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Unexplained Trip: The Mysterious and Strange Disappearance and Death of Judy Smith
On April 10, 1997, Judy Smith set out on a sightseeing tour in Philadelphia from which she never returned. Five months later, her remains were…
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Kates Lara
Betrayed By Her Friends: Pursuing Justice for Shanquella Robinson
When Salamondra Robinson's daughter Shanquella took a trip with friends to Mexico in October 2022, she could never have imagined that she would be…
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Kates Lara
Activist, Revolutionary, and Wanted Fugitive: The Harrowing Tale of Assata Shakur
In 1979, political activist and Black revolutionary Assata Shakur was serving a life sentence for murder when she escaped from a New Jersey prison. She…
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Kates Lara
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The Fort Bragg Predator: The Grisly Crimes of US Army Serviceman Ronald Gray
During 1986 and 1987, several women were assaulted and murdered on or near Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Disturbingly, DNA evidence would reveal that the…
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Mike Dickson
The Rise, Fall, and Sudden Disappearance of Brooklyn's "Black Caesar" Frank Matthews
When the Italian mafia refused to do business with aspiring drug trafficker Frank Matthews, he found a way to become a kingpin while cutting out the mob…
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Timothy Reynolds
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Raised By A Stranger: The Stunning and Heart-Wrenching Tale of Carlina White
In August 1987, Carlina White was abducted from a Harlem hospital by an unidentified woman dressed as a nurse. In 2011, 23-year-old Netty Nance would…
Nearly A Decade After Her Murder, A Suspect Has Been Named In the Killing of UNC Student Faith Hedgepeth
In 2012, University of North Carolina student Faith Hedgepeth was brutally murdered, leaving family and friends searching for answers. A decade later…
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Alex Smith
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