Unsolved Murders
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Sincere Akers Murder Remains Unsolved in Columbus, Ohio
Sincere Akers Was Dropped Off at a Hospital — His Murder Remains Unsolved Columbus, Ohio — July 5, 2021 Sincere Akers was only 19 years old when he was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. Just after midnight on July 5, 2021, at approximately 12:20 a.m., Columbus police officers were dispatched after a ShotSpotter alert…
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Franchesca “Cheka” Alvarado Murder Remains Unsolved
Franchesca “Cheka” Alvarado Went on a Weekend Trip — Only One of Them Came Back Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ➝ Atlantic City, New Jersey — March 17, 2012 Franchesca “Cheka” Alvarado was 22 years old, a mother, sister, and young woman whose family says she would never have simply walked away from her life. On March 17,…
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Patrick Christopher Kelly Jr. Death Now Investigated as Homicide in Florida
Patrick Christopher Kelly Jr.’s Death Now Investigated as Homicide Tallahassee / Midway, Florida — April 5–12, 2025 When the mother of 18-year-old Patrick Christopher Kelly Jr. reached out directly to The Vivid Faces of the Vanished in 2025, she was desperate for someone to listen. Her son had disappeared. His body had later been recovered…
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Tyjuan Poindexter Murder: Chicago Cold Case
The Unsolved Murder of Tyjuan Poindexter Chicago, Illinois | September 19, 2015 It was the kind of request children make every day. “Can I go outside?” Tyjuan Poindexter’s mother had always tried to keep her son close and safe. But on the evening of September 19, 2015, the 14-year-old convinced her to let him go…
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Bonnie Marrow Murder: Richmond Mother Killed After Visiting Son’s Grave
Bonnie Marrow Murder: Richmond Mother Killed After Visiting Son’s Grave Richmond, Virginia | December 22, 2011 Christmas was only three days away. For Bonnie Marrow, the holiday wasn’t about shopping or celebrations. It was about grief. At 56 years old, the devoted wife, mother, and nurse made the heartbreaking trip to Oakwood Cemetery on Nine…
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Vicxon Gray Murder: Fort Wayne Father Killed During Louisville Visit
Louisville, Kentucky | May 18, 2023 The sister of Vicxon Gray, Shidazja Lucas, reached out to The Vivid Faces of the Vanished regarding her brother’s unsolved homicide—a case that has now been moved to cold case status while his family continues searching for answers. Vicxon Gray was just 24 years old. He was from Fort…
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Rashawn Mackey Murder: 17-Year-Old Food Delivery Driver Killed in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia | April 14, 2026 It was supposed to be a simple night. Picking up orders. Making deliveries. Earning money like so many other teenagers. Rashawn Mackey was just 17 years old. A Routine Pickup Turns Deadly In the early morning hours of April 14, 2026, between approximately 2:13 a.m. and 2:30 a.m., Rashawn…
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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…
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Destiny Bucknor Murder: Florida Teen Killed in Fourth of July Drive-By Shooting
Broward County, Florida | July 4, 2023 Destiny Bucknor was only 19 years old. She had already fought battles that many people never have to face. An honors high school graduate, Destiny had survived a severe struggle with lupus and was looking toward the future. She dreamed of becoming a firefighter and building a life…
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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.…