Tina Fontaine, a 15-year-old Indigenous girl, was reported missing in Winnipeg in July 2014 and found dead in the Red River on August 17. Her death highlighted systemic failures involving missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. Raymond Cormier was charged with her murder but acquitted in 2018 due to lack of direct evidence. Her case remains unresolved, with questions about her final days unanswered. Ossuary 6 - Air Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Contact us at: weeknightmysteries ..read more

Penny Bell, a 43-year-old English businesswoman and mother of two, was brutally murdered on 6 June 1991 in the car park of Gurnell Leisure Centre in Greenford, London. Stabbed over 50 times in a frenzied attack, Penny’s murder remains unsolved. On the morning of her death, she left her home in her blue Jaguar XJS, informing workers renovating her kitchen that she was late for an appointment—an appointment never recorded. Witnesses later reported seeing her driving erratically with a passenger in her car, and one witness claimed she appeared to ask for help. The attack was personal, with no sig ..read more

Thelma “Polly” Melton, 58, disappeared on September 25, 1981, while hiking the Deep Creek Trail in North Carolina with friends Trula Gudger and Pauline "Red" Cannon. Born February 26, 1923, in Alabama, Polly was known for her friendly and intelligent demeanor and had lived with her husband, Robert Melton, in an Airstream trailer near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park each fall. On the day of her disappearance, Polly, a heavy smoker with health issues, walked ahead of her friends, vanished over a hill, and was never seen again. Search efforts revealed no signs of a struggle, though her sc ..read more

Jennifer Pentilla, an 18-year-old humanitarian from Missoula, Montana, disappeared on October 17, 1991, while biking through New Mexico during a solo trip to meet a missionary group in Mexico. Her last known interaction was at a Shell station in Deming, where she spoke with attendant Jesus "Chuy" Vasquez before heading east. Witnesses later reported seeing her in the area, but she failed to contact her mother as planned. A year later, her belongings were found 46 miles away, near Hatch, including journals, camping gear, and other items, but not her bicycle. Suspicions fell on Vasquez, whose ac ..read more

On June 30, 2002, 21-year-old Lisa Marie Young vanished after a night out in Nanaimo, British Columbia. She was last seen accepting a ride to a fast-food restaurant from a man she met earlier at a nightclub. Despite ongoing investigations and numerous searches, Lisa has never been found, and her disappearance remains a chilling mystery, suspected to be a homicide. Music: Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500027 A ..read more

Tonya Whipp, a 38-year-old woman from Auburndale, central Florida, has been missing since early June 2023. Described as a white female standing approximately 5'7" with light brown hair, Tonya was last known to be living with her boyfriend, Russell Caroll, and his brother, Preston, on Caroline Avenue. Despite her disappearance, it wasn't until a month later  that a missing person report was filed. Tonya left behind her beloved dog, car, and her purse. Speculation surrounds the circumstances of her disappearance, with conflicting stories emerging from those close to her. Russell Caroll, he ..read more

David Glenn Lewis, a 39-year-old attorney from Amarillo, Texas, vanished under mysterious circumstances during Super Bowl weekend in 1993. His wife and daughter returned home on January 31 to find him missing, with two sandwiches in the fridge, the VCR recording the game, and his personal belongings, including his wedding ring and watch, left behind. His car was found parked near the courthouse with keys and identification inside. On February 1, his wife reported him missing. That same day, 1,600 miles away in Yakima County, Washington, a man matching David’s description was struck and killed ..read more

On July 18, 2007, 55-year-old Barbara Bolick vanished without a trace while hiking her favorite trail, Bear Creek Overlook, in Montana. She was accompanied by Jim Ramaker, a guest, who claimed she disappeared silently within 40 seconds while walking ahead of him. Despite extensive searches with dogs, aircraft, and ground teams, no evidence of Barbara or her belongings was found. Known as an experienced and cautious hiker, her sudden disappearance sparked theories ranging from an accident or animal attack to foul play or other unexplained phenomena, but the case remains unsolved. Ossuary 6 - A ..read more

In 2018, 30-year-old Mateusz Kawecki, a Polish man working in Hanover, Germany, went missing while driving to meet his pregnant fiancée in Lipia Góra, Poland. After leaving Hanover late on March 28, he informed his father about a traffic delay near Szczecin, though later evidence suggested he might not have left Germany. Despite the family’s efforts and police reports in both Germany and Poland, no clues emerged. Six months later, his decomposed, decapitated body was discovered in his family’s barn in Hutków, eastern Poland. Oddly, two nooses, bloody clothing, his phone, and a backpack were fo ..read more

On December 28, 1992, Steven Clark, a 23-year-old man from Marske-by-the-Sea, vanished after entering a public restroom in Saltburn, North Yorkshire. He had been walking with his mother Doris, who reported last seeing him as he entered the men’s restroom. When she emerged, Steven was gone, leading to a baffling search that found no trace of him. Despite various unconfirmed sightings and years of speculation, the case grew cold. In 2020, a 20-year-old anonymous letter accusing Steven's parents, Charles and Doris, of foul play led to their arrest, though they were eventually cleared. Steven's fa ..read more