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After Lack of Coverage, New Series Fights to Get Exposure for Case of Missing Black Woman Phoenix Coldon

It was a week before Christmas in 2011 when Phoenix Coldon vanished without a trace. The 23-year-old, who family members said was an excellent musician and a regular at church, was gone, but her SUV was found stopped in the middle of a road with the engine running and her keys still inside.

It’s been nearly seven years and the case is still unsolved, making Coldon one of the nearly 75,000 missing Black women in America. St. Louis reporter Shawndrea Thomas is hoping to change that, however, with a new “Crime Time” series airing on the Oxygen network this week.

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Journalist Shawndrea Thomas (left) is working to uncover new details in the disappearance of missing St. Louis woman Phoenix Coldon. (Images courtesy of Paige DuBois / Oxygen)

“The Disappearance of Phoenix Coldon,” premiering in a two-night special event Saturday, Nov. 3, and

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Florida Man’s Wife And Best Friend Indicted For His Death After He Was Missing For 17 Years

Two people were indicted this week for allegedly killing a man more than 17 years ago to collect a life insurance policy: His wife and his best friend, who ended up marrying each other.

Denise Williams was arrested Tuesday and charged for the December 2000 death of former husband Mike Williams. An indictment says she and her husband’s best friend Brian Winchester planned the murder for nine months and passed it off as an accident. Winchester also allegedly pulled the trigger, a grand jury found, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.  

Williams pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and accessory after the fact. She is being held without bond.

Winchester and Denise Williams have known each other since pre-school and married five years after Mike’s disappearance. Winchester is currently serving 20 years for kidnapping Denise Williams at gunpoint in 2016, after their marriage fell apart. Winchester said

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AWOL Marine Charged With Murdering His Missing Grandmother

An 18-year-old Marine has been charged with murder after police found the body of his missing grandmother.

Isaiah Kahleal Evans Caesar was charged on Saturday, nearly a month after he went AWOL from his post in Fort Benning in Georgia, ABC11 in Durham reported. 

Police discovered the body of his grandmother Sallie Copeland Evans, 74, near a highway in Roanoke Rapids the night before. Her family had filed a missing persons report after they didn’t hear from Evans for several days.

Caesar had been absent without leave since April 2 and was wanted for desertion. Before Evans’ death, she had tried convincing him to return to his post, the family said.

Willie Patterson, Evans’ neighbor of around 20 years, told ABC11 that Evans had even asked him to join her and Caesar on a drive to Camp Lejeune, a nearby military base, where she reportedly planned to talk to Caesar about resuming his military career. Warning bells went

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Aubrey Carroll, Teen Missing For Two Years, Reappears On …

A Georgia teenager who has been missing for two years suddenly reappeared Tuesday — on a sheriff department’s Facebook page.

Aubrey Carroll was 15 when vanished on May 24, 2016. He walked away from his high school early in a school day and never returned, according to a statement from the FBI.

But he popped up smiling and waving in a picture and video on the Spalding County Sheriff Department’s Facebook page, where he was seen standing next to Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix.

“Hey, my name’s Aubrey Carroll. It’s nice to see y’all,” he says in the clip. 

Dix asks Carroll if he has a message for the people who have been worried about him for the last two years. The teen responds, “I’d like to tell y’all thank y’all so much for all your prayers and looking out for my momma. I appreciate y’all so much. I’m all right. I’m okay. I’ve been smiling, and y’all

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Georgia Teen Who Was Missing For Two Years Reappears On Sheriff’s Facebook Page

A Georgia teenager who has been missing for two years suddenly reappeared Tuesday — on a sheriff department’s Facebook page.

Aubrey Carroll was 15 when vanished on May 24, 2016. He walked away from his high school early in a school day and never returned, according to a statement from the FBI.

But he popped up smiling and waving in a picture and video on the Spalding County Sheriff Department’s Facebook page, where he was seen standing next to Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix.

“Hey, my name’s Aubrey Carroll. It’s nice to see y’all,” he says in the clip. 

Dix asks Carroll if he has a message for the people who have been worried about him for the last two years. The teen responds, “I’d like to tell y’all thank y’all so much for all your prayers and looking out for my momma. I appreciate y’all so much. I’m all right. I’m okay. I’ve been smiling, and y’all

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FBI Offers Reward After Ohio Teen Missing Since Witnessing Father’s Death

An Ohio teen is still missing after reportedly witnessing his father being killed in 2017. 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation put out a Missing Person report for Jacob Lee Caldwell, who was last seen on August 21, 2017, in Sugarcreek Township, Ohio. The blonde, blue-eyed 14-year-old boy witnessed the fatal shooting of his father, Robert Caldwell, on August 15 along with his two siblings, according to an FBI news release. At a subsequent press conference, federal authorities announced that the teen was reported missing six nights after his father was killed. His grandmother went to check on him before alerting authorities that Jacob was missing.

Although the teen boy vanished just days after his father’s death, police have a new break in the case of Robert Caldwell’s death and believe someone is helping the teen stay hidden.

On March 13, six people were indicted in connection with the killing of Robert Caldwell, authorities said.

Read more at: http://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/fbi-offers-reward-ohio-teen-missing-since-witnessing-fathers-death

The Missing Children Of Atlanta

The 1980 disappearance of Darron Glass from his foster home caused a media circus. What’s more disturbing: he was one of over two dozen young black children who were never seen alive again. Eventually, a suspect was arrested, tried and convicted, but the mystery was far from solved. The podcast looks at whether Wayne Williams, an intelligent freelance photographer who is still in prison, is guilty or innocent. In “Atlanta Monster,” the producers of “HowStuffWorks” and “Up and Vanished” expose the hidden truths behind one of Atlanta’s darkest secrets. Payne Lindsey of “Up and Vanished” fame also hosts “Atlanta Monster,” his signature probing questions and friendly voice along for the ride.

Podcast Pick will feature a few of our favorite and fresh true crime podcasts. This is the first. Listen to a trailer of Atlanta Monster now. 

(Photo: Courtesy Tenderfoot TV and HowStuffWorks)

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Missing Skier Who Disappeared In Adirondacks Found In California ‘Confused,’ Wearing Same Ski Gear

It’s a truly baffling story. A skier went missing from Whiteface Mountain in upstate New York on Wednesday. Now, he’s turned up alive five days later, wearing the same ski clothing, but in Sacramento, California.

Police have not revealed how Constantinos “Danny” Filippidis, 49, of Toronto, traveled 2,900 miles, but they have said that they do not believe he flew across the country because his identification was still in upstate New York, NBC 5 reported.

His belongings and car were still in the parking lot, located in the Adirondacks. Over the last week, police crews, helicopters and hundreds of volunteers combed the mountain in hopes of finding Filippidis.

The man, a firefighter, has no history of mental illness or substance abuse, according to various reports. He called his wife on Tuesday from California, confused.

The president of the Toronto Professional Firefighters’ Association told Syracuse.com that “he kinda found himself.” Filippidis vanished during his

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‘Bachelor’ Star Reveals Why Her Mom Filed A Missing Person Report

One contestant on The Bachelor shocked everyone when her mom reported her missing while she was on the reality show. Now, 23-year-old Bekah Martinez explains why her mother filed a missing persons report on her whereabouts. According to the New York Daily News, she tells Good Morning America that it was as all a “misunderstanding” and she was just in the mountains after filming the dating reality show.

“I was about a week off the show and just needed some time to get away and decompress…” she said. She explained that her mother couldn’t get in contact with her and freaked out.”She had been expecting contact with me she didn’t get,” she said. “I just decided to go to the mountains with my friends for a couple weeks and I was there for six or seven days without phone service which I thought I was going to have phone service and I told my

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Kim Cattrall’s Brother Found Dead After Going Missing

Kim Cattrall’s brother has been found dead in Canada. As CNN reports, Christopher Cattrall was found dead just 24 hours after the veteran actress asked fans to help her locate her missing sibling on social media.

Yesterday, she took to Twitter to share the news about her brother’s death. “It is with great sadness that myself and my family announce the unexpected passing of our son and brother, Chris Cattrall. At this time we ask for privacy. We want to thank you all on social media for your outpouring of love and support in this trying time.”

According to Corporal Chris Warren, media relations representative with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, officers found the 55-year-old Christopher Cattrall, 55 on his property in Blackfalds, Alberta. Warren said that no cause of death is known but it did not appear to be suspicious. The statement shared, “Preliminary information indicates that his death

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