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TM, it's strange the Namus case was created in April of this year. Did you find the body before or after that Maybe they are just running behind getting the case updated.... ...View Post & Comment
Michael Jerome James (35) was arrested at his Shelbyville home after a Johnson County grand jury indicted him on two counts of murder in the July 24, 2006 deaths of Chynna Dickus (26) and her stepson Blake Dickus (10). Prosecutors say the grand jury heard evidence over several weeks but have not publicly detailed what links James to the killings; authorities say he would have been 14 at the time and will be tried as an adult. The arrest came after investigators reviewed old evidence, pursued new leads and shortly after the reward was raised to $100,000, and cops say they are not looking for any other suspects.... ...View Post & Comment
Police say the suspect was indicted by a grand jury and arrested after that sealed indictment was returned, Dwight Rust Jr. (48) was indicted on a first-degree murder charge in connection with Michelle Lee Rust’s July 20, 2002 disappearance in Halethorpe, Maryland and was arrested on April 21, 2026. Prosecutors say the indictment is sealed, a judge ordered him held without bail, and investigators have long suspected foul play after her van was found abandoned with the key broken off. Neighbors told police they never saw Michelle leave the house that morning and there was never activity on her bank or credit accounts, investigators said. This is a big development after the cold case sat dormant for years, and police are gonna keep digging thru evidence while the case moves forward and he remains in custody, didnt hear any family comment.... ...View Post & Comment
Michele Hundley Smith, who went missing from Eden, North Carolina on December 9, 2001, has been found alive. The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office says detectives made contact with her in North Carolina on February 20, 2026 and that she was located alive and well; she was later reunited with her daughter outside the Rockingham County courthouse on March 26, 2026.... ...View Post & Comment
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After nearly three weeks of waiting, the family finally got confirmation that the woman they were searching for was the one found in the woods. Kathleen Harrison Trent, 63, of Riverhead, was identified after a body was discovered in a wooded area in Manorville on Feb. 11; police said the death appears to be criminal in nature. The community had been searching thru those woods and holding out hope, but officials confirmed her identity mid-February and investigators moved this to a homicide probe.... ...View Post & Comment
Huge update: Celestina Perez, who was found murdered in Gurdon Bill Park on June 2, 1995, has finally been tied to a suspect. Authorities say modern DNA testing on blood recovered from her underwear produced a male DNA profile, and investigators have identified Joseph James Ceravolo Jr. as the person responsible for her assault and death. The DA said the evidence establishes that Ceravolo Jr. assaulted and killed Perez, and this closes the 31-year cold case imo.... ...View Post & Comment
yeah, TM , thanks for saying that; I'm soory you had to find him, that must've been awful for you.... ...View Post & Comment
Big update on Sara Nicole Graham, last seen Feb. 4, 2015 in Fairmont, NC. Robeson County announced arrests in June 2026: Connie Graham (65), Sara’s stepmother, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of felony conspiracy and altering/stealing/destroying evidence; her sons Bobby Matthew McLellan (42) and Luke Locklear (29) were charged with felony conspiracy and related counts (McLellan also faces accessory after the fact). Connie was denied bond and both men were held on $1M bonds. I also saw later court filings that Connie pled guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 20–25 yrs, while investigators are still searching for Sara’s remains and the FBI is still offering a reward for info.... ...View Post & Comment
