Missing Winston-Salem Man (Dedrick Smith) On Billboard
Long after stories of the missing stop making headlines, the families are left to search and try to maintain hope. A renewed search for a Winston-Salem man, Dedrick Smith, who disappeared in 2006, is giving his family a fresh outlook – that perhaps he may be found. Dedrick was 6’1″ and 178 pounds when he was reported missing. His mom, Debra Smith, says Dedrick called her at 2 a.m. on October 2nd, 2006 and explained he wouldn’t be home that night. He was with his girlfriend, according to his mother. Since that night, there’s been no sighting or even one clue to...
Read MoreMissing Mother of Five: April Michelle Pickens (NC)
UPDATE #2: A local family and police are asking for help in locating a woman who’s been missing since December. April Pickens, 29, was last seen Dec. 26 near her home at Pisgah View Apartments. The woman, described by family members as outgoing and humorous, has five children between 1 and 10 years old. “She’s never done this before,” said her sister, Kimya Pickens. “Her children are here, and her family is here. It’s just shocking to us.” Family members are distributing fliers with information about April along with photos. Kimya Pickens said her...
Read MorePhylicia Barnes Went Missing One Year Ago Today
As relatives marked the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of Phylicia Barnes, the attorney for a Baltimore man questioned in the case claims police have no leads and have wasted time on a dead end. “It’s not progressing,” said Russell Neverdon, who represents Michael Johnson, the last known person to see the North Carolina teen alive. The attorney also charged that a Baltimore police officer who is related to the girl interfered in the early stages of the investigation. “It disheartens me, how they went about this. It’s like the Keystone...
Read MoreFOUND SAFE!!! Holly Vance returned to her mother after a month (NC)
A Fayetteville missing persons case was closed Wednesday when Michael Vance returned his daughter, Holly, 2, to her mother. Holly was at church with her maternal grandmother at Northwood Temple on Ramsey Street when, police say, her father picked her up and walked away. More than a month passed while Holly’s mother, grandmother and police searched for her. In resolving the case, a police spokesman said simply, “The case has been closed after the father brought Holly Vance home Nov. 9. There are no...
Read MoreMissing and in need of medication: Latoria McClarin (North Carolina)
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was searching Tuesday for a 26-year-old woman who hasn’t been seen since Nov. 1. Latoria Renae McClarin left her house, at 147 Wharton Lane in Goldsboro, with a man named Ray and told her family she would be right back. She hasn’t been seen since, a sheriff’s office spokesman said. Her family told investigators that Ray is an acquaintance who they believe is from Wilson, but they didn’t know anything else about him. McClarin does not have her needed medication with her, and authorities are concerned for her wellbeing. She is...
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