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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.

23 hrs ago • Erika Marie

Sherell Brown, 52: $10K Reward Offered In 2023 Virginia Missing Person Case

New witnesses say they encountered the Petersburg grandmother after she was last seen by her family.

Sep 25 • Erika Marie

Benita Robinson, 44: Identified After Body Found In Bag Floating In New Orleans Bayou

Police have not determined how the New Orleans woman died or explained how her remains ended up in the water.

Sep 24 • 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

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

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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

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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

Tiffany Stewart, 34: Shot And Killed While Walking Away From Partner In 2026

Police arrested her 29-year-old partner nearby after the late-night shooting.

Sep 20 • Erika Marie

Kastari Isabella Nunez, 4: Father Pleads Guilty Years After Her 2020 Shooting Death

Prosecutors dropped charges against her mother and another woman after acknowledging gaps remained in the evidence surrounding the fatal shooting.

Sep 19 • Erika Marie

Lena Baker, 44: Executed In Georgia In 1945 After Claiming Self-Defense

Georgia pardoned the mother of three 60 years later, acknowledging that denying her clemency was a grievous error.

Sep 18 • 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

Virginia

Sherell Brown, 52: $10K Reward Offered In 2023 Virginia Missing Person Case

New witnesses say they encountered the Petersburg grandmother after she was last seen by her family.

Sep 25 • Erika Marie

Ashanti Billie, 19: Abducted From Virginia Navy Base & Killed In 2017

A retired Navy veteran was charged in her death, but he has never faced trial after being ruled mentally incompetent.

Sep 4 • Erika Marie

Sage Smith, 19: Trans Woman Disappears After Meeting Up With Date In 2012

Erik McFadden would later leave town and in 2019, he was reported missing, as well. In 2025, police tracked him down in Los Angeles.

Aug 18 • Erika Marie

1973 Virginia Jane Doe: Remains Located On A Local Farm In Lincoln

A detective within the Sheriff's Office shared this case with OurBlackGirls.

Jul 14 • Erika Marie

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

Children

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

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

Kastari Isabella Nunez, 4: Father Pleads Guilty Years After Her 2020 Shooting Death

Prosecutors dropped charges against her mother and another woman after acknowledging gaps remained in the evidence surrounding the fatal shooting.

Sep 19 • Erika Marie

Teens

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

LaQuanta Nachelle Riley, 19: Last Seen Getting Into A Green Car In 2003

Her mother later received a voicemail from a crying woman she believes was LaQuanta.

Sep 11 • Erika Marie

Katrina Ashford, 18: Vanished From California In 1972

Her vehicle was located three days later.

Sep 10 • 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

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

1973 Virginia Jane Doe: Remains Located On A Local Farm In Lincoln

A detective within the Sheriff's Office shared this case with OurBlackGirls.

Jul 14 • Erika Marie

Stony Creek Jane Doe: Remains Found In Shallow Grave In 1948

It is believed she was somewhere between 15 and 25-years-old.

Apr 8 • Erika Marie

Orleans Parish Jane Doe: Remains Recovered Under A House In 1998

This strange case continues to plague Louisiana investigators, and it is unfortunate that no one has come forward about this woman in all of these…

Mar 28

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

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

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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

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

Aug 21, 2025 • Erika Marie

1990s

Dorothy Fay Johnson, 36: Missing Since 1995

The 36-year-old vanished from Chicago.

Aug 31 • Erika Marie

Bridgett Lockhart, 29: Ex-Boyfriend Arrested In 1999 Atlanta Murder

An Atlanta police officer spent much of her life searching for answers in her mother’s killing. Her request for investigators to look at the cold case…

Aug 26 • Erika Marie

Tracey Turner, 26: Went Missing In 1995 Or 1996 From St. Louis

The exact date when she was last seen remains a mystery.

Aug 19 • Erika Marie

Yuette Wabbington, 33: Left Home & Never Returned In 1997

When she left her home, she told her relatives she would return in the evening for a family gathering.

Aug 16 • Erika Marie

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