d.html

https://klewtv.com/news/local/a-look-into-the-suspect-in-christina-white-disappearance

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/22/lewiston-law-enforcement-gives-fresh-look-at-unsol/

The Runaway Train music video was re-released for the 25th anniversary featuring the missing children Adagio Talifero, Tammy Flores, Joanna Hernandez Pacheco, Kristopher Lewis, Nahomi Grant, and Alexandria Lowitzer. 

https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-mysterious-unsolved-disappearance-of-ali-lowitzer-b0fadbd58637

https://charleyproject.org/case/alexandria-joy-lowitzer

https://charleyproject.org/case/adagio-talifero

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/on-tv0/in-pursuit-with-john-walsh/articles/search-continues-father-and-son-vanished-2018-sailing-trip

https://charleyproject.org/case/tammy-alexandra-flores

https://charleyproject.org/case/diego-alejandro-flores

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/10/23/1114852/

https://missing-usa.com/news/missing-nahomi-grant-ny?uid=24215

https://charleyproject.org/case/kristopher-bryan-lewis

https://www.boston25news.com/news/mother-pushing-for-answers-2-years-after-13-year-old-went-missing/335646231/

https://charleyproject.org/case/joanna-hernandez-pacheco

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/columbus-police-searching-for-missing-15-year-old-girl-last-seen-in-june-2018

https://www.runawaytrain25.com/watch-video

Soul Asylum released a music video to the song Runaway Train in 1993, featuring the photos of missing kids. 10 remain missing.  These are their stories. 

When Christopher Vanished. The Unsolved Disappearance of… | by Nicole Henley | Of Misdeeds and Mysteries | Medium

Christopher Matthew Kerze – The Charley Project

Eagan parents still hoping to find son missing since 1990 – Twin Cities

https://youtu.be/NRtvqT_wMeY

https://people.com/crime/missing-kids-soul-asylum-runaway-train/?slide=7084019#7084019

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/07/grace.coldcase.byron.page/index.html

https://medium.com/crimebeat/little-boy-gone-b947fe9ff703

https://www.runawaytrain25.com/

https://youtu.be/GOiWoexzfcA

https://charleyproject.org/case/wilda-mae-benoit

https://charleyproject.org/case/byron-eric-page

https://charleyproject.org/case/martha-wes-dunn

https://charleyproject.org/case/thomas-dean-gibson

https://charleyproject.org/case/andrea-danne-durham

https://charleyproject.org/case/kimberly-sue-doss

https://charleyproject.org/case/duane-edward-fochtman

https://charleyproject.org/case/john-francis-lango

https://charleyproject.org/case/patrick-shawn-betz