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Jacksonville, Florida - 13-year-old Prince Holland had dreams of becoming a wide receiver for his favorite football team - The Kansas City Chiefs. He idolized quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and Prince was super focused about his goals in life, he wanted to buy his mother a home and take care of her when he made it to the NFL one day. He was a bright and bubbly teenager who often mowed his neighbors' lawns for extra money, and he attended church with his family every Sunday. 

But, on December 3, 2022 - his life would come to a heartbreaking and tragic end, when Prince accepted a ride home from football tryouts that evening. Prince and three other teenagers (ranging in ages from 15-11) were riding in a red SUV driven by their football coach 21-year-old Jaylen Burrows when an unthinkable and senseless act of violence erupted that would leave a Jacksonville community horrified and mourning the loss of a young life gone too soon. 

RIP to Prince Holland and prayers to all victims referenced in this case. 🙏 

🎧Listen to Episode 10 to find out how this shocking case unfolds. 

⚠️Warning! This case contains gun violence committed against children.

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Piedmont, OK — On March 19, 2024, Piedmont Police responded to a report of a runaway child. 

The child had been missing for over 12 hours, although her foster mother 43-year-old Tina Ramirez reported her missing within an hour of when she was found. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered the teenage girl hiding under a blanket behind an abandoned building. The officer reported that the young girl was emaciated, she was “skin and bones” and severely dehydrated. 

When officers questioned the young girl, they discovered the shocking details of abuse, neglect and starvation that took place right under everyone’s nose, and the trauma of multiple children living in a real-life “House of Horrors” at the hands of a sadistic foster mother. 

Listen to Episode 9 to find out how this horrific case unfolds. 

⚠️Warning! This case contains crimes against children, the names of the children have been redacted to protect the identity of the minors in this case. Listener Discretion is advised. ⚠️

Prayers to the victims referenced in this case. 🙏

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Clayton County, GA – 62-year-old Kenneth Herring was a Husband, Father, and a loving Grandfather who took very good care of his family. But Kenneth’s life came to an abrupt and tragic end on May 17, 2019, when Kenneth came face-to-face with 21-year-old Hannah Payne. Kenneth was behind the wheel of his burgundy Dodge Dakota Truck when he began having a medical emergency and was going into diabetic shock. 

An eyewitness would report that Kenneth was disoriented and seemed confused, as a result of Kenneth’s medical emergency, he caused a minor fender bender, and as required by law, he remained at the scene of the accident. Kenneth waited for over 20 minutes for police to arrive, but he ended up leaving the scene to drive to a nearby hospital for medical attention. 

As Kenneth ran a red light on his way to the hospital, he would come face to face with Hannah Payne, a woman who was at the same intersection and witnessed the initial crash. When Kenneth ran the light leaving the scene, he cut Hannah Payne off in traffic. Although Hannah Payne was not involved in the crash, the police were already enroute to the scene. Hannah Payne pursued Kenneth assuming he was intoxicated and ordered him out of his vehicle at gunpoint, all while on the phone with 911, who ordered her NOT to pursue nor approach Mr. Herring. 

What would happen next would leave the community horrified and divided. 

Listen to Episode 8 to find out how this horrific case unfolds. 

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Columbus, GA – The Short Family was your average close knit family, summers consisted of cookouts, family vacations, and lazy weekends swimming in the family pool but all of that would change on the morning of January 4, 2016, at 8am police received a frantic 911 call from Robert Short who had returned home from work after working a night shift to find a gruesome scene –his 54-year old wife Gloria Short, their 17-year-old son Caleb Short, and their 10-year-old granddaughter Gianna “Gigi” Lindsey were bound and beaten to death. The home appeared to have been burglarized, and the couple's two vehicles were also missing. 

This tragic loss would send shockwaves throughout the Upatoi community. 

Who would want to hurt this beloved family who kept to themselves and had no known enemies? Police would work tirelessly to uncover a suspect in this case and what would be discovered is a shocking murder plot and a killer hiding in plain sight that no one saw coming. 

Listen to Season 4 Episode 7 to find out how this horrific case unfolds. 

Rest in peace to the victims referenced in this case. 🙏🕊️

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CASE UPDATE! Tacoma, Washington, On January 23, 1999 - 2-year-old Teekah Lewis and nearly a dozen of her family members spent the event bowling at The New Frontier Lanes in Tacoma, Washington. Teekah was a few feet away from her mother playing a race car video game. When it was Theresa’s turn to bowl, she glanced over her shoulder to check on Teekah who was quietly placing coins into the arcade game, but when Theresa turned around mere seconds later, Teekah was nowhere to be found. 

Teekah Lewis’ disappearance would set into motion a 26-year fight for justice in finding out what happened to Teekah. 

Joining me in this week’s episode is Theresa Czapiewski (Teekah’s mother) as she details the events that happened the night Teekah disappeared, including the mishandling of her daughter’s case by Tacoma Police. 

Listen to Episode 6 to find out where the case currently stands, and how you can help! 

Part 1 of the interview is in Season 1- Episode 7. 

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Tacoma Police Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Washtenaw County, MI – On March 13, 2021, 32- year-old Henry Peoples Ross was on his way to meet up with a woman he had met on Facebook for a dinner date. 
Henry had been talking to this woman for several days prior to their scheduled date, but little did Henry know that the woman set him up to be ambushed and robbed. Henry Peoples Ross was the latest victim in an elaborate plot orchestrated by 18-year-old Shania Moore and 31-year-old Melvin Willis, Jr.

The plot involved Shania entertaining men on dating and social media apps with the sole purpose of luring these men to be robbed. By the time that Henry realized that he was in danger, it was far too late. 

⚠️This case also highlights the dangers of the online dating world. 

Listen to Episode 5 to find out how this shocking and heartbreaking case unfolds. 

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Las Vegas, NV — On May 5, 2021, 2-year-old Amari Nicholson was reported missing by his mother Tayler Nicholson, who was out of town in Colorado caring for her mother who had surgery. Tayler left Amari in the care of her boyfriend, Terrell Rhodes for five days. 

Terrell claimed that a woman knocked on the door just before 6am at the Emerald Suites Hotel where the family were leaving at the time. The woman identified herself as Amari’s paternal Aunt, although Amari had been estranged from his father for over a year, Terrell claimed that the woman fled the hotel with Amari. 

The police put out an immediate Amber Alert for 2-year-old Amari and the community came out in droves to search for the toddler. Suspicion quickly turned to Amari’s father and his family, although there was a “no-contact” order in place due to past domestic violence incidents. 

As the days went on, Tayler and Terrell faced backlash from the public for their nonchalant reactions to Amari’s disappearance in a series of news conferences that they participated in and soon their stories began to unravel and two families began to point the finger at each other. 

Listen to Episode 4 to find out how this heartbreaking case unfolds. 

TW!!⚠️ - This case contains sensitive content related to incidents of domestic violence. ☎️ Victims of domestic violence can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 24 hours a day, at 1-800-799-7233

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Cincinnati, Ohio— 29-year-old Nyteisha Lattimore was a certified nurse's assistant, and her only focus was being a devoted mother to her two young sons, 9-year-old Niko and 3-year-old Nylo Lattimore. Nyteisha kept in contact with her family on a daily basis through text messages and social media posts, but no one has seen nor heard from Nyteisha and 3-year-old Nylo since December 4, 2020. 

On December 12, 2020, a 911 call came into The Hamilton County Sherrif's Office from a security guard who was working at a construction site, when he stumbled across a large bag near The Purple People Bridge in Cincinnati.  When he opened the contents of the bag, the shock and horror of what was inside would throw this entire case on its head and would launch the largest statewide recovery mission in Ohio’s history. 

Listen to Season 4: Episode 3 to find out how this heartbreaking case unfolds. 

TW!!⚠️ - This case contains sensitive content related to incidents of domestic violence. ☎️ Victims of domestic violence can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 24 hours a day, at 1-800-799-7233

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Cincinnati, OH—20-year-old Deasia Watkins was born into a troubled and dysfunctional environment from the very beginning of her life. Deasia’s mother and father struggled with mental health and substance abuse issues and the family often lived in squalor which caused Deasia’s development to stall to the point where she was nonverbal up until age 4.

Job and Family Services were involved with the family several times. Deasia was subsequently removed from her mother’s care, by court order and placed with a family friend, at which time she started to show signs of improvement, but the damage had already been done. 

In 2015, Deasia gave birth to a baby girl - Jayniah, and during her first few weeks of life, Deasia had a psychotic episode and was subsequently admitted to a psychiatric hospital where she was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis, a condition that is often marked by hallucinations, delusions and impaired judgement. Deasia’s infant daughter, 3-month-old Jayniah was then placed in the care of Deasia’s Aunt, and Deasia was ordered to have no contact with the baby. 

On March 16, 2015, this case takes a horrific and tragic turn and is one of the worst cases of Maternal Filicide in The United States to date. 

Listen to Season 4: Episode 2 to find out how this heartbreaking case unfolds.

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Maple Heights, OH– Labor Day Weekend is often a time for family barbeques, church picnics and cookouts to celebrate the official end of Summer. But on this particular Labor Day weekend, September 4, 2023, would turn into horror for two families.
 
30-year-old Mercedes Carter was 7 months pregnant with her first child with husband 31-year-old Norbert “Trea” Carter.  The couple were newly married, in love, and excited to welcome their first child together.

Mercedes and Trae had arrived at Stafford Park that afternoon to drop off a stroller to her mother. Mercedes and her younger brother 29-year-old Jason Iverson had been in an ongoing dispute for some time, and a confrontation would ensue between Mercedes and her younger brother that would destroy the lives of two families forever. 

Listen to Season 4: Episode 1 to find out how this heartbreaking case unfolds.

This case contains graphic details which may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. ⚠️

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