Tag: True Crime

The Disappearance of Tonetta Carlisle

Portrait of Tonetta Carlisle

*Last Updated – June 30, 2024* EARLY LIFE: Tonetta Yvette Carlisle was born on August 28, 1973. She lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her mother and brother, Nonie Sturdivant and Darrell Stewart. Those who knew the teenager remember her being a big fan of fast food and pizza, and they note she would often spend

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Guadalupe County Jane Doe (1978)

DISCOVERY: On July 11, 1978, a foreman with the New Mexico Highway Department of Transportation was working along Highway 219, at the junction of I-40 and US Highway 84, when he came across the body of a deceased female. The location is in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, just outside of the city of Santa Rosa.

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The Disappearance of Connie Minchaca

EARLY LIFE: Connie Minchaca was born on October 5, 1960 to parents Carren Andrew and Wesley Ray Faulk. While growing up, her parents separated and her mother married her stepfather, Rollo Minchaca. At the time of her disappearance, she and her family were having problems and, as a result, she was living with her father

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The Murder of Tori Stafford: Part 2

*This is the second of a two part series into the murder of Tori Stafford. To read part one, click here.* TRIAL & SENTENCING: Terri-Lynne McClintic was scheduled to make an appearance in court on April 30, 2010, but details of the proceedings were blocked by a publication ban. When it was lifted on December 9,

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The Murder of Tori Stafford: Part 1

EARLY LIFE: Victoria “Tori” Stafford was born on July 15, 2000 to parents Rodney Stafford and Tara McDonald. The youngest of two children, her parents divorced when she was two years old, resulting in she and her brother living with their mother, Tara MacDonald, and eventually her new partner, James Goris. For the most part,

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