The 17-year-old went to the store to get eggs and never made it back home. — Sharon Ryan was in the mood to bake Christmas cookies on the evening of Thursday, December 16, 1976. The 17-year-old was in the middle of making a batch when she realized that she didn’t have enough eggs. She told her older sister, Patty, that she was going to walk to…

A man was arrested for the murders — twice — but the charges were dropped each time. — Gail Matthews and her young daughter, Tamara Berkheiser, were well-known in their Williamsport, Pennsylvania, neighborhood. Gail, a 23-year-old single mother, was devoted to her 5-year-old daughter and was often seen playing outside with her. …

The 18-year-old wanted to experience life in a big city but police believe she fell prey to a sex ring. — When she was growing up in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Corinna Slusser always dreamed about living in a big city. In the summer of 2017, the 18-year-old decided it was time to make her dream a reality; without telling her mother, she moved to New York City. Corinna arrived in Brooklyn on…

The 25-year-old left his girlfriend’s house in the middle of the night and vanished without a trace. — Daniel Reaves spent the evening of Saturday, May 3, 2008, watching television with his girlfriend, Sara Schafer, at her home in Madison, Indiana. The 25-year-old had been dating Sara for about seven years, and they had a daughter together. At some point, Sara dozed off; when she woke up shortly…

The 33-year-old was stabbed to death in her own home and her killer has never been caught. — Felicia Carson arranged her work schedule around her children. The 33-year-old was a divorced mother of two, and her kids were the center of her universe. Felicia made sure she was at her Clarksville, Tennessee home each morning to see her children off to school; she would then work for…

The 55-year-old disappeared without a trace on New Year’s Eve 1999. — When Patsy Nonemaker left her Shepherdsville, Kentucky, house around 4:00 pm on Friday, December 31, 1999, she wasn’t in the best state of mind. The 55-year-old had struggled with depression and mental illness for years, and 1999 had been particularly rough for her. Her beloved dog went missing in September…

He was ambushed before he could get to his front door. — It was dark and stormy when Gary Redner left Ganly’s Irish Pub & Restaurant in Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania at 7:00 pm on Saturday, March 8, 2008. Gary lived less than a quarter-mile from the restaurant; even in heavy rain, it would only take him about 25 seconds to drive…

The 11-year-old was asleep in his bed when an unidentified killer entered his room and shot him. — It was around 10:00 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2001, when 11-year-old Joshua Jeffries decided to head to bed. It was a warm night, so the boy’s guardian, Gayle Hoefert, decided to leave the back door of their Portland, Oregon, home open so air could circulate throughout the house. …

The 8-year-old was stabbed by a man who was upset that a vending machine stole his money. — Melida Delgado needed to do a couple of loads of laundry, and her 8-year-old daughter, Jennifer, decided to tag along with her when she went to the laundromat. After eating dinner on the evening of June 6, 1988, the pair walked to the Westrock Coin-op Wash & Dry, located across…