Their Stories To Tale: Black Girls Missing Or Murdered

Six Black women. Six disappearances. Decades of unanswered questions.

In this episode of Their Stories To Tale, we travel across New York—from Brooklyn to Utica and Highland Falls—to examine the disappearances of six Black women and girls whose stories deserve to be remembered.

In this episode:

🖤 Aliyah Boomer — A 27-year-old nursing student who disappeared from Brooklyn in August 2015 after an evening out. An unanswered early-morning phone call remains part of her final known timeline.

🖤 Shelayah Renee Gonzalez — A 21-year-old mother who vanished from Brooklyn in July 2005, just weeks after the death of her two-year-old son.

🖤 Natoya Stephens — A 29-year-old mother of two and restaurant co-owner who disappeared from Brooklyn in July 2012.

🖤 Ivory Francis Green — A 17-year-old girl who disappeared from Utica in March 2004 after telling her mother she was coming home.

🖤 Stacy A. Pennant — A 21-year-old college student and airport employee who vanished in February 1995 after dropping off a friend. Neither Stacy nor her vehicle has been recovered.

🖤 Petra Loretta Muhammad — A 30-year-old mother and student who disappeared from Highland Falls in January 2006 while preparing to begin a new chapter in her life.

Through documented timelines, family accounts, and investigative reporting, we examine what is known, what remains uncertain, and why these cases still matter.

If you have information about any of these disappearances, please contact the appropriate law enforcement agency.

Their Stories To Tale is dedicated to bringing awareness to missing and murdered Black women and girls whose stories deserve greater attention.

Follow the podcast, share this episode, and help keep their names alive.

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Seven women. Seven stories. Decades of unanswered questions.

Across Oregon, women have vanished under different circumstances, leaving behind families searching for answers and communities still wondering what happened.

In this episode of Their Stories To Tale, we continue our Vanished Without Headlines series by sharing the stories of seven women whose lives deserve to be remembered.

Featured in this episode:

🖤 LaRonda Marie Bronson — Disappeared from Portland in 1982 at age 18.

🖤 Winnefred Jeanette Freeman — Disappeared from Portland in 1968 at age 20.

🖤 Tanya Renee Jackson — Disappeared from Portland in 1992 at age 31 while pregnant.

🖤 Christina Marie Maycann — Disappeared from Medford in 2024 at age 33.

🖤 Yolanda Evette Panek — Disappeared from Portland in 1995 at age 21. Her former partner was convicted of her murder, but her remains have never been recovered.

🖤 Rosie Mae Pilcher — Disappeared from Portland in 1982 at age 22.

🖤 Wendy Marie DeHoop — Disappeared from Eugene in 2005 at age 44.

Some of these families have waited decades for answers. Others have experienced significant developments without receiving complete closure.

Their stories are more than case files. Their names matter. Their lives matter. And they deserve to be remembered.

If you have credible information about any of these cases, please contact the appropriate investigating law enforcement agency.

Sources and case research:

The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/

NamUs: https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/

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Seven Black women. Seven families still waiting for answers.

In this episode of Their Stories To Tale, we turn our attention to Indiana and the cases of seven Black women whose disappearances deserve more attention, more awareness, and more people saying their names.

Each story is part of our Vanished Without Headlines series, created to spotlight missing Black women whose cases have received little or limited public coverage.

Listen, remember their names, and share their stories. Someone listening may know something.

Say her name. Share her story. And never let her be forgotten.

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New episodes featuring missing and murdered Black women and girls whose stories deserve to be heard.

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At 42 years old, Sevina Althie Walker was a mother, an artist, and a musician who, according to her family, was working toward healing and rebuilding her life.

On June 9, 2026, Sevina died following a reported domestic violence incident in Augusta, Georgia. Just months earlier, court records had documented allegations of family violence involving the man subsequently charged with her murder.

For Day 17 of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Their Stories To Tale remembers Sevina’s life, the dreams she carried, and the family left grieving her loss.

Domestic violence has no age limit. Every woman deserves safety, support, and the opportunity to grow older.

💜 Need help? National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

Say her name. Share her story. And never let her be forgotten.

Malika Mosquera was a mother, grandmother, and business owner in Riverdale, Georgia, whose life was tragically cut short on March 8, 2025.

Just before her mother’s birthday, Malika was fatally shot in a case investigators identified as domestic violence. Her boyfriend, Mitchell Ellis, was subsequently arrested and charged in connection with her death.

In this episode of Their Stories To Tale, we remember Malika’s life, the family she left behind, and the heartbreaking circumstances surrounding her death.

💜 Domestic Violence Awareness Month — Day 16

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

Say her name. Share her story. And never let her be forgotten.

Merinda Henderson was just 44 years old when she was fatally shot on May 17, 2026, in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Before her death, Merinda’s family says she experienced stalking, harassment, unwanted contact, and damage to her home by a former boyfriend. Her loved ones say she feared for her life and had sought help from law enforcement.

For Day 15 of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Their Stories To Tale shares Merinda’s story, the warning signs her family described, and the unanswered questions surrounding her death.

Her former boyfriend, Jaworski Rainey, was arrested and charged with malice murder.

💜 Domestic Violence Awareness Month — Day 15

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, confidential help is available through the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or thehotline.org.

Say her name. Share her story. And never let her be forgotten.

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💜 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH | DAY 14

Chartara Courtney was a 43-year-old mother of four, a college graduate, and a successful Waffle House manager who had worked hard to build a better future for her family.

On January 13, 2025, Chartara was fatally shot by her former boyfriend, Willie Lawrence Wimbley, outside a home in Harrisburg, North Carolina.

According to her family, Chartara had been experiencing domestic violence and was attempting to leave the relationship.

In this episode of Their Stories To Tale, we share Chartara’s life, her professional accomplishments, the circumstances surrounding her death, and how her family turned their grief into a mission to support others experiencing domestic violence.

Nearly one year after her death, her loved ones established a foundation in her honor to help others find safety and support.

Chartara was more than a headline. She was a mother, daughter, sister, friend, and a woman whose future mattered.

💜 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES

National Domestic Violence Hotline
📞 1-800-799-7233
Text START to 88788
🌐 www.thehotline.org

If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, confidential assistance is available.

🎙️ Follow Their Stories To Tale on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as we continue sharing the stories of Black women whose lives deserve to be remembered.

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💜 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH | DAY 13

She told law enforcement she feared for her life. More than two years later, she and her son were killed on Thanksgiving Day.

On November 28, 2024, 36-year-old Shendora Vontra Adams and her 19-year-old son, Tyiun Montravious Adams, were found fatally shot inside their home in Bainbridge, Georgia.

Shendora was a mother with entrepreneurial ambitions. Tyiun was a high school senior preparing to graduate in 2025, with plans to become a truck driver.

Their futures were cut short.

In the years preceding their deaths, law enforcement had responded to multiple domestic incidents involving Shendora and her former partner, Jamar Calloway.

In January 2022, Shendora reportedly told deputies:

“I want to make a report to protect myself because I feel threatened for my life.”

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Calloway was identified as the suspect in both killings. He later died in Florida following a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound.

In this episode of Their Stories To Tale, we remember Shendora and Tyiun, examine the documented warning signs, and honor the family left grieving their loss.

Shendora was more than a victim of domestic violence. Tyiun was more than a name in a crime report. Their lives mattered.

💜 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, confidential support is available through the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

📞 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

📱 Text START to 88788

🌐 https://www.thehotline.org

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

SOURCES & FURTHER READING

WALB — GBI Investigation:https://www.walb.com/2024/11/30/victims-suspect-identified-bainbridge-murder-suicide/

WALB — Previous Domestic Incident Reports:https://www.walb.com/2024/12/03/i-feel-threatened-my-life-bainbridge-mother-reported-domestic-disputes-years-before-double-murder-suicide/

Shendora Adams — Collins Family Mortuary:https://www.collinsmortuary.com/obituary/Shendora-Adams

Tyiun Adams — Collins Family Mortuary:https://www.collinsmortuary.com/obituary/Tyiun-Adams

🖤 ABOUT THEIR STORIES TO TALE

Their Stories To Tale shares the stories of missing and murdered Black women and girls, with special attention to those who have received limited media coverage.

Throughout October, our Domestic Violence Awareness Month series honors women whose lives were taken by domestic violence and the families affected by these tragedies.

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Follow Their Stories To Tale on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and share this episode to help keep Shendora and Tyiun’s stories from being forgotten.

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Six stories. Seven Black women and girls. One Maryland episode dedicated to making sure their names are not forgotten. 🖤

In this episode of Their Stories To Tale, we share the stories of:

Cherice Maria Ragins
Shaquanna “Kita” Rutherford
Akia Shawnta Eggleston
Shariece Nicole Clark & Joanna Antionette Clark
Ramona Catherine Redd
Carol Renee Carter

Their circumstances are different. Some remain missing decades later. In Akia Eggleston’s case, a murder conviction was secured, but her remains have never been recovered.

Behind every case is a woman whose life mattered, people who loved her, and a story that deserves to continue being told.

If you have information about any of the missing-person cases discussed in this episode, please contact the appropriate investigating law-enforcement agency.

🎧 Follow Their Stories To Tale for more episodes of Vanished Without Headlines and help us bring attention to stories that received far too little of it.

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Salathia Shay Brittian was 44 years old — a devoted mother of three, grandmother, entrepreneur, and real estate professional who dedicated years of her life to helping families build better futures. 💜

On August 1, 2024, Salathia was killed in Georgia in what Chattahoochee Hills police identified as a murder-suicide involving her husband, Quincy Brittian. At the time, the couple was going through a divorce.

Salathia’s family later spoke publicly about domestic violence, the warning signs that aren’t always visible, and the importance of protecting women trying to leave abusive relationships.

But Salathia was so much more than the circumstances of her death.

She built businesses, helped families pursue homeownership, supported youth sports, and left behind a legacy of love, ambition, and community service.

💜 DVAM DAY 12 | 31 Days of Domestic Violence Awareness

In this episode of Their Stories To Tale, we honor Salathia’s life, examine what authorities confirmed about her death, and share how her family turned their grief into advocacy.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233)

Text START to 88788.

Follow Their Stories To Tale on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as we continue sharing the stories of Black women whose lives deserve to be remembered.

Say her name. Share her story. And never let her be forgotten.

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