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Delecia Waddy, 24: Vanished From Campsite In 2017

Delecia went missing after leaving a campground where she was with relatives. Later, her personal items were located stacked together.

This mystery has stumped investigators, but one thing is for sure: everyone wants Delecia Waddy home. This reads like a story out of a book; a vibrant 24-year-old woman walks away from a campsite and disappears. Delecia was with relatives on March 9, 2017, at the Kings Dominion Camp Wilderness Campground in Doswell, Virginia, when she went missing. Months ago, her mother, Felecia Waddy, detailed…

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Melanie Davis, 54: Missing After Leaving Psych Hospital

Melanie, a former nurse of 22 years, disappeared in 2016. After being reported missing, she checked herself into a psych hospital. Then, the trail went cold.

The mystery surrounding what happened to Melanie Davis has left investigators perplexed for several years. Melanie was reportedly last seen on May 28, 2016, in the 3000 block of Woodrow Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Her sister, Clarice Davis, has been vocal about their family’s desperation in searching for the 54-year-old nurse. Melanie Davis spent 22 years as a nurse before there was reported…

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Emily Benjamin, 34: Car Found Abandoned In Virginia

2022: She was reportedly on a road trip but has yet to return home.

A concerned family hopes that attention to this case will help bring Emily Benjamin home. In this Sterling, Virginia story, police reportedly do not believe that the missing person has fallen victim to foul play; yet, the authorities are still asking the public for help due to its mysterious nature. According to reports, it was on September 2 when the Culpeper Police Department executed a…

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Stony Creek Jane Doe: Remains Found In Shallow Grave In 1948

It is believed she was somewhere between 15 and 25-years-old. In 2020, the town's population was 176 people. #OurBlackGirls #TrueCrime

It is important to continue sharing cases of the unidentified, so today we’re going to take a look at a woman whose remains were located 80 years ago. For the purpose of this article, I will refer to her as Stony Creek Jane Doe—named after the tiny Virginia town where she was located. Last year, the town boasted a population of 176. (more…)

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Sage Smith, 19: Transwoman Disappears After Meeting Up With Date

Her date, Erik McFadden, would later leave town and in 2019, he was reported missing, as well. Sage's case is now classified as a homicide. #OurBlackGirls

The dating scene in a social media-driven culture has changed how people develop relationships. Sage Smith was one of many teens who decided to take a chance at love with someone they met online, and her efforts seemed to prove successful. On November 20, 2012, Sage told her roommate, Aubrey Carson, that she had plans to meet up with someone. It was around 6:30 p.m. that evening that Sage was…

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Kathryn Griffin, 43: Rode Away On Bike & Never Was Seen Again

In 2012, she was last seen leaving a barbershop before vanishing. #OurBlackGirls #ProtectBlackWomen #Missing #Virginia

William Perry was just eight years old when his mother disappeared. He was with his sister, Wilmesha, and his grandmother, Linda Archie, when they stopped by Perry’s Cutz in Portsmouth, Virginia where his mother, Kathryn Griffin, often worked to help her former boyfriend. It was a barbershop where Kathryn was last seen on January 7, 2012, by the boyfriend after she asked to borrow his bicycle.…

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Chatani Wilson Has Been Missing From Virginia Since 2019

It's reported that police think she's in Virginia somewhere but no one has had contact with her. #OurBlackGirls #BLM #ProtectBlackWomen

It’s reported that authorities don’t believe that Chatani Wilson is in danger, but the 22-year-old has been missing for over two years. The last time Chatani was seen was on February 12, 2019, in Suffolk, Virginia when her “juvenile brother” watched as she left home, but the specific details regarding her last movements are unclear. It has been shared by the National Missing and Unidentified…

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Alexis Murphy: Teens Remains Located 7 Years After She Went Missing

A man was convicted of her murder but her remains were only recently located.

After nearly eight years without knowing exactly what happened to 17-year-old Alexis Murphy, it’s being reported that the teen’s remains have been located. In early August 2013, Alexis was reported missing after she traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia to do a bit of shopping. When her relatives didn’t hear from her they became concerned and soon, an investigation was underway. Continue reading

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