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The 2004 Cold Case of Joshua Matthew Davis

According to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, on Tuesday, January 6, 2004, Joshua Matthew Davis and his cousin were walking in a Garner, North Carolina, neighborhood toward Davis’s home. They had recently left Davis’s cousin’s house when his cousin had to return to his home to retrieve something. When the cousin returned a…

The Cold Case of Cecil Lawrence Chacon Jr.

Cecil was the industrial education coordinator for the Vance County School District, residing in Henderson, North Carolina. Chacon was divorced at the time, with three children under 16. On June 6, 1992, Chacon had taken a vacation day to visit nearby Wilmington and stopped by his mother’s house on that Sunday around 9:00 P.M. on…

The Cold Case of Brenda Sue Brown

Brenda Sue Brown was just 11 years old at the time of her abduction and murder on July 27, 1966, in Shelby, North Carolina. The case remained cold for more than 40 years, until new evidence was brought forth from a deathbed confession. This case had more twists and turns than a mountain highway, especially…

The 2006 Disappearance of Brandee Canipe

Brandee Canipe was last known to be alive on May 6, 2006. At the time, it’s believed that Canipe was living in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. She was just 29 years old when she vanished. Brandee’s younger sister spoke with Dateline and stated, “She was a free spirit,” Leigh said. “It would be sometimes a…

The 2000 Disappearance of Asha Degree

Asha Degree was just nine years old in the fourth grade when she disappeared from Shelby, North Carolina. In the early morning hours of Valentine’s Day on February 14, 2000, for reasons unknown, Degree left her home. According to the FBI website, “Around 2:30 a.m., Asha Degree’s father checked up on her and her older brother in the room they shared. Both were sound…

The Disappearance of Donna Barnhill

Donna Barnhill was just 13 years old at the time of her disappearance when she left her family’s residence in Lexington, North Carolina, to go to a nearby friend’s home. Barnhill vanished on the afternoon of March 18, 1981, and 44 years later, her family and friends are still looking for answers. A billboard on…

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