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Vinyette Teague, 18 Months: Vanished From Apt Hallway In 1983

Relatives were babysitting and when grandma returned from taking a phone call, little Vinyette was gone. #OurBlackGirls #Missing #TrueCrime

It is always disheartening to learn of children who, at the time that they went missing, received little coverage. Stories such as these are proof that within the media, the plights of Black families facing the most traumatic experiences of their lives are often overlooked. We’re nearly two weeks away from a somber anniversary that marks 39 years since 18-month-old Vinyette Teague vanished from…

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April Williams, 3 Months: Kidnapped From A Bus Terminal In 1983

Her mother chatted with a nice woman who offered to change the baby's diaper. The woman took the child. #OurBlackGirls #TrueCrime #MissingKids #Abduction

Two months after Eleanor Williams graduated from high school in Virginia, she gave birth. April Williams was born on August 17, 1983, and at 17-years-old, Eleanor admittedly did not want to be a mother. Almost immediately after giving birth, she lost contact with April’s father. He, too, was a teenager and reportedly made it clear that he did not want anything to do with fatherhood. Still,…

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Tiahease Jackson, 11: May Have Fallen Victim To Serial Killer In 1983

She went to the store to pick up food and never returned. #OurBlackGirls #TrueCrime #Cropsey #MissingKids

She was only been 11-years-old, but Tiahease Jackson was described as a street-smart kid. She had been taught not to trust strangers and was well aware that there may be predators in her Staten Island neighborhood. In the late summer of 1983, Tiahease and her family—which included her mother, Gwendolyn Jackson, and three siblings—were living temporarily at the Mariners Harbor Motel on Forest…

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Gracie Nash Disappeared In 1983 Months Before Her Brother's Murder

This is a wild story that begins with Gracie Nash's brother breaking up with his girlfriend & ends in murder and a missing woman. #OurBlackGirls #BLM

The twists and turns of this story read as if they were plucked out of best-selling fiction, but the disappearance of 39-year-old Gracie Nash from Austin, Texas, and all of the components leading up to it are unbelievably etched in truth. This case doesn’t begin with Gracie, but with her family and the chaos that ensued from 1983 and 1984. In May 1983, Gracie’s brother Melvin Davis, known…

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Fannette Pinkston May Have Been Hitchhiking When She Went Missing In 1983

She was known to hitchhike. #OurBlackGirls #BlackWomen #MissingWomen #SayHerName #ProtectBlackWomen

Some believe that Fannette Pinkston may have met with a nefarious character somewhere during her travels. Details about the circumstances surrounding Fannette’s missing person case are few, but I’ve included what has been shared about the 33-year-old’s disappearance. (more…)

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Sharaun Cole, 12, Disappeared While Playing At The Park In 1983

Sharaun Cole, 12, Disappeared While Playing At The Park In 1983 #OurBlackGirls #BlackLivesMatter #SharaunCole #NewYork #MissingGirls #MissingPerson

This case was brought to my attention by Crime Noir Podcast, another great source to find information regarding the missing and murdered within the Black community. While it isn’t much known about Sharaun Cole, The Doe Network reports that the 12-year-old vanished from Manhattan, New York in 1983. (more…)

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