Missing Persons
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LeShay Dungey Disappearance: Columbus Woman Texted “Open the Door” Before Vanishing
Columbus, Ohio — January 24, 2018 At 8:25 p.m. on January 24, 2018, 19-year-old LeShay “Shay” Dungey sent a text message that would become the last known communication anyone would ever receive from her. “I’m getting off at 4th & 11th.” “I’m on my way to your house.” “Open the door.” According to the man…
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Deng Vongphachan Disappearance: California Mother Vanished While Mushroom Picking
Crescent City, California — The Deng Vongphachan disappearance has left a family searching for answers since January 2024, when the 71-year-old mother of seven vanished while mushroom picking in the remote forests of Del Norte County. This case was submitted to The Vivid Faces of the Vanished by Deng’s daughter, Noy Beaudoin, who continues to…
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Desmond Dix Disappearance: Atlanta Teen Abducted at Gunpoint and Never Seen Again
Atlanta, Georgia — The Desmond Dix disappearance remains one of Atlanta’s most troubling unsolved missing persons cases. Nearly three decades have passed since the 16-year-old was abducted at gunpoint in broad daylight and never seen again. On January 30, 1996, Desmond Santonio Dix was spending time with his older brother, Savin Dix, in Atlanta. The…
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Bryan Hobbs Disappearance: Georgia Teen Vanished After Car Was Found Abandoned
Stone Mountain, Georgia — The Bryan Hobbs disappearance remains one of DeKalb County’s enduring missing persons mysteries. More than three decades have passed since the 19-year-old vanished without a trace, leaving behind unanswered questions and a family still searching for the truth. Bryan DeWayne Hobbs was 19 years old when he disappeared on August 29,…
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Howard Barnett Disappearance: Memphis Father Vanished After Dropping Off Lunch for His Daughters
The Howard Barnett disappearance remains one of Memphis’s most troubling unsolved missing person cases. Nearly eight years after he vanished, family members are still searching for answers about what happened to the devoted father known to loved ones as “Nookie” or “Rico.” On the morning of July 18, 2017, Howard Vardaman Barnett did something many…
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Brittany Thompson Disappearance: Missing Mississippi Woman
Brittany Thompson disappearance case in Greenwood Mississippi