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She Thought a Stranger Was Helping Her. Then Alicia Reynolds Vanished From the Highway CASE #1545
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She Thought a Stranger Was Helping Her. Then Alicia Reynolds Vanished From the Highway

Alicia Showalter Reynolds vanished in 1996 after her car was found abandoned along a Virginia highway with a napkin tucked under the windshield, even though the vehicle had no mechanical problems. Investigators later learned that several women had been approached by a clean-cut man in a dark pickup truck who pretended to warn them about car trouble, raising fears that Alicia had been targeted by a killer posing as a Good Samaritan.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 02 /4 MIN
Texas Sisters Smiled During Their Arrest. Police Say Hours Earlier, a Mother of 5 Was Stabbed to Death CASE #1800
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Texas Sisters Smiled During Their Arrest. Police Say Hours Earlier, a Mother of 5 Was Stabbed to Death

Two Texas sisters, Amaya “Cookie” Diaz and Kitty Mia Diaz, along with Kyandra Renee Faz, have been charged with murder after police say 32-year-old Caroline “Caro” Peña, a mother of five, was fatally stabbed in Del Rio. Arrest footage showing the sisters smiling and laughing has sparked outrage as investigators continue working to determine a motive.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 01 /3 MIN
Teen Girl Vanished From a Pontoon Boat With 10 Friends. Days Later, Marly Kinney Was Found in a Kentucky Lake CASE #1919
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Teen Girl Vanished From a Pontoon Boat With 10 Friends. Days Later, Marly Kinney Was Found in a Kentucky Lake

Nineteen-year-old Marly Kinney vanished from a rented pontoon boat on Grayson Lake while out with at least 10 friends, authorities said. After a five-day search involving sonar, helicopters, K-9 teams, underwater drones, and dozens of volunteers, her body was recovered from the lake as investigators continue working to determine what happened.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 30 /3 MIN
Daughter Was Linked to the Trans Cult, Zizians. Police Say She Helped Kill Her Own Parents CASE #1596
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Daughter Was Linked to the Trans Cult, Zizians. Police Say She Helped Kill Her Own Parents

Michelle Zajko, a woman tied to the Zizians, has been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy in the deaths of her parents, Richard and Rita Zajko, inside their Pennsylvania home. Prosecutors say she did not act alone, raising new questions about who else may have been involved and whether the killings connect to the group’s wider trail of violence.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 27 /3 MIN
“What Did You Put in My Drink?” Pregnant Woman’s Final Words Revealed in Ex-Football Star’s Murder Trial CASE #1783
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“What Did You Put in My Drink?” Pregnant Woman’s Final Words Revealed in Ex-Football Star’s Murder Trial

Former Arkansas State football player Blaise Taylor is on trial for allegedly poisoning his pregnant girlfriend, Jade Benning, and their unborn daughter with cocaine. Prosecutors say Benning called her best friend before becoming unresponsive and asked, “What did you put in my drink?” while the defense argues Taylor was an excited father-to-be who called 911 for help.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 26 /3 MIN
Neighbors Hadn’t Seen Them for Days. Police Found 4 Children and 2 Adults Dead Inside a New York Home CASE #1783
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Neighbors Hadn’t Seen Them for Days. Police Found 4 Children and 2 Adults Dead Inside a New York Home

Six people, including four children, were found dead inside a Mechanicville, New York apartment after neighbors requested a welfare check. Police say the investigation remains ongoing, autopsies are underway, and officials are not yet prepared to classify the deaths as a homicide, murder-suicide, or any other manner of death.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 26 /2 MIN
He Walked Through the Library First. Then Police Say He Came Back With a Shotgun CASE #1443
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He Walked Through the Library First. Then Police Say He Came Back With a Shotgun

Police say 18-year-old Bradley Scott Sayer walked through a Chico, California library before returning with a shotgun and opening fire, killing Jacob Hull and Robert Johnson. The attack has shaken the community, raised questions about public library safety, and drawn attention to the suspect’s alleged interest in past mass shootings.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 25 /4 MIN
She Left a Movie in the VCR and Vanished. Nearly 40 Years Later, Police Say Someone Still Knows the Truth. CASE #1851
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She Left a Movie in the VCR and Vanished. Nearly 40 Years Later, Police Say Someone Still Knows the Truth.

Carla Anderson vanished from her Wadena, Minnesota apartment in 1987, leaving behind her purse, a rented movie in the VCR, and a locked door. Nearly 40 years later, police have announced a new reward and say they still believe someone knows what happened to the 23-year-old Hardee’s employee known as “Spud.”

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 25 /6 MIN
He Smiled Beside His Frog Project, Then 7-Year-Old Kyron Horman Vanished From School CASE #1511
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He Smiled Beside His Frog Project, Then 7-Year-Old Kyron Horman Vanished From School

Seven-year-old Kyron Horman vanished from his Oregon elementary school after proudly showing off his red-eyed tree frog science fair project in 2010. More than 16 years later, his disappearance remains unsolved, but investigators say new technology and digitized case files could still help uncover what happened that morning.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 24 /5 MIN
Police Responded to a Diaper Shoplifting Call: 1-Year-Old Boy Was Shot Dead CASE #1358
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Police Responded to a Diaper Shoplifting Call: 1-Year-Old Boy Was Shot Dead

A 1-year-old Mississippi boy was fatally shot after police responded to an alleged shoplifting call involving diapers at a Walmart in Senatobia. As Kohen Wiley’s family disputes parts of the official account, his death has sparked protests, outrage, and renewed demands for police accountability in the small town.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 24 /4 MIN