Missed Chances & the Coal Bunker: Sonia Forsythe
Emily G. Thompson • 19th October 2024
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Police in Sunrise, Florida, were responding to a report of a woman who was struggling to breathe. However, when they arrived, they were met by a horrific scene.
It was July of 2004 when 21-year-old student, Leigh Matthews, vanished while walking to the parking lot at Bond South Africa University. Before it was even noticed that she was missing, her parents received a very disturbing phone call from somebody claiming that they were holding Leigh hostage and that they had one demand: money.
On 11 December, 1994, four-year-old D'Wan Sims vanished from a mall in Livonia, Michigan. However, surveillance doubted his mother's story..
In 2015, a woman in Charleston, West Virginia, shot dead a man who tried to kill her. She was unaware of it at the time, but he was a suspected serial killer..
Vickie Melander left her two children alone in the car with a man she had just met at a bar. When she returned, they were all gone...
On 14 June, 2003, five-year-old LeeAnna Warner was walking home from her friend's home when she disappeared...
The bond between a parent and child is often described as one of the strongest connections known to humanity. It's a love that knows no bounds, transcending time and space, and driving parents to extraordinary lengths to protect and care for their offspring. When tragedy strikes and a parent loses a child to violence, the level of grief and anguish is immeasurable. In the depths of such sorrow, grief can morph into an insatiable thirst for vengeance.
During an exploration of Nutty Putty Cave in Utah, John Jones became stuck in a crevice that was just eight to ten inches in height.
On 1 August, 2019, four-year-old Malachi Lawson was reported missing by his mother's wife. An investigation into the case uncovered that the family was already well known to Child Protective Services.
On 14 June 1983, 85-year-old Anna Brackett was found stabbed to death in her home in Auburn, California. According to neighbours, two teenage girls had been knocking on doors the afternoon before, asking to use a telephone.
Ronnie Paris had been removed from his parents' care due to abuse. Two years later, he was returned to their case, but one month later, he would be dead.
Individuals with intellectual disabilities are among the most vulnerable members of the community. For Vera Jo Reigle, she faced profound isolation in a world where those closest to her were, in fact, her tormentors.