Cases that could be profiled on the new Unsolved Mysteries

[KMaynerECU04]

We know they will do updates on the old cases, but what cases do you think are good candidates to be on the new show that hasn't been featured before?

I have a few from my area that could be of interest:

1.) Ft. Bragg Female Soldier Deaths: Are they connected?
2.) Buddy Myers http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/myers_tristen.html
3.) Kent Jacobs http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/j/jacobs_kent.html

[lola77]

I'd like to see a story done on the people missing from the Great Smoky Mountains. Dennis Martin 1969, Trenny Gibson in 1976, and Pauline Melton in 1981. No trace of any of them was ever found.

[MegtheEgg86]

Originally Posted by lola77

I'd like to see a story done on the people missing from the Great Smoky Mountains. Dennis Martin 1969, Trenny Gibson in 1976, and Pauline Melton in 1981. No trace of any of them was ever found.

Those were very strange cases. Talk about "whatever happened to Dennis Martin?" still goes on around here.

[Big3sCompanyFan]

There's the Amanda Johnson case. She's the pregnant Missouri woman who disappeared 3 years ago without a trace. Brian Schaffer, Jennifer Kesse, and Chandra Levy among others could be profiled.

I just read an amazing case of 5 New Jersey teens who disappeared 30 years ago and just VANISHED! NO trace ever found. I wonder why that case wasn't already on UM??

[joshypiano]

Originally Posted by Big3sCompanyFan

I just read an amazing case of 5 New Jersey teens who disappeared 30 years ago and just VANISHED! NO trace ever found. I wonder why that case wasn't already on UM??

Is that the case where it was 5 (I believe all African American) youths playing basketball that dissappered?

[Dislimb]

The case of the West Memphis Three.

http://www.wm3.org

[DP1]

Originally Posted by joshypiano

Is that the case where it was 5 (I believe all African American) youths playing basketball that dissappered?

I just read about this too. I'm amazed this never got more publicity. It's one thing for one or two people to go missing but FIVE?!

[justins5256]

I may have said this before, but a segment on the death of Johnathan Luna would be interesting.

[joshypiano]

Originally Posted by DP1

I just read about this too. I'm amazed this never got more publicity. It's one thing for one or two people to go missing but FIVE?!

Yeah, I think sadly this is one of those cases where due to it being 5 African Americans in a rough part of an urban area in the 1970's this just didn't get the coverage. I'm always amazed when I go through doenetwork and charleyproject pages at the disproportionate number of cases involving minorities that have little to no information listed from the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's. Of course this isn't the websites' fault. They only post what is sent to them. It seems to get better by the 90's though.

[Dandy]

June Goodman
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/goodman_june.html

[terry67401]

How about the horrific June 2008 double murder of the two young girls, Skyla Whitaker and Taylor Paschal-Placker, in Weleetka, Oklahoma?? That's a case begging for a resolution!! Check out this link for more info:

http://www.newsok.com/news/weleetkaslayings

[Big3sCompanyFan]

Originally Posted by joshypiano

Yeah, I think sadly this is one of those cases where due to it being 5 African Americans in a rough part of an urban area in the 1970's this just didn't get the coverage. I'm always amazed when I go through doenetwork and charleyproject pages at the disproportionate number of cases involving minorities that have little to no information listed from the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's. Of course this isn't the websites' fault. They only post what is sent to them. It seems to get better by the 90's though.

Yeah, you could be right. If this were 5 clean cut white guys I really think it would've gotten more publicity. It kind of goes along with the "Missing White Women Syndrome" where it has been documented that some attractive white women/girls get more publicity than non-white women. Many examples like the recent over obsession with baby Caylee plus cases like a Natalee Holloway, Chandra Levy, Laci Petersen, Elizabeth Smart, etc.

Here is a link to the missing 5 teens story:

http://www.officer.com/online/articl...ion=1&id=42799

[Big3sCompanyFan]

Originally Posted by terry67401

How about the horrific June 2008 double murder of the two young girls, Skyla Whitaker and Taylor Paschal-Placker, in Weleetka, Oklahoma?? That's a case begging for a resolution!! Check out this link for more info:

http://www.newsok.com/news/weleetkaslayings

Yeah, that was on Nancy Grace and Greta. Wow, they have no clue at all?

[hottstuff25]

Originally Posted by terry67401

How about the horrific June 2008 double murder of the two young girls, Skyla Whitaker and Taylor Paschal-Placker, in Weleetka, Oklahoma?? That's a case begging for a resolution!! Check out this link for more info:

http://www.newsok.com/news/weleetkaslayings

I posted this one in another thread back in June. I also thought it would be perfect for the show, especially with that scary mug shot of the Native American.

[Big3sCompanyFan]

Originally Posted by lola77

I'd like to see a story done on the people missing from the Great Smoky Mountains. Dennis Martin 1969, Trenny Gibson in 1976, and Pauline Melton in 1981. No trace of any of them was ever found.

There was another missing in the mountains story except this was an older lady I think in California and he children and family frantically looked for her but she just vanished.

It's been on Dateline NBC and other shows. Any of you recall this case?