Victims of the unsolved will never be forgotten
EARLY LIFE: Shelley Desrochers was born on February 4, 1974. According to her sisters, Laura Desrochers and Tosha Simas, she had a tough life growing up. The daughter of abusive parents, she was in and out of foster homes from a young age. Despite her difficult upbringing, Shelley chose to look at the positives in
DISCOVERY: On September 16, 2003, firefighters in Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia were called to a residence at 506 7th Street, where a fire was ablaze in one of the bedrooms. Upon dousing the flames, they came upon two deceased individuals and one who was unconscious, but still alive. All three had their hands duct-taped behind
Once Was Lost (OWL) is a free app that uses realtime technology to raise awareness about missing persons cases. The app is heavily user-based, meaning it requires a number of people to join in order for it to achieve its intended purpose, which is the quick and safe location of lost loved ones. Whenever someone
Stories of the Unsolved launched in August 2018 as a way for me to combine my two main interests: writing and true crime. Over the past few years, it has experienced a growth I never could have expected – and so have the reasons for keeping the website live and updated. A place where I
*UPDATE: The Pecos Police Department has identified Pecos Jane Doe as Jolaine Marie Hemmy, a 17-year-old from Kansas City, Kansas.* DISCOVERY: At 2:00pm on July 5, 1966, a couple calling themselves Mr. & Mrs. Russell Battuon checked into the Ropers Motel in Pecos, Reeves County, Texas. A couple of hours later, between 4:00pm and 5:30pm, it’s reported
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