Unsolved Murders
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Kelsey Jackson Murder Remains Unsolved in St. Louis
Kelsey Jackson Was Gunned Down Inside a St. Louis Home — Her Family Is Still Searching for Answers St. Louis, Missouri — July 14, 2020 This case came directly to The Vivid Faces of the Vanished from Felicia Jackson, the younger sister of Kelsey Shaunice Jackson. More than 6 years after Kelsey was killed, Felicia…
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Bricola Coleman Murder Remains Unsolved in Atlanta
Bricola Coleman Was 12 Years Old — Decades Later, Her Killer Has Never Been Identified Atlanta, Georgia — September 12, 1989 Her name was Bricola Coleman. She was only 12 years old and lived with her mother, Della Belle Coleman, in an apartment complex in northwest Atlanta. On September 12, 1989, Della returned home from…
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Xavia McClary Murder Remains Unsolved in Decatur, Georgia
Xavia McClary Stepped In to Protect His Friends — Minutes Later, He Was Shot Dead Inside the Club Decatur, Georgia — March 24, 2024 Jamil Colts, the big sister of Xavia McClary, reached out directly to The Vivid Faces of the Vanished about her brother’s unsolved murder. More than 2 years after his death, Xavia’s…
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Jean Renee Johnson Murder Remains Unsolved in Gary, Indiana
Jean Renee Johnson Answered the Door — and Was Shot in Front of Her Father Gary, Indiana — August 22, 1984 It started with a knock at the door. Nothing unusual. Nothing that would have made Jean Renee Johnson or her family believe danger was standing just outside. An unknown man had come to the…
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Leighton Avenue Quadruple Homicide Remains Unsolved in Rochester
Four People Were Bound, Gagged, Killed, and Set on Fire Inside a Rochester Home Rochester, New York — January 10, 2016 It began with smoke drifting from a house on a cold January morning. When Mary Royal returned to her home on Leighton Avenue in Rochester, New York, something immediately felt wrong. The front door…
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Nayasia A. Gonzalez Murder Remains Unsolved in Rhode Island
Nayasia A. Gonzalez Was Gunned Down in Central Falls — Her Family Says She Was Not the Target Central Falls, Rhode Island — November 29, 2025 Gunfire erupted near Washington Street and Chestnut Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, late on the night of November 29, 2025. When officers arrived around 11:00 p.m., they found…
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James Thompson and Cassius Robinson Murders Remain Unsolved
James Thompson and Cassius Robinson Were Shot at a Tyler Car Wash Tyler, Texas — July 13, 2005 It was just after midnight. A business closed. The night quiet. Then gunfire. Around 12:00 a.m. on July 13, 2005, officers were called to Wayne’s Car Wash in the 1100 block of West Bow Street in Tyler,…
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Martha Jane Maxwell Murder Remains Unsolved in North Carolina
Martha Jane Maxwell Fought for Her Life Inside Her Own Home Elizabethtown, North Carolina — January 20, 1994 Martha Jane Maxwell spent her life caring for other people. As a nursing assistant, helping others was not just her job. Friends and family remembered her as a devoted mother, a hardworking woman, and someone who consistently…
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Deandra “MooMoo” Clay-Staples Murder Remains Unsolved
Deandra “MooMoo” Clay-Staples Was Found Shot in the Snow — DNA May Hold the Key Indianapolis, Indiana — January 11, 2025 Fourteen-year-old Deandra “MooMoo” Clay-Staples was found lying outside in the snow on a bitter January morning in Indianapolis. She had been shot twice in the head. But investigators also found evidence suggesting Deandra fought…
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Vernon O’Neal Murder Remains Unsolved in Illinois
Vernon O’Neal Was Abducted on a Sunday Night — His Body Was Found the Next Morning East St. Louis ➝ Washington Park, Illinois — October 18–19, 2009 Twenty-four-year-old Vernon O’Neal disappeared under circumstances that immediately suggested something was terribly wrong. On the evening of Sunday, October 18, 2009, Vernon, who lived in Madison, Illinois, was…