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- Yvonne and Bilalian McDuffey Murders: Jacksonville Siblings Killed in 1987
Jacksonville, Florida | July 4, 1987 Yvonne McDuffey was 14 years old. Her little brother, Bilalian, was just 10. They went to bed that night believing they were safe inside their Jacksonville home. They never woke up. The children lived on Brook Forest Drive in Jacksonville’s Moncrief neighborhood with their mother, Betty Pinckney McDuffey, and… Read more: Yvonne and Bilalian McDuffey Murders: Jacksonville Siblings Killed in 1987 - Quinn Renard Woodfolk Disappearance: Virginia Boy Missing Since 1998
Charlottesville, Virginia | July 4, 1998 On July 4, 1998, 11-year-old Quinn Renard Woodfolk was home alone at his family’s residence in the Friendship Court neighborhood of Charlottesville, Virginia. School was out for the Fourth of July holiday. His father had gone to work. When he returned home later that day, Quinn was gone. He… Read more: Quinn Renard Woodfolk Disappearance: Virginia Boy Missing Since 1998 - LeBron Ke’ir Robinson Murder: 10-Year-Old Killed in Bastrop Fourth of July Shooting
Bastrop, Louisiana | July 4, 2021 Fireworks lit up the night sky. Families gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July. At a place locals called “The Slab” on Carbon Plant Road in Bastrop, Louisiana, people had come together for another summer evening with friends and family. Somewhere in that crowd was 10-year-old LeBron Ke’ir Robinson.… Read more: LeBron Ke’ir Robinson Murder: 10-Year-Old Killed in Bastrop Fourth of July Shooting - Tionda and Diamond Bradley Disappearance: Chicago Sisters Missing Since 2001
Chicago, Illinois | July 6, 2001 Tionda Bradley was 10 years old. Diamond Bradley was just 3. They were sisters. They were full of life. More than two decades later, no one knows where they are. Two Sisters Vanish On the morning of July 6, 2001, their mother, Tracey Bradley, left the girls alone inside… Read more: Tionda and Diamond Bradley Disappearance: Chicago Sisters Missing Since 2001 - Shy’Kemmia “Shy Shy” Pate Disappearance: Georgia Girl Missing Since 1998
Unadilla, Georgia | September 4, 1998 Eight-year-old Shy’Kemmia Shy’Rezz Pate was excited. Everyone called her “Shy Shy.” That Friday evening, she was looking forward to attending a high school football game with her older sister. Her sister left briefly to put gas in her car before picking Shy Shy up. While she was gone, Shy… Read more: Shy’Kemmia “Shy Shy” Pate Disappearance: Georgia Girl Missing Since 1998 - Adji Desir Disappearance: Non-Verbal Florida Boy Missing Since 2009
Immokalee, Florida | January 10, 2009 Six-year-old Adji Desir was playing outside his grandmother’s home in Immokalee, Florida. Then he disappeared. More than 17 years later, no one knows where he is. Adji, affectionately known as “Ji Ji,” was developmentally disabled and non-verbal. He could not call out for help if he was frightened or… Read more: Adji Desir Disappearance: Non-Verbal Florida Boy Missing Since 2009 - She’Nyah O’Flynn Murder: Chicago Shooting of 12-Year-Old Remains Unsolved
Chicago, Illinois | June 14, 2018 She’Nyah O’Flynn was only 12 years old. She had traveled from Covert, Michigan, to spend her summer with her father in Chicago. She had been there for just two days. Instead of returning home with memories of family and summer vacation, her loved ones were forced to bring her… Read more: She’Nyah O’Flynn Murder: Chicago Shooting of 12-Year-Old Remains Unsolved - Tahira Maxwell Murder: Philadelphia Girl Found in Rooftop Ventilation Shaft
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | September 26, 1993 In the early 1990s, the Cambridge Plaza public housing complex in North Philadelphia was rocked by tragedy. Four murders shattered the community—including the heartbreaking loss of 10-year-old Tahira Maxwell. A Child Who Never Came Home Tahira was last seen on September 26, 1993, outside her high-rise apartment building. She… Read more: Tahira Maxwell Murder: Philadelphia Girl Found in Rooftop Ventilation Shaft - Richard Jordan III Murder: Memphis Boy’s 2017 Drive-By Death Remains Unsolved
Memphis, Tennessee | November 13, 2017 Some mothers count the years by birthdays. Rosland Shields counts them by the number of years she has been waiting for justice. Richard’s mother reached out to The Vivid Faces of the Vanished because she refuses to let her son’s name become just another unsolved case file. Every day… Read more: Richard Jordan III Murder: Memphis Boy’s 2017 Drive-By Death Remains Unsolved - Tarionn “Tari” Hanner-Jackson Death: Mother Seeks Accountability After Fatal Medical Neglect
Melbourne, Florida | November 30, 2022 Some stories are difficult to write. This is one of them. Tarionn “Tari” Hanner-Jackson’s mother, Kiyana Durham, reached out to The Vivid Faces of the Vanished to help share her son’s story—not because she wants people to remember how he died, but because she never wants another family to… Read more: Tarionn “Tari” Hanner-Jackson Death: Mother Seeks Accountability After Fatal Medical Neglect