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The Disappearance of Sandra Ross

It has been 41 years since Sandra Kay Ross disappeared after she left her residence on Sunday, January 8, 1984. Mrs. Ross reportedly left the home in Apex, North Carolina, in the family’s 1976 Chevrolet Malibu around noon. She had indicated to her husband that she was going to purchase groceries and items for their…

The Unsolved Mystery of Dennis Martin

One of the most mysterious missing child cases in the United States occurred in the Great Smoky Mountains in 1969. On Father’s Day weekend, Dennis Martin, a six-year-old from nearby Knoxville, visited Spence Field in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with his father, grandfather, and older brother. Sometime around 4:40 p.m. on June 14, 1969,…

The Cold Case of Jennifer Olson

Jennifer Olsen of Georgia was only 19 years old at the time of her death. On the morning of July 30, 1989, a jogger on the beach discovered a deceased body. It is believed that Olson and her parents visited Hilton Head Island for an insurance convention at the Westin Resort. During her short stay…

The 2001 Cold Case of Judy Rawlings

Judy Carol Rawlings was born in 1985, near Asheboro, North Carolina. The 16-year-old left her home in early October 2001 for a doctor’s appointment in nearby Greensboro around 7:30 a.m., but she never returned. According to the cold cases listed on the Randolph County website, a local had given her a ride on a four-wheeler…

The Cold Case of Rhonda Hinson

In Late December of 1981, Rhonda Hinson of Valdese, just nineteen years old at the time, was fatally shot inside her car in Burke County, North Carolina, while traveling towards Valdese on I-40 West to the Mineral Springs Mountain Road exit. Hinson was reportedly leaving a Christmas Party that she had attended earlier that night….