
66 episodes

The Lost Crimes Library Neysa Henderson
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- True Crime
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5.0 • 14 Ratings
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The Lost Crimes Library is a true crime podcast focused on telling the stories of missing and murdered Black people.
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BONUS: Ruby McCollum
Back in 1952, in a small southern town called Live Oak, nestled in Suwannee County, Florida, a Black woman shoots and kills a white man.
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Social media links: https://linktr.ee/thelclpodcast
Sources:
The Ruby McCollum Documentary–You Belong to Me: Sex, Race, and Murder in the South
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Lauren Smith-Fields
Lauren Smith-Fields was just 23 years old when she mysteriously died on December 12, 2021 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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Social media links: https://linktr.ee/thelclpodcast
Music by: Channing Tab//@hellamelanin
Sources:
Fundraising page:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/xf665j-justice-for-lauren?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unknown&utm_campaign=comms_zynq+xf665j-justice-for-lauren
Other:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/nyregion/lauren-smith-fields-bumble-date-investigation.html
https://newsone.com/4281784/death-of-lauren-smith-fields-here-is-everything-we-know/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/detectives-involved-death-case-lauren-smith-fields-suspended/story?id=82577889
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/27/1076148088/lauren-smith-fields-death-criminal-investigation
https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-cop-bridgeport-reverse-20220520-rplxud2knrcxdjknn4gf7ne64a-story.html
https://time.com/6148642/lauren-smith-fields-social-media/
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Patrick Boland
TW: This episode contains discussions of violence against members of the LGBTQ+ community and may be triggering for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.
Patrick Boland was stabbed to death inside Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia on May 28, 2009. His case remains unsolved.
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Social media links: https://linktr.ee/thelclpodcast
Music by: Channing Tab//@hellamelanin
Sources:
https://www.projectq.us/man-stabbed-overnight-in-piedmont-park/
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/piedmont-park-stabbing-victim-suv-found/k4KAR2sYHZgMec20KeddlO/
https://thegavoice.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-police-respond-to-recent-gay-related-shootings/
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/katie-janness-murder-investigation-atlanta-piedmont-park/85-33f0053b-9679-4400-a899-670dbe85eed1
https://www.cbs46.com/2022/03/16/atlanta-pd-says-they-are-relying-science-technology-solve-janness-murder/
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Blessing Olusegun
TW: This episode contains discussions of suicide and self-harm. Listener discretion is advised. If you’re struggling with mental health issues, you can reach out for help at https://988lifeline.org/ or dial 988 for US citizens.
In September 2020, a 21 year old woman named Blessing Olusegun died from drowning in the sea in Galley Hill, London. Her death was officially ruled a drowning–either by accident or suicide. However, her family believes that she would never voluntarily walk into the sea.
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Music by: Channing Tab//@hellamelanin
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-61565616
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-58609633
https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/blessing-olusegun-death-i-do-not-think-she-would-have-willingly-got-into-the-water-3707499
https://www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk/news/coroner-concludes-death-of-blessing-olusegun-was-accidental-with-no-way-of-ruling-out-third-party-involvement
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/what-happened-blessing-olusegun-death-sussex-b924027.html
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Keeshae Jacobs / Kierra Coles
On September 26, 2016, 21 year-old Keeshae Jacobs made plans to visit a friend's house and agreed to see her mother the following day. But when she failed to show up at her mom’s as she planned, her mother reported her missing and has been looking for her daughter ever since.
If you have any information about the disappearance of Keeshae Jacobs, please contact Richmond Police at (804)-646-3025.
Kierra Coles was 26 years old and was in the prime of her life when she suddenly vanished from the south side of Chicago.
If you have any information about the disappearance of Kierra Coles, please contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service hotline at (877) 876-2455. The reference case number is 2693502.
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Social media links: https://linktr.ee/thelclpodcast
Music by: Channing Tab//@hellamelanin
Sources:
Keeshae:
https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/who-is-keeshae-jacobs-missing-woman-included-in-black-and-missing-on-hbo-max
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gabby-petito-keeshae-jacobs-mary-johnson-alicia-navarro-missing-people/
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/where-is-keeshae-jacobs
https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/mother-of-keeshae-jacobs-featured-on-new-hbo-series-black-and-missing/
Kierra:
https://abc7.com/missing-postal-worker-in-chicago-kierra-coles-update-person/11969374/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/06/15/postal-worker-kierra-coles-disappeared-nearly-4-years-ago-her-family-and-police-are-boosting-efforts-to-find-her/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/kierra-coles-pregnant-postal-workers-mysterious-disappearance-torture/story?id=80187100
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/newly-released-video-shows-pregnant-chicago-postal-worker-vanished-201-rcna33733
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Georgia Leah Moses
In August 1997, in Northern California, a heavily decomposed body of a young Black girl was found alongside a highway. She was just 12 years old and her name was Georgia Leah Moses.
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Twitter: @TheLCLpod
Instagram: @thelostcrimeslibrarypod
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Music by: Channing Tab//@hellamelanin
Sources:
They Called Her Georgia Lee Podcast
Georgia Leah Moses Website
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/woman-refuses-give-fight-justice-1997-murder-sister-georgia-lee-n1253649
http://uncovered.com/cases/georgia-lee-moses/timeline
https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-georgia-leah-moses/
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Customer Reviews
Love love loveee
I love how she brings light to unsolved black Americans who are either missing or murdered. We are too often ignored and this show brings everything to the public light.
Voice!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
She sounds like an Angel. She also gives super thoughtful insight into cases I already kind of knew of. Thank you!
Sooooo great
This is the only black true crime podcast I’ll listen too. I feel informed and her voice is so soothing. This podcast are soooo great! Can’t stop listening !