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Stephanie Carr, 36: Missing After Being Dropped Off at Georgia Burger King

She was planning to return to California, where her children and other relatives lived, but police later suspected foul play in her disappearance.

Nov 10 • Erika Marie

Katrina Everett, 29: Possible Abduction Reported in 2002 Tampa Disappearance

A man and woman in a silver Ford Taurus were reportedly involved, but authorities have released few details about what happened.

Nov 9 • Erika Marie

Shelli Marie Prince, 25: Suspicious Disappearance in California Remains Unsolved Since 1995

The young woman was described as bubbly and full of life, but few details have been released about what happened to her in Ontario.

Nov 8 • Erika Marie

Nakita Williams, 36: Friend Reported Her Missing After Last Sighting in Newark

Police issued public appeals describing where she was last seen, but conflicting details have appeared in reports about her disappearance.

Nov 7 • Erika Marie

Tova Jaileau Barnett, 19: Police Called Her 2000 Disappearance Suspicious

A possible sighting at a Baton Rouge mall was never confirmed, while a former classmate has continued searching for answers.

Nov 6 • Erika Marie

Most Popular

Bridget Shiel, 19: Killed While Running From Murderer, DNA Yields Suspect

Aug 12, 2025 • Erika Marie

Sherrie Stout, 35: Mother & Daughter Go Missing, Child Turns Up 4 Years Later

Nov 30, 2025 • Erika Marie

Lorraine Snell, 19: Cousin's Husband Arrested For Her Murder 40 Years Later

Jan 28 • Erika Marie

Tynisha Ysais, 21: Killed By Rapper Who Ate Her Flesh

Aug 11, 2025 • Erika Marie

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Donna Shareen Wright, 17: Disappeared From Beech Island, South Carolina, In 1989

The teenager vanished under circumstances that have received little public explanation. Her mother died without learning what happened to her.

Nov 5 • Erika Marie

Stacy A. Pennant, 21: Disappeared After Movie Date in 1995, Her Car Also Missing

The college student was returning to her mother's home in Queens after an evening with a coworker. Her family challenged how authorities handled her…

Nov 4 • Erika Marie

Maylene Kaynea Martin, 20: Last Seen By Family In Trenton In 1991

Her disappearance was documented in a police case decades later, but the circumstances of her final known contact remain unclear.

Nov 3 • Erika Marie

LaRessa Ann Robinson, 45: Missing After Trip to Collect Cans in 2014

Her partner said she left a Philadelphia address one morning to gather cans for money, but she never returned.

Nov 1 • Erika Marie

Mary Harrison, 31: Mother of Four Vanished From Her Virginia in 1982

Her daughters searched for her for years, and a renewed police investigation found no record of her life after she disappeared.

Oct 31 • Erika Marie

Texas

Sebrena Arleen Williams, 57: Missing From Dallas, Texas, Since 2018

Few details have been released about her disappearance, including where she was last seen or what happened before contact was lost.

Oct 27 • Erika Marie

Tasha Wright, 10: Vanished After Visiting a Neighbor in Dallas in 1989

Police searched the surrounding area with helicopters and dogs, but the fourth-grader's disappearance remains unsolved more than three decades later.

Oct 23 • Erika Marie

Zah’Layah Walter, 5: Killed After Shooter Opened Fire On Family’s Car

Jeremy Porter, 47, was arrested less than a day later and charged with capital murder in the Harris County shooting.

Sep 23 • Erika Marie

Elizabeth Wiley, 27: Missing From Houston Since July 2018

Public records offer few details about what happened before the Houston woman disappeared.

Sep 17 • Erika Marie

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Stephanie Carr, 36: Missing After Being Dropped Off at Georgia Burger King

Children

Melody Gwen McKoy, 12: Missing Since 1991 After Visiting a Friend in Baltimore

The sixth-grader disappeared from a West Baltimore apartment building, leaving behind her bicycle and coat.

Oct 25 • Erika Marie

Gabrielle Terrelonge, 10: Missing After Traveling With Her Mother to Orlando in 2025

Her disappearance went unreported for nearly four months, and her mother now faces criminal charges.

Oct 24 • Erika Marie

Tasha Wright, 10: Vanished After Visiting a Neighbor in Dallas in 1989

Police searched the surrounding area with helicopters and dogs, but the fourth-grader's disappearance remains unsolved more than three decades later.

Oct 23 • Erika Marie

Teens

Morgan Amina Crenshaw, 17: Phone Found in Oakland as FBI Investigates Disappearance

Investigators recovered a vehicle seen in surveillance footage of the missing California teenager.

Oct 30 • Erika Marie

Sue Paye, 15: Phone Pinged In Brooklyn Weeks After Worcester Disappearance

Her family believes the Massachusetts teen may have boarded a bus to New York after leaving home with an overnight bag.

Sep 22 • Erika Marie

Lenarika Williams, 17: Missing After Leaving Memphis Children’s Hospital In 2025

The teen left Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital on foot, and police were told she had recently threatened to harm herself.

Sep 16 • Erika Marie

Patricia Osborn, 19: Vanished From Seattle’s Aurora Avenue In 1983

King County still lists Patricia among three women missing from the Green River investigation, although records conflict on the exact date she…

Sep 14 • Erika Marie

Donna Shareen Wright, 17: Disappeared From Beech Island, South Carolina, In 1989

The teenager vanished under circumstances that have received little public explanation. Her mother died without learning what happened to her.

Nov 5 • Erika Marie

Resources

What Is A Purple Alert?

Some states use Purple Alerts to help find vulnerable adults who do not qualify for AMBER or Silver Alerts.

Aug 11 • Erika Marie

What Is A Silver Alert?

For seniors in danger, the Silver Alert can save lives, if it’s used.

Jan 17 • Erika Marie

What Is The Ashanti Alert?

Ashanti Billie’s story created a federal alert system. Most people still haven’t heard of it.

Jan 9 • Erika Marie

Who Gets An AMBER Alert?

Behind the urgency of the national alert system lies a set of selective rules, and not every child's case qualifies.

Dec 22, 2025 • Erika Marie

Jane Doe

Genelle Princess Bradford, 17: Identified 27 Years After Her Murder

The Pennsylvania teenager disappeared in 1999, but her remains were discovered near her family's home just two months later and remained unidentified…

Oct 21 • Erika Marie

Gladys “Tinker” Johnson, 18: Identified 40 Years After Body Was Found

A social media post featuring a digital reconstruction helped identify the teen decades after her body was found in 1986.

Oct 12 • Erika Marie

East Orange Jane Doe, 15-20: DNA Search Renewed 42 Years After 1984 Murder

Known as “L.A.” or “Loranda,” she was killed on Eppirt Street and has never been identified.

Sep 29 • Erika Marie

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Bridget Shiel, 19: Killed While Running From Murderer, DNA Yields Suspect

Aug 12, 2025 • Erika Marie

Sherrie Stout, 35: Mother & Daughter Go Missing, Child Turns Up 4 Years Later

Nov 30, 2025 • Erika Marie

Lorraine Snell, 19: Cousin's Husband Arrested For Her Murder 40 Years Later

Jan 28 • Erika Marie

Tynisha Ysais, 21: Killed By Rapper Who Ate Her Flesh

Aug 11, 2025 • Erika Marie

Tracie Bell, 54: Cook County Secretary Missing From Chicago Since 2018

Aug 21, 2025 • Erika Marie

1970s

Norris Evans, 27: Mother Of 4 Killed In Rochester Home In 1975

Her children were inside when she was stabbed, and police say new information is needed to solve the 51-year-old case.

Sep 26 • Erika Marie

Telethia Good, 7: Vanished While Playing Outside Her Aunt’s Baltimore Home In 1978

Extensive searches of nearby parks and reservoirs failed to uncover what happened to the little girl known as Lee Lee.

Sep 21 • Erika Marie

Katrina Ashford, 18: Vanished From California In 1972

Her vehicle was located three days later.

Sep 10 • Erika Marie

Barbara Jean Baldwin, 28: Has Been Missing Since 1978

Little is known about her case.

Jul 15 • Erika Marie

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