Lost Girls

In every town, there are stories whispered across decades—stories that leave behind more than just grief. They leave behind fear, anger, and unanswered questions that echo through generations.

This is one of those stories.

In 1981, a newlywed named Denise Palmer placed a simple ad in the newspaper to sell her wedding dress. It was a quiet, everyday act—something any young woman might do while starting fresh. But the man who answered ...

"She stepped into a truck and vanished into thin air. No trail. No answers. Just silence."

On May 20, 2015, 25-year-old Madelin Renee Tomlin was last seen in Hope, Arkansas—getting into a tan or gold Chevrolet pickup truck. That ordinary moment became her last known sighting. Since then, nearly a decade has passed. No confirmed sightings. No verified leads. And most heartbreakingly—no word from Madelin.

She was a devoted mo...

In this special episode of Lost Girls, we step away from a single case to confront a nationwide tragedy: the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives — known as MMIWR.

It’s a crisis rooted in history, perpetuated by silence, and fueled by systemic failure.

Across the U.S., Native women go missing or are murdered at rates exponentially higher than other groups. On some reservations, the murder rate is more than ...

More than four decades have passed since the brutal murder of Angela Desiree Kelly, and yet—her case remains unsolved. Her story, like too many others, has faded from headlines. But for her family and community, the pain has never disappeared.

On the morning of March 28, 1979, Angela’s body was discovered along the southbound lanes of Red Bluff Road in Pasadena, Texas. Her hands were bound behind her back. She had been strangled. A ...

In this episode, we’re bringing you the story of Shari Dee Sampson Elwell, a 30-year-old Indigenous woman whose life was stolen far too soon—and whose case remains a powerful reflection of a much larger crisis.

Shari went missing in 1987. For weeks, her loved ones searched, waited, and hoped—until her body was discovered by hunters in a remote, restricted part of the Yakama Reservation near Simcoe Creek in Washington. She had been s...

On this episode of Lost Girls, we’re remembering Carol Hill, a vibrant 20-year-old from Philadelphia who was brutally murdered in Wildwood, New Jersey, in June 1970.

Carol had traveled to the shore for a summer getaway—but instead, her body was found beneath a roller coaster, strangled and left in the sand. Over fifty years later, her killer has never been identified.

She was last seen at the Bolero Bar, speaking with an unknown man....

She was only twelve.

It was a warm Monday—August 27, 1962—when Marion Brubaker got on her bike and rode into the woods of Coventry Township, Ohio. A place she likely thought was safe. Familiar. Close to home.

But Marion never made it back.

Later that day, a 15-year-old boy stumbled upon something that would change the quiet town forever: Marion’s body. She had been strangled—her life stolen in the most brutal, senseless way imaginable...

She was just 13 years old when she vanished without a trace.

In this episode of The Lost Girls, we revisit the heartbreaking case of Tracy Byrd—a bright, young girl who disappeared from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on March 7, 1983. What began as a missing child investigation quickly grew colder over the years, with early speculation clouding the urgency of her case.

But Tracy didn’t simply run away. And four decades later, her disapp...

In this episode of Lost Girls, LaDonna Humphrey and Amy Smith explore the heartbreaking and still-unsolved murder of 15-year-old Belinda Snowden. On July 26, 1986, Belinda's body was discovered in Jefferson County, Florida, just hours after she was last seen at a small Jr. Food Store in nearby Wakulla County. It’s been 38 years—and in all that time, there have been no arrests, no convictions, and no accountability.

Belinda’s par...

Taylor Barksdale's life was stolen in Madison County.

Her murder was brutal. Her case is unsolved. And her killer is still out there.

In this episode, we take a deeper look—into the timeline, the silence, the unanswered questions, and the systemic gaps that have left Taylor’s family without justice for far too long.

This isn’t just a story of loss.
It’s a story of neglect.
Of who gets justice—and who gets forgotten.

This is T...

It was a warm September afternoon in 1985 when 16-year-old Kimberly “Kim” Simon left her home in Marcy, New York. She was headed out for a walk—planning to meet a friend at Whitesboro Junior High School. It was supposed to be a simple, familiar route along Mohawk Street.

But Kim never made it.

The next day, her body was discovered in a wooded area less than a mile from her home. She had been murdered. And in an instant, a quiet commu...

On June 6, 2024, a woman named Tori Ellen Milsak vanished from Edgewood Street in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was just 34 years old.

Tori is described as 5’6”, 125 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes—a familiar face in a tight-knit community. But after that early June day, she was simply… gone.

What followed was an all-too-common silence. A brief alert. A few scattered headlines. And then, like so many women before her—Tori slipped...

She was just fifteen years old when she vanished.

On the afternoon of November 18, 2006, April Andrews walked out the door of her apartment in Pea Ridge, Arkansas with a simple plan. She told her mom she was headed to the Pea Ridge Church of the Nazarene, just down the street, to look through some clothes the church was giving away.

It was a short walk. A familiar street. A place where she should have been safe. But April never made ...

In this episode of Lost Girls, Amy and LaDonna share the heartbreaking story of Jamie Denise Brown, a 30-year-old mother of seven who vanished on March 16, 2016, after being seen at the Dallas County Court in Fordyce, Arkansas. Jamie, known for her vibrant red hair and distinctive tattoos, disappeared without a trace — and has never been seen or heard from again.

Jamie struggled with addiction, a fact that sadly led to her case bein...

It was April 29th, 1989—a spring day in Arkansas, quiet and unassuming. Susan Lynn Burns, a 32-year-old mother, daughter, and wife, was dropped off at the Little Rock airport by her husband. According to him, she was heading somewhere. But no one knows where. And no one ever saw her again.

Susan was born on June 23rd, 1956, and lived in Mena, a small town tucked in Polk County, Arkansas. She stood 5 foot 6, with brown hair, piercing...

On the night of December 17, 2016, 18-year-old Mercedes Toliver—affectionately known as “Cede”—walked away from her home in Prescott, Arkansas after a disagreement with her mother. She was expected to head to her aunt’s house just down the road. She never made it. And she’s never been seen or heard from again.

Cede wasn’t the type to run away. She was quiet, bookish, and deeply driven. Fresh out of Prescott High School, she had just...

Fifteen years old.
That’s how young Cassie Compton was when she vanished.

It was a quiet Sunday — September 14, 2014 — the day after Sydney attended the Arkansas County Demolition Derby with a friend in DeWitt, Arkansas. It should have been an ordinary weekend for a teenager — full of laughs, late-night snacks, and small-town memories. Instead, it became the last day anyone ever heard from her.

No goodbye.
No explanation.
Ju...

Today, we’re once again sharing the story of a woman whose disappearance has left far more questions than answers.

Montana Bone was last seen in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 30, 2019. That day, she seemingly vanished — and from that moment on, she was never heard from again.

What makes her case even more heartbreaking is that, for reasons still unclear, she was not reported missing until May of 2024 — nearly five years after she di...

On a quiet summer day—July 24, 1993—in the small town of Heber Springs, Arkansas, Debara Jean Vaughan vanished without a trace. She was 41 years old, standing 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighed about 110 pounds. With her brown hair, brown eyes, and gentle demeanor, Debara was more than a missing person statistic—she was a woman with a life, a family, and people who loved her deeply.

And then, she was gone.

More than three decades have...