The Ledger

Every case on the record

1,893 of 2,713 files match. Each entry carries its docket, jurisdiction, evidence list and leads which are filed automatically after a quick search.

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The Disappearance of Dulce María Alavez (2019)

Five-year-old Dulce María Alavez disappeared from Bridgeton City Park in New Jersey in September 2019. The FBI and state police continue to investigate and a reward remains posted.

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ColdNC-0030
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The Disappearance of Relisha Rudd (2014)

Eight-year-old Relisha Rudd was last seen in Washington, D.C. in March 2014 in the company of a shelter janitor who was later found dead. She has never been found.

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The Disappearance of Timmothy Pitzen (2011)

Six-year-old Timmothy Pitzen was taken on a trip by his mother in May 2011; she was found dead in a Rockford motel and he was never located. Aurora police continue the investigation.

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ColdNC-0020
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The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer (2011)

Indiana University student Lauren Spierer disappeared in Bloomington in June 2011 after a night out. No arrests have been made and the police file is still open.

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ColdNC-0032
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The Disappearance of Kyron Horman (2010)

Seven-year-old Kyron Horman disappeared from Skyline Elementary School in Portland in June 2010 after a science fair. No charges have been filed and the sheriff's office keeps the case open.

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ColdNC-0006
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The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (2007)

Three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007. Portuguese, British and German investigations continue and no one has been charged with her disappearance.

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The Disappearance of Brian Shaffer (2006)

Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer entered a Columbus bar in April 2006 and was never recorded leaving. The case remains an open missing-person investigation.

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ColdNC-0019
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The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway (2005)

Alabama student Natalee Holloway disappeared in Aruba in May 2005. Joran van der Sloot admitted in a 2023 federal proceeding that he killed her, but no homicide charge has been brought in Aruba.

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ColdNC-0007
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The Disappearance of Maura Murray (2004)

Nursing student Maura Murray crashed her car on Route 112 in Haverhill, New Hampshire in February 2004 and was never seen again. New Hampshire State Police classify it as a suspicious missing-person case.

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ColdNC-0024
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The Disappearance of Chandra Levy (2001)

Federal intern Chandra Levy disappeared in Washington, D.C. in 2001 and her remains were found in Rock Creek Park a year later. A conviction in the case was vacated and charges were dropped in 2016.

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The Disappearance of Asha Degree (2000)

Nine-year-old Asha Degree walked out of her family's home in Shelby, North Carolina in February 2000 during a storm and vanished. The FBI and state investigators continue to seek information.

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The Murder of Christopher Wallace (1997)

Christopher 'The Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace was shot outside a music industry party in Los Angeles in March 1997. No one has been charged and the LAPD file remains open.

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ColdNC-0010
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The Abduction of Amber Hagerman (1996)

Nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas in January 1996 and found dead four days later. Her case led to the AMBER Alert system and remains unsolved.

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ColdNC-0001
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The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey (1996)

Six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found dead in her family's Boulder home on December 26, 1996. No one has been charged; Boulder police continue DNA testing and treat the file as an open homicide.

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ColdNC-0034
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The Abduction of Morgan Nick (1995)

Six-year-old Morgan Nick was abducted from a Little League ballpark in Alma, Arkansas in June 1995. The FBI and Alma police continue to investigate and a reward stands.

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ColdNC-0022
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The West Memphis Child Murders (1993)

Three eight-year-old boys were killed in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. Three men convicted of the killings were released in 2011 under Alford pleas, and no one is currently held responsible.

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The Disappearance of Tara Calico (1988)

Tara Calico disappeared while riding her bicycle near Belen, New Mexico in September 1988. A 1989 Polaroid found in Florida has been examined repeatedly without a confirmed link.

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ColdNC-0013
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The Chicago Tylenol Murders (1982)

Seven people in the Chicago area died in 1982 after taking Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide. No one has been charged with the poisonings; the investigation reopened in 2009.

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ColdNC-0009
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The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa (1975)

Teamsters president James R. Hoffa disappeared from a restaurant parking lot in Bloomfield Township, Michigan in July 1975. He was declared legally dead in 1982 and the FBI file has never closed.

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The D.B. Cooper Hijacking (1971)

A man using the name Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305 in 1971, collected $200,000, and parachuted from the aircraft. The FBI suspended active investigation in 2016; the file is public.

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The Zodiac Killer Murders (1968–1969)

At least five killings in Northern California were claimed by a letter writer calling himself the Zodiac. The case remains open with the San Francisco Police Department and other Bay Area agencies.

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The Boy in the Box — Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1957)

A boy's body was found in a box in Fox Chase, Philadelphia in 1957. Police identified him in 2022 as four-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli through genetic genealogy; his killing is still unsolved.

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The Black Dahlia — Elizabeth Short (1947)

Elizabeth Short, 22, was found killed in Leimert Park, Los Angeles in January 1947. The LAPD investigation drew hundreds of confessions and no charges; the case is still carried as open.

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The Alder Creek Disappearance

Unsolved since 2009. Three new witness statements surfaced this month.

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