On March 26, 1994, 19-year-old Shannon Melendi disappeared during her lunch break while working as a softball scorekeeper, never to be seen again. Initially treated as a runaway, it wasn’t until political pressure mounted that authorities took the case seriously, but by then, crucial evidence had vanished.

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Sources:

1. http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/GDC/Offender/Query
2. https://www.change.org/p/victimservices-pap-state-ga-us-keep-shannon-melendi-s-murderer-colvin-butch-hinton-behind-bars-where-he-belongs?recruiter=877139825&recruited_by_id=43c89870-5ddf-11e8-aa67-0978a971054a&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard
3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/403699963/?terms=shannon%20melendi&match=1
4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/403700225/?terms=shannon%20melendi&match=1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/403700256/ 
5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/403209738/?terms=claudette%20ficik&match=1
6. https://www.newspapers.com/image/403871519/?terms=claudette%20ficik&match=1
7. https://www.newspapers.com/image/403700864/?terms=shannon%20melendi&match=1
8. https://casetext.com/case/hinton-v-state-63?q=colvin%20hinton&p=1&tab=keyword&jxs=&sort=relevance&type=case
9. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/fl-xpm-2014-03-25-sfl-timeline-of-death-20140325-story.html
10. https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/LegalCenter/story?id=2201120&page=1

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