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The Disappearance of Alexis Patterson
On May 3rd, 2002, a seven year old girl named Alexis Patterson disappeared into thin air between the street corner outside her school and her classroom. Except, of course, she didn’t, because no one does. Something happened to make her vanish, and the purpose of this article is examine what that might have been. Alexis…
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The Murder of Ashley Ouellette and the Vanishing of Antonio Torres
There are two ways of looking at the case(s) I am here to discuss today. One is as a discussion of two mysteries, one an unsolved murder and the other a missing persons case. The other possibility is that this is actually one case that has claimed at least two victims. My purpose here is…
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The Murder of Kayo Matsuzawa
Last month, I was all set and ready to go with different case write-up, one about the 2007 murder of Brittany McGlone. I was only a few edits away from posting it when I learned that there had been an arrest in the case. I do not want to give the impression that this means…
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The Double Disappearance of Diamond Bynum and King Walker
One thing that will be a bit different about this case is there is a distinct possibility that no actual crime was committed. Two vulnerable people left their home, likely of their own accord, in an unfamiliar neighborhood, out into a small city full of abandoned buildings. It’s entirely within the realm of possibility that…
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The Murder of Bill and Peggy Stephenson
This is yet another case that’s been on my back burner for several months. To say it’s an odd one would be a gross understatement on multiple levels. Not only did the victims, an elderly, churchgoing couple, seem to be unlikely targets for a double homicide, but the known details of that homicide make it…
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The Vanishing of Jackie Markham
I have been wanting to write about this case for over a year. At least, that’s what I assume, since I have a file containing notes I took on the Disappeared episode that date back to March of last year. So, no time like the present. The case concerns the suspicious missing person case of…
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The Murder of Richard Clements
Today I am going to be writing about an elderly man who was murdered in his Toronto apartment early in the winter of 2008. This is a somewhat neglected case, one that I feel could benefit from more attention. According to those that knew him, the victim was a kind and generous man, and being…
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Quick Update: Lake Oconee Double Murder
Update on the Dermond Murder This new update popped up a few days ago, and I wanted to share it. A few years ago, I did a write-up on this case. That was on my previous, less-user friendly web platform that I no longer use. I still have the article on my computer, but like…
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Barbara Blount
Picture Found Here In the spring of 2008, a 58 year old woman named Barbara Blount was living a seemingly ordinary and peaceful life in Holden, Louisiana, a small town in Livingston Parish. She taught Sunday school at a local church and although she had been a widow for four years, she had several family…
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Judy Wardrip
It was a chilly December evening and Janet Wardrip was nearing the end of her long drive home. For Janet, “home” meant the family-owned and operated Bethany Motel founded by her father and currently managed by herself and her younger sister, Judy. Judy had been running things all day while Janet attended a photography class…
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