John Joubert was born in Massachusetts and moved to Maine as a child. He assaulted many people when he was a child and nothing was done! As he grew up, his crimes became worse! Young boys started disappearing then turning up in secluded areas. The public had no idea a serial killer was lurking in their area. Trigger Warning!

Sources: law.Justia.com, Mail.crimelibrary.org and Wikipedia.org

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March 29, 2013 Leigh Jennings hadn’t been heard from in a week. Her neighbors was suspicious when they saw her mail piling up. Aurora Indiana was a safe community and Leigh was a good hearted grandmother. The neighbors made their way inside Leigh’s duplex and found a horrific sight. Sources: Murder in the Heartland, caselaw.findlaw.com, Legacy.com and wcpo.com

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Dustin Englebrecht lived in rural Mason City IL. He was last seen on August 28, 2009. A search party along with flyers and the help of the internet, his family and friends did a wide search. He was found just on one person’s happenstance on Sept 7, 2009. What followed was a trial that resulted in an uproar in the community, plus the investigation rekindled another unsolved case.

Sources: Peoria Journal Star, Pekin Daily Times and Illinois Cold Cases on Facebook.

Any info on Ritchie Neavear’s case please contact the Pekin Police Dept at 309-478-5330

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April 2, 2004 in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, Sharon McKinney-Ray left her home at night and never returned. An anonymous tip came in that she was inside a well. Police questioned everyone including her live in boyfriend Bob Gaines. But who made the detailed call about the well? Sources: IDs Murder in the Heartland-Living Among Liars and findagrave.com

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Sunday Oct 6, 2002 11 year old Shawn Hornbeck went for a ride on his bicycle. Small community Richmond MO was safe, but Shawn didn’t come home that night. 4 1/2 years later 13 year old Ben Ownby disappeared getting off his school bus. A witness was there who gave the FBI their first lead which lead to Shawn Hornbeck and a race to find these boys. Sources: medium.com, nbcnews.com, 48 Hours, Wikipedia.org and allthatsinteresting.com

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August 25, 2012, Norris City IL, 17 year old Jessica Evans when fishing with her boyfriend, war veteran Jacob Wheeler. Little did they know, they’d never make it home. Small town rumors tarnished Jacob’s image, so his father Harold worked with police to clear his son’s name. Sources: IDs Nightmare Next Door, dailymail.co.uk, and jordanfuneralgroup.com

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2 missing persons cases. Laura Johnson 24, last seen May 1990 in Palatine IL and 13 year old James Yoblonski disappeared after walking out of his dad’s home in Reedsburg WI on June 12, 2023. Both cases need attention.

Sources: charleyproject.org, nbcchicago.com, wkow.com and lastseenalive.com

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I’m back! Stephen Small was a wealthy businessman from Kankakee IL. He was awakened by a phone call early morning of Sept 2, 1987 at 12:30 am. The voice said he was a police officer who got a call that one of Stephen’s properties had been burglarized. Little did he know, it wasn’t a police officer! Sources: cbsnews.com, Wikipedia.org and ID’s Murders is Forever.

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June 19, 1990 - 31 year old Robin Baxter goes missing from her New Albany IN home. Friends and family are devastated when they find her body in the Ohio River. It took 20 years for DNA to come through and find her killer. Sources: casetext.com - Baxter V State, wave3.com, findagrave.com and IDs Murders in the Heartland S8, E4 Solving the Unsolvable.

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