Unsolved Murders
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Jo’Von “DeDe” Porter Murder Remains Unsolved in Toledo, Ohio
He Was Driving in Broad Daylight When Another Car Pulled Up and Opened Fire Toledo, Ohio — March 2, 2021 It was the middle of the afternoon. Traffic moved along one of Toledo’s busiest areas. People were going about their day near ProMedica Toledo Hospital. Then another vehicle pulled alongside a moving SUV and gunfire…
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Larry “Poochie” Love Murder Remains Unsolved in Dayton, Ohio
Murdered on New Year’s Day — His Twin Babies Never Got to Know Their Father Dayton, Ohio — January 1, 2019 The family of Larry “Poochie” Love reached out directly to The Vivid Faces of the Vanished to bring renewed attention to his unsolved murder and the pain they continue carrying without answers. Larry was…
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Machelle Brinson Murder Remains Unsolved in Palmetto, Florida
Her 13-Year-Old Daughter Watched Her Die — Then the Gunman Pistol-Whipped the Child Palmetto, Florida — November 19, 2007 Machelle Brinson was so deeply rooted in her Palmetto community that people around the area referred to the street where her family lived as “Brinson Road.” She was 41 years old. A mother of 3. A…
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Shaniah Jones Murder Remains Unsolved in Dallas, Texas
She Should Still Be Here: The Unsolved Murder of Shaniah Jones Dallas, Texas — July 16, 2023 Kekee, the godmother of Shaniah Jones, reached out directly to The Vivid Faces of the Vanished regarding Shaniah’s unsolved homicide. Shaniah’s mother, Tammy, and the rest of her family have continued living with the pain of losing a…
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Harold and Harriet Riley: Two Unsolved Sacramento Family Tragedies
A Father Gunned Down in His Kitchen. Four Years Later, His 6-Year-Old Daughter Was Found in a Dumpster Sacramento, California — 1971 to 1975 Harold Riley was a decorated U.S. Air Force technical sergeant who had served his country for 13 years. On September 27, 1971, Harold returned home from work at McClellan Air Force…
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David Brown Identified After 28 Years, but His Atlanta Murder Remains Unsolved
Set on Fire and Left to Die, David Brown Went Unidentified for 28 Years Atlanta, Georgia — April 24, 1996 In a vacant lot in southeast Atlanta, a man stumbled through flames screaming for help. His body was burning. His skin had been destroyed so badly that no one could identify him. Yet before he…
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Louisiana and Texas Ax Murders of 1911–1912 Remain Unsolved
A 15-Month Reign of Terror: The Unsolved Ax Murders That Haunted the South Louisiana & Texas — January 1911 to August 1912 Between January 1911 and April 1912, an unidentified killer — or possibly multiple killers — carried out one of the most disturbing murder sprees in early 20th-century America. At least 49 people were…
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Bryan, Brandon and Bradley Veal Murders Remain Unsolved in New Orleans
Three Veal Brothers Were Killed in Two Shootings Just Seven Days Apart New Orleans, Louisiana — February 13 & February 20, 2021 Three brothers. Two shootings. Seven days. By the end of that week, one New Orleans family had lost all 3 of its sons. Bryan Veal, 26, Bradley Veal, 21, and their older brother…
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Tiané Brown Murder Remains Unsolved in Detroit, Michigan
Tiané Brown Left the Library to Pick Up Her Children — Two Days Later, She Was Found Shot Dead Detroit, Michigan — October 28–30, 2013 Tiané Brown was 33 years old, a mother of 3 daughters, and a woman whose determination had already carried her through an extraordinary academic journey. Before entering law school at…
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Te’Mari, A’Miyah and Zi’Ariel Murders Remain Unsolved in Texas
Three Little Sisters Vanished in the Night — Hours Later, They Were Found in a Pond Cass County, Texas — July 29–30, 2022 Their mother was at work. Her cousin, Paris Propps, was at the family’s home near Atlanta, Texas, babysitting her 6 children. By the end of the night, 3 of those children were…