Tag: True Crime

The Death of Jessica Patrick-Balczer

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EARLY LIFE: Jessica Patrick-Balczer was born on January 8, 2000. From Lake Babine First Nations, she grew up in and out of foster care in Fort Babine, approximately 100 km north of Smithers, British Columbia. This was due to her parents’ struggles with substance abuse and intergenerational trauma. When she was 14 years old, Jessica

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Bloomington John Doe (1983)

Artist's rendering of what the Bloomington John Doe (1983) looked like when alive

DISCOVERY: On June 20, 1983, a Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) employee was checking the railroad cars of a train in Bloomington, San Bernardino County, California, when he discovered the body of a man at the bottom of a gondola car. The train had been carrying sugar beets. According to deputies, the vegetables were unloaded in

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The Disappearance of Zachery Kellock

Portrait of Zachery Kellock + Photo of Zachery Kellock

EARLY LIFE: Zachery Kellock was born to Joanne Butski. Growing up in Truro, Nova Scotia, a town of about 13,000 residents, he was about to begin the social work program at a nearby community college around the time of his disappearance. DISAPPEARANCE: At 4:00 PM on January 14, 2024, Zachery left the home he shared

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Blount County Jane Doe (2003)

Two artists' renderings of what the Blount County Jane Doe (2003) may have looked like when alive

*Last Updated – June 2, 2025* DISCOVERY: On March 25, 2003, surveyors scouting out land for a highway bypass came across scattered skeletal remains in a drainage creek behind Alice’s Bar, in Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee. The location, described as a small wooded area, was located near McGhee Tyson Airport, at the intersection of North

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The Disappearance of Juanita Migwans

Two selfies of Juanita Migwans

*Last Updated – July 7, 2025* EARLY LIFE: Juanita Migwans was a resident of M’Chigeeng First Nation, on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. The daughter of Morris Ashcroft and Carmelita Migwans, she was close to her family and often stayed at her mother’s residence. Tragically, she lost her brother, Michael, in 2021. Herself a mother, Juanita dreamt

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