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Barbara Peterson, 18: Went Missing In 1977

Sadly, very little is known about the teen.

Many may recall the summer of 1977 as a time of bell bottoms, afros, and unforgettable music. However, in Dallas, Texas, Barbara Peterson would vanish, and all these decades later, the most anyone has said about her is just one sentence. Barbara was last seen in the city on July 16. What the 18-year-old was doing at the time remains a mystery. Almost nothing is known about the case, nor have…

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Violet Matory, 9: Mother Found Dead, Children Missing After House Fire In 1977

The sisters were set to testify against their stepfather in his child molestation trial. Their mother was found strangled. #OurBlackGirls #TrueCrime

By 1977, Earlene Williams was ready to leave her marriage to James Williams behind her. That year, the couple separated and were estranged, and by the summer, Earlene was living in Compton, California with her three children: Ivy Matory, 12, Violet Matory, 9, and Yolanda Williams, 7. On July 20, 1977, the family was joined by a friend’s son, Sir-Kristopher Marshall, 3, when tragedy struck; a fire…

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Rhonda Burse, 21: Last Seen Getting Into A Car In 1977

The young dancer had just finished her shift at a club. #OurBlackGirls #BLM #TrueCrime #Missing #ProtectBlackWomen #Seattle #Washington

A young dancer from Washington disappeared in 1977 and very little has been shared about her case. Rhonda Burse was a 21-year-old young lady who often worked as a topless dancer in the Seattle, Washington area, and on August 8, her life changed. It was on that day in the city of Burien that Rhonda worked her shift at a venue called Flame and later, she was seen getting into a vehicle. Rhonda was…

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