Southern Girl Crime Stories

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Southern Girl gives you true crime stories with thorough and intriguing facts without all the shenanigans and charades!

  1. 2d ago

    5 Missouri Cases Where People Vanished Without a Trace #489

    Step into the chilling world of unresolved mysteries with "5 True Crime Cases in Missouri." These five haunting stories remain clouded in uncertainty, leaving families and communities yearning for answers and justice. 🕒 Case Lineup – 5 Chilling True Crime Stories (Missouri) 🔹 Cheryl Ann Kenney — A devoted mother living in Nevada, Missouri, balances family life with late-night shifts at a local convenience store. On a quiet winter evening in 1991, Cheryl closes the store early, completes her routine security checks, and sets the alarm—then vanishes without a trace. Her car remains in the parking lot, the store undisturbed, and no witnesses can explain what happened in the minutes that followed. Despite searches and decades of speculation, Cheryl has never been found, leaving behind one of Missouri’s most haunting disappearances. 🔹 John Phillip “J.P.” Dudding — A hard-working, well-liked horse farrier known throughout the Clear Springs community lives a quiet life on rural Varvel Road in Willow Springs. In January 2023, concern grows when J.P. suddenly stops answering calls. When his son goes to check on him, he discovers a troubling scene: a disabled truck left open, soot covering the front door, a shower still running inside, and signs of a small fire that never fully burned. J.P.’s personal belongings—including his phone, wallet, and ever-present backpack, are all left behind. Despite extensive searches and mounting questions about the early handling of the case, J.P. has never been located. 🔹 Kennedy Walton — A gentle, soft-spoken young woman deeply devoted to her mother and sisters travels from her apartment in south St. Louis back to Belleville to help care for her family while her mother recovers from a medical procedure. Late that night, Kennedy quietly leaves the house to meet friends for a birthday gathering. Surveillance shows her enjoying the evening, but just after 1 a.m., she abruptly walks out alone, visibly upset. Friends later see her driving erratically before she speeds away, ignoring their attempts to get her attention. After sending one final text saying she’ll be home “in a minute,” Kennedy vanishes. Days later, the vehicle she was driving is found abandoned, and her phone has never turned back on. 🔹 Sarah Elizabeth Burton — A Joplin native and mother of two who once excelled in school struggles for years to rebuild her life after addiction and incarceration. In the summer of 2018, despite attending court and hoping for a suspended sentence, Sarah suddenly disappears. Her final days are marked by fractured movements, an out-of-state vehicle wreck, brief stays with friends, and multiple drop-offs across Joplin. On the morning of July 16, she is last known to have been dropped near a residential intersection, saying she plans to walk home. She never arrives. Personal items are later found left behind, and extensive searches yield no definitive answers. 🔹 Shemika Keyanta “Mika” Cosey — A curious, independent teenager from the St. Louis area spends the night with cousins just after Christmas in 2008. In the early morning hours, Mika is seen sitting on the couch as others go to bed. When her aunt wakes up, Mika is gone. The door is unlocked, her purse and jacket are missing, but her overnight bag and belongings remain behind. With no cell phone and a history of sneaking out, her disappearance is initially treated as a runaway case, delaying critical action. Years later, unanswered questions about who she was meeting, and why she never returned, continue to haunt her family as age-progressed images offer hope for new leads.   📚 Sources: https://controlc.com/c88677df   Support the show Subscribe to my YouTube channel (It's free): ✅ https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernGirlCrimeStories?sub_confirmation=1 🅿🅰🆃🆁🅴🅾🅽 https://patreon.com/southerngirlcrimestories ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/southerngi8

  2. 4d ago

    5 Solved True Crime Cases That Changed Lives Forever #488

    🕵️‍♀️ 5 Solved True Crime Cases Dive into these gripping true crime stories where justice was served. From chilling mysteries to shocking revelations, each case is a testament to resilience and determination. 🕒 Case Lineup – 5 Solved True Crime Stories 🔹 Jennifer & Robbie Tower — A faith-driven couple in Florida dedicate their lives to service, mentorship, and the hope of building a family through adoption after years of infertility. Their path leads them overseas, where they welcome a teenage boy from Ukraine into their home, believing love, stability, and patience can heal deep-rooted trauma. As years pass, cracks form behind closed doors, marked by escalating tension, fear, and repeated attempts to help someone who seems unable or unwilling to change. What unfolds inside the Tower household becomes a chilling examination of misplaced trust, warning signs ignored too long, and the devastating consequences when compassion collides with violence. 🔹 Monique Latrice Leanna Baugh — A driven real estate agent and devoted young mother balances a growing career with raising two small daughters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Known for her kindness, ambition, and reliability, Monique spends her days showing homes and building client trust. On New Year’s Eve, a routine request for a property showing appears ordinary and professional. But unseen forces, rooted in jealousy, rivalry, and revenge, are already in motion. What begins as a standard workday appointment quickly spirals into a calculated sequence of events that leaves a city shaken and exposes how personal vendettas can devastate innocent lives. 🔹 Naket Maldonado — Known as “Naky” to family and friends, a devoted mother of two builds a life centered on love, resilience, and new beginnings after relocating from Puerto Rico to New Jersey. As she plans a future with her fiancé, public celebrations and late-night outings give the appearance of happiness and stability. Yet troubling dynamics linger beneath the surface. In the early morning hours following what should have been a joyful night, emergency calls and a rapidly unfolding scene reveal that something has gone terribly wrong. Naket’s story underscores how quickly private conflicts can turn fatal. 🔹 Bella Elena Fontenelle — A bright and affectionate kindergartner grows up in Harahan, Louisiana, surrounded by family routines, school life, and the simple joys of childhood—bike rides, playtime, and the closeness of her older sister. After her parents separate, Bella begins adjusting to shared custody and new household dynamics. Subtle behavioral changes begin to surface, hinting at fears she struggles to explain. As one seemingly ordinary weekday unfolds—school drop-offs, errands, and evening routines, something goes terribly wrong behind closed doors, turning a child’s world into the center of a heartbreaking investigation. 🔹 Ethan Thomas Ives-Griffiths — A cheerful toddler begins life in England meeting milestones, learning new words, and thriving under routine medical care. As family circumstances shift, Ethan is placed in an environment meant to offer stability and support. Instead, his world quietly narrows, play disappears, freedom is restricted, and adults who should protect him stand by. Despite growing concerns and missed opportunities for intervention, the warning signs intensify. Ethan’s story becomes a devastating reflection on systemic failure, unchecked cruelty, and the irreversible cost of silence.   📚 Sources: https://controlc.com/8c6e7c7b   Support the show Subscribe to my YouTube channel (It's free): ✅ https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernGirlCrimeStories?sub_confirmation=1 🅿🅰🆃🆁🅴🅾🅽 https://patreon.com/southerngirlcrimestories ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/southerngi8

  3. 6d ago

    5 Chilling True Crime Cases That Still Haunt Colorado #487

    Step into the chilling world of unresolved mysteries with "5 True Crime Cases in Colorado." These five haunting stories remain clouded in uncertainty, leaving families and communities yearning for answers and justice. 🕒 Case Lineup – 5 Chilling True Crime Stories (Colorado) 🔹 Jacob Scott Brady — A former high-school athlete from Louisiana with a love for the outdoors reinvents himself as a model, splitting time between home and Colorado while building a new life tied to hiking trails, live music, and a close circle of friends. After returning to Denver in 2021, Jacob is found shot and killed in a quiet residential neighborhood the day after Thanksgiving. With little public information released and his case quickly overshadowed by other violence that same weekend, the circumstances surrounding his death—and who is responsible—remain unclear years later. 🔹 Marjorie Sue Fithian — A young mother from Greeley travels to Denver with her toddler for what should have been a routine family visit, planning to return home by bus just days later. On the morning of their departure, Marjorie and her son are dropped off at the station—but they never board. Hours later, in a remote stretch of Weld County ranch land, a horrifying scene is discovered along a gravel road. Despite early witness sightings and reports of a suspicious vehicle, the trail quickly grows cold, leaving questions that have lingered for decades. 🔹 Pamela Lynne Neal — A quiet, artistic young woman returns to Colorado after years of travel and adventure, settling into a steady routine with an apartment just steps from work. One spring afternoon, she leaves on her lunch break to run a few simple errands and is seen entering her apartment as expected. When she never returns, concern quickly turns to alarm. Inside her home, everything appears untouched—groceries on the table, personal belongings left behind, no sign of a struggle. Pamela vanishes without a trace, leaving behind one of Englewood’s most haunting mysteries. 🔹 Richard Glen Beebe — A retired businessman in his seventies disappears from Denver after a quiet life shared with a roommate, leaving behind nearly all of his belongings, including his medication and phone. Days later, his car is discovered abandoned miles away. Soon after, his family receives a message claiming Richard has left the state for good—but those closest to him say the message doesn’t sound like him at all. With conflicting timelines and no physical trace of what happened next, his disappearance remains deeply unsettling. 🔹 Sheryl Parker — A devoted mother and longtime Fort Collins resident disappears after leaving home one summer night following a tense argument. In the days that follow, fragments of her final movements surface—an ATM stop, a motel stay miles from home, and a vehicle left behind. Less than a week later, Sheryl is found dead in a nearby river. With limited physical evidence and critical questions left unanswered, the truth about what happened to her has remained elusive for nearly three decades.   📚 Sources: https://controlc.com/ebe63333   Support the show Subscribe to my YouTube channel (It's free): ✅ https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernGirlCrimeStories?sub_confirmation=1 🅿🅰🆃🆁🅴🅾🅽 https://patreon.com/southerngirlcrimestories ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/southerngi8

  4. Sep 25

    5 Solved True Crime Cases No One Saw Coming #486

    🕵️‍♀️ 5 Solved True Crime Cases Dive into these gripping true crime stories where justice was served. From chilling mysteries to shocking revelations, each case is a testament to resilience and determination. 🕒 Case Lineup – 5 Solved True Crime Stories 🔹 Danielle Marzejka & Seren Abner Bryan — A young couple described as compassionate, gentle, and inseparable share a small home in suburban Michigan while working late shifts at a neighborhood diner. Beneath the surface, unresolved grief, mental health struggles, and family tension quietly intensify. When Danielle and Seren suddenly go silent and fail to show up for work, loved ones fear the worst. What begins as a search for answers soon exposes a devastating truth hidden behind closed doors. 🔹 Alissa Gay Reynolds — A successful marketing professional in northeast Arkansas builds a stable life shaped by education, independence, and hard work. When a troubled relationship with a recently paroled man begins to unravel, strange behavior and troubling inconsistencies emerge in the days that follow. As friends and family struggle to understand her sudden silence, a trail of digital clues and unanswered questions reveals a far darker reality than anyone expected. 🔹 Grace Anastasia Hunsicker Packer — Known as “Gracie,” a young girl moves through foster care and adoption hoping for safety after a childhood marked by instability and neglect. Despite repeated warning signs and past interventions, her home life remains deeply concerning. When she suddenly disappears during the summer of 2016, explanations don’t align with timelines or evidence. As investigators look closer, Grace’s story becomes a heartbreaking reflection of systemic failure and the cost of ignored warning signs. 🔹 Joseph Warren Godcharles III — A devoted father and community-minded manager lives a quiet life in southwest Florida, balancing work, family, and frequent trips to the Keys. One summer morning, an unexpected discovery inside his Naples condo shatters his family’s world. With no forced entry, no clear motive, and few immediate answers, Joe’s killing lingers as a mystery for years—waiting for time, persistence, and science to catch up. 🔹 Judith Corinne Lord — A young mother and gifted singer works to rebuild her life in New Hampshire after a marriage marked by fear and instability. Living alone with her infant son, Judy grows increasingly uneasy about her safety, sharing her concerns with those around her. After an ordinary evening spent with neighbors, unsettling sounds echo through her apartment building in the early morning hours. By the next day, a tragic discovery sets in motion a case shaped by early investigative limitations and evidence that would take decades to fully speak.   📚 Sources: https://controlc.com/aea4db15   Support the show Subscribe to my YouTube channel (It's free): ✅ https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernGirlCrimeStories?sub_confirmation=1 🅿🅰🆃🆁🅴🅾🅽 https://patreon.com/southerngirlcrimestories ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/southerngi8

  5. Sep 23

    5 New York True Crime Mysteries Still Unsolved in 2026 #485

    Step into the chilling world of unresolved mysteries with "5 True Crime Cases in New York." These five haunting stories remain clouded in uncertainty, leaving families and communities yearning for answers and justice. 🕒 Case Lineup – 5 Chilling True Crime Stories (New York) 🔹 Christine Ann Diefenbach — A gifted teenage artist leaves her Queens home early on a quiet Sunday morning to run a simple errand just a few blocks away. Against her father’s warnings, she takes a shortcut many locals used daily, one that ran alongside elevated railroad tracks. Minutes later, she vanishes. Despite citywide attention, renewed DNA testing decades later, and disturbing leads that surfaced years after her death, the person responsible has never been identified. 🔹 Craig Allen Frear — A well-liked high school soccer standout with college dreams tells his family he’s heading to work on a summer morning, but a small lie quickly unravels into a tense phone call that would be their last. After leaving an apartment complex in Scotia, Craig makes a baffling decision—leaving his car behind and walking toward nearby woods. Extensive searches uncover nothing, and with no clear explanation for where he went or why, his disappearance remains deeply unsettling. 🔹 Ellery Jane Doe — A woman’s body is discovered down an embankment along a New York highway after melting snow reveals what had been hidden for days. She carries no identification, but the clues she leaves behind are extraordinary: European clothing, distinctive medical scars, expensive dental work, and a cryptic handwritten note filled with letters and numbers. Decades later, even with international attention and modern forensic efforts, her identity remains unknown. 🔹 Jill-Lyn Euto — A fiercely independent young woman with dreams of becoming a paramedic builds a life of her own in Syracuse while staying close to her family. When she promises to stop by for dinner on Super Bowl Sunday and never arrives, concern quickly turns to dread. What is discovered inside her apartment the next day devastates her loved ones. Investigators believe the person responsible may have been someone Jill-Lyn trusted—but no one has ever been charged. 🔹 Qua’mere Sincere Rogers — A small boy known as “Quatti” vanishes from Syracuse under deeply troubling circumstances after being taken from his teenage mother by a violent man who later gives conflicting and unverified accounts of what happened next. As investigators uncover lies, aliases, delayed reporting, and shocking revelations about Qua’mere’s paternity, the timeline only grows darker. Authorities now believe Qua’mere likely died years ago, but without his body, justice remains out of reach.   📚 Sources: https://controlc.com/31e7eb4a   Support the show Subscribe to my YouTube channel (It's free): ✅ https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernGirlCrimeStories?sub_confirmation=1 🅿🅰🆃🆁🅴🅾🅽 https://patreon.com/southerngirlcrimestories ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/southerngi8

  6. Sep 21

    5 Arkansas True Crime Mysteries #484

    Step into the chilling world of unresolved mysteries with "5 True Crime Cases in Arkansas." These five haunting stories remain clouded in uncertainty, leaving families and communities yearning for answers and justice. 🕒 Case Lineup – 5 Chilling True Crime Stories 🔹 Brooke Lairson Allensworth — A devoted nurse and single mother of three sets out for a routine day in rural Arkansas, stopping for a salon appointment before heading home. After experiencing repeated flat tires and becoming stranded beneath a bridge near a river access point, she vanishes without a trace. Her locked car is later found abandoned, her phone left behind, and unsettling details about her final hours raise troubling questions that have yet to be answered. 🔹 Patsy Delois Clark — After surviving years of domestic abuse and a devastating hit-and-run accident, a tough, independent mother of six insists on returning home before she’s fully healed. Once back in Little Rock, she is last seen allegedly entering a taxi that may not have existed at all. Conflicting accounts, missing records, and continued financial activity after her disappearance leave her family wondering what truly happened—and who knows more than they’ve said. 🔹 Robert Wayne Cox — As a once-active man’s health rapidly declines from a mysterious condition that limits his movement and speech, he is scheduled for critical medical testing he never lives to attend. Last seen standing in a cleared area near his rural home, he disappears without explanation. Searches turn up nothing, and troubling behavior from those closest to him sparks dark theories about what may have led to his sudden vanishing. 🔹 Shannon Lee Collins — A disabled Army National Guard veteran returns home to gather belongings after visiting someone out of state, then seemingly vanishes overnight. In the months that follow, his family is given reassuring stories that slowly unravel into proven lies. As investigators uncover financial fraud, fake communications, and suspicious behavior inside the home, one question remains painfully unanswered: where did Shannon go? 🔹 Tiffany Dawn Mari Kidwill — A petite woman recovering from severe injuries caused by domestic violence becomes increasingly isolated while living in a tent on rural property. After a heated argument overheard during a FaceTime call, she is never heard from again. Conflicting timelines, unexplained online activity, and the disturbing criminal history of the man last seen with her leave loved ones fearing the worst as her disappearance remains unresolved.   📚 Sources: https://controlc.com/6f947bd3   Support the show Subscribe to my YouTube channel (It's free): ✅ https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernGirlCrimeStories?sub_confirmation=1 🅿🅰🆃🆁🅴🅾🅽 https://patreon.com/southerngirlcrimestories ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/southerngi8

  7. Sep 18

    5 Solved True Crime Cases #483

    🕵️‍♀️ 5 Solved True Crime Cases Dive into these gripping true crime stories where justice was served. From chilling mysteries to shocking revelations, each case is a testament to resilience and determination. 🕒 Case Lineup – 5 Solved True Crime Stories 🔹 Mar Aris Untalan Morales — An 11-year-old boy in Elk Grove, California, lives a quiet life with his family while his father works in law enforcement and struggles behind the scenes. A series of disturbing incidents raises serious concerns about mental health, judgment, and accountability within the department. Months later, unresolved issues collide inside the family home, setting off a devastating chain of events that forever changes everyone involved. 🔹 Margaret Anselmo — A devoted mother and Spokane native heads out on a winter afternoon to cash a check and never makes it home. By the next morning, a chilling discovery in a snow-covered alley leaves investigators with few leads and more questions than answers. As years pass without justice, critical evidence quietly waits for science to catch up, turning Margaret’s case into a haunting reminder of how the truth can remain hidden for decades. 🔹 Rhonda Marie Fisher — A young mother living in Denver is last seen walking alone late one night in the spring of 1987. The following day, her body is discovered miles away in rural Douglas County, and investigators are left facing a brutal crime with little to guide them forward. For decades, Rhonda’s case remains frozen in time—until advancements in forensic science reopen a door long believed to be closed. 🔹 Theresa Fusco — A 16-year-old high school student leaves her Lynbrook home for an evening shift at a neighborhood roller rink, making plans for the weekend ahead. After an upsetting moment at work, she walks out into the night and vanishes. As months turn into years, eerie clues, missed connections, and unanswered questions surround her disappearance, leaving her family waiting for answers that seem forever out of reach. 🔹 Tishawn Folkes-Taylor — After surviving years of domestic abuse, a devoted mother in upstate New York works to rebuild her life and protect her children. With a renewed sense of safety and a court order in place, she believes the danger is finally behind her. But within weeks of a shocking crime tied to her past, that fragile sense of security collapses, exposing how quickly violence can resurface when least expected.   📚 Sources: https://controlc.com/19f2995a   Support the show Subscribe to my YouTube channel (It's free): ✅ https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernGirlCrimeStories?sub_confirmation=1 🅿🅰🆃🆁🅴🅾🅽 https://patreon.com/southerngirlcrimestories ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/southerngi8

  8. Sep 16

    5 Minnesota True Crime Mysteries #482

    Step into the chilling world of unresolved mysteries with "5 True Crime Cases in Minnesota." These five haunting stories remain clouded in uncertainty, leaving families and communities yearning for answers and justice. 🕒 Case Lineup – 5 Chilling True Crime Stories 🔹 Veronica Lenhart Safranski — A loving mother heads to a Halloween costume party in a small Minnesota town, enjoying a rare night out with friends. Sometime after midnight, she vanishes from the bar, leaving behind her personal belongings. Conflicting witness accounts, strange discoveries along rural roads, and lingering questions follow. Nearly three decades later, Veronica’s disappearance remains one of northern Minnesota’s most haunting unsolved cases. 🔹 Brandon Michael Richart — After a bicycle accident with a teenage driver, a 41-year-old father agrees to quietly handle the damage and meet days later to collect cash. Witnesses see him limping through a fast-food parking lot in a distinctive hockey jersey before he leaves with someone he knows. He is never seen again. As days pass before anyone realizes he’s missing, unsettling behavior and unanswered questions continue to haunt investigators. 🔹 Carla Beth Anderson — A proud 23-year-old living independently for the first time spends a quiet Friday evening celebrating a small milestone with her parents. After being dropped off at her secure apartment building in a town considered exceptionally safe, she disappears without a trace. Inside her apartment, signs suggest she settled in for the night, yet something caused her to leave, or someone to intervene. Decades later, what happened to Carla remains a mystery. 🔹 Kateri Marie Mishow — A close-knit young woman living just steps from her parents suddenly stops calling home, something completely out of character for her. Months later, her family realizes no one has heard from her since she left with someone she seemed to trust. As whispers circulate and her father searches tirelessly for answers, Kateri’s disappearance becomes another painful reminder of how easily someone can vanish—even when surrounded by those who love them most. 🔹 Melissa Christina Burt — A devoted mother and member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe leaves home after getting into an RV with someone she knows, expecting to travel briefly before returning. Instead, her trail goes cold across multiple states, her online activity abruptly stops, and the only account of what happened is riddled with gaps. Years later, her family is still searching for answers that never came.   📚 Sources: https://controlc.com/baffb18b   Support the show Subscribe to my YouTube channel (It's free): ✅ https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernGirlCrimeStories?sub_confirmation=1 🅿🅰🆃🆁🅴🅾🅽 https://patreon.com/southerngirlcrimestories ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/southerngi8

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Southern Girl gives you true crime stories with thorough and intriguing facts without all the shenanigans and charades!

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  • Creator
    by Southern Girl
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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    Explicit
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    © 2023 Southern Girl Crime Stories
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