Here's another case that I haven't seen in ages and I don't think it's been mentioned on the boards recently. My memory on it is really vague. Wanted to see if anyone else remembers it or knew any names.

It was about a young African-American lady who was murdered after she got off work one night. She worked in a kitchen or restuarant. I believe she was either murdered or found in the parking lot of an apartment complex.

Thanks for any info.

Are you referring to April Gregory, whose segment aired concurrent with the Kristin Smart segment? Both females were college students who disappeared on the same night.

In April's case, she disappeared on her way to work (she worked at a restaurant) and was never seen again. If this is the case you are referring to, her boyfriend was arrested for her murder. If you search the threads, you'll find news links to the articles.

I have this segment and her name was Tracy Wofford-Bunn. She was African American and did work in a restaurant in Baton Rouge. I believe her boyfriend had her car that night and he said the stick shift broke. He told her when she got home late that night and she went walking to go get it. I believe she was found the next morning in her car and she had been murdered. I can't remember if she had been raped or not but there were mysterious burns on her thighs. Tracy's sister had heard talk around that a drug dealer may have killed her although I don't know the motive. I've searched the net before about this case but haven't been able to find out anything about it.

I have this segment and her name was Tracy Wofford-Bunn. She was African American and did work in a restaurant in Baton Rouge. I believe her boyfriend had her car that night and he said the stick shift broke. He told her when she got home late that night and she went walking to go get it. I believe she was found the next morning in her car and she had been murdered. I can't remember if she had been raped or not but there were mysterious burns on her thighs. Tracy's sister had heard talk around that a drug dealer may have killed her although I don't know the motive. I've searched the net before about this case but haven't been able to find out anything about it.

I remember one of the cops mentioning that they were unable to find anything that could produce the burns identical to the ones on Tracy's thighs. It makes me wonder if she had been burned with a homemade device.

According to the UM segment, there was no sign of a struggle at the crime scene. So there is speculation that Tracy knew her killer.

According to the UM segment, there was no sign of a struggle at the crime scene. So there is speculation that Tracy knew her killer.

Were the authorities ever able to ascertain where the initial assault occurred? I seem to recall she was found in her vehicle sitting in an upright position and there was speculation that she had been placed this way intentionally to send a message to rival gangs.

I'm not saying you're wrong. Just curious.

Thanks again for the info everyone. Now that I think of it, I do remember her being found in a car positioned upright. The thing about the burn marks was weird.

Hope it's okay to post all cases with details too fuzzy to search here.

Non-custodial father abducted two children. Mother concerned he was abusive and teaching children the same--that her son thought nothing of slapping his sister across the face and said, "Daddy does this to Mommy."

Blonde teenage girl saw something awful while on a movie set, became hysterical, and disappeared before anyone could learn what it was about.

Death of teen boy in his home, ruled a suicide despite evidence he was hit by a baseball bat with a phone book used to prevent bruises.

Fifteen-year-old boy shot in wooded area near his home (in Missouri?) Ruled a suicide as he was shot with his own gun, despite evidence that he was hit on top of the head and then shot lying on the ground. He had also found a mysterious box that might indicate drug dealers in the area. Mystery man at courthouse told parents, "Go home and raise your other children. You will never know who killed your son."

Hope it's okay to post all cases with details too fuzzy to search here.

Non-custodial father abducted two children. Mother concerned he was abusive and teaching children the same--that her son thought nothing of slapping his sister across the face and said, "Daddy does this to Mommy."

Blonde teenage girl saw something awful while on a movie set, became hysterical, and disappeared before anyone could learn what it was about.

Death of teen boy ruled a suicide despite evidence he was hit by a baseball bat with a phone book used to prevent bruises.
Not sure about the rest, but the second one is Tammy Lynn Leppert.

Not sure about the rest, but the second one is Tammy Lynn Leppert.

Thanks for the name. Sad to note no conclusive update. :(

Death of teen boy in his home, ruled a suicide despite evidence he was hit by a baseball bat with a phone book used to prevent bruises.

Tommy Burkett. Sadly still unsolved. :(

Fifteen-year-old boy shot in wooded area near his home (in Missouri?) Ruled a suicide as he was shot with his own gun, despite evidence that he was hit on top of the head and then shot lying on the ground. He had also found a mysterious box that might indicate drug dealers in the area. Mystery man at courthouse told parents, "Go home and raise your other children. You will never know who killed your son."

Norman Ladner. You were close with the state - it was Mississippi.

Norman Ladner. You were close with the state - it was Mississippi.

Thanks for the information. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have been solved. Honestly, they need to locate that lady who gets messages from her father who passed on...and have all these deceased individuals get information through her as poor Bob (Robert Lanier?) managed to do. Another murder covered up as a suicide.

How about the young man in the Chicago area (I think) who apparently agreed to drive a car full of drugs once, then there was a fight or something probably because they refused pay him? They either killed him to eliminate a witness or because he refused to leave unpaid? Not only were his hands badly injured, but they couldn't pass THAT off as a suicide as he was found in a car trunk in an abandoned building! Any information and updates?

Thanks for the information. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have been solved. Honestly, they need to locate that lady who gets messages from her father who passed on...and have all these deceased individuals get information through her as poor Bob (Robert Lanier?) managed to do. Another murder covered up as a suicide.

How about the young man in the Chicago area (I think) who apparently agreed to drive a car full of drugs once, then there was a fight or something probably because they refused pay him? They either killed him to eliminate a witness or because he refused to leave unpaid? Not only were his hands badly injured, but they couldn't pass THAT off as a suicide as he was found in a car trunk in an abandoned building! Any information and updates?

That's the Chad Maurer case. As far as I know, there are no updates.....and the Chicago PD really screwed the pooch on that case.

That's the Chad Maurer case. As far as I know, there are no updates.....and the Chicago PD really screwed the pooch on that case.

They lost a jacket that was found next to his body in the car... I believe his parents said that it was not his jacket. Who knows what evidence may have been collected from it?

Okay, how about the one where a serial killer was captured, confessed, and gave locations of bodies of all his victims. In every case a body was found where he said except one. A lady picked up at, or leaving, a bar. He strangled her and left her for dead alongside the road, where it's believed another psycho picked her up. Someone claiming to be one of a number of "girls" being held captive by this guy called her family asking if they were interested in helping her. Anything on this?

How about the young African-American woman whose family believed she was led astray by a man after suffering a serious head injury? This one stuck in my mind because they made a point of saying they usually decline cases of adults who have chosen to separate from their families, but believed the family in this case that she was vulnerable.

I remember that one. The nature of her injury is why UM decided to air her case. They started out by saying playing a voice message of her a year after her disappearance that she left on her mother's answering machine.

Her name is Selena Edon. She's still missing.

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1006dfca.html

How about the man suspected of having murdered his girlfriend, possibly due to a dispute over his nine-year-old son, Chance? He and Chance disappeared and have not been seen since.

Anything ever develop with the man who killed his girlfriend by hitting her harder than he intended when she caught him stealing from her mom? He hid the body under her mom's bed, who slept over it for days before discovering it. :(

Anything ever develop with the man who killed his girlfriend by hitting her harder than he intended when she caught him stealing from her mom? He hid the body under her mom's bed, who slept over it for days before discovering it. :(

Gross, I'm trying to eat!
(not your fault).

Anything ever develop with the man who killed his girlfriend by hitting her harder than he intended when she caught him stealing from her mom? He hid the body under her mom's bed, who slept over it for days before discovering it. :(

His name was Jerry Gerbasoni and was captured some time later in Canada. I have the NBC version of this case and noticed Lifetime did some editing. The NBC version mentions how Jerry's actions ruined two lives as the mother hasn't been able to hold down a job since, at one point was homeless and hasn't had a permanent address for the last two years. Here is a post from Kadrmas from another thread where he talks about Jerry's sentence:

Jerry is no longer in prison, at least not in Florida. He is back in New Jersey, he was released from prison in 2003, he pled guilty to 2nd degree murder and based on 1986 law was sentenced to 17 years in prison. Coupled with the time he was in custody before he was sentenced, he was released after serving 9 or 10 years for his sentence, he is currently on parole from Florida but he is living in New Jersey. Gerald Gervasoni is now 50 years old.

Apperantly as soon as Jerry was released from prison in Florida, he was taken to New Jersey because at the time he went on the run, he was actually on parole from prison there for an armed robbery conviction from 1982 where he had received a 7 year sentence. He had also been sentenced in 1983 to 4 years in prison for escape and in 2003 when he arrived in New Jersey, went back to prison to serve the remaining 3 years, 9 months left on his sentence that he violated parole on and he has since been released again.

Thanks, good he got caught and at least received some punishment, bummer that he's walking around loose now. Wonder how her mom is doing?

Who was the man named Timmy, possibly in the Chicago area, who murdered his wife's sister named Nancy? Abducted her from her parents' basement laundry room, abandoned her car and glasses, later led authorities to the body? He was arrested for murder but escaped. Came to say good-bye to his children and was never seen again. One of the most disturbing details about the case was he said, "The one thing I can never explain is why." :confused:

Anything ever develop with the man who killed his girlfriend by hitting her harder than he intended when she caught him stealing from her mom? He hid the body under her mom's bed, who slept over it for days before discovering it. :(


Actually, the body was wrapped in a rug and hidden under the bed in the guest room where the couple was staying.

The mom said she heard thumps and bumps from the room but didn't go check it out.
Man, I would have!! There's "those kind of noises", and then there are "THOSE kinds of noises".

The mom also heard someone leaving while it was still dark, and again didn't go check it out.
Again, I would have! My visiting daughter leaving without saying goodbye??

I don't think so!!

Also, and this is what got to me more than anything else, was that the mother didn't go into the room, or make any attempt to clean it for a week afterward --- GROSS!

In fact, she didn't even go into the room until a few days after she'd noticed a smell.

Who was the man named Timmy, possibly in the Chicago area, who murdered his wife's sister named Nancy? Abducted her from her parents' basement laundry room, abandoned her car and glasses, later led authorities to the body? He was arrested for murder but escaped. Came to say good-bye to his children and was never seen again. One of the most disturbing details about the case was he said, "The one thing I can never explain is why." :confused:

His name was Timothy Barry. Yes I also found that strange he refused to explain why he killed his sister-in-law.

Was Tim Barry the guy that walked out of the woods during a family bbq and then vanished again?

Cory, sorry, forgot to mention that the "girl under the bed" case was solved.

The update said the boyfriend was found living in Canada, I think with another girlfriend and some kids, or a pregnant girlfriend.

They had footage of the police marching him to a little plane, no expression on his face, but then just when the plane is about to take off, he looks out the window and gives the camera this smug little smirk, as it if to say,

"O.k, you got me, punish me all you want, I still did what I wanted, and I don't care!"

Was Tim Barry the guy that walked out of the woods during a family bbq and then vanished again?

I believe he appeared at the family vacation home to see his kids and then walked into the woods and disappeared. There was an update that was apprehended after that.

This one was a way way early one.

It was about a young girl named Sherry, and they weren't sure if she was kidnapped or just ran away.

They weren't making any progress until some random people started talking to each other.

One, I remember was the girl's uncle, he'd been driving on this 4 lane highway with a grassy median at about sunset when he noticed a young girl running on it - no coat or shoes and it was cold.
At the time he said to himself, "well that looks like Sherry, but she'd never be this far from home" and he dismissed it.
This was the day she apparently went missing, so he didn't know anything.

Then about a couple months later, this trucker was in a diner a couple states away, and he knew the family, and by that time that the girl was missing.
In walks Sherry with about 2 or three older guys, and she's wearing dirty sloppy clothes that were too big for her, acting like she's familiar with them, and relaxed.
The driver, I believe, said he tried to catch her eye, but she didn't act like she recognized him or acknowledge him in any way.

I do not recall this story ever being repeated, or updated.
The girl had short blond hair and was thin, and I can't remember the state or the year she went missing.

I believe he appeared at the family vacation home to see his kids and then walked into the woods and disappeared. There was an update that was apprehended after that.

Then the biggest mystery remains why.

Cory, sorry, forgot to mention that the "girl under the bed" case was solved.

The update said the boyfriend was found living in Canada, I think with another girlfriend and some kids, or a pregnant girlfriend.

They had footage of the police marching him to a little plane, no expression on his face, but then just when the plane is about to take off, he looks out the window and gives the camera this smug little smirk, as it if to say,

"O.k, you got me, punish me all you want, I still did what I wanted, and I don't care!"

Oh my gosh.. I just found out about this story. He is now using the name Gino, but his real last name. Thought he was the NICEST guy. Now Im disgusted. He lives in Everett Washingon. Dating a woman I know, with kids :(

Oh my gosh.. I just found out about this story. He is now using the name Gino, but his real last name. Thought he was the NICEST guy. Now Im disgusted. He lives in Everett Washingon. Dating a woman I know, with kids :(
^^^^that's my uncle

I have this segment and her name was Tracy Wofford-Bunn. She was African American and did work in a restaurant in Baton Rouge. I believe her boyfriend had her car that night and he said the stick shift broke. He told her when she got home late that night and she went walking to go get it. I believe she was found the next morning in her car and she had been murdered. I can't remember if she had been raped or not but there were mysterious burns on her thighs. Tracy's sister had heard talk around that a drug dealer may have killed her although I don't know the motive. I've searched the net before about this case but haven't been able to find out anything about it.

According to this http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Tracy_Wofford-Bunn they found who's DNA was on her body. He's dead.

According to this http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Tracy_Wofford-Bunn they found who's DNA was on her body. He's dead.

That link to the UM wiki says that the suspect who died had been jailed on unrelated charges. I wonder what he was convicted of.

I don't know if it was in the UM episode or if the wiki editor chose the wording, but it says that she was raped and murdered, but since there was no robbery and she appeared to have not known her killer, the police think it's drug related.

To me, it looks like the motive was rape and murder. That's why she was killed. People don't have to be robbed or involved in drugs to be murdered. Rape is frequently the sole motive. Going by what the wiki says (I haven't seen the segment in a long time) she was walking alone, after midnight, in the parking lot where her car was parked. Sounds like she was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Sorta OT - Officials saying they couldn't find a motive for her murder reminds me of one of my Crime Pet Peeves. I've read about a bunch of cases where children have gone missing/been abducted, and the police say they can't find a motive for the child's abduction because no ransom note or phone call demanding ransom has been received by the child's parents. Well, DUH! Those are usually sexually motivated crimes. I can only think of a handful of child kidnap cases where the point was to obtain a large ransom, and in some of them, the ransom note was just to divert attention from the true motive or was sent by a nutter who wasn't involved in the abduction.

Okay, how about the one where a serial killer was captured, confessed, and gave locations of bodies of all his victims. In every case a body was found where he said except one. A lady picked up at, or leaving, a bar. He strangled her and left her for dead alongside the road, where it's believed another psycho picked her up. Someone claiming to be one of a number of "girls" being held captive by this guy called her family asking if they were interested in helping her. Anything on this?

Oooooo this is so scary & really bad luck if that's how it happened! I can't possibly see the man lying where he left her body, he was already jailed & had nothing to loose! His wife was involved too?!?? Crazy!
But the fact the poor sweet lady ran into 2 crazy lunatics in one night! I mean the relief after the first ordeal then to be taken by some one else who possibly claimed to want to help her!?
I hope it was quick & painless! Or that's she's still with her captor & will one day escape ... Stranger things have happened