https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html A dated public record of substantive corrections and new cases added to the Unsolved Black Cases Archive. en-us Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/timothy-russell.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-10-07-timothy-russell Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Timothy Russell (East Cleveland, Ohio, 2012), sourced from NPR, the Associated Press, Ideastream, WKYC, and News 5 Cleveland. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/malissa-williams.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-10-07-malissa-williams Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Malissa Williams (East Cleveland, Ohio, 2012), sourced from NPR, the Associated Press, Ideastream, and News 5 Cleveland. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/roger-fortson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-10-07-roger-fortson Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Roger Fortson (Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 2024), sourced from FOX 5 Atlanta, Good Morning America, Task & Purpose, and La Nación (AP). https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kimani-gray.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-10-07-kimani-gray Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kimani Gray (Brooklyn, New York, 2013), sourced from CBS New York, the New York Amsterdam News, NBC News, and Brooklyn College Journalism. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/ramarley-graham.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-10-07-ramarley-graham Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Ramarley Graham (Bronx, New York, 2012), sourced from ABC7 New York and CBS New York. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/rumain-brisbon.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-10-07-rumain-brisbon Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Rumain Brisbon (Phoenix, Arizona, 2014), sourced from ABC News, Phoenix New Times, KJZZ, and NBC News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/korryn-gaines.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-10-07-korryn-gaines Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Korryn Gaines (Randallstown, Maryland, 2016), sourced from Time, the ACLU of Maryland, WMAR, the Baltimore Banner, and the U.S. Supreme Court docket. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/tony-robinson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-10-07-tony-robinson Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Tony Robinson Jr. (Madison, Wisconsin, 2015), sourced from the Cap Times, Channel 3000, Isthmus, and CNN. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/tanisha-anderson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-10-05-tanisha-anderson Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Tanisha Anderson (Cleveland, Ohio, 2014), sourced from Ideastream Public Media, Mother Jones, Cleveland Scene, and the Associated Press (via WCBE). https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/danny-ray-thomas.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-10-05-danny-ray-thomas Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Danny Ray Thomas (Houston, Texas, 2018), sourced from the Houston Chronicle, ABC13, and Houston Public Media. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/pamela-turner.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-10-05-pamela-turner Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Pamela Turner (Baytown, Texas, 2019), sourced from Click2Houston, Houston Public Media, and Al Jazeera. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jabari-peoples.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-30-jabari-peoples Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jabari Latrell Peoples (Homewood, Alabama, 2025), sourced from the Associated Press, WVTM13, and the Birmingham Times. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/johnny-hollman.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-30-johnny-hollman Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Deacon Johnny Hollman Sr. (Atlanta, Georgia, 2023), sourced from CBS News, Fox 5 Atlanta, and Black Star News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/randy-martin.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-30-randy-martin Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Randy Martin (Galveston, Texas, 2026), sourced from Atlanta Black Star, Houston Public Media, and The Galveston County Daily News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/vincent-belmonte.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-vincent-belmonte Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Vincent Belmonte (East Cleveland, Ohio, 2021), sourced from Ideastream Public Media, WOIO (Cleveland 19 News), and The Marshall Project. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/alvin-cole.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-alvin-cole Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Alvin Cole (Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, 2020), sourced from the Wisconsin Examiner, CBS News, and Hoodline. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/gregory-hill-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-gregory-hill-jr Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Gregory Hill Jr. (Fort Pierce, Florida, 2014), sourced from CBC News, The Washington Informer, and Global News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jamal-sutherland.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-jamal-sutherland Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jamal Sutherland (North Charleston, South Carolina, 2021), sourced from The Post and Courier, NBC News, and ABC News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/marquise-jones.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-marquise-jones Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Marquise Jones (San Antonio, Texas, 2014), sourced from the San Antonio Report and KSAT. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kevin-matthews.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-kevin-matthews Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kevin Matthews (Detroit, Michigan, 2015), sourced from the Arab American News, Fox 2 Detroit, and WXYZ-TV Detroit. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/bernard-monroe.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-bernard-monroe Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Bernard Monroe Sr. (Homer, Louisiana, 2009), sourced from the Southern Poverty Law Center, NBC News, and Fox News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/calvin-toney.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-calvin-toney Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Calvin Toney (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2017), sourced from The Appeal, The Advocate (Baton Rouge), and WBRZ. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jaquyn-light.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-jaquyn-light Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jaquyn O'Neill Light (Graham, North Carolina, 2020), sourced from FOX8 WGHP and the Alamance News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/maurice-gordon.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-maurice-gordon Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Maurice Gordon (Bass River, New Jersey, 2020), whose death occurred two days before George Floyd's murder. Sourced from NBC News, Gothamist, and Newsweek. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jamarion-robinson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-jamarion-robinson Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jamarion Robinson (East Point, Georgia, 2016), sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, Courthouse News Service, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's coverage of the case's 2026 dismissal. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/mubarak-soulemane.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-25-mubarak-soulemane Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Mubarak Soulemane (West Haven, Connecticut, 2020), sourced from the Associated Press, CT Insider, and CBS News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/millbrook-twins.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-24-millbrook-twins Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Case file substantially updated: added the investigated connection between the twins' disappearance and convicted serial killer Joseph Patrick Washington, who had ties to the girls' father, and a DNA comparison against unidentified remains found in Louisiana in 1993 that was ongoing as of a January 2026 report. Also added a verified NamUs case record. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/barbara-dreher.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-24-barbara-dreher Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Case file updated: confirmed the 2018 skeletal remains examined for a possible DNA match to Barbara Dreher were identified that same year as three unrelated women (Jewel Marquita King, Verdell Jefferson, and Dorothy Jean Butts) who disappeared from the same neighborhood in 2006 — a separate case, ruling out any connection to Dreher. Also added a documented detail about the man found driving her car, and a verified NamUs case record. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/brown-family.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-24-brown-family Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Classification correction: Carolyn, Sheketah, Barry & Brandon Brown was reclassified from Unsolved to Unresolved — No Conviction. A jury did in fact reach a verdict — not guilty by reason of insanity — in the deaths of Carolyn and Sheketah specifically, which is a genuine trial outcome distinct from Barry and Brandon's deaths, for which no charges were ever filed. The underlying facts are unchanged: no family member has ever been found, and no one has ever been convicted. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/dante-kittrell.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-22-dante-kittrell Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Dante Kittrell (South Bend, Indiana, 2022), sourced from WNDU, ABC57, and WVPE (NPR Michiana). https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/bobby-james-brown.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-22-bobby-james-brown Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Bobby James Brown (Jacksonville, Florida, 2022), sourced from Action News Jax and The Florida Times-Union. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/terrance-franklin.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-22-terrance-franklin Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Terrance Franklin (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2013), sourced from TIME magazine, MPR News, and CBS News Minnesota. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/ariane-mccree.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-22-ariane-mccree Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Ariane McCree (Chester, South Carolina, 2019), sourced from the South Carolina Attorney General's Office, The Post and Courier, and WCNC Charlotte. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/pitts-mcfarland-marshall.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-22-pitts-mcfarland-marshall Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Albert Pitts Jr., David Lee Pitts, Earnest McFarland & Alfred “Monk” Marshall (Monroe, Louisiana, 1960), whose deaths were investigated in depth by the LSU Cold Case Project in reporting recognized as a Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting semifinalist. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/ed-johnson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-22-ed-johnson Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Ed Johnson (Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1906), whose lynching led to the only criminal trial ever held by the U.S. Supreme Court itself. Sourced from the Supreme Court Historical Society, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Friends of the Ed Johnson Memorial. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/fanta-bility.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-22-fanta-bility Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Fanta Bility (Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, 2021), an 8-year-old killed by police gunfire, sourced from The Philadelphia Inquirer and WHYY. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/desman-laduke.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-22-desman-laduke Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Desman LaDuke (Nicholasville, Kentucky, 2022), sourced from the AP (via Register-Herald), LEX 18, and The Black Wall Street Times. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/bennie-edwards.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-22-bennie-edwards Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Bennie Edwards (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2020), sourced from ABC News, KGOU, and NonDoc. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jordan-neely.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-22-jordan-neely Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jordan Neely (New York, New York, 2023). Sourced from PBS News, CNN, and Al Jazeera's coverage of Daniel Penny's December 2024 trial and acquittal. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/patrick-warren-sr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-17-patrick-warren-sr Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Patrick Warren Sr. (Killeen, Texas, 2021), sourced from KWTX, Law & Crime, and KXXV. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/paul-oneal.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-17-paul-oneal Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Paul O'Neal (Chicago, Illinois, 2016), sourced from the Chicago Tribune and CBS News Chicago. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jaheim-mcmillan.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-17-jaheim-mcmillan Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jaheim McMillan (Gulfport, Mississippi, 2022), sourced from the Mississippi Free Press, WLOX, and Newsweek. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/xzavier-hill.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-17-xzavier-hill Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Xzavier Hill (Goochland County, Virginia, 2021), sourced from Newsweek, WRIC (ABC 8News), and VPM. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/tyrea-pryor.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-17-tyrea-pryor Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Tyrea Pryor (Independence, Missouri, 2022), sourced from KCUR, NBC News, and the Kansas City Star (via AOL News). https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/donnie-sanders.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-17-donnie-sanders Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Donnie Sanders (Kansas City, Missouri, 2020), whose case is connected to a later, well-documented pattern of the same officer going on to kill two more people. Sourced from CNN, KCUR, and NBC News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/damian-daniels.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-17-damian-daniels Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Damian Daniels (San Antonio, Texas, 2020), sourced from KSAT, the San Antonio Report, and Newsweek. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kevin-peterson-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-17-kevin-peterson-jr Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kevin Peterson Jr. (Vancouver, Washington, 2020), sourced from OPB, KATU, and FOX 13 Seattle. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/roshad-mcintosh.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-17-roshad-mcintosh Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Roshad McIntosh (Chicago, Illinois, 2014), sourced from the Chicago Sun-Times, CNN, and the People's Law Office's press release on the family's federal lawsuit. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/frank-tyson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-17-frank-tyson Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Frank Tyson (Canton, Ohio, 2024), sourced from CBS News, Ideastream Public Media, and Yahoo News/The Repository's coverage of the August 2026 plea deals. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/colfax-massacre.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-17-colfax-massacre Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: The Colfax Massacre (Colfax, Louisiana, 1873), the deadliest single incident of racial violence during Reconstruction, whose resulting Supreme Court case (United States v. Cruikshank) overturned real convictions and curtailed federal civil rights enforcement for decades. Sourced from BlackPast.org, 64 Parishes, and the Supreme Court Historical Society. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/bunk-richardson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-bunk-richardson Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Bunk Richardson (Gadsden, Alabama, 1906), lynched despite never being charged with any crime. Sourced from the Equal Justice Initiative's own account, AL.com, and The Gadsden Times. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/dexter-reed.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-dexter-reed Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Dexter Reed (Chicago, Illinois, 2024). Sourced from WTTW, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Courthouse News Service's coverage of the August 2025 charging decision. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/allen-brooks.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-allen-brooks Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Allen Brooks (Dallas, Texas, 1910). Sourced from The New York Times, KERA News, and CBS News Texas. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/mary-and-hayes-turner.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-mary-and-hayes-turner Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Mary Turner & Hayes Turner (Brooks County, Georgia, 1918), whose deaths directly prompted the 1922 Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill. Sourced from BlackPast.org, the Equal Justice Initiative, and Wikipedia's citation trail. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/james-lanier.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-james-lanier Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: James Lanier (Wallace, North Carolina, 2023), sourced from WITN, FOX8 WGHP, and Emancipate North Carolina. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/darryl-tyree-williams.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-darryl-tyree-williams Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Darryl Tyree Williams (Raleigh, North Carolina, 2023), sourced from ABC11 Raleigh-Durham, WRAL, and WUNC's coverage of the December 2025 settlement. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kemonte-cobbs.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-kemonte-cobbs Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kemonte Cobbs (Gary, Indiana, 2017), sourced from The Times of Northwest Indiana and the Chicago Tribune/Post-Tribune. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/david-jones.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-david-jones Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: David Jones (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2017), sourced from The Philadelphia Inquirer, WHYY, and the City of Philadelphia's Citizens Police Oversight Commission. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/shipp-and-smith.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-shipp-and-smith Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Thomas Shipp & Abram Smith (Marion, Indiana, 1930), whose lynching produced the most widely reproduced lynching photograph in American history and directly inspired “Strange Fruit.” Sourced from NPR and the Indiana Historical Bureau's own history blog and America's Black Holocaust Museum. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/ricky-cobb-ii.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-ricky-cobb-ii Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Ricky Cobb II (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2023), sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, CBS News Minnesota, and the Star Tribune. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/luke-stewart.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-luke-stewart Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Luke Stewart (Euclid, Ohio, 2017), sourced from News 5 Cleveland's coverage of both the grand jury decision and the 2022 civil verdict, and the ACLU of Ohio. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jalen-randle.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-jalen-randle Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jalen Randle (Houston, Texas, 2022), sourced from Houston Public Media, KHOU 11, and ABC13 Houston. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/daquain-johnson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-daquain-johnson Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Da'Quain Johnson (Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2026), sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, The Trace, and FOX 17 West Michigan. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-63 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Classification pass: following the correction to Trayvon Martin's case, we reviewed every other case in the archive for the same issue — a genuine criminal trial that reached a final disposition without a conviction, mislabeled simply as “Unsolved.” 28 cases were reclassified to “Unresolved — No Conviction”: Isaiah Nixon, the Orangeburg Massacre (Samuel Hammond, Henry Smith & Delano Middleton), Henry “Dickie” Marrow Jr., Timothy Thomas, James T. Scott, Clinton Melton, Joseph Dumas, Samuel Younge Jr., James Earl Motley, Emmett Till, Amadou Diallo, Sean Bell, Rekia Boyd, Philando Castile, Terence Crutcher, Jonathan Ferrell, Manuel Ellis, Jahi Turner, the Clinton Avenue Five, Anthony Lamar Smith, Ta'Kiya Young, Antwon Rose II, Michael Dean, Tommie McGlothen Jr., Delrawn Small, Yvette Smith, William Green, and Freddie Gray. Four cases that surfaced in this review were deliberately left as “Unsolved” because no genuine criminal trial occurred: Willie Countryman and Maceo Snipes were each cleared only by a coroner's inquest, not a criminal trial; Breonna Taylor's own killing was never charged by any grand jury (a separate officer's federal conviction was for endangering her neighbors, not for her death); and Alteria Woods's actual shooters, three sheriff's deputies, were never charged at all — only her boyfriend was, under a different legal theory, and he was acquitted. In every case above, the underlying facts are unchanged: no one has ever been convicted. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/najee-seabrooks.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-najee-seabrooks Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Najee Seabrooks (Paterson, New Jersey, 2023), sourced from the New Jersey Monitor, CNN, and AP/Yahoo News's coverage of the released body camera footage. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/trayvon-martin.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-15-trayvon-martin Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Classification correction: introduced a new status, “Unresolved — No Conviction,” distinct from “Unsolved.” Trayvon Martin's case was reclassified from Unsolved to this new status, since George Zimmerman was in fact charged and tried, and a jury reached a verdict (acquittal) — unlike the majority of cases in this archive, where no charges were ever filed. The underlying facts are unchanged: the medical examiner's homicide finding stands, and no one has ever been convicted in Martin's death. This correction was prompted by a reader. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/frederick-cox-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-frederick-cox-jr Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Frederick Cox Jr. (High Point, North Carolina, 2020), sourced from WFMY News 2 and FOX8 WGHP's coverage of both the grand jury decision and the 2025 settlement. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/winston-smith-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-winston-smith-jr Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Winston Boogie Smith Jr. (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2021), sourced from NPR, NBC News, and the Star Tribune. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/moores-ford-lynchings.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-moores-ford-lynchings Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: the Moore's Ford lynchings — Roger Malcom, Dorothy Malcom, George Dorsey & Mae Murray Dorsey (Monroe, Georgia, 1946), known as “the last mass lynching in America.” Sourced from the Southern Poverty Law Center, Wikipedia's citation trail, and NBC News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/omar-edwards.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-omar-edwards Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Omar Edwards (New York, New York, 2009), sourced from NBC News and TheGrio. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/deandre-brunston.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-deandre-brunston Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Deandre Brunston (Compton, California, 2003), sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Fatal Encounters database. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/trey-pringle.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-trey-pringle Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Trey Pringle (Seabrook, South Carolina, 2018), sourced from WTOC, WSAV, and FITSNews's coverage of the chokehold allegation. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jeremy-mcdole.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-jeremy-mcdole Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jeremy McDole (Wilmington, Delaware, 2015), sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, 6abc Philadelphia, and CBS News Philadelphia. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/joshua-ruffin.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-joshua-ruffin Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Joshua Ruffin (Columbia, South Carolina, 2020), sourced from The Post and Courier, WIS10, and AP/WLOS. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/decynthia-clements.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-decynthia-clements Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: DeCynthia Clements (Elgin, Illinois, 2018), sourced from CNN, the Daily Herald, and Romanucci & Blandin's press release on the family's federal lawsuit. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kenneth-ross-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-kenneth-ross-jr Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kenneth Ross Jr. (Gardena, California, 2018), sourced from the LA County DA's own Justice System Integrity Division report, ABC7 Los Angeles, and NBC News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/linus-phillip.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-linus-phillip Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Linus Phillip (Largo, Florida, 2018), sourced from the Tampa Bay Times, CBS News, and WFLA. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/omari-cryer.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-omari-cryer Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Omari Cryer (Louisville, Kentucky, 2022), sourced from Louisville Public Media, WAVE 3 News, and WHAS11. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jordell-richardson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-jordell-richardson Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jor'Dell Richardson (Aurora, Colorado, 2023), sourced from CPR News, CBS News Colorado, and 9NEWS (KUSA). https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/christopher-deandre-mitchell.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-christopher-deandre-mitchell Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Christopher DeAndre Mitchell (Torrance, California, 2018), sourced from the LA County District Attorney's own statement, NBC Los Angeles, and FOX 11 Los Angeles's coverage of the April 2026 dismissal. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/anthony-lowe-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-anthony-lowe-jr Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Anthony Lowe Jr. (Huntington Park, California, 2023), sourced from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's own statement, Police1, and ABC7 Los Angeles. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/william-green.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-09-08-william-green Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: William Green (Landover, Maryland, 2020), sourced from The Washington Post, WUSA9, and the AFRO American Newspapers' coverage of the December 2023 acquittal. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/vincent-truitt.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-vincent-truitt Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Vincent Truitt (Marietta, Georgia, 2020), sourced from WSB-TV, 11Alive, and 13WMAZ's coverage of the dismissed federal lawsuit. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/oshae-terry.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-oshae-terry Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: O'Shae Terry (Arlington, Texas, 2018), sourced from KERA News, Reason, and WFAA's coverage of the 2023 deferred-adjudication plea. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/robert-lawrence-white.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-robert-lawrence-white Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Robert Lawrence White (Silver Spring, Maryland, 2018), sourced from The Washington Post, WTOP News, and CourtListener's record of the dismissed federal lawsuit. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/charly-keunang.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-charly-keunang Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Charly “Africa” Keunang (Los Angeles, California, 2015), sourced from LAist, CBS Los Angeles, and CBC News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/yvette-smith.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-yvette-smith Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Yvette Smith (Camp Swift, Texas, 2014), sourced from the Austin American-Statesman, KXAN, and Fox 7 Austin. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/delrawn-small.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-delrawn-small Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive, bringing the total to 200 cases: Delrawn Small (Brooklyn, New York, 2016), sourced from ABC7 New York, NBC New York, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/aaron-bailey.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-aaron-bailey Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Aaron Bailey (Indianapolis, Indiana, 2017), sourced from WTHR, Fox 59, and the Indianapolis Recorder. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/sahleem-tindle.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-sahleem-tindle Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Sahleem Tindle (Oakland, California, 2018), sourced from the San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Express, and NBC Bay Area's coverage of the 2020 civil verdict. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/miles-jackson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-miles-jackson Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Miles Jackson (Westerville, Ohio, 2021), sourced from 10TV (WBNS), AP/CBS News Pittsburgh, and the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office's own statement. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/charleena-lyles.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-charleena-lyles Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Charleena Lyles (Seattle, Washington, 2017), sourced from The Seattle Times, KIRO 7, and KING 5. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/george-tillman.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-george-tillman Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: George Tillman III (South Ozone Park, New York, 2016), sourced from QNS, DNAinfo, and Jurimatic's coverage of the 2025 civil verdict. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/thurman-blevins.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-thurman-blevins Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Thurman Blevins (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2018), sourced from the Star Tribune, MPR News, and PBS NewsHour. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/christopher-whitfield.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-christopher-whitfield Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Christopher Whitfield (Ethel, Louisiana, 2019), sourced from The Advocate, The Washington Times/AP, and WBRZ. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/willie-tillman.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-willie-tillman Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Willie Tillman (Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2016), sourced from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and KNWA/FOX24. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/tommie-mcglothen-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-tommie-mcglothen-jr Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Tommie McGlothen Jr. (Shreveport, Louisiana, 2020), sourced from KSLA, KTBS, and Yahoo News/AP. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/dejuan-guillory.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-dejuan-guillory Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: DeJuan Guillory (Mamou, Louisiana, 2017), sourced from CNN, KLFY, and The Advocate. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/alteria-woods.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-alteria-woods Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Alteria Woods (Gifford, Florida, 2017), sourced from CBS12, WPTV, and Vero News's coverage of the grand jury and the 2021 trial. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/mickel-lewis-sr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-mickel-lewis-sr Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Mickel Lewis Sr. (Mojave, California, 2020), sourced from KGET 17 News and the Davis Vanguard's coverage of the 2025 civil verdict. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/deon-kay.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-deon-kay Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Deon Kay (Washington, D.C., 2020), sourced from The Washington Post, WUSA9, and The Washington Informer's coverage of the 2026 settlement. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/natasha-mckenna.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-natasha-mckenna Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Natasha McKenna (Fairfax, Virginia, 2015), a jail in-custody death, sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, WAMU, and WTOP News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jamycheal-mitchell.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-jamycheal-mitchell Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jamycheal Mitchell (Portsmouth, Virginia, 2015), a jail in-custody death, sourced from the ACLU, WAVY, and 13News Now (WVEC). https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/marvin-scott-iii.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-marvin-scott-iii Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Marvin Scott III (McKinney, Texas, 2021), a jail in-custody death, sourced from The Texas Tribune, CNN, and CBS News Texas. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/michael-dean.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-michael-dean Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Michael Dean (Temple, Texas, 2019), sourced from KWTX and 6 News (KCEN)'s coverage of the 2023 acquittal and the ongoing civil lawsuit. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/byron-williams.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-byron-williams Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Byron Williams (Las Vegas, Nevada, 2019), sourced from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada Current, and Courthouse News Service's coverage of the 2024 civil ruling. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/walter-wallace-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-walter-wallace-jr Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Walter Wallace Jr. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2020), sourced from The Philadelphia Inquirer's coverage of both his life and the 2021 settlement, and WHYY. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kajuan-raye.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-kajuan-raye Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kajuan Raye (Chicago, Illinois, 2016), sourced from the Chicago Sun-Times and CBS News Chicago's coverage of the 2020 civil verdict. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/dreasjon-reed.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-dreasjon-reed Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Dreasjon “Sean” Reed (Indianapolis, Indiana, 2020), sourced from NPR, the Indianapolis Recorder, and TheGrio. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jamee-johnson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-jamee-johnson Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jamee Johnson (Jacksonville, Florida, 2019), sourced from News4Jax and First Coast News's coverage of both the family's lawsuit and the $200,000 settlement. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/terrence-sterling.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-terrence-sterling Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Terrence Sterling (Washington, D.C., 2016), sourced from The Washington Post's coverage of both the federal declination and the internal MPD review, and WTOP News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/crooms-and-pierce.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-crooms-and-pierce Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Angelo Crooms & Sincere Pierce (Cocoa, Florida, 2020), sourced from Fox 35 Orlando, Click Orlando (WKMG), and Yahoo News/AP. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/antwon-rose-ii.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-antwon-rose-ii Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Antwon Rose II (East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2018), sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, CBS News Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh's Public Source. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/devon-bailey.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-devon-bailey Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: De'Von Bailey (Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2019), sourced from NBC News, Colorado Public Radio, and 9NEWS Denver's coverage of the 2022 settlement. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/steven-taylor.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-steven-taylor Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Steven Taylor (San Leandro, California, 2020), sourced from ABC7 San Francisco, the San Francisco Chronicle, and CBS News San Francisco's coverage of the December 2025 dismissal. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kayla-moore.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-kayla-moore Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kayla Moore (Berkeley, California, 2013), sourced from KQED, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Courthouse News Service. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/ej-bradford-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-31-ej-bradford-jr Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Emantic “E.J.” Bradford Jr. (Hoover, Alabama, 2018), sourced from the Alabama Attorney General's own report, NBC News, and CNN. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/julian-lewis.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-julian-lewis Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Julian Lewis (Sylvania, Georgia, 2020), sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, WSAV-TV, and AP/Yahoo News's coverage of the federal review. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/osaze-osagie.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-osaze-osagie Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Osaze Osagie (State College, Pennsylvania, 2019), sourced from Spotlight PA, WITF, and StateCollege.com's coverage of the dismissed federal lawsuit. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/chinedu-okobi.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-chinedu-okobi Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Chinedu Okobi (Millbrae, California, 2018), sourced from KQED, the San Francisco Chronicle, and coverage of the 2023 $4.5 million settlement. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/darius-tarver.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-darius-tarver Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Darius Tarver (Denton, Texas, 2020), sourced from The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Observer, and WFAA. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/alonzo-smith.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-alonzo-smith Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Alonzo Smith (Washington, D.C., 2015), sourced from the DOJ/U.S. Attorney's Office's official statement, FOX 5 DC, and The Washington Post. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/ronald-greene.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-ronald-greene Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Ronald Greene (Monroe, Louisiana, 2019), sourced from CNN's coverage of both the 2024 dropped charges and the plea deal, and CBS News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/john-neville.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-john-neville Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: John Neville (Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 2019), sourced from NBC News, WFDD, and WFMY News 2's coverage of the charges against the nurse being dropped. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/tyre-king.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-tyre-king Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Tyre King (Columbus, Ohio, 2016), sourced from CNN, Colorlines, and WOSU Public Media's coverage of the 2023 federal civil verdict. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jonathan-sanders.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-jonathan-sanders Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jonathan Sanders (Stonewall, Mississippi, 2015), sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Fox News/AP. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/miles-hall.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-miles-hall Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Miles Hall (Walnut Creek, California, 2019), sourced from CNN, KTVU FOX 2, and SFBay. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kendrec-mcdade.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-kendrec-mcdade Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kendrec McDade (Pasadena, California, 2012), sourced from NBC News, CBS Los Angeles, and the family's attorney's case summary. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/terrance-kellom.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-terrance-kellom Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Terrance Kellom (Detroit, Michigan, 2015), sourced from CBS News, WXYZ Detroit's investigation into the officer's changed testimony, and The Detroit News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/aura-rosser.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-aura-rosser Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Aura Rosser (Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2014), sourced from the ACLU of Michigan, The Michigan Daily, and AAIHS. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/aiyana-stanley-jones.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-aiyana-stanley-jones Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Aiyana Stanley-Jones (Detroit, Michigan, 2010), sourced from The Detroit News, CBS News's coverage of both mistrials, and Reuters. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/andrew-brown-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-andrew-brown-jr Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Andrew Brown Jr. (Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 2021), sourced from NPR, ABC News, and The Washington Post. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/amir-locke.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-amir-locke Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Amir Locke (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022), sourced from CBS News and Al Jazeera's coverage of both the charging decision and the family's lawsuit. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/rayshard-brooks.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-rayshard-brooks Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Rayshard Brooks (Atlanta, Georgia, 2020), sourced from NPR, CNN, and Wikipedia's citation trail. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/patrick-lyoya.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-patrick-lyoya Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Patrick Lyoya (Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2022), sourced from Michigan Advance, Wikipedia's citation trail, and WOOD TV8's coverage of the pending civil case. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/takiya-young.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-takiya-young Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Ta'Kiya Young (Blendon Township, Ohio, 2023), sourced from AP News/NBC News, Wikipedia's citation trail, and The 19th/Capital B's coverage of the November 2025 acquittal. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jayland-walker.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-jayland-walker Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jayland Walker (Akron, Ohio, 2022), sourced from NPR, CNN, and PBS NewsHour's coverage of the settlement. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/india-kager.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-india-kager Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: India Kager (Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2015), sourced from Amnesty International USA, WTKR, and 13News Now. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/alfred-olango.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-alfred-olango Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Alfred Olango (El Cajon, California, 2016), sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, LAist, and 10News San Diego. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jason-harrison.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-jason-harrison Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jason Harrison (Dallas, Texas, 2014), sourced from ABC News, CNN, and the Dallas Morning News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jamar-clark.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-jamar-clark Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jamar Clark (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2015), sourced from NBC News, CNN, and BlackPast.org. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jerame-reid.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-jerame-reid Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jerame Reid (Bridgeton, New Jersey, 2014), sourced from the DOJ's own closing statement, Wikipedia's citation trail, and NBC10 Philadelphia. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/dontre-hamilton.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-dontre-hamilton Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Dontre Hamilton (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2014), sourced from NBC News's coverage of both the county and federal charging decisions, and Wikipedia's citation trail. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/stephon-watts.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-stephon-watts Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Stephon Watts (Calumet City, Illinois, 2012), sourced from NWI Times, the Chicago Reader, and HuffPost Chicago. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/mansur-ball-bey.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-mansur-ball-bey Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Mansur Ball-Bey (St. Louis, Missouri, 2015), sourced from St. Louis Public Radio and KSDK's coverage of both the 2016 charging decision and the 2025 civil verdict. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/ronell-foster.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-ronell-foster Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Ronell Foster (Vallejo, California, 2018), sourced from ProPublica, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Vallejo Sun. Linked in Case Connections to Willie McCoy — same officer, same department. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/marcus-david-peters.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-marcus-david-peters Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Marcus-David Peters (Richmond, Virginia, 2018), sourced from PBS NewsHour/AP, Richmond Magazine, and WRIC ABC 8News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/willie-mccoy.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-willie-mccoy Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Willie McCoy (Vallejo, California, 2019), sourced from NBC News, KTVU, and The Guardian's coverage of the officer's internal firing. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/legrier-and-jones.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-legrier-and-jones Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Quintonio LeGrier & Bettie Jones (Chicago, Illinois, 2015), sourced from NBC Chicago, ABC7 Chicago, and CBS Chicago. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/vonderrit-myers-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-vonderrit-myers-jr Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: VonDerrit Myers Jr. (St. Louis, Missouri, 2014), sourced from St. Louis Public Radio, the St. Louis American, and CBS News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kajieme-powell.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-kajieme-powell Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kajieme Powell (St. Louis, Missouri, 2014), sourced from St. Louis Public Radio, St. Louis Magazine, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/christian-taylor.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-christian-taylor Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Christian Taylor (Arlington, Texas, 2015), sourced from BlackPast.org, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, and the National Police Accountability Project. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/anthony-lamar-smith.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-anthony-lamar-smith Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Anthony Lamar Smith (St. Louis, Missouri, 2011), sourced from NPR, CBS News, and BlackPast.org. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/clinton-avenue-five.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-clinton-avenue-five Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: The Clinton Avenue Five (Newark, New Jersey, 1978), a missing persons case, sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, CBS News's coverage of the 2011 acquittal, and Local Talk Weekly's coverage of the 2025 civil appeal. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/pshara-jones.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-pshara-jones Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Pshara Marie Jones (Claremore, Oklahoma, 2015), a missing persons case, sourced from The Charley Project and a family-maintained case site. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/millbrook-twins.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-millbrook-twins Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Dannette & Jeannette Millbrook (Augusta, Georgia, 1990), a missing persons case, sourced from Wikipedia's citation trail, NBC News/Dateline, and WFXG. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/barbara-dreher.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-barbara-dreher Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Barbara Jean Dreher (Washington, D.C., 1984), a missing persons case, sourced from The Washington Post, The Charley Project, and The Deck podcast. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/tasha-wright.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-tasha-wright Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Tasha Shante Wright (Dallas, Texas, 1989), a missing persons case, sourced from The Charley Project, Solve the Case, and The Doe Network. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jalesa-reynolds.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-jalesa-reynolds Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jalesa Chantell Reynolds (Scotland Neck, North Carolina, 2010), a missing persons case, sourced from The Charley Project. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/brown-family.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-brown-family Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Carolyn, Sheketah, Barry & Brandon Brown (Port St. Lucie, Florida, 1985), a missing persons case, sourced from The Charley Project and The Doe Network. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/anwar-green.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-anwar-green Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Anwar Green (Newark, New Jersey, 2001), a missing persons case, sourced from The Charley Project. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jahi-turner.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-jahi-turner Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jahi Turner (San Diego, California, 2002), a missing persons case, sourced from KPBS's coverage of both the 2016 arrest and the 2018 mistrial and dismissal, and ABC7 Los Angeles. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/nakyla-williams.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-nakyla-williams Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Nakyla Williams (Indianapolis, Indiana, 2021), a missing persons case, sourced from NewsNation, WTHR, and NBC News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kierra-coles.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-kierra-coles Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kierra Coles (Chicago, Illinois, 2018), a missing persons case, sourced from CBS News Chicago, ABC News, and the Chicago Sun-Times. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/keeshae-jacobs.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-keeshae-jacobs Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Keeshae Jacobs (Richmond, Virginia, 2016), a missing persons case, sourced from NBC News/Dateline, WWBT NBC12, and CBS News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/asha-degree.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-asha-degree Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Asha Degree (Shelby, North Carolina, 2000), a missing persons case, sourced from the FBI's official case appeal, ABC11 Raleigh-Durham, and CrimeOnline. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/relisha-rudd.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-relisha-rudd Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Relisha Rudd (Washington, D.C., 2014), a missing persons case, sourced from the FBI's official case listing, the Metropolitan Police Department via Solve the Case, and WTOP News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/manuel-ellis.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-manuel-ellis Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Manuel Ellis (Tacoma, Washington, 2020), sourced from The Seattle Times, CNN, and NBC News's coverage of the officers' post-acquittal separation payments. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/daniel-prude.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-daniel-prude Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Daniel Prude (Rochester, New York, 2020), sourced from the New York Attorney General's official statement, CNN, and CBS News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/miriam-carey.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-miriam-carey Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Miriam Carey (Washington, D.C., 2013), sourced from the DOJ/U.S. Attorney's Office's official statement, The Washington Post, and NPR. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/milton-hall.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-milton-hall Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Milton Hall (Saginaw, Michigan, 2012), sourced from the ACLU of Michigan, the DOJ's own archived press release, and CNN's ongoing coverage. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jonathan-ferrell.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-jonathan-ferrell Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jonathan Ferrell (Charlotte, North Carolina, 2013), sourced from NBC News's coverage of both the mistrial and the decision not to retry, and Slate. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kenneth-chamberlain-sr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-kenneth-chamberlain-sr Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. (White Plains, New York, 2011), sourced from the DOJ's own closing statement, Democracy Now!, and ABC7 New York's coverage of the 2023 settlement. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/danroy-henry-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-danroy-henry-jr Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Danroy Henry Jr. (Thornwood, New York, 2010), sourced from ABC7 New York, CBS News, and a 2023 report on Westchester's independent re-review of the case. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/ezell-ford.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-ezell-ford Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Ezell Ford (Los Angeles, California, 2014), sourced from CBS News, the LA County DA's own charging decision letter, and the ACLU of Southern California. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/keith-lamont-scott.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-keith-lamont-scott Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Keith Lamont Scott (Charlotte, North Carolina, 2016), sourced from CNN, ABC News, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/samuel-dubose.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-samuel-dubose Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Samuel DuBose (Cincinnati, Ohio, 2015), sourced from NPR, NBC News, and Essence's coverage of the two mistrials and eventual dismissal. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/terence-crutcher.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-terence-crutcher Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Terence Crutcher (Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2016), sourced from CNN, NBC News, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's analysis of the acquittal. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/sandra-bland.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-sandra-bland Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Sandra Bland (Prairie View, Texas, 2015), sourced from NBC News, The Texas Tribune, and Community Impact. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/john-crawford-iii.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-john-crawford-iii Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: John Crawford III (Beavercreek, Ohio, 2014), sourced from NBC News, NPR, and Democracy Now!'s contemporaneous coverage. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/alton-sterling.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-alton-sterling Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Alton Sterling (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2016), sourced from Al Jazeera, NBC News, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's statement on the DOJ's decision. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/michael-brown.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-michael-brown Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Michael Brown (Ferguson, Missouri, 2014), sourced from PBS NewsHour, NBC News, and CBS News's coverage of all three declined-charges decisions. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/stephon-clark.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-stephon-clark Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Stephon Clark (Sacramento, California, 2018), sourced from the California DOJ's own report, NPR, and NBC News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/philando-castile.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-philando-castile Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Philando Castile (Falcon Heights, Minnesota, 2016), sourced from CNN, NBC News, and MPR News's ongoing case coverage. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/tamir-rice.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-tamir-rice Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Tamir Rice (Cleveland, Ohio, 2014), sourced from NPR's coverage of both the 2015 grand jury decision and the 2020 DOJ decision, and NBC News's reporting on Officer Loehmann's 2017 firing. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/eric-garner.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-eric-garner Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Eric Garner (Staten Island, New York, 2014), sourced from NBC News, NBC New York, and NY1's coverage of the NYPD disciplinary trial. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-21-186 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Five cases from the archive's original launch batch — Carol Denise Spinks, Diane Denise Williams, Nenomoshia Yates, Edwin Pratt, and Roman Ducksworth Jr. — were added to the site at launch but were not individually logged here at the time. Logged now, at their original launch date, for the sake of this page's own record. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/rekia-boyd.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-rekia-boyd Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Rekia Boyd (Chicago, Illinois, 2012), sourced from WTTW News, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Fox News/AP coverage of the case. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/breonna-taylor.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-breonna-taylor Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Breonna Taylor (Louisville, Kentucky, 2020), sourced from the DOJ's own press release on the Brett Hankison conviction, Al Jazeera, and PBS NewsHour/AP coverage. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/freddie-gray.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-freddie-gray Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Freddie Gray (Baltimore, Maryland, 2015), sourced from the DOJ's archived statement declining federal prosecution, ABC News, and NPR. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/trayvon-martin.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-trayvon-martin Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Trayvon Martin (Sanford, Florida, 2012), sourced from CNN, NPR, and Al Jazeera's trial coverage. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/sean-bell.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-sean-bell Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Sean Bell (Queens, New York, 2006), sourced from NPR, ABC7 New York, and Democracy Now!'s coverage of the acquittal. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/amadou-diallo.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-amadou-diallo Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Amadou Diallo (Bronx, New York, 1999), sourced from HISTORY, NY1, and EBSCO Research Starters. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/fred-hampton.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-fred-hampton Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Fred Hampton (Chicago, Illinois, 1969), sourced from Encyclopaedia Britannica, HISTORY, and The Real News Network's interview with the family's civil rights attorney. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/malcolm-x.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-malcolm-x Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Malcolm X (New York, New York, 1965), sourced from NPR, the Innocence Project via WilmerHale, and NBC News coverage of the 2021 exonerations. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/emmett-till.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-emmett-till Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Emmett Till (Money, Mississippi, 1955), sourced from the DOJ's 2021 closing statement, CNN's coverage of the 2022 grand jury decision, and Mississippi Free Press. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/kierre-davies.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-kierre-davies Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Kierre Davies (Fargo, North Dakota, 2022), sourced from InForum and the City of Fargo's own press conference summary. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/julius-dubouse.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-27-julius-dubouse Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Julius Dubouse (Anchorage, Alaska, 1998), sourced from Crime Solvers Central and the Anchorage Police Department's Cold Case Section page. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/quincy-booker.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-quincy-booker Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Quincy Booker (Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2011), sourced from the Albuquerque Police Department via Project Cold Case and a 2011 KOAT report. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/nacomie-freeman.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-nacomie-freeman Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Nacomie Freeman (Phoenix, Arizona, 2004), sourced from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via Project Cold Case and a 2004 Arizona Republic article. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/alexis-patterson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-alexis-patterson Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Alexis Patterson (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2002), sourced from the FBI's case listing, the Milwaukee Police Department via Solve the Case, and WUWM. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/frank-andrews.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-frank-andrews Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Frank Andrews (Lisman, Alabama, 1964), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division closing memorandum, PBS Frontline's “Unresolved” project, and Alabama Reflector. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/isaiah-henry.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-isaiah-henry Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Isaiah Henry (Greensburg, Louisiana, 1954), sourced from the DOJ's Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/john-earl-reese.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-john-earl-reese Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: John Earl Reese (Mayflower, Texas, 1955), sourced from the DOJ's Notice to Close File and The Dallas Morning News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/james-earl-motley.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-james-earl-motley Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: James Earl Motley (Wetumpka, Alabama, 1966), sourced from PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary and the DOJ's Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/thad-christian.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-thad-christian Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Thad Christian (Anniston, Alabama, 1965), sourced from PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary and the DOJ's Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/maceo-snipes.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-maceo-snipes Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Maceo Snipes (Butler, Georgia, 1946), sourced from PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary and the Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project at Emory University. This case directly connects to Isaiah Nixon's case, documented in this archive as case #030 — both men were killed for voting-related activity in the same Georgia region two years apart. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/isaiah-nixon.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-isaiah-nixon Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Updated the case's unanswered questions to reference Maceo Snipes's case, newly added to this archive, which shares the same regional and thematic connection. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/herbert-lee.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-herbert-lee Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Herbert Lee (Liberty, Mississippi, 1961), sourced from the DOJ's Notice to Close File. This case directly connects to Louis Allen's case, documented in this archive as case #018 — Allen witnessed Lee's killing, later recanted his corroborating testimony to the FBI, and was himself murdered in 1964. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/louis-allen.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-louis-allen Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Updated the case's unanswered questions to reference Herbert Lee's case, newly added to this archive, which Allen witnessed and later gave conflicting testimony about. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/samuel-younge-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-samuel-younge-jr Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Samuel Younge Jr. (Tuskegee, Alabama, 1966), sourced from the DOJ's Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/isaiah-taylor.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-isaiah-taylor Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Isaiah Taylor (Ruleville, Mississippi, 1964), sourced from the DOJ's Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jimmie-lee-jackson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-jimmie-lee-jackson Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jimmie Lee Jackson (Marion, Alabama, 1965), sourced from the DOJ's Notice to Close File. This case produced the only conviction the Emmett Till Act's cold case review process has generated since 2008, and is directly referenced in this archive's Cold Case Quiz. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/thomas-brewer.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-thomas-brewer Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Dr. Thomas Brewer (Columbus, Georgia, 1956), sourced from the DOJ's Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/ernest-jells.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-ernest-jells Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Ernest Jells (Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1963), sourced from the DOJ's 2010 Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/benjamin-brown.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-benjamin-brown Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Benjamin Brown (Jackson, Mississippi, 1967), sourced from the DOJ's Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/larry-payne.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-larry-payne Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Larry Payne (Memphis, Tennessee, 1968), sourced from the DOJ's Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/joseph-dumas.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-joseph-dumas Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Joseph Dumas (Perry, Florida, 1962), sourced from the DOJ's 2010 Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/vincent-dahmon.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-vincent-dahmon Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Vincent Dahmon (Natchez, Mississippi, 1966), sourced from the DOJ's 2010 Notice to Close File. His killing occurred during the period of James Meredith's 1966 March Against Fear. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/ed-smith.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-ed-smith Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Ed Smith (State Line, Mississippi, 1958), sourced from PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary and the DOJ's 2009 Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/lamar-smith.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-lamar-smith Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Lamar Smith (Brookhaven, Mississippi, 1955), sourced from PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary and the Equal Justice Initiative. His killing was cited in the NAACP's own 1955 pamphlet alongside the killings of Rev. George Lee and Emmett Till, both also documented in this archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/willie-countryman.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-willie-countryman Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Willie Countryman (Dawson, Georgia, 1958), sourced from the Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project at Emory University and PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/donald-raspberry.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-donald-raspberry Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Donald Raspberry (Okolona, Mississippi, 1965), sourced from PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary and the DOJ's 2010 Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/william-henry-lee.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-william-henry-lee Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: William Henry Lee (Goshen Springs, Mississippi, 1965), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/charles-brown.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-charles-brown Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Charles Brown (Benton, Mississippi, 1957), sourced from PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary and the DOJ's 2010 Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/dan-carter-sanders.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-dan-carter-sanders Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Dan Carter Sanders (Cleveland Township, North Carolina, 1946), sourced from PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary and the DOJ's 2019 Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/felix-hall.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-felix-hall Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Felix Hall (Fort Benning, Georgia, 1941), sourced from The Washington Post's 2016 investigation and the U.S. Army's 2021 memorial plaque text. This remains the only known lynching to have occurred on a U.S. military base. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/leonard-mccowin.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-leonard-mccowin Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Leonard McCowin (Center, Texas, 1947), sourced from the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board's official federal case file and Capital B News's 2025 investigative reporting. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/thomas-coleman.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-thomas-coleman Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Thomas Coleman (Salt Lake City, Utah, 1866), sourced from the University of Utah's “Racial Lynching in Utah” and “Century of Black Mormons” exhibits. This case is directly connected to William “Sam Joe” Harvey's case, documented in this archive as case #061 — both men were killed in Salt Lake City, 17 years apart, and were jointly memorialized in a 2022 ceremony. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/william-harvey.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-william-harvey Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: William “Sam Joe” Harvey (Salt Lake City, Utah, 1883), sourced from the University of Utah's Marriott Library exhibit on racial lynching in Utah and the Utah State Historical Society. This is the first Utah case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/timothy-pettis.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-timothy-pettis Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Timothy Pettis (Coos Bay, Oregon, 1924), sourced from Oregon Historical Quarterly and OPB's “Oregon Experience” documentary. This case directly connects to Alonzo Tucker's case, documented in this archive as case #059 — both men were killed in the same Coos Bay waters, twenty-two years apart. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/alonzo-tucker.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-alonzo-tucker Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Alonzo Tucker (Coos Bay, Oregon, 1902), sourced from the Equal Justice Initiative's historical marker and the Oregon Remembrance Project. This is the first Oregon case documented in the archive, and remains the only documented lynching of a Black person in the state's history. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/clinton-melton.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-clinton-melton Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Clinton Melton (Glendora, Mississippi, 1955), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/carol-jenkins.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-carol-jenkins Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Carol Jenkins (Martinsville, Indiana, 1968), sourced from PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary and the African American Registry. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/john-wesley-wilder.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-john-wesley-wilder Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: John Wesley Wilder (Ruston, Louisiana, 1965), sourced from the DOJ's 2011 Notice to Close File and Type Investigations' 2023 investigative report. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/darrion-carrington.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-darrion-carrington Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Darrion “Pritz” Carrington (Boston, Massachusetts, 2008), sourced from the Boston Police Department's official unsolved homicides list and Boston 25 News. This is the first Massachusetts case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/jeffery-zolliecoffer.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-26-jeffery-zolliecoffer Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Jeffery “Jo Jo” Zolliecoffer (Waterloo, Iowa, 1989), sourced from Iowa Cold Cases, the Iowa Attorney General's cold case files, and a contemporaneous news photograph from the 2015 “Gone Cold: Exploring Iowa's Unsolved Murders” statewide newspaper project. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/samuel-johnson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-samuel-johnson Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Samuel Johnson, known as “Mingo Jack” (Eatontown, New Jersey, 1886), sourced from research by local historian Gary Saretzky, published by the New Jersey Social Justice Remembrance Committee. This is the first New Jersey case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/george-white.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-george-white Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: George White (Wilmington, Delaware, 1903), sourced from the Delaware Public Archives' official historical marker and the Equal Justice Initiative. This is the first Delaware case documented in the archive, and is generally regarded as the only documented lynching in the state's history. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/preston-porter-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-preston-porter-jr Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Preston Porter Jr. (Limon, Colorado, 1900), sourced from History Colorado and the Colorado Encyclopedia. This is the first Colorado case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/james-t-scott.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-james-t-scott Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: James T. Scott (Columbia, Missouri, 1923), sourced from the State Historical Society of Missouri. This is the first Missouri case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/george-tompkins.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-george-tompkins Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: George Tompkins (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1922), sourced from CNN and Wikipedia. This is the first Indiana case documented in the archive; his death certificate was formally corrected from suicide to homicide in 2022. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/tulsa-race-massacre.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-tulsa-race-massacre Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Tulsa Race Massacre (Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1921), sourced from the DOJ Civil Rights Division's January 2025 review and evaluation, released under the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act. This is the first Oklahoma case documented in the archive, and represents an estimated 75 to 300 victims rather than a single named individual. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/john-henry-james.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-john-henry-james Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: John Henry James (Charlottesville, Virginia, 1898), sourced from Encyclopedia Virginia. This is the first Virginia case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/duluth-lynchings.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-duluth-lynchings Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson & Isaac McGhie (Duluth, Minnesota, 1920), sourced from the Minnesota Historical Society and Smithsonian Magazine. This is the first Minnesota case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/wade-hampton.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-wade-hampton Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Wade Hampton (Rock Springs, Wyoming, 1917), sourced from WyoHistory.org's account drawn from the original coroner's inquest transcript. This is the first Wyoming case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/whitfield-and-whitney.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-whitfield-and-whitney Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Ed Whitfield & Earl Whitney (Chapmanville, West Virginia, 1919), sourced from the West Virginia Encyclopedia and The Clio. This is the first West Virginia case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/will-brown.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-will-brown Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Will Brown (Omaha, Nebraska, 1919), sourced from History Nebraska (the state historical society) and PBS's American Experience. This is the first Nebraska case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/lester-mitchell.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-lester-mitchell Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Lester Mitchell (Dayton, Ohio, 1966), sourced from the Dayton Daily News and BlackPast.org. This is the first Ohio case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/timothy-thomas.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-timothy-thomas Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Timothy Thomas (Cincinnati, Ohio, 2001), sourced from The Washington Post and the IAED Journal's case retrospective. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/matthew-williams.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-matthew-williams Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Matthew Williams (Salisbury, Maryland, 1931), sourced from the Maryland State Archives and the International Center for Transitional Justice. This is the first Maryland case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/carl-hampton.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-carl-hampton Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Carl Hampton (Houston, Texas, 1970), sourced from the Houston Chronicle and Liberation News. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/james-powell.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-james-powell Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: James Powell (Manhattan, New York, 1964), sourced from extensive contemporaneous and historical reporting on the Harlem riot of 1964. This is the first New York case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/rogers-hamilton.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-rogers-hamilton Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Rogers Hamilton (Hayneville, Alabama, 1957), sourced from the DOJ's 2016 Notice to Close File and Alabama Reporter's 2025 investigative follow-up. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/eddie-cook.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-eddie-cook Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Eddie Cook (Detroit, Michigan, 1965), sourced from the DOJ's 2020 Notice to Close File and PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary. This is the first Michigan case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/lee-edward-culbreath.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-lee-edward-culbreath Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Lee Edward Culbreath (Portland, Arkansas, 1965), sourced from the DOJ's 2019 Notice to Close File and the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/elbert-williams.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-elbert-williams Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Elbert Williams (Brownsville, Tennessee, 1940), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and BlackPast.org. This is the first Tennessee case documented in the archive, and the earliest case tied to formal NAACP civil rights organizing. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/henry-marrow.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-henry-marrow Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Henry “Dickie” Marrow Jr. (Oxford, North Carolina, 1970), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. This is the first North Carolina case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/donna-ann-reason.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-donna-ann-reason Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Donna Ann Reason (Chester, Pennsylvania, 1970), sourced from the DOJ's February 2025 Notice to Close File and PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary. This is the first Pennsylvania case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/isaiah-nixon.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-isaiah-nixon Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Isaiah Nixon (Alston, Georgia, 1948), sourced from the Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project at Emory University and the federal Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board. This is the first Georgia case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/orangeburg-massacre.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-25-orangeburg-massacre Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Samuel Hammond, Henry Smith & Delano Middleton (Orangeburg, South Carolina, 1968), sourced from BlackPast.org and the Lowcountry Digital History Initiative. This is the first South Carolina case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/frank-morris.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-frank-morris Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Expanded the case summary with detail from the DOJ's Notice to Close File: the file names four Silver Dollar Group members — E.D. Morace, Tommie Lee Jones, Thor Lee Torgersen, and James Lee Scarborough — identified by FBI informants, and links this case to the same Klan cell as Wharlest Jackson Sr. and Joseph Edwards. Previously this connection was not named. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/john-allen.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-john-allen Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: John Allen (Des Moines, Iowa, 1864), sourced from Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases, drawing on contemporary newspaper accounts and an 1898 county history. This is the first Iowa case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/nicholas-a-brown.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-nicholas-a-brown Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Nicholas A. Brown (Davenport, Iowa, 2021), sourced from the Iowa Attorney General's office and the Quad-City Times. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/brandon-mcclelland.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-brandon-mcclelland Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Brandon McClelland (Paris, Texas, 2008), sourced from contemporaneous news reporting and court records. This is currently the most recent case documented in the archive after Alonzo Brooks (2004), filling a gap in the archive's 1970s–2000s coverage. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/claude-neal.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-claude-neal Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Claude Neal (Greenwood, Florida, 1934), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and Explore Southern History. This is currently the earliest case documented in the archive. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/samuel-oquinn.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-samuel-oquinn Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Samuel O'Quinn (Centreville, Mississippi, 1959), sourced from the DOJ's 2012 Notice to Close File and PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/willie-edwards-jr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-willie-edwards-jr Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Willie Edwards Jr. (Montgomery, Alabama, 1957), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and its 2013 Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/isadore-banks.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-isadore-banks Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Isadore Banks (Marion, Arkansas, 1954), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/mack-charles-parker.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-mack-charles-parker Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Mack Charles Parker (Poplarville, Mississippi, 1959), sourced from PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary and Mississippi Today. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/joseph-edwards.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-joseph-edwards Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Joseph Edwards (Vidalia, Louisiana, 1964), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and its 2013 Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/louis-allen.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-louis-allen Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Louis Allen (Liberty, Mississippi, 1964), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and its 2015 Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/oneal-moore.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-oneal-moore Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Oneal Moore (Varnado, Louisiana, 1965), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/clifton-walker.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-clifton-walker Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Clifton Walker (Woodville, Mississippi, 1964), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and its 2013 Notice to Close File. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/johnnie-mae-chappell.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-johnnie-mae-chappell Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Johnnie Mae Chappell (Jacksonville, Florida, 1964), sourced from the DOJ's 2014 Notice to Close File and PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/wharlest-jackson-sr.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-wharlest-jackson-sr Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Wharlest Jackson Sr. (Natchez, Mississippi, 1967), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and PBS FRONTLINE's “American Reckoning.” https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/frank-morris.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-frank-morris Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Frank Morris (Ferriday, Louisiana, 1964), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and PBS FRONTLINE's “Un(re)solved” case summary. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/george-lee.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-24-george-lee Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New case added to the archive: Rev. George Lee (Belzoni, Mississippi, 1955), sourced from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division case file and the Southern Poverty Law Center's case summary. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/harry-and-harriette-moore.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-22-harry-and-harriette-moore Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Added a verified, public-domain photograph of Harry T. Moore, sourced directly from the State Archives of Florida (Florida Memory). No verified photograph of Harriette Moore alone has been located yet. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/darlenia-denise-johnson.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-21-darlenia-denise-johnson Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Corrected the location of her summer job, previously conflated with her home neighborhood. She lived in Congress Heights; she was on her way to work at the Oxon Hill Recreation Center, a separate location, when she was abducted. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/brenda-faye-crockett.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-21-brenda-faye-crockett Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Added her exact disappearance date, July 27, 1971, previously recorded only as “July 1971.” https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/brenda-denise-woodard.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-21-brenda-denise-woodard Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Added her exact abduction date and circumstances — the night of November 15, 1971, after leaving night school — which were not previously on record. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/harry-and-harriette-moore.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-21-harry-and-harriette-moore Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Added that the FBI reviewed the case again in 2008 under the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, and that the DOJ formally closed the file in 2011. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/hattie-debardelaben.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-21-hattie-debardelaben Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Added the names of the three federal officers present at the search, previously described only generically as “three federal officers.” Also added that an undertaker reportedly found signs consistent with a broken neck, contradicting the officially recorded cause of death (heart attack). https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/alberta-jones.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-21-alberta-jones Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Corrected case status. This file previously stated the DOJ's cold-case review “remains open”; the DOJ in fact formally closed the file in August 2023 without identifying a suspect. Updated the summary accordingly. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/alonzo-brooks.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-21-alonzo-brooks Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Corrected status from Cold Case to Unsolved to reflect the active federal hate-crime investigation. Added the exact body-recovery date, May 1, 2004, previously recorded only as “about a month later.” Added a verified FBI photograph. https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/cases/diamond-and-tionda-bradley.html https://www.unsolvedblackcases.com/updates.html#2026-08-21-diamond-and-tionda-bradley Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Added verified FBI photographs of both sisters, and the FBI's specific published reward amount ($10,000), previously described only as “a reward.”