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Betty Redmond

Missing · age 25 · Pasadena, Maryland

Last seen September 26, 1976

Betty Irene Redmond, a 25-year-old mother of two, was last seen on September 26, 1976, at her home in Pasadena, Maryland. According to her husband, she disappeared during the night, and by the time he awoke the next morning, both Betty and the family’s .22…

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Keeshae Jacobs

Female, age 21 · Richmond, Virginia

Last seen Sep 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of September 26, 2016, 21-year-old Keeshae Jacobs left her home in Richmond, Virginia, telling her mother she was going to spend the night at a friend's house. Around 11:00 p.m., she sent her mother, Toni Jacobs, a text message confirming…

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Barbara Thomason

Female, age 63 · Princeton, West Virginia

Last seen Sep 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

Barbara Thomason, a 63-year-old woman, was last seen on September 26, 2011, in Princeton, West Virginia. She disappeared from the Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center, located in the 200 block of 12th Street Extension. Ms. Thomason had been a…

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Jamie Peterson

Female, age 30 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Last seen Sep 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

On the morning of September 26, 2011, in Ross Township, Pennsylvania, 30-year-old Jamie Peterson said goodbye to her two children as they left for school from their home on North Fremont Avenue. This would be the last time they saw their mother. Later that…

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Herberito Martinez

Male, age 42 · Monsey, New York

Last seen Sep 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the late summer of 2006, a sense of unease settled over the community of Monsey, New York, with the disappearance of Herberito Martinez. On September 26th of that year, the 42-year-old male was last seen in the Rockland County hamlet. His sudden absence…

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Romeo Sierra-Portillo

Male, age 53 · Lawndale, California

Last seen Sep 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

Romeo Sierra-Portillo, a 53-year-old businessman from Guatemala, was last seen on September 26, 2006, in Lawndale, California. On that day, he called his wife to inform her that he was staying at the Traveler's Inn Motel in Lawndale, where he was conducting…

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Ben Peeples

Male, age 45 · Oak Park, Michigan

Last seen Sep 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 26, 2006, 45-year-old Ben Peeples, also known as Benny, was last seen at his home in Oak Park, Michigan. He resided in the 8400 block of Colgate Street. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain unknown…

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Jesokah Adkens

Female, age 17 · Sooke, British Columbia

Last seen Sep 26, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the small community of Sooke, British Columbia, a sense of unease settled in the autumn of 2001. Jesokah Adkens, a bright and beautiful 17-year-old girl with aspirations of becoming a nurse, vanished on the evening of September 26th. Known affectionately…

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Jeffrey Lee

Male, age 23 · Vernon, Florida

Last seen Sep 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

Jeffrey Donnell Lee, a 23-year-old man from Vernon, Florida, has been missing since September 26, 1991. On that day, he vanished under unclear circumstances, and very little information has surfaced regarding his disappearance. Lee, described as a Black male…

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Brandon Lamar Middleton

Male, age 29 · Haynesville, Alabama

Killed Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet of a late September evening in 2021, the life of 29-year-old Brandon Lamar Middleton was tragically cut short. A Black male from Haynesville, Alabama, Middleton was fatally shot on Sunday, September 26, following a dispute that escalated to…

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Tyrese J. Davis-Garner

Male, age 20 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the autumn of 2021, the life of 20-year-old Tyrese J. Davis-Garner, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short on a Sunday night in Montgomery, Alabama. On September 26th, law enforcement responded to a call and found Davis-Garner with a fatal…

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Tyrell Lewis

Male, age 40 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyrell Lewis, a 40-year-old Black/African American male, was killed late on Sunday night, September 26, 2021, after a shooting in Wilmington, Delaware. Online police and news sources identify him as being from Newark, and the shooting itself happened in the…

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Joshua Woodrow McCoy

Male, age 15 · San-tan-valley, Arizona

Killed Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Sunday in San Tan Valley, Arizona, the life of 15-year-old Joshua Woodrow McCoy was tragically cut short. The young man, a promising junior varsity basketball player, was at his home on September 26, 2021, when the doorbell rang. When he went to answer…

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Kyjuan Hardaway

Male, age 18 · Marion, Arkansas

Killed Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of September 26, 2021, an argument at a Sonic Drive-In on Block Street in Marion, Arkansas, escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 18-year-old Kyjuan Hardaway, a Black male. The confrontation, which began as a verbal exchange…

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Aaron Lowe

Male, age 21 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of September 26, 2021, the life of Aaron Lowe, a 21-year-old Black male and a promising University of Utah football player, was tragically cut short. The night began as a celebration, a house party in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt…

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Palmer Thompson

Male, age 29 · Topeka, Kansas

Killed Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 26, 2021, the life of 29-year-old Palmer Scott Thompson, a White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in Topeka, Kansas. Firefighters were dispatched to his North Topeka home at 302 N.E. Spruce Lane around 7:30 a.m.…

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Anjelia Hylton

Female, age 46 · Des Moines, Washington

Killed Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Anjelia Hylton, a 46-year-old Black/African American woman, was tragically killed on September 26, 2021, in Des Moines, Washington. Her death was the result of a shooting that occurred outside the La Familia Sports Pub & Lounge on Pacific Highway South. The…

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Unidentified Remains (47)

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Unidentified Person

Unsure · S of Why, Arizona

Found Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Partial cranium discovered in a remote desert roadside culvert after a heavy rain in the area. (USBP)

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 26 · Ajo, Arizona

Found Sep 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Skeletal remains found in a remote desert area near Boundary Camp in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument by USBP

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 50 · Braintree, Massachusetts

Found Sep 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

found in street in Braintree, MA, transported to BMC

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 52 · Quantico, Virginia

Found Sep 26, 1976 · 50 years ago

Decomposed remains found in a controlled area of Marine Corps Base Quantico. Remains autopsied at National Naval Medical Center Bethesda

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Unidentified Male

Male · Maverick County County, Texas

Found Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

The remains were discovered at an unknown location in Maverick County, Texas.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 22 · Starr County County, Texas

Found Sep 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

The unidentified remains were found 1 mile East of La Grulla, Texas in Starr County.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 25 · Douglas, Arizona

Found Sep 26, 2001 · 25 years ago

USBP Air crew discovered decedent. Ground crews recovered highly decomposed remains.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 70 · Baltimore, Maryland

Found Sep 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

Subject was found in the yard of a vacant row house.

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Unclaimed Persons (66)

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Cedric Hicks

Male · New York, New York

Found Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On September 26, 2021, the body of an unidentified male, later determined to be Cedric Hicks, was discovered in New York, New York. This case has since remained unsolved, and Hicks is classified as an unclaimed person, a term used to describe individuals…

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Michelle Johnson

Female · Queens, New York

Found Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On September 26, 2021, the lifeless body of a woman was discovered in Queens, New York. Identified through her Namus ID as UCP85264, the deceased was a female by the name of Michelle Johnson. Despite efforts, she remains an unclaimed person. Her case is…

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Daniel Arango

Male · Brooklyn, New York

Found Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On September 26, 2021, an unidentified male body was discovered in Brooklyn, New York, and has since remained unclaimed. The individual has been identified as Daniel Arango, but as of yet, no next of kin or contacts have come forward to claim his remains. The…

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Laverne McKeown

Female · Sparks, Nevada

Found Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On September 26, 2021, the body of Laverne McKeown was found at her residence in Sparks, Nevada, following her death under hospice care. Despite the circumstances in which she passed away—a setting typically involving family support and professional medical…

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Stanley Grant

Male · Brooklyn, New York

Found Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On September 26, 2021, in Brooklyn, New York, the body of Stanley Grant Male was discovered, yet remains unclaimed. This case has been a poignant reminder of those individuals who, despite living in one of the largest cities in the world, can reach the end of…

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William Ardolina

Male · Brooklyn, New York

Found Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On September 26, 2021, an unidentified male body was discovered in Brooklyn, New York. The individual, later identified as William Ardolina, remains unclaimed as authorities continue their efforts to locate any next of kin. The tragic discovery has prompted…

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Regina Scott

Female · New York, New York

Found Sep 26, 2001 · 25 years ago

Regina Scott was found deceased on September 26, 2001, in New York, New York. Despite the efforts of authorities, her identity remains unclaimed. Her case is listed under the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System with ID UCP144741. The…

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Mulatu Wolde

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Found Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On September 26, 2021, the unclaimed body of Mulatu Zewda Wolde was discovered in Washington, District of Columbia, under circumstances that remain puzzling. The deceased was found after a property manager responded to a tenant's call reporting a foul odor…

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Serial Killer Victims (16)

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Lester Robinson

Victim of Perez Deshay Reed

age 40 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Sep 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lester Robinson was a 40-year-old Black man. Just after daybreak on Sunday, September 26, 2021, police in Ferguson were called to a secluded stretch near the 1700 block of Barbados Lane, where Robinson was found dead near a boarded-up residence. Investigators…

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Timothy Keeling

Victim of Michael Dale St. Clair

age 22 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Sep 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

Timothy Wayne Keeling, a 22-year-old White male paramedic from Colorado, vanished after a late-night stop at a grocery or convenience store parking lot in Denver on September 26, 1991. According to contemporaneous and retrospective accounts, he was carjacked…

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Laurie Lee Tremblay

Victim of Anthony Allen Shore

age 15 · Houston, Texas

Killed Sep 26, 1986 · 40 years ago

On September 26, 1986, the body of 15-year-old white female Laurie Lee Tremblay was discovered behind a restaurant located at 10694 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas. The teenager had been strangled, and her death marked the beginning of a series of similar…

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Ida Mae Bladen

Victim of Michael Scott Magliolo

age 30 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Sep 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

Ida Mae Bladen, a 30-year-old African American woman, was tragically murdered on September 26, 1991, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her body was discovered the following day in a room at the Dennison Hotel on Vine Street. The cause of death was determined to be…

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Calvin Gholston

Victim of Aeman Lovel Presley

age 53 · Stone Mountain, Georgia

Killed Sep 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the life of 53-year-old Calvin Gholston was tragically cut short in what police would describe as a brutal homicide. On September 27th, a woman working at the Spring Mill Village shopping center on Memorial Drive in an unincorporated…

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Rhonda Tucker

Victim of Vincent Johnson

age 21 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Sep 26, 1999 · 27 years ago

Rhonda Tucker, a 21-year-old Black woman from Brooklyn, New York, was found dead in late September 1999 inside her apartment in the Sumner Houses, a public housing complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant. She was discovered naked and strangled, with a ligature left…

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Sandra L. Csesznegi

Victim of Joseph Robert Miller

age 42 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Sep 26, 1993 · 33 years ago

Sandra L. Csesznegi, a 42-year-old Caucasian woman, was found deceased on September 26, 1993, in Peoria County, Illinois. Her body was discovered in a ravine on Christ Church Road, approximately 1.5 miles north of Farmington Road. Authorities determined that…

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James Ferris

Victim of Robert Andrew Berdella

age 25 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Sep 26, 1985 · 41 years ago

James Ferris, a 25-year-old man from Kansas City, Missouri, reached out to someone he knew on September 26, 1985, looking for a place to stay for a short time. The person who answered sounded agreeable, even friendly, and arranged to meet him at a bar that…

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