Cyntoia Brown, what really happened? Where is missing Colorado woman Kelsey Berreth? Who is Felix Vail? Samuel Little, Americas most prolific serial killer?

Here are the latest posts I made over at THE GENERATION WHY PODCAST website. 

All recent cases, a mix of missing people, suspected serial killers and more.

Also welcome to 2019 everyone.

What happened to 10 year old Alaska girl Ashley Johnson-Barr?

Ashley Johnson-Barr disappeared from a playground in Kotzebue, Alaska on September 6th, 2018. Her parents called her cellphone repeatedly when she failed to arrive home for dinner and although it rang, nobody answered. 

The phone had been ringing in the pocket of a 41 year old man named Peter Vance Wilson, who claimed to have found the device on the ground. The truth, however, was far more disturbing...(CONTINUE READING)

What happened to missing Barron County Teenager Jayme Closs?

The bodies of a husband and wife were found in their home in Barron County after a panicked phone call to the police. 

An unknown assailant had seemingly forced their way into the home, murdered every adult in sight and taken a 13 year old child. What happened Jayme Closs? (READ HERE)

The murder of Utah University Senior Lauren McCluskey

It was September 2nd 2018, Lauren McCluskey got chatting with a the bouncer at a local bar. He was fit and muscular and introduced himself as Shaun. He told her he was 28 years old and was studying computer science. He was charming and persuasive...very persuasive. They dated for a month before Lauren found out the truth, but getting away from Shaun would be a deadly endeavor. (CONTINUE)

The torture and murder of Anthony Avalos

On June 20th, 2018, at 12:15PM the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received a phone call regarding an unresponsive child due to what they were told was the result of a fall. Teachers had been reporting signs of abuse for a long time, but CPS neglected to remove little Anthony from his situation. (READ HERE)

Pensioner may be America's most prolific serial killer

Samuel Little, who is now 79 years old, was originally convicted four years ago for a string of murders in the LA area in the eighties. At this stage in the investigation it has been said that Little has been linked to at least 30 unsolved murders and police believe him when he confessed that there is many, many more. (READ THIS POST)

Suspected serial killer Felix Vail 

Between the early 1960's and mid-1980's six women dated and married a man named William “Felix” Vail. 

One drowned, two are still missing and several more divorced him almost as quickly as they had married. Find out about the life and crimes of this ruthless man (CONTINUE READING) 

Cyntoia Brown granted Clemency

Cyntoia Brown shot a man in his bed when she was just 16 years old.  Although still a child at the time and a victim of child sex trafficking she was tried as an adult and sentenced to 51 years in prison. Many advocates campaigned for her release, including celebrities, and she has recently been granted clemency. Read this mega post about the case (HERE)

Where is Missing Woman Kelsey Berreth?

Kelsey Berreth went missing from Colorado in November of 2018. There was no sign of a disturbance at her home. Police interviewed her fiancé who lived nearby on his mothers farm and although he cooperated with them the lingering question of why he didn’t report his own fiancée missing still loomed ominously over him. (CONTINUE READING)

American student murdered by roommate in the Netherlands

Sarah Papenheim moved to the Netherlands when she was just 19 years old. She was a psychology student at the Erasmus University in Eindhoven and an accomplished drummer who met and bonded with local musician, Joe Schelling, over their mutual love of music. 

Schelling had been dealing with anger issues but Papenheim was confident that he wasn't dangerous. (CONTINUE READING)

Sara Ellis murder at the Pisgah Inn, the murder of Benjamin Eastman, Michael Shaver, Arlis Kay Perry, April Marie Tinsley and more

Sixteen year old Benjamin Eastman left his fathers house on the night of June 24th to meet up with a friend who claimed he wanted to go camping. Several days passed and the teenager had failed to contact his family, prompting his father to file a missing persons report.
An investigation into Benjamin's disappearance revealed the horrific series of events that unfolded the night he went missing...(continue)

Michael Shaver of Clermont, Lake County, Florida went missing several years ago. His wife informed investigators that he had simply walked out of her life one day after a violent fight in 2015 and never returned. He failed to renew both his drivers license and pilots license and never used his bank cards or contacted friends and family again. Mrs. Shaver remarried in 2017 and she and her new husband exchanged vows in the backyard of the Shavers 500 acre rural property near a suspiciously recently placed concrete slab... (continue reading)

Arlis Kay Perry was found murdered in a church in Stanford, California in October of 1974. Her body was found on the floor, near the altar, she was naked from the waist down and had been violated with a large candle. An ice pick was found lodged in the back of her skull and another candle had been placed on her chest. The case remained unsolved for over 40 years until recent developments in DNA lead back to a long time suspect in an attempted arrest that lead to a suicide and the discovery of a morbid souvenir... (read the full post)

In 1988 an eight year old girl named April Marie Tinsley went missing near her home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was playing with friends when it began to rain, so she told them she'd be right back after she collected her umbrella. Little April never returned to finish playing with her friends, nor did she show up at home for dinner like she was supposed to. Her body was found 3 days later in a ditch and soon after strange and frightening clues began to show up around town. Notes were scrawled on barn doors and found attached to children's bicycles confessing to the crime and threatening to strike again...(continue reading)

On the 1st of December, 1981, a 40 year old realtor named Virginia Freeman went to meet with a potential client who was interested in buying a property on isolated spot on Greens Prairie Road near Welburn in Texas. He claimed that he would pay in cash and Virginia was keen to make the sale. When she didn't return from the meeting, her husband became worried and decided to search for her. Tragically, he found his wife's body near the property. She had been stabbed in the neck a total of 11 times and choked with such force that her neck was actually broken... (Continue reading)

29 year old Brevard County resident, Sara Ellis, successfully applied for a job as a cook at the Pisgah Inn- a lodge perched atop the Pisgah Mountain 5000 feet above sea level in Waynesville North Carolina. She had dreams of one day running her own restaurant and thought seasonal work as a chef was a step in the right direction. As a bonus, the Pisgah Inn was located in such a beautiful location, and offered breathtaking panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and surrounding Appalachian highlands. One night after a shift, she went for a walk with co-worker, when things took a turn for the worst...(Read this post)

Siraj Ibn Wahhaj believed that his 3 year old son, Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, was possessed by the devil. When the child went missing in December of 2018, his mother reported it to the police. Two weeks later a car accident on interstate 65 led police to the missing child's father who had constructed a make-shift compound in rural New Mexico on a patch of desert land. Police found 11 children and three women living in squalid conditions on the property... (continue reading)

On night of January 16th, 1984 a gruesome discovery was made at a home in Aurora, Colorado. The bludgeoned bodies of husband and wife, Bruce and Debra Bennett, and their two daughters were discovered. The youngest child, 3 year old Vanessa, had somehow survived the brutal attack and was clinging on the life by a thread when her grandmother found her. Despite her horrific injuries, the child survived. But what became of little Vanessa and who was responsible for the crime?  (continue)

34 year old Shanann Watts and her two daughters went missing after she returned home from a business trip on the night of August 13th, 2018. Her husband, 34 year old Christopher Watts, made desperate pleas for the safe return of his family, but friends and family began to get suspicious when they realized Shanann had neglected to take important everyday items with her, including her cellphone, wallet and medicine.... (continue reading)

On the night of February 6th, 2016, police in Emmaus responded to a call from the Emmaus Hotel on 424 Chestnut St, Upper Milford Township. They found a teenage boy surrounded by a pool of his own blood with two residents of the hotel attempting to revive him. Another officer on his way to the scene noticed a bloodied civilian walking in the snow and stopped to question him- "you're looking for me. I did it" he said... (read this post)