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Join Rhonda and Will as they discuss the disappearance of three women from Springfield Missouri, sometimes referred to as the Springfield Three.
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of the three women, contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode:
Three Missing Women | Springfield, MO - Official Website (springfieldmo.gov)
Stacy Kathleen McCall – The Charley Project
Join Rhonda and Will as they discuss these two Missouri missing person cases.
Is Angela's disappearance a case of mistaken identity?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode:
Angela Marie Hammond – The Charley Project
(2) NEW PUBLIC DETAILS ON 30TH... - Clinton Missouri Police Department | Facebook
Hammond Angie flyer 0708 (missouri.gov)
1299DFMO - Angela Marie Hammond (doenetwork.org)
Angela Marie Hammond Facebook page
Cheryl Ann Kenney – The Charley Project
2858DFMO - Cheryl Ann Kenney (doenetwork.org)
kenney cheryl 1109 (missouri.gov)
Join Rhonda as she provides information on three missing young girls.
You can reach Rhonda on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
Karen Rosalba Grajeda – The Charley Project
1542DFAZ - Karen Rosalba Grajeda (doenetwork.org)
https://charleyproject.org/case/adele-marie-wells
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3820dfmi.html
https://charleyproject.org/case/tanisha-lorraine-watkins
https://doenetwork.org/cases/866dftx.html
35 Years Later: Tara Calico Disappearance | News | news-bulletin.com by Julia Dendinger
Lady in the Dunes | Town of Provincetown, MA - Official Website (provincetown-ma.gov)
‘Lady of the Dunes’ Ruth Marie Terry case now closed; husband named killer, DA says - masslive.com
“Lady of the Dunes” Identified — FBI
Three young women vanished from California towns over 50 years ago.
Rhonda reviews details and descriptions of each of the three disappearances.
You can reach me on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode:
Cindy Lee Mellin – The Charley Project
Cindy Lee Mellin | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
Cold Case Investigations | Ventura, CA, Search | National Institute of Justice (ojp.gov)
869DFCA - Cindy Lee Mellin (doenetwork.org)
Robin Ann Graham – The Charley Project
980DFCA - Robin Ann Graham (doenetwork.org)
Jeannette Kamahele – The Charley Project
Jeannette Kamahele - Search | NamUs (ojp.gov)
2607DFCA - Jeannette Kamahele (doenetwork.org)
Most of us have heard of the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa to the point that mentioning his name brings up a host of ways someone can vanish.
Join the team as they discuss his disappearance and rumors surrounding it.
Join the team as they discuss two cases this week.
Tionda and Diamond Bradley vanished from Chicago twenty-two years ago this July.
Dorothy Arnold's disappearance is one of the oldest missing persons cases in the U. S.
If you have any information on the disappearance of Tionda and Diamond Bradley, contact the Chicago Police Department at 312-747-5789, the FBI Illinois at 312-421-6700 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-THE-LOST.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for Tionda and Diamond Bradley episode:
TIONDA Z. BRADLEY — FBI
DIAMOND YVETTE BRADLEY — FBI
Diamond Yvette Bradley – The Charley Project
Tionda Z. Bradley – The Charley Project
Family holds out hope for sisters Tionda and Diamond Bradley 20 years after they vanished from Chicago home (nbcnews.com), Andrea Cavallier, July 10, 2021
Tionda and Diamond Bradley — a 20-year unsolved case - Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com), Eric Ferkenhoff and Grace Hauck, July 5, 2021
Sources for Dorothy Arnold episode -
Dorothy Harriet Camille Arnold – The Charley Project
History Nerds United
Let's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with today's best authors.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Join the team as they discuss Savannah's Gribble House. Did the police get the murderer?
You can follow us on Instagram at smalltownmissing.
Sources for this episode:
Wikipedia.org- “1909 Savannah axe murders”
Savannahterrors.com- “The Gribble House”
Savannahnow.com- “Ghosts haunt Savannah’s ‘most diabolical crime’”- by Linda Sickler, published on
November 10, 2012
In this episode, the team discusses America's first serial killer, H. H. Holmes.
Sources for this episode -
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/hh-holmes
"The Strange Life of H. H. Holmes". by Debra Pawlak. The Mediadrome. 2002.
"Exhumation confirms gravesite of notorious Chicago serial killer H.H. Holmes". Associated Press
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Paul Skiba, his daughter Sarah and Paul's employee Lorenzo Deshawn Chivers.
The three vanished from Westminster, Colorado on February 7, 1999. DNA evidence was found from two of the missing persons. Why wasn't evidence found from the third? Could the three have witnessed a crime at Paul's business?
If you have information regarding the disappearance of these three, contact Westminster Police Department at 303-430-2400.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearances_of_Paul_and_Sarah_Skiba_and_Lorenzo_Chivers
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3661dmco.html
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3660dmco.html
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2502dfco.html
https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=1683
https://charleyproject.org/case/paul-carroll-skiba
https://charleyproject.org/case/lorenzo-deshawn-chivers
https://charleyproject.org/case/sarah-arielle-skiba
https://www.cityofwestminster.us/PublicSafety/PoliceDepartment/ColdCases
http://api.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/860296
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sjr16-006
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of three lighthouse keepers in 1900. Was it the result of a storm? Or something more sinister?
You can follow us on Instagram at smalltownmissing.
Sources for this episode:
“The Flannan Isle Mystery: The Three Lighthouse Keepers Who Vanished”- published on history.co.uk
“Flannan Isles Lighhouse”- www.wikipedia.org
“The Flannan Isle Mystery”- rmg.co.uk, Royal Museums Greenwich
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Nan Dixon. Nan vanished while traveling to visit her brother in 1978. Nan's abandoned car was found years later. Did she have an accident?
If you have any information relating to Nan’s disappearance, contact Nevada County Sheriff’s office at 530-582-7842.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2836dfnv.html
https://charleyproject.org/case/nan-cecile-dixon
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Asha Degree. Asha was 9 years-old when she vanished in the middle of the night February 14, 2000.
Did Asha run away?
If you have any information on Asha’s disappearance, please contact the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office at 704-484-4822.
Sources for this episode:
Charleyproject.org- Asha Jaquilla Degree
“Decades after her disappearance, Asha Degree’s family still seeks answers” by WBTV Web Staff and Matthew Chandler published on February 14 th , 2023 on wbtv.com
FBI.gov.- “Inside the FBI: Searching for Asha Degree”- Video Transcript
Wikipedia.org- “Disappearance of Asha Degree”
Join the team as they discuss the mysterious disappearance of Mary Shotwell Little.
Mary was twenty-five years old when she vanished from the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta in 1965.
Why was Mary's car missing from the shopping center parking lot only to re-appear later? Was Mary's disappearance staged? Was someone stalking Mary?
If you have any information regarding Mary’s disappearance, contact Atlanta Police Department 404-853-3434.
Sources for this episode -
Mary Shotwell Little – The Charley Project
Join the team as they discuss the case of Morgan Nick. The six-year-old went missing from Alma, Arkansas on the evening of June 9, 1995. Could recent developments solve Morgan's disappearance?
If you have any information on the disappearance of Morgan Nick, you can call the Alma, Arkansas, police department at 479-632-6382.
You can also download a printable information poster about Morgan’s case on the National Center for Missing Children’s website, https://www.missingkids.org/. NCMEC can also be reached at 800-THE-LOST or 800-843-5678.
Age progressed pictures of Morgan have been posted on the Morgan Nick Foundation website as well.
Sources for this episode:
“Morgan Nick disappearance: FBI believes person of interest in 1995 case may have had ties to TN” by Natalie Neysa Alund, published on November 30, 2021, on Tennessean.com
“Search in Spiro ends; no evidence on Morgan Nick found,” updated on December 20, 2017, on 4029tv.com
“What we know about the disappearance of Morgan Nick,” updated on February 24, 2023, on 4029tv.com.
“’Still Missing Morgan’ digs into 1995 kidnapping of 6-year-old with new key evidence,” by Ivan Pereira, posted on February 27, 2023 on abcnews.go.com
Morgannickfoundation.com- “Morgan’s Story”
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Mikelle Biggs. The eleven-year-old went missing from Mesa, Arizona in 1999. Does a mysterious dollar bill found in Wisconsin indicate Mikelle is alive?
If you have any information on Mikelle Bigg’s disappearance, you can call the Mesa police department at 480-644-2211.
You can follow us on Instagram at smalltownmissing.
Sources for this episode:
Cbsnews.com- “Twenty years later, family of Mikelle Biggs holds out hope for answers in Arizona girl’sabduction”- article by Erin Moriarty published on January 12, 2019.
It’s Crime O Clock Somewhere- “The Disappearance of Mikelle Biggs” - kileystruecrime.squarespace.com
Charleyproject.org- Mikelle Diane Biggs
Reddit page posted by Kimber Bigg’s, Mikelle’s sister- r/IAmA- “I am Kimber Biggs, my sister Mikelle Biggs was kidnapped 15 years ago and nothing was ever found. Ask me anything!”
Mikelle Biggs Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/mikellebiggs
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Dulce Maria Alavez. The five-year-old vanished in 2019 while playing in a park with her brother.
Are the cryptic letters received in Ohio connected to Dulce's case?
If you have any information regarding Dulce’s disappearance, contact New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit at 609-882-2000, ext. 2554, Bridgeton Police Department at 856-451-0033 or FBI at 800-225-5324. Anonymous tips can be sent by text to TIP411 with “Bridgeton” in the message line.
Sources for this episode -
Dulce Maria Alavez – The Charley Project
DULCE MARIA ALAVEZ — FBI
Where is Dulce Maria Alavez? (missingkids.org) Christine Barndt, 09-08-2022
Ohio ice cream shop was recipient of 3rd letter about missing N.J. 5-year-old Dulce Alavez - nj.com by Matt Gray, published March 4, 2020
Another cryptic letter about missing 5-year-old Dulce Alavez received in N.J. by family spokeswoman - nj.com by Matt Gray, published March 4, 2020,
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Lelia Faulkner. Lelia vanished from Troy, Alabama on July 4th, 2016.
If you have any information regarding Lelia’s disappearance, contact the Pike County Sheriff’s office at 256.566.4347.
Sources for this episode -
Missing Person / NamUs #MP41059 | NamUs (ojp.gov)
Lelia Marie Faulkner – The Charley Project
Pike County Family Concerned After Finding Damage to Missing Daughters Sign - Alabama News – www.alabamanews.net, posted March 20, 2018
Family, Investigators Searching for Answers Three Years Later - Alabama News – www.alabamanews.net, posted July 5, 2019
Help Find Lelia Faulkner | Troy AL | Facebook
Join the team as they discuss the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.
March 1, 1932, the 20-month-old child was taken from his family's home in New Jersey. The case became one of the FBI's most famous.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode:
According to “What Happened to the Lindbergh Baby” on History.com)
(“Was Charles Lindberg responsible for his son’s kidnapping and death” by Tim Hrenchir on
cjonline.com)
Charleslindbergh.com- “Charles Lindbergh, an American Aviator”)
Brittanica.com- “Lindbergh baby kidnapping”
Biography.com- “Charles Lindbergh”
Join the team as they discuss the cases of three young girls missing in Connecticut. Deborah, Janice and Lisa disappeared between 1968 and 1974 but these three weren't the only victims. Was a serial killer stalking girls and young women in Connecticut during the late 60's and early 70's?
If you have information regarding Deborah or Lisa’s disappearance or the murders of Susan or Patricia, contact the Vernon Police Department at 860-872-9126.
If you have information regarding Janice’s disappearance, contact the Connecticut State Police at 860-685-8000.
If you have information regarding the East Haven Doe, contact East Haven Police Department at 203-468-3827.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
https://charleyproject.org/case/deborah-lee-spickler
https://portal.ct.gov/DCJ/Programs/Programs/Tolland-County-Cold-Case-Squad
https://portal.ct.gov/DESPP/Division-of-State-Police/Public-Information-Office/_Your-Help-Is-Needed/Eastern-District/Information-Wanted---Disappearance-of-8-Year-Old-Female-Janice-Pockett
https://charleyproject.org/case/lisa-joy-white#:~:text=Lisa%20was%20last%20seen%20in,%2C%20Connecticut%2C%20two%20miles%20away.
https://charleyproject.org/case/janice-kathryn-pockett
https://portal.ct.gov/search-results/?q=Janice%20Pockett#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=Janice%20Pockett&gsc.page=1
2472DFCT - Deborah Lee Spickler (doenetwork.org)
93UFCT (doenetwork.org)
Cold Cases - Open (ct.gov)
85DFCT - Janice Kathryn Pockett (doenetwork.org)
1518DFCT - Lisa Joy White (doenetwork.org)
1975 HOMICIDE REVISITED – Hartford Courant by Jesse Hamilton, published November 1, 2002
POLICE TAKING NEW LOOK AT VERNON SLAYING CASE – Hartford Courant by Mark Spencer, published March 29, 1997
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Sherry Lynn Marler. The twelve-year-old was given a dollar for a soda at a nearby gas station. She never returned.
If you have any information about Sherry Marler's disappearance, contact Greenville Police Department at 334-382-7461.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode:
Charleyproject.org- “Sherry Lynn Marler”
Medium.com- “Sherry Lynn Marler Simply Vanished From a Small Alabama Town” by Kassondra
O’Hara- published on October 22, 2021.
Inquisitr.com- “Small Town Girl Sherry Lynn Marler Simply Vanished” By Jessica Powers-
published on May 13, 2022.
Facebook page for Sherry Lynn Marler- Facebook.com- “Sherry Lynn Marler Still Missing”
Join the team as they discuss the disappearances of Bethany Markowski and Kim Leggett. Bethany was eleven years old when she disappeared Jackson, TN and Kim was twenty-one when she vanished from Mercedes, TX.
If you have any information on Bethany’s disappearance, contact
Jackson Police Department 731-425-8400 or
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation 800-824-3463
If you have any information regarding Kim’s disappearance, contact Mercedes Police Department 956-565-3102.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
Bethany Leanne Markowski – The Charley Project
BETHANY LEANNE MARKOWSKI — FBI
Missing Children 18 & Older (tn.gov)
https://charleyproject.org/case/kim-sue-leggett
https://www.dps.texas.gov/coldCase/Home/Details/58
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/938dftx.html
Join the team as they discuss the case of Cheri Jo Bates. The 18-year-old college student was beaten and stabbed in Riverside, CA. Was this the work of a jilted boyfriend? Or possibly an early victim of the Zodiac Killer?
You can follow us on Instagram at smalltownmissing,
Sources for this episode:
www.wikipedia.org- “Zodiac Killer”
heathermonroe.medium.com- “The Unsolved Murder of Cheri Jo Bates”- by Heather Monroe, published
on February 1 st , 2020
Zodiacciphers.com- “Cheri Jo Bates- The Complete Eyewitness Timeline,” published on 4/5/2017
Zodiacciphers.com- “Cheri Jo Bates”
www.wikipedia.org- “Murder of Cheri Jo Bates”
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Rilya Wilson. The four-year-old disappeared January 18, 2001. Was Rilya taken by someone posing as a Department of Children and Families social worker?
If you have any information relating to Rilya’s disappearance, contact Miami-Dade Police Department 305-418-7302.
We also have an update on one of our earlier episodes - Molly Miller and Colt Haynes
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
Rilya Shenise Wilson – The Charley Project
Congresswoman Wilson Introduces Rilya Wilson Act | Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (house.gov)
Team searches Love County pond hoping to find evidence in Molly Miller case (kxii.com) by Caroline Cluiss, published December 19, 2022
https://charleyproject.org/case/molly-miller
https://charleyproject.org/case/colt-rydell-haynes
This week, the team discusses the disappearance of Stacie Madison and Susan Smalley. The two teenagers from Carrollton, TX have not been seen since 1988.
You can follow us on Instagram at smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode:
Stacie Elisabeth Madison – The Charley Project
Susan Renee Smalley – The Charley Project
103DFTX - Stacie Elisabeth Madison (doenetwork.org)
102DFTX - Susan Renee Smalley (doenetwork.org)
Join the team as they discuss Lizzie Borden and the murders of her father and stepmother. Lizzie was put on trial and found not guilty. Was the murderer someone else in the household? Was more than one person involved in the murders? So many questions.
You can follow us on Instagram at smalltownmissing.
Sources for this episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6VKFYdUrfg – Lizzie Borden documentary on the Smithsonian channel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden- Lizzie Borden wikipedia
https://alexmatsuo.com/the-haunting-of-the-lizzie-borden-murder-house/- Details of the house hauntings
thefamouspeople.com- “Emma Borden” page
Panicd.com- John Vinnicum Morse page
Join the team as they discuss the disappeance of Misty Donna Copsey. The fourteen year-old went missing September 17, 1992 on her way home after attending a fair in Puyallup, WA. Is Misty a run-away? Or possibly the victim of a serial killer?
If you have any information on Misty’s disappearance, please contact
- Puyallup Police Department 253-841-5415 or
- Pierce County Sheriff's Office 253-591-3337
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode –
Misty Donna Copsey – The Charley Project
Missing Person / NamUs #MP2301 | NamUs (ojp.gov)
Puyallup Police on Twitter: "Misty Copsey went missing the evening of 9/17/92 after attending the Puyallup Fair. Were you at the fair that day? Do you remember seeing her? If you have any info please contact our Tipline (info on flyer). You never know what could help. #MistyCopsey #30yearsago #SomeoneKnows https://t.co/H3p8RDxXnM" / Twitter
FBI Seattle History — FBI
Green river homicides investigation - King County
Gary Ridgway - Wikipedia
Join the team as they discuss the mysterious disappearance of Helen Brach. Brach disappeared around February 17, 1977, after returning home from an appointment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Did Helen return home or did something sinister happen in route?
If you have any information on Helen’s disappearance, contact the Glenview Police Department at 847-729-5000.
You can follow us on Instagram at smalltownmissing.
Sources for this episode:
Charleyproject.org- “Helen Marie Voorhees Brach”
Criminalelement.com- “Unwrapping the Disappearance of Helen Brach” by Philip Jett, published on January 31 st , 2020.
Wikipedia.org- “Helen Brach”
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of two young girls from Washington state. Teekah Latress Lewis disappeared from Tacoma in 1999. Sofia Lucerno Juarez disappeared from Kennewick in 2003. Both would now be in their twenties.
If you have any information on Teekah’s case please contact
- Tacoma Police Department 253-798-4721
- Federal Bureau of Investigation 202-324-3000
If you have any information regarding Sofia’s disappearance contact
- Kennewick Police Department 509-585-4208
You can follow us on Instagram at smalltownmissing.
Sources for this episode –
Teekah Latres Lewis
https://charleyproject.org/case/teekah-latres-lewis
https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2486dfwa.html
Sofia Lucerno Juarez
https://charleyproject.org/case/sofia-lucerno-juarez
https://www.go2kennewick.com/1368/What-Happened-to-Sofia
https://www.go2kennewick.com/1376/Updates-on-Sofias-Investigation
https://www.go2kennewick.com/1371/Age-Progression-Photographs
Join the team as they discuss the listener requested case of Ruth Marie Terry.
You can follow us on Instagram at smalltownmissing.
Sources:
“How to find out more about the ‘Lady of the Dunes,’ identified as Ruth Marie Terry”- article by Claire
Voeglein of the Cape Cod Times, published on November 1, 2022.
“Provincetown 1974 cold case: ‘Lady of the Dunes’ timeline”- article by Zane Razzaq of the Cape Cod
Times, published on November 8 th , 2022.
FBI.gov- “Ruth Marie Terry”- for any information about Ruth Marie Terry’s characteristics
“FBI identifies ‘Lady of the Dunes,” woman whose mutilated body was found on beach towel”- article by
Frank O’ Laughlin, Boston 25 News Staff, and Bob Ward, Boston 25 news, published on October 31,
2022.
Four-episode podcast- “The Lady of the Dunes”- 2019 Apple Podcast Series.
“Lady in the Dunes”- article from Provincetown-ma.gov, published on October 31 st , 2022. Updated
November 3, 2022.
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley. The twenty-three year-old went missing on March 24,1998 while on a cruise with her family. Was she abducted from the ship? Did she fall overboard?
Merrian Lynn Carver and Annette Marie Mizener also vanished while on cruises.
If you have any information regarding the missing women discussed on this episode, please contact your local FBI field office or U.S. Embassy. You can also submit tips to tips.fbi.gov. Tips can be anonymous.
Sources for this episode
Wanted by the FBI: Missing Woman Amy Lynn Bradley — FBI
AMY LYNN BRADLEY — FBI
Wanted by the FBI: Seeking Tips in Amy Bradley Investigation - Bing video
Amy Lynn Bradley – The Charley Project
Search Results - SpecialPages - Alaska Department of Public Safety
Merrian Lynn Carver – The Charley Project
Annette Marie Mizener – The Charley Project
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Emma Fillipoff. The twenty-six year-old vanished from Victoria, British Columbia, November 28, 2012. Could Emma have suffered a mental breakdown? Who was the unidentified man who walked into a Vancouver store over a year after Emma's disappearance and claimed Emma didn't want to be found?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
If you have any information on this case, please call 1-800-222-TIPS.
Sources:
www.wikipedia.org- Disappearance of Emma Fillipoff
timescolonist.com- “Fillipoff’s file a rare puzzler; police seeing fewer missing persons cases” by Derek
Spalding- February 17 th , 2013
Vice.com- “A Young Woman Was Last Seen by Police, Then Never Again” by Tyler Hooper, published on
November 27 th , 2017.
Helpfindemmafillipoff.com- for timeline information and other sources
Join the team as they discuss missing person cases Joanna Lopez and Margaret Ellen Fox. Joanna Lopez's eerie PSA has left viewers baffled for years. Can the FBI's recently enhanced recording of Margaret Ellen Fox's ransom call shed light on her abductor?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources (Joanna Lopez) –
The Very Obscure Disappearance Of Joanna Lopez (Only known through a Chicago TV Sign-Off poster). : UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com) – posted by ChrisPolygon
WMAQ Channel 5 - PSAs, Meditation, Sign-Off & Joanna Lopez 'Missing' Slide (1/14/1989) - YouTube – 1989 signoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b9v7JY3ZOc – WMAQ NBC 5 Chicago Signoff (1991)
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP12976 | NamUs (ojp.gov)
A Possible Lead on the Joanna Lopez 1989 Missing Cold Case : MissingPersonsUSA (reddit.com) – posted by explosionhazard, proudeveningstar
Sources (Margaret Ellen Fox) -
MARGARET ELLEN FOX — FBI
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1280dfnj.html
FBI offers reward, releases evidence to solve Burlington NJ cold case (courierpostonline.com) - by Carol Comegno, June 24, 2019
https://charleyproject.org/case/margaret-ellen-fox
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Tara Calico. Tara was 19 years-old when she went on a bike ride in Belen, New Mexico and never returned. Is Tara the girl in the photo found over 1,500 miles away?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
If you have any information regarding this case, call the Valencia County Sheriff’s Department at (505) 866-3343 or the FBI, Albuquerque, New Mexico Office 505-224-2000.
Sources for this episode -
http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news03/091903_news_tara.shtml - The Albuquerque Tribune, Joline Gutierrez Krueger, October 3, 2003
https://www.abqjournal.com/265671/abqnewsseeker/tara-calico-has-been-missing-for-25-years.html - Albuquerque Journal, Clara Garcia, September 19, 2013
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/tara-leigh-calico
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/96umfl.html
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/66uffl.html
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/257dfnm.html
https://www.koat.com/amp/ariticle/tara-calico-cold-case-investigation-new-mexico/37641318 - Nancy Laflin, September 20, 2021
Tara Leigh Calico – The Charley Project
Albuquerque Journal, September 14, 2008, What Happened to Woman Missing 20 Years? Sheriff Says He Know by Leslie Linthicum
Valencia County News-Bulletin, Twenty years ago today, Tara Calico disappeared into thin air, Clara Garcia, September 20, 2008
“The Polariod”, Crime Magazine, by Paul Buchanan, July 22, 2013.
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Join the team as they discuss the mysterious case of Patricia Gildawie. Patricia was 17 years old when she vanished from Fairfax, Virginia. Can advanced DNA testing help find Patricia?
If you have any information about the Patricia Gildawie case, you can call the Fairfax County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources:
“Skeletal Remains Found Near Virginia Drainage Ditch in 2001 ID’d as Teen Missing Since 1975”-
oxygen.com article by Jax Miller
“Body of Virginia 17-Year-Old Who Went Missing in 1975 Identified”- Article by Jackie Bensen,
News4Reporter, Andrea Swalec, and NBC Washington Staff
“Fairfax County PD Teams with Othram to Identify a Homicide Victim Found in 2001”- article on
DNASolves.com
NamUs- NCMEC Number 1184372, ME/C Case Number N2001-46737
“There are thousands of unidentified remains> meet the volunteer organization trying to identify them”
12news.com article by Michael Doudna
Othram.com- Justice Through Genomics
National Human Genome Research Institute- genome.gov- “DNA Sequencing Fact Sheet”
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Johnny Gosch. Twelve year-old Johnny vanished September 5, 1982 while on his paper route. Did Johnny visit his mother 15 years later? Or, was her visitor an imposter?
If you have any information on Johnny's disappearance, contact
West Des Moines Police Department 515-223-3211
The team also discusses additional information on the Maura Murray case.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
https://charleyproject.org/case/john-david-gosch
https://46890999.weebly.com/the-programs-national-impact.html
https://www.kcci.com/article/west-des-moines-iowa-40-years-after-johnny-gosch-went-missing-there-are-more-questions-than-answers/41084871 – September 5, 2022 - Scott Carpenter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Johnny_Gosch
https://www.newspapers.com/image/130756470/?clipping_id=21751939&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjEzMDc1NjQ3MCwiaWF0IjoxNjY0MTQ0MjI4LCJleHAiOjE2NjQyMzA2Mjh9.FKid9PJPJUckpmPqmNrRI0ZUdcJZMtXkYSJ7kaUyZ3A
https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/johnny-gosch/
https://patch.com/iowa/ankeny/30-years-after-johnny-gosch-vanished-iowas-innocence-2753e47cc8 – September 1, 2012 by Beth Delbey
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4788993/6798176.html - by Frank Santiago, 2/7/1999
The Lewiston Daily Sun – Pain, struggle: search for missing son – September 5, 1984 by Margaret Stafford
https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2022/40-years-later-still-a-mystery-where-is-johnny-gosch
https://www.the-sun.com/news/5793609/update-maura-murray-cold-case-missing-new-hampshire/ - July 16, 2022 by Elsa Buchanan
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Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Deborah Deann Poe. Poe vanished from an Orlando, Florida Circle K store on February 4th, 1990.
A man wearing a Megadeth t-shirt assisted a customer around the time Poe went missing. The man has never been identified. Could he be a witness?
The team also discusses additional information on the Lynn Burdick case.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode –
https://charleyproject.org/case/deborah-deann-poe
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-deborah-poe-missing-anniversary-20150203-story.html by Tiffany Walden, Feb. 3, 2015
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1076dffl.html
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Deborah_Poe
https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/crime/2016/12/03/could-there-have-been-two-serial-killers/14802832007/
https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsReadOfficial/comments/jw7fcj/deborah_poe/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1996-11-24-9611211092-story.html
https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2022/03/carrie-lawson-kidnapper-karen-mcpherson-again-denied-parole-in-lawyers-1991-disappearance.html
https://www.newbedfordguide.com/massachusetts-sketch-suspect-cold-case-lynn-burdick-disappeared-1982/2022/08/31
Join the team as they discuss the abduction of Eliza Fletcher. The thirty-four year-old junior kindergarten teacher was taken while jogging early morning on September 2, 2022 in Memphis, TN.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode:
“Eliza Fletcher crime scene: New details released”- WREG.com article by Stuart Rucker and Quametra Wilborn
“$50,000 reward for information on abducted Memphis jogger”- September 3rd, 2022- AP News
“Eliza Fletcher: What we know about Memphis heiress who was found dead”- September 7th, 2022- Sky News
“Memphis Police: Missing woman forced into SUV while on run”- by David Royer, Jordan James, Courtney Anderson, Bria Jones, Stuart Rucker- Posted September 2nd, 2022, on News Channel 3 WREG Memphis
“Timeline: The Eliza Fletcher abduction and murder” by Stuart Rucker, Autumn Scott, and David Royer- posted September 6th, 2022- News Channel 3 WREG Memphis
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/eliza-fletchers-alleged-killer-is-now-charged-with-committing-a-2021-kidnapping-and-rape/
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/suspect-eliza-fletcher-kidnapping-murder-in-court-on-2021-rape-charge-memphis/522-f6b2c8cf-a57c-45f2-9ada-f7b3f56df7ad
Join the team as the discuss the disappearance of Ann Miller, Patricia Blough and Renee Bruhl. The three young women vanished from Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on July 2, 1966. Was it an accident? Or did the three have information on a 1965 murder and decided to disappear?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode –
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-06-21-8702170368-story.html
https://charleyproject.org/case/ann-miller
https://michiganmysteries.com/missing-persons/1966-three-sunbathers-disappear-from-beach/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_Jayne
https://www.unsolvedcasebook.com/the-indiana-dunes-mystery/
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/m2iqrx/in_1965_a_young_woman_was_inadvertently_killed/
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Regina Brown. The 35 year-old flight attendant went missing after dropping her youngest child and live-in babysitter at LaGuardia Airport. Was her disappearance planned? Or something more sinister?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Regina Brown, contact
Newtown Police Department 203-426-5841.
Sources for this episode –
https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/After-35-years-of-chasing-leads-in-Newtown-s-17012699.php
https://charleyproject.org/case/regina-f-brown
https://www.newtown-ct.gov/police-department/pages/regina-brown-cold-case-file
https://www.ctpost.com/printpromotion/article/Cards-feature-missing-Newtown-woman-5844206.php
https://www.newtownbee.com/07012016/police-continue-probe-into-regina-browns-disappearance/
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Michele Whitaker. The 33 year-old vanished from Spartanburg, South Carolina in August 2002 after a family argument. Dropped off at a truck stop by an acquaintance, did she fall into the hands of a murderer?
Sources for this episode:
It’s Crime O Clock Somewhere- “The Case of Michele Whitaker”
Michele Whitaker: The Last Truck Stop- Disappeared: Season 1, Episode 4
Michele Whitaker, Unsolved Mysteries Wiki
“The Mysterious Case of Michele Whitaker”- Disappeared: Gone in An Instant- Investigation Discovery
YouTube Channel
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of April Pitzer. The 30 year-old mother of two went missing from Newberry Springs, California in 2004. Was her disappearance linked to organized crime?
If you have any information on April’s disappearance, contact the San Bernardino Sheriff’s department
- 760-256-4838
- 909-387-3690
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode –
https://charleyproject.org/case/april-beth-pitzer
https://ncmissingpersons.org/april-pitzer/
https://www.4029tv.com/article/clarksville-april-pitzer-missing/28234648
https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/intrigue-surrounds-silverton-area-plane-crash/
https://disappearedblog.com/april-pitzer/
http://www.undergroundexplorers.com/inland_empire_april_pitzer.pdf
https://missingsouls.com/april-pitzer/
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/family-still-struggles-10-years-after-disappearance-of-daughter/91-287109683#:~:text=Pitzer's%20daughters%20Kennedy%20and%20Bradley,case%20they've%20ever%20had.
https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/crime/2016/10/12/authorities-ask-for-public-s/25215110007/
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Maura Murray. Did the 21 year-old college student run away from her life? Or did something more sinister happen?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
Wikipedia - "Disappearance of Maura Murray"
"New Hampshire unsolved case file: Where is Maura Murray" - KC Downey, wmur.com
"Maura Murray - Haverhill, New Hampshire" - FBI.gov
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Lauren Spierer. Spierer was a 20 year-old Indiana University student when she vanished on June 3, 2011. This case spanned nation wide in an attempt to find any trace. Did they succeed?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
If you have any information on Lauren Spierer’s disappearance, call the Bloomington Police Department 812-339-4477.
Sources for this episode -
http://www.wbiw.com/2021/06/03/lauren-spierer-went-missing-10-years-ago-today/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/lauren-spierer-case-years-vanished-hope/story?id=40084230
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/monroe-county/bloomington/daniel-messel-sentenced-to-20-years-for-2012-attack
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/lauren-spierers-family-still-searching-9-years-after-her-disappearance
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2014/10/01/lauren-spierer-parents-suit-tossed/16528153/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Lauren_Spierer
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Ashley Loring HeavyRunner. Twenty year-old Ashley HeavyRunner, member of the Blackfeet Nation, disappeared from Browning, Montana in 2017.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
If you have any information about Ashley's disappearance, contact one of the following:
- Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services 406-338-4000
- Browning Police Department 406-338-4000
- FBI's Salt Lake City Field Office at (801) 579-1400
- Tips can be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov
Sources for this week's episode -
https://abcnews.go.com/US/familys-desperate-search-missing-young-woman-highlights-questions/story?id=50737963
https://charleyproject.org/case/ashley-mariah-loring
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/family-friends-hold-annual-walk-ashley-loring-heavyrunner-raising-awareness-n1270579
https://news.yahoo.com/ashley-loring-heavyrunner-vanished-montana-234038152.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEGikyTMhxDxvvT75Cqu_E0mPxkNUBvqahdwkty61jETjOu7_53H9TSxT7aR56lltw3EgVjOca7TRfCrenJX1-YKQ0yqDQrpLrfccyN054ZVuKbVEnwuc1BTBZJuUsrQzW7gNZs4h49V26L3s3McfjAvI2LwbnEJ_tyjTBJ1HkBN
https://abcnews.go.com/US/answers-years-20-year-student-vanishes-case-epidemic/story?id=65344265
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance and murder of Chandra Levy. Levy's disappearance dominated news until the September 11th attacks which occurred later that same year. Did the police arrest the real killer?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
Wikipedia- Killing of Chandra Levy
20/20: Mystery in Rock Creek Park- Chandra Levy Murder
https://www.grunge.com/675092/cold-cases-that-were-solved-in-2021/- “Things about the Chandra Levy Case that never made sense”
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Beverly Rose Potts.
Beverly vanished after attending a Showagon performance in Cleveland, OH on August 24, 1951. This case turns 71 this year but police still hope to solve the case by asking a person calling the tip line in 2015 to provide more information.
Anyone with information regarding this case should contact Cleveland Police Department at 216-623-5100.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
https://charleyproject.org/case/beverly-rose-potts
https://www.clevelandohio.gov/sites/default/files/forms_publications/NRRCGuideSummer2022.pdf
https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Beverly_Potts
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Ohio-Missing-Persons/Missing-Children/Potts-%281%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Beverly_Potts
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2001/08/on_50th_anniversary_of_beverly.html
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2015/08/64_years_later_a_possible_brea.html
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Alexis S. Patterson. The 7 year-old walked to school with her stepfather but never made it to class.
Anyone with information about Alexis Patterson is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app.You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissingSources for this episode -
https://charleyproject.org/case/alexis-s-patterson
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/alexis-s.-patterson
https://www.jsonline.com/in-depth/news/special-reports/2022/05/03/elizabeth-smart-milwaukee-alexis-patterson-missing-children-racial-bias/9625948002/
https://www.wimissing.org/post/alexis-s-patterson
https://archive.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/Search-steps-up-for-girl-385110191.html/
https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/01/11/the-disappearance-of-alexis-patterson/
Join the team as they discuss a case that turned 40 in June. Lynn Burdick was 18 when she went missing in an area known as the Berkshires. While Lynn has never been found, could the Berkshires have been home to a killer during the 70's and 80's?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Anyone with information should contact the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit at 413-499-1112.
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/672dfma.html
https://charleyproject.org/case/lynn-burdick
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/40-years-later-family-hoping-new-leads-april-1982-disappearance-n1294725
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/niece-carries-on-quest-to-solve-family-mystery-what-happened-to-lynn-burdick-39-years/article_5e7d9a82-ad53-11eb-9112-af0d6673185a.html
https://www.iberkshires.com/story/66509/Reward-Offered-in-Renewed-Search-for-Kim-Benoit-s-Killer.html
https://apnews.com/article/e7c6dc2f31b8ee66deee3ec44adc901f
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/cold-case-reward-information-kim-benoit-death-1974/
Join the team as they discuss Texas oldest cold case. Is Mary Virginia "Jimmie" Carpenter a victim of the Phantom Killer of Texarkana or did she decide to run away and start a new life?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
https://charleyproject.org/case/mary-virginia-carpenter
https://dentoncountyhistoryandculture.wordpress.com/2019/06/28/the-chilling-disappearance-of-virginia-carpenter/
https://twu.edu/about-twu/brief-history-of-twu/
https://texashillcountry.com/virginia-carpenter-oldest-cold-case/
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel and recent discovery of her remains. The 17 year-old disappeared while on spring break in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on April 25, 2009.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for episode -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxcsjG5UwEg- What happened to Brittanee Drexel?- video by Danelle Hallen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brittanee_Drexel- Wikipedia page on case
https://abcnews.go.com/US/family-suspect-disappearance-brittanee-drexel-devastated-investigation/story?id=84833937
https://nypost.com/2022/05/23/abrittanee-drexels-alleged-killer-raymond-moody-recalls-1983-kidnapping/
https://nypost.com/2022/05/17/brittanee-drexels-remains-found-after-more-than-a-decade/
abc4news.com- “Moody raped, killed Drexel at Santee River then moved body to Old Town Avenue: Solicitor”
Join the team as they discuss the mysterious disappearance of Molly and Colt. After a high speed chase, both called for help from separate locations, neither could be found. Is it foul play or a planned disappearance?
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Sharon Baldeagle. The 12 year-old and a 15 year-old friend were picked up by a possible serial killer while hitchhiking.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Fall River County Sheriff's Office (South Dakota) - 1-605-745-4444.
Sources for this episode -
https://charleyproject.org/case/sharon-baldeagle
https://charleyproject.org/case/deborah-rae-meyer
http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2015/12/sharon-bald-eagle-missing-from-south.html
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1985/10/10/girl-tells-of-escaping-man-in-wyoming/62749324007/
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Ellabeth Lodermeier. Ellabeth vanished from Sioux Falls on March 6, 1974 leaving no clues.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
sources for this episode -
https://charleyproject.org/case/ellabeth-mae-lodermeier
https://www.bhpioneer.com/news/state_news/sioux-falls-police-looking-for-help-solving-decades-old-suspicious-missing-person-case/article_ac77ba6a-e639-11e5-ab97-93b088e22f3f.html
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2983dfsd.html
https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/content/news/Sioux-Falls-police-looking-for-help-in-42-year-old-cold-case-371284231.html
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2018/12/13/timeline-disappearance-ellabeth-lodermeier-missing-south-dakota/2217402002/
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2019/03/06/45-years-after-woman-disappears-new-leads-emerge-ellabeth-lodermeier/3077975002/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25824635/letter-from-gene-lodermeier/
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/cadaver-dogs-how-canine-noses-help-find-dead-bodies/
Join the team as they discuss possibly the oldest active missing person case in the United States. Marvin A. Clark went missing in the early 1920's while traveling from his home to Portland, Oregon.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
Wikipedia- “Disappearance of Marvin Clark”
Nicole Henley- Medium.com- “Who is Behind America’s Oldest Active Missing Person’s Case”
KOIN 6- “Marvin Clark of Tigard missing- for 92 years”- May 9, 2018
Mary Hallberg- Youtube.com- “America’s oldest active cold case II The disappearance of Marvin Clark”
Corvallis Gazette-Times- May 1, 2014- “DNA Sought to Close 1926 Missing Person’s Case”
Join the team as they discuss a listener requested case....not a missing person case but a murder. Melba Lapidus was killed in the 1985 bomb blast of her Belle Meade, TN home. Could it be linked to her uncle's estate?
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
“Faces behind the lot tags tell interesting stories” by Rochelle Carter- The Tennessean, October 15, 1991
“Pair deny scheme against millionaire”- Alan Bostic- April 27, 1988- The Tennessean
Manchestertimes.com- Vintage News: King heir died in bombing death
“Belle Meade bomb probe goes on”- The Tennessean- Robert Sherborne
“Bomb victim’s uncle guarded”- Renee Vaughn and Robert Sherborne- October 31, 1985- The Tennessean
“A life of helping others is story of Melba Lapidus”- The Tennessean- October 31, 1985
“Lapidus’ will filed but no mention of millionaire kin”- Kirk Loggins- The Tennessean- November 8, 1985
“Two years later, police still seek culprit in bombing death”- Cynthia Floyd- The Tennessean- October 25, 1987
“Banker’s ’85 will wins out”- Feb 3, 1995- The Tennessean- Kirk Loggins- details on chronology of case
“Man quizzed in bombing”- The Tennessean- Kevin Ellis- July 8, 1986
“Police seek bomb motive. Estate dispute eyed in Belle Meade Blast”- The Tennessean- October 30, 1985- Robert Sherborne and Renee Vaughn
Join the team as the discuss the disappearance of Marilyn 'Niqui' Renee Nicole McCown. Niqui disappeared from Richmond, Indiana on July 22, 2001 leaving behind a fiancé, a 9 year-old daughter and questions.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
If you have any information regarding Niqui's disappearance, contact Richmond Police Department at 765-983-7247.
Facebook page for Niqui McCown -
https://www.facebook.com/niqui.mccown
Sources for this episode -
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime--law/overlooked-evidence-leads-trotwood-officer/nRx6l7v7b1ictnJRINAQYN/
https://charleyproject.org/case/Niqui-renee-nicole-mccown
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Niqui_McCown
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3198dfin.html
https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2019/01/17/the-disappearance-of-Niqui-mccown/
https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/20-years-later-niqui-mccowns-family-plans-remembrance-as-they-still-search-for-answers/
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Amy Billig who disappeared from Coconut Grove, FL in 1974. Amy's mother, Susan, followed leads for 31 years.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Miami Police Department 305-579-6530
Sources for this episode -
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/18dffl.html
https://charleyproject.org/case/amy-billig
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/02/27/24-year-old-mystery-is-solved-detective-says/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Amy_Billig
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Anthonette Cayedito, a nine year old who disappeared from Gallup, New Mexico in 1986.
Gallup Police Department 505-863-9365
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode:
https://charleyproject.org/case/anthonette-christine-cayedito
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/31-years-ago-anthonette-cayedito-disappeared-n743951
https://crimeblogger1983.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-strange-disappearance-of-anthonette.html
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Anthonette_Cayedito
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/61dfnm.html
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/anthonette-christine-cayedito
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Anthonette_Cayedito
Join the team as they discuss Angelica Gandara, Ara Denise Johnson and Amber Nicole Crum, three young girls missing from Texas. The three are possibly connected through a common person of interest.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode are below. Also below, police department contact information if you have any information regarding each missing girl.
https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Police-again-fish-for-leads-in-local-girls-baffling-1985-disappearance-567464021.html
https://charleyproject.org/case/angelica-maria-gandara
https://charleyproject.org/case/ara-denise-johnson
https://charleyproject.org/case/amber-nicole-crum
https://bellcountycrimestoppers.com/team/angelica-maria-gandara/
https://ourblackgirls.com/2020/03/29/ara-denise-johnson-5-was-abducted-from-her-room-in-1986/
https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/penton-elliot-david.htm
https://filmdaily.co/news/ara-johnson/
Information regarding Amber Nicole Crum, contact Dallas Police Department 214-670-4426
Information regarding Ara Denise Johnson, contact Upshur County Sheriff’s Office at (903) 843-2541
Information regarding Angelica Maria Gandara, contact Temple Police Department 254-770-5506
Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Elizabeth Ann Campbell, a 20-year old college student who disappeared after walking out of her boyfriend's home.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Episode Sources:
https://charleyproject.org/case/elizabeth-ann-campbell
https://unsolved.com/gallery/elizabeth-campbell/
https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/elizabeth-campbell-trafficked-or-tragedy
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/113dftx.html
Join the team as they discuss the kidnapping of Carolyn (Carrie) Elizabeth Lawson from Jasper, Alabama. Ransom money was paid but Carrie has never been found.
Walker County Sheriff Department 205-302-6464
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode -
https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/30/us/jasper-journal-familiar-voice-talks-of-kidnapping.html
https://apnews.com/article/2bdeb0e8e32111429e9fa81aa76317fd
https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2016/09/carrie_lawson_disappeared_25_y.html
https://charleyproject.org/case/carolyn-elizabeth-lawson
https://www.al.com/news/2019/06/carrie-lawson-abduction-true-crime-podcast-takes-up-1991-disappearance-of-alabama-attorney.html
Join the team as they discuss the disappearances of Dora Ruth Smith and Melinda McGhee. Dora Ruth Smith disappeared in the middle of the night in 1977. Melinda McGhee disappeared after returning from work one morning in 2003.
You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissing
Sources for this episode:
Dora Ruth Smith -
Times Daily, January 10th, 2003, Mike Goens
Times Daily, March 25th, 2007, Jonathan Willis
https://charleyproject.org/case/dora-ruth-smith
https://whereaboutsstillunknown.wordpress.com/2014/12/26/the-missing-missing-part-i/
https://www.timesdaily.com/archives/unsolved-mystery/article_bc2c57e2-0186-56ee-85ed-c77cfad4ef1e.html
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/usedtobedoe/smith-dora-ruth-4-1977-t9210.html?amp=1
https://www.timesdaily.com/search/?l=25&sd=desc&s=start_time&f=html&t=article%2Cvideo%2Cyoutube%2Ccollection&app=editorial&q=%22dora+ruth+smith%22&nsa=eedition
Melinda McGhee -
https://charleyproject.org/case/melinda-wall-mcghee
https://www.atmoreadvance.com/2013/03/26/search-continues-for-melinda-mcghee/
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Derrick_Todd_Lee
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_52ff8663-6df4-5e71-8294-3e10645ec087.html
https://murderpedia.org/male.J/j/jones-jeremy.htm
Join the team as they discuss the sudden disappearance of a pediatrician in the early 2000's.
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Sources and information for this week's episode -
https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/tennessee-cold-case-the-disappearance-of-dr-cherryl-pearson-bf8f643964b8
https://ourblackgirls.com/2020/07/26/cherryl-lamont-pearson-vanished-after-taking-early-morning-phone-call/
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna12756112interview by Rob Stafford
https://charleyproject.org/case/cherryl-lamont-pearson
Bartlett Police Department 901-385-5558
Reward hotline 901-382-MONY (6669)
It’s April 15th, 1987 and 17-year-old Marth Leanne Green is missing. Join the team as we discuss this 35 year old case of the missing teen.
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Sources -
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/67dftn.html
https://www.middletennesseemysteries.com/article/446/dickson-county-martha-leanne-green
https://www.wkrn.com/special-reports/sheriff-holds-out-hope-in-1987-case-of-missing-dickson-teen/
https://charleyproject.org/case/martha-leanne-green
May 7, 1995 (Page 16 of 250) - ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Nashville Tennessean - ProQuest
The Nashville Tennessean
Welcome to the inaugural episode of our brand-new podcast: Small Town Missing. In this episode, we cover the missing persons case of Mrs. Ruth Dorsey, a small-town piano player that just disappeared one summer night in Opelika, Alabama. Come join us and a special guest as we delve into this odd disappearance.
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Sources:
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/usedtobedoe/dorsey-ruth-8-17-1974-t864.html
“Opelika Woman Still Missing” by Vivian Cannon of the Montgomery Advertiser (1974)
“Opelika Police Probe Slaying of Widow”- October 16, 1976- Alabama Journal
https://strangeco.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-vanishing-of-ruth-dorsey.html- blog on the disappearance of Ruth Dorsey
“Psychic’s ‘vision’ found”- Jim Earnhardt- The Montgomery Advertiser- July 14, 1979
“Aerial Search Proves Fruitless in Search for Missing Opelikan”- Vivian Cannon- August 28, 1974
“No Clues Found in Opelika Case”- Vivian Cannon- Montgomery Advertiser- October 17, 1974
Personal Interviews Conducted with Jeff Pope- neighbor of Ruth Dorsey, Walter Dorsey- nephew of Ruth Dorsey