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Athena Curry has been missing since May 27th, 2011. The 20 year-old woman was last seen in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of her on-and-off boyfriend and father of her infant child, Yusif Mujahid. A few days after Athena was last seen, Yusif called her sister Aisha Magee and told her to have Athena call him. Aisha explained that she was not with Athena, and that she thought Yusif was the last person to see her. Yusif claimed that Athena stormed out of his home after an argument during the early-morning hours of May 27th. She reportedly never returned and has never been seen or heard from again.

According to Athena’s loved ones, her relationship with Yusif was troubled. Yusif was reportedly abusive towards Athena. In fact, Aisha stated that Yusif tasered Athena at the hospital very shortly after she gave birth to their son. He also reportedly beat her while she was pregnant. Yusif, on the other hand, claimed that Athena was abusive towards him.

Athena’s family members do not believe that Athena left Yusif’s house on her own accord. It is uncharacteristic of her to leave without telling anyone, especially without her son. Many people believe that Yusif is responsible for Athena’s disappearance, however at this time investigators have stated that they do not have any hard evidence of foul play.

Tamika Huston vanished from Spartanburg, South Carolina during May of 2004. Shortly before her disappearance, the 24 year-old woman had recently quit her waitressing job and had been spending much of her time going to job interviews. It is believed that Tamika was last seen by her loved ones on or around May 27th, 2004. Due to the fact that she lived alone, it took several days for her family members to realize she was missing. After weeks passed without any contact from Tamika, her aunt reported her missing on June 14th, 2004. 

Spartanburg Police went to Tamika’s house after she was reported missing. They reportedly found no signs of a struggle at the home, but they found Tamika’s dog with a litter of puppies alone at the residence–and it appeared they had been left alone for quite some time. Police also found Tamika’s cell phone, wallet, and uncashed paychecks inside her home. While there otherwise was no outward sign of foul play on the scene, it began to seem more and more likely that something bad had happened to Tamika. 

Six days after Tamika was reported missing, police found her car on the opposite side of town. A set of keys were found inside the car, but the keys did not match the car or Tamika’s apartment. Investigators eventually matched the key to the apartment of Christopher Hampton. There was initially no clear affiliation between Tamika and Christopher. However, a friend of Tamika’s told investigators that Tamika had recently begun dating a man named Chris prior to her disappearance. The relationship was barely a month old at the time, which is why Tamika’s friend was not aware of the man’s last name. The relationship was also not believed to be too serious at that point, as Tamika’s family members did not know that she was seeing anybody. Still, investigators did not think it was a coincidence that the tenant of this apartment had the same first name as person Tamika had been seeing before she vanished. Investigators immediately began to look for Christopher so they could question him.

When investigators were finally able to locate Christopher, they learned he was already in prison for a parole violation. After questioning him, investigators secured a warrant on his apartment. Inside, they found bloodstains on the carpet. DNA testing eventually confirmed that the blood belonged to Tamika. Still, Christopher told investigators that the bloodstains were tabasco sauce and ketchup. Investigators continued to build a case against him as he remained behind bars. In August 2005, the day he was released from prison, Christopher was arrested and charged with Tamika’s murder. 

Christopher eventually led investigators to Tamika’s body, which he had buried in a wooded area near Tyger River Drive. Despite this, Christopher pleaded not guilty to murder charges. Just minutes before his 2006 trial, though, Christopher ultimately ended up pleading guilty. Then, it was finally revealed that on May 27th, 2004, Tamika and Christopher got into an argument inside Christopher’s apartment. Christopher angrily threw a hot iron at Tamika, causing her to collapse and fall over. Christopher made no attempt to help Tamika; he instead went to a friend’s house to drink beer before going to a store to buy cleaning supplies. He later buried Tamika’s body in the woods.

On the morning of February 24th, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia responded to a home in Herndon after receiving a call about a stabbing and a shooting. When officers arrived at the residence, they stumbled upon a horrific scene in the master bedroom. Joseph Ryan (pictured top right) was found deceased from multiple gunshots in the corner of the room. Christine Banfield (pictured top left) was in bed, suffering from multiple stab wounds. 

Joseph was pronounced dead on the scene, while Christine was transferred to a nearby hospital. Unfortunately, she succumbed to her injuries shortly thereafter. Detectives were subsequently tasked with investigating what could have led to such a violent scene in this quiet Herndon neighborhood. 

It was soon learned that the home where this event took place belonged to Christine Banfield and her husband, Brendan Banfield (pictured bottom left). The couple lived there with their daughter, who was four years old at the time, and their au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães (pictured bottom right).

Per the initial narrative provided by Brendan and Juliana, the morning of February 24th was supposed to be a normal day. Juliana had plans to take the Banfield's daughter to the zoo in Washington, DC. Christine, who worked as a nurse, had the day off and planned to sleep in. Juliana told police that, shortly after leaving the house with the Banfield's daughter, she realized she forgot their lunches and turned around to go back and retrieve them. 

Upon their return to the house, Juliana noticed a "strange vehicle" in the driveway. She called Brendan, who was picking up breakfast at a nearby McDonald's. Brendan raced home and instructed Juliana to bring his daughter into the home's basement. Juliana complied, then both she and Brendan ran upstairs into the master bedroom. 

Both Brendan and Juliana said that they saw a man, later identified as Joseph Ryan, standing over Christine with a knife. Brendan reportedly drew a gun and ordered Joseph to drop the knife. According to Brendan and Juliana, Joseph did not comply and instead began stabbing Christine. Brendan then shot Joseph, causing him to collapse in the corner of the bedroom. 

Brendan then said he began to provide aid to his wife while also calling 911. A short time later, Brendan noticed that Joseph was still alive. He said that he was afraid Joseph would get up and continue attacking, so he ordered Juliana to shoot Joseph again. Juliana followed Brendan's orders and delivered the final shots that ended Joseph's life.

The story that Brendan and Juliana told made it appear as if they were forced to act in self-defense after encountering a home intruder who had attacked Christine with a knife. However, as detectives continued to investigate, they learned that Brendan and Juliana were far from innocent victims who happened to stumble upon a violent scene.

Kenisha Dixon’s life was senselessly and tragically taken from her on May 9th, 2000. 

The 21-year-old woman was at her apartment in Houston, Texas on the morning of her murder. At 11:10 AM, Kenisha heard a knock on her front door. She opened it and was immediately shot to death by the person on the other side of the door. Kenisha’s assailant fled the scene after the shooting and to this day has never been identified. 

Very little is known about Kenisha and/or the events leading up to her death. What is known is that she moved into the apartment where she was killed just two months earlier. Kenisha did not have a boyfriend but lived with a male roommate. Said roommate was reportedly not home at the time of Kenisha’s murder.

It’s also known that Kenisha seemed to be fearful of answering the door that morning. She reportedly grabbed a handgun before opening the door. Unfortunately, Kenisha was shot so quickly that she did not have time to defend herself. Investigators later discovered the handgun in close proximity to Kenisha’s body. 

Kenisha’s male roommate told police that he was the owner of said handgun. The reason why Kenisha felt she needed to bring it with her to answer the door remains a mystery. It’s clear that she was correct about any danger she might have sensed - but the reasons why she was scared, and why she was killed, are unknown to this day. 

The Houston PD stated that “investigators were able to ascertain valuable information while conducting a canvas, interviewing residents of the apartment complex and others.” Still, over 25 years have passed since Kenisha’s murder, and no arrests have been made - nor have any suspects been publicly identified.

Janiyah Thompson has been missing since April 25th, 2023. The then-18-year-old was last seen in Temple Hills, Maryland. Before vanishing, Janiyah told her brother she was headed off to take care of something. She never returned home, and her loved ones have never seen or heard from her again.

At the time of her disappearance, Janiyah was a student at Eastern Senior High School and a member of their ROTC program. There does not appear to be a lot of additional information about her life prior to her going missing; however, various reports describe Janiyah as a hardworking and responsible teenage girl. Due to this, Janiyah's disappearance came as a complete shock to her family members.

The day Janiyah vanished seemingly began as a typical day. She went to school that morning as usual. At some point before the school day ended, Janiyah messaged her older brother and said she was leaving early because she needed to go take care of something. She reportedly did not disclose what she needed to do, but her brother was initially not concerned due to Janiyah's intelligent and trustworthy nature.

By the time the next morning came, and Janiyah still had not returned home, her family began to worry. Several attempts were made to locate/reach Janiyah, but they ended unsuccessfully. As such, Janiyah's family contacted police to report her missing. 

After she was reported missing, it was discovered that Janiyah was captured by surveillance cameras at Naylor Road Metro Station in Temple Hills shortly after leaving her school. At this time, it is unknown if she boarded a train or if she was seen with anyone at the station. 

The sighting at the metro station is the last known trace of Janiyah before she vanished. Some reports about her disappearance state that authorities believe she might still be in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area, but it is unknown why they might believe that. Janiyah did not have a history of running away prior to vanishing. According to her parents, it is incredibly out of character for her to stay out of touch.

Various online sources say that Janiyah has been found deceased.

While there are not any news articles about her death at this time, a Go Fund Me has been created by Janiyah's family members to help raise money for funeral expenses. The Go Fund Me description explains that Janiyah's family received a phone call on August 7th, 2025, stating that her body was found back in March of 2025.

Further details are unknown at this time.

The Black Phooka

The black Phooka is a shape-shifting creature from old Celtic mythology. It is a benign but mischievous creature. Their normal appearance is similar to that of a cat (its tail will twitch when its angry much like a cat), but this creature can take the form of horses, goats, cats, dogs, hares and even humans. No matter what shape they take, their fur is always dark.

They mostly prefer to take the form of a pony and will try to entice humans to take a ride on their back. If a someone does get on, they will give the rider a wild and terrifying journey before dropping the unlucky person back at the place they were taken from.

While they’re mostly mischievous creatures, they’re also known to be benevolent and will help farmers with their harvest and field work. Due to this, they are associated with Samhain, a Goidelic harvest festival.

The character Puck from A Midsummer Night’s Dream is based off of this creature.

Jennifer and Adrianna Wix have been missing since March 25th, 2004. The mother and daughter were reportedly last seen together between 9:00 and 9:30 PM that evening in Cross Plains, Tennessee. Since then, the whereabouts of Jennifer and Adrianna remain unknown to this day.

At the time of their disappearance, Jennifer, then 21, and Adrianna, then 2, lived in Cross Plains with Jennifer's boyfriend, Joey Benton, and his parents, Joseph and Cindy Benton. Jennifer and Joey reportedly began dating during the summer of 2003. Jennifer and Adrianna moved into the Benton's home in December of 2003 - just a few short months before they vanished.

Family members of Jennifer and Adrianna stated that Jennifer was struggling at the Benton home in the days leading up to her disappearance. In fact, she called her mother on March 24th - the day before she vanished - upset over a fight she had with someone in the Benton family. The next morning, Jennifer called her aunt, Lisa Fierro, and said she no longer wanted to live with the Benton's. 

According to Lisa, Jennifer said she planned to tell Joey that she and Adrianna were going to move out. Lisa explained that Jennifer told her, "If he does not agree for us to leave when he gets home, I’m leaving and I’m coming [to your house].’” Lisa subsequently left a spare key out at her house for Jennifer to use. Jennifer and Adrianna never arrived at the residence.

Later that morning, Jennifer spoke on the phone with her father. During their conversation, Jennifer talked about her fight with the Benton family. She also told her father she was looking forward to seeing him the following week. Nothing about their conversation indicated that the loved ones of Jennifer and Adrianna would never see or hear from them again. However, that phone call was Jennifer's last documented contact before both her and her daughter vanished.

Shallaina Jackson was brutally murdered at the age of 26 on March 26th, 2013. The young mother’s lifeless body was found that day, lying on the side of the road in Lawton, Oklahoma. She had been stabbed several times.

A month after her death, a local minister and few of Shallaina’s friends placed a memorial for her in the spot where her body was found. During May 2013, that memorial was run over and vandalized. It’s unclear if this incident is related to Shallaina’s murder, and both crimes remain unsolved.

In 2014, investigators stated that they had DNA evidence and multiple witness statements. However, a suspect has yet to be identified. There has otherwise been very little media coverage about Shallaina’s murder investigation.

Shallaina’s mother finally broke her silence in 2019, when she spoke to local media and pleaded for anyone with information about Shallaina’s case to come forward. At the same time, police announced that their investigation was at a standstill. Shallaina’s family members have criticized said investigation, as police seemingly have plenty of information, but an arrest has still not been made. Shallaina’s cousin explained, “I feel like they’re just not working hard enough to find who killed this young lady. They’re worried about other stuff but this is very important too, because there’s kids growing up without a mother right now.”

Heaven Desiree McGee has been missing since January 2025. The 20-year-old woman was living in Oakland, California at the time of her disappearance, however; reports state she was last seen in Stockton on January 20th. Heaven never returned home and her loved ones have never seen or heard from her again.

The FBI is working with the Oakland Police on their investigation into Heaven’s disappearance. A report on Heaven’s case from June 2025 quotes an FBI investigator who stated, “Based on the evidence gathered in this case, we believe Heaven was being trafficked and [that] is [the] reason why she was in the Stockton area.” Authorities have not disclosed what evidence they have found that leads them to believe Heaven was trafficked, likely due to the ongoing nature of the investigation.

Additional details about the circumstances surrounding Heaven’s disappearance are unknown as well. What is known is that Heaven’s mother last saw her in Oakland on January 17th, 2025. The final confirmed sighting of Heaven occurred three days later in Stockton. Various online sources state that she was last seen at a truck stop in Stockton - a location that locals have called a “bad area.” 

Danniella Vian has been missing since July 17th, 2018. That day initially began as an exciting day for the 25 year-old woman, as she bought her very own car for the first time that morning. She was driven to the car dealership in Mobile, Alabama by Julie Thomas–the mother of Danniella’s boyfriend and the legal custodian of Danniella’s 4 year-old daughter Cora.

Later that evening, to celebrate the purchase of her new car, Danniella met up with her friend Randy Capps at a restaurant where he worked as a bartender. Danniella and Randy were joined by a woman and a man named Denson White. The couple and Danniella decided to go to a second bar to wait for Randy to finish his shift. They each drove in separate cars. Once Randy finished working, he texted the group and asked them to meet him at another bar. The three of them got into their respective cars once again and then headed towards the third bar. During the drive there, Danniella and Denson pulled into a gas station parking lot where Danniella told Denson that she left her phone at the previous bar. Denson agreed to lead Danniella back to the bar so she could retrieve it. He said that she followed him for most of the trip, however once he pulled up to the bar, Danniella was no longer behind him. Denson then went into the bar himself and found her phone. He waited for her for about 20 minutes before leaving and meeting the others at the third bar. Danniella never showed up.

The following morning, Julie received a phone call from Denson. He introduced himself as Danniella’s new friend and said that he had her phone, and he wanted to know how he could get it back to her. Julie told Denson to bring it to Danniella’s job at PF Chang’s. At this point, Julie was not worried, as Danniella would often lose her phone at various places. Later, though, when Danniella did not return home in the evening, Julie began to worry. The worries continued to grow the following morning, when Denson called Julie once again to say that he was still in possession of Danniella’s phone. Julie then asked Denson to meet her at the police station to report Danniella missing. Denson told his version of events to the police, and it was determined that none of Danniella’s friends or loved ones have seen or heard from her since she headed back to the second bar that night.

Danniella’s car and all of her other personal items disappeared with her as well. It seemed as if all traces of her had vanished, however in September 2018, police searched property in Theodore, Alabama in connection with Danniella’s disappearance. The property is owned by 36 year-old Jason Dykes–who happens to be a cousin of Danniella’s ex-boyfriend. Investigators reportedly did not find any sign of Danniella there, but they still arrested Jason for holding another woman hostage. The woman had reportedly moved in with Jason, but after she settled in, he reportedly held her hostage, raped her, and beat her. He remains behind bars today for those charges, and has not been named as a suspect in Danniella’s case at this time.

Bekime ‘Becky’ Elshani vanished in Colorado Springs, Colorado during the early morning hours of March 29th, 2008. The 22 year-old vanished in the midst of a volatile relationship with her live-in boyfriend Daniel Dereere. Becky and Daniel had recently reconciled after Becky briefly rekindled a relationship with her ex-husband Wesley Bartle. Her family members were unsure of why Becky would want to reunite with Daniel, as the two of them had both been arrested for assaulting each other during previous incidents. Becky actually had a case pending against Daniel at the time of their reconciliation. In January 2008, while Becky was dating Wesley, Daniel allegedly hacked into Becky’s Myspace page and posted a nude picture of her. Becky pursued charges against Daniel, but then got back together with him a short time later. Daniel was scheduled to appear in court for those charges on April 1st, 2008—just 3 days after Becky vanished.

Becky was last seen by her family members on the evening of March 28th, when she and Daniel went to her parent’s home in Colorado Springs. According to Becky’s sister Fatime Elshani, Daniel and Becky got into an argument at the Elshani home. Fatime stated, “He started yelling at her; she kept saying she didn’t want to leave. We kept telling her to stay but Daniel insisted that she left with him. That was the last time I ever saw her.” The final sighting of Becky was around 1:15am on March 29th; she was in the 100 block of West Rockrimmon Boulevard. Becky has never been seen or heard from again.

Two days later, on March 31st, 2008, police went to Becky’s apartment to perform a welfare check. Upon approaching the residence, police heard gunfire. They entered the apartment and found Daniel dead from a gunshot wound. He had shot himself. Becky was still nowhere to be found, and there was otherwise no sign of a struggle at the apartment. Still, investigators clearly found it suspicious that Daniel took his own life two days after Becky vanished, and one day before he was supposed to appear in court for the charges from posting Becky’s nude pictures on Myspace. Investigators searched Daniel’s car and reportedly found evidence that indicated foul play was involved in Becky’s disappearance, however they have not specified what exactly was found. Investigators did reveal that Daniel drove his car to a park in Teller County just hours after Becky was last seen. Unfortunately, though, a search of the park turned up no evidence.

Sandra Robinson was tragically killed at her workplace on March 17th, 2010. The 32-year-old woman worked at Prepaid Superstore in Douglas, Georgia at the time of her murder. It’s believed that she was stabbed to death between 6:00 and 7:00 PM, during the store’s business hours.

Sandra is remembered as a kind person, a reliable worker, and a dedicated mother to her four children. Those children have had to grow up without their mother. Sandra’s entire circle of loved ones remains left without answers or justice. No arrests have ever been made for this murder.

The Prepaid Superstore where Sandra was killed is located in a decently busy area of Douglas. The store is in close proximity to PCC Probation, Walgreens, Flash Food and Rountree Park. Despite this potential for witnesses, investigators have seemingly not received any tips from a witness or anyone else that could lead to an arrest. There were reportedly no surveillance cameras at the store during the time of the murder.

Reports state that Sandra was found deceased by her boyfriend, who had come to pick her up from work that evening. The boyfriend subsequently called the police. It was soon determined that Sandra had been killed by multiple stab wounds.

Sandra’s boyfriend has never been publicly named. Investigators have declined to publicly label him - or anyone else - as a person of interest. Family members have indicated that they believe authorities know more about Sandra’s murder than they have disclosed, but they still have not been able to close the case.

An arrest has been made in Sandra's case.

Damesha Hunter was only 32 years old when her life was tragically taken on October 14th, 2010. The young woman was found shot to death inside her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Damesha’s death has been a devastating loss for her loved ones, especially her four children. This loss continues to be amplified by the fact that Damesha’s killer(s) have still not been brought to justice. 

Damesha’s husband, Laroye Hunter III, told police that he was at work at the time of the murder, but that he spoke to Damesha on the phone shortly before she was killed. Laroye explained that, during their phone conversation, he heard someone come to Damesha’s front door. He said that Damesha put down the phone to see who was at the door and never returned.

Laroye then said that he went home to check on Damesha and found that she had been shot inside the residence. Police were called, and Damesha was pronounced deceased on the scene. Her death was ruled a homicide.

Damesha’s friends and family describe her as a loving mother who was a friend to all. On the surface level, a motive for Damesha’s murder seems difficult to determine - as she did not have any known enemies. However, a closer look into Damesha’s relationships and the events leading up to her murder may hold the answers.

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