Thursday, January 1, 2026

Twenty Years Later: Still Unsolved (2026)

Several cases featured on True Case Files have remained unsolved for 20 years as the we embark on the year 2026. Below is an extensive list of all the unsolved missing persons and unsolved death/homicide cases on TCF that occurred in 2006. Here's to hoping these cases are closer to finding justice this year!

Listed by date of occurrence. Links to case details are provided.

Jump to: Missing since 2006 | Unsolved Since 2006: 


MISSING SINCE 2006:

Risha Aleena Lewis.


Name: 
Risha Lewis

Missing since: January 21st, 2006

Age at disappearance: 26

Last seen in: New Castle, DE/Elkton, MD

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Brandee Hope Canipe.


Name: 
Brandee Canipe

Missing since: May 6th, 2006

Age at disappearance: 29

Last seen in: Mocksville, NC

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Yesenia Castillo.


Name: 
Yesenia Castillo

Missing since: July 30th, 2006

Age at disappearance: 27

Last seen in: Chicago, IL

Case details.




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Caleta Sade White.


Name:
Caleta White

Missing since: August 22nd, 2006

Age at disappearance: 18

Last seen in: Tukwila, WA

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Devin Janelle Brown-Boussetta.


Name:
Devin Brown-Boussetta

Missing since: September 5th, 2006

Age at disappearance: 25

Last seen in: Pittsburgh, PA

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Soon Chon Hwang.


Name: 
Soon Hwang

Missing since: September 5th, 2006

Age at disappearance: 44

Last seen in: Memphis, TN

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Kristen Lee Anderson.


Name: 
Kristen Anderson

Missing since: October 1st, 2006

Age at disappearance: 24

Last seen in: Martins Ferry, Ohio

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Jennifer Apreciado.


Name: Jennifer Apreciado

Missing since: October 26th, 2006

Age at disappearance: 17

Last seen in: San Antonio, TX

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Nicholle Rae Torrez.


Name: Nicholle Torrez

Missing since: December 14th, 2006

Age at disappearance: 27

Last seen in: Denver, CO

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UNSOLVED SINCE 2006

The Murder of Catrina Hinton.


Name: 
Catrina Hinton (18)

Case type: Disappearance and murder

Missing: January 14th, 2006

Remains found: February 6th, 2006

Location: Jersey City, NJ


Teen moves from Virginia to New Jersey for college; is murdered before she could begin attending school.

Case details: The Disappearance and Murder of Catrina Hinton.

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The Disappearance and Death of Taalibah Islam.


Name: Taalibah Islam (20)

Case type: Disappearance; unsolved death.

Missing: January 16th, 2006

Remains found: March 2023

Location: Fort Worth, TX



Texas woman vanished after an argument with her boyfriend. Her remains were found 17 years later; cause of death unable to be determined. The boyfriend has since been convicted of kidnapping another girlfriend. 

Case details: The Disappearance and Death of Taalibah Islam.

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The Disappearance and Murder of Jewel King.



Name: 
Jewel King (48)

Case type: Unsolved murder; shot to death.

Missing: April 7th, 2006

Remains found: April 2018

Location: Washington, DC.



A DC woman vanished in April 2006. In April 2018, her remains were found in a crawl space, along with the remains of 2 other DC women who also went missing in 2006. The 3 women did not know each other prior to their respective disappearances, but it's believed they were killed by the same person. 

Case details: The Disappearances & Murders of Jewel King, Verdell Jefferson, and Dorothy Butts.

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The Disappearance and Murder of Verdell Jefferson.


Name: Verdell Jefferson (41)

Case type: Unsolved murder; blunt force trauma.

Missing: May 1st, 2006

Remains found: April 2018

Location: Washington, DC.




A DC woman vanished in May 2006. In April 2018, her remains were found in a crawl space in Congress Heights, along with the remains of 2 other DC women who also went missing in 2006. The 3 women did not know each other prior to their respective disappearances, but it's believed they were killed by the same person. 

Case details: The Disappearances & Murders of Jewel King, Verdell Jefferson, and Dorothy Butts.

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The Disappearance and Murder of Terri Reyes.


Name: Terri Reyes (38)

Case type: Disappearance; unsolved murder

Missing: May 21st, 2006

Remains found: June 2007

Location: San Augustine County, TX



Texas woman vanishes before she is supposed to testify against a cop. Her remains are found a little over a year later in San Augustine County.

Case details: The Murders of Terri Reyes and Shunte Coleman.

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The Disappearance and Murder of Jorden Sopher.


Name: Jorden Sopher (18)

Case type: Disappearance and murder

Missing: May 23rd, 2006

Remains found: May 2009

Location: Wabash/Peru, IN




Teen from Wabash vanishes in 2006; her remains are found 3 years later in Peru. An autopsy was unable to confirm a cause of death, but the manner of death is homicide.

Case details: The Disappearance and Murder of Jorden Sopher.

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The Murder of Nishan Bonit Huff.


Name:
Nishan Huff

Age: 23

Case type: Murder; shooting.

Date: June 7th, 2006

Location: Greenville County, SC



A young woman is shot to death inside her apartment. Two people were charged with murder in 2022, but the charges were later dropped. The case is still classified as unsolved.

Case details: The Murder of Nishan Huff.

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The Disappearance and Murder of Shunte Coleman.


Name: 
Shunte Coleman (26)

Case type: Disappearance and murder

Missing: July 2nd, 2006

Remains found: March 2014

Location: San Augustine County, TX



Texas woman vanished before she was supposed to testify against a cop. Her remains were found several years later in San Augustine County. The police officer remains the main suspect in this murder and the murder of Terri Reyes, but charges have never been filed.

Case details: The Murders of Terri Reyes and Shunte Coleman.

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The Disappearance and Murder of Victoria Eagleman.


Name: 
Victoria Eagleman (33)

Case type: Unsolved murder; blunt force trauma.

Missing: July 28th, 2006

Remains found: August 22nd, 2006

Location: Lower Brule, SD


A mother-of-five vanished after a day of swimming at the Missouri River. Her nude body was found weeks later; her death was caused by blunt force trauma. 

Case details: The Disappearance and Murder of Victoria Eagleman.

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The Murder of Jeana Lynn Burrus.


Name: 
Jeana Burrus 

Age: 39

Case type: Murder; never reported missing.

Date: Approx. Aug/Sept. 2006

Location: Sarasota, FL



The remains of an adult woman were found in February 2007; it's believed she'd been dead for about 5-6 months at that point. The woman is unidentified for 15 years until 2022, when DNA finally confirms she is Jeana Burrus. It's then learned that, despite living with a husband and 2 young sons, Jeana was never reported missing.

Case details: Never Reported Missing: The Murder of Jeana Burrus.

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The Disappearance and Murder of Amy Drake.


Name: Amy Drake (18)

Case type: Disappearance and murder

Missing: September 20th, 2006

Remains found: November 24th, 2006

Location: Norridgewock, ME


Maine teenager vanished near Skowhegan in September 2006; her remains were found two months later. Her death has been ruled a murder, but the cause of death has never been revealed.

Case details: The Disappearance and Murder of Amy Drake.

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The Disappearance and Murder of Tracy Jones.


Name: 
Tracy Onawa Jones (19)

Case type: Murder; blunt force trauma.

Missing: November 15th, 2006

Remains found: November 26th, 2006

Location: Little Rock, AR


Arkansas teenager vanishes from a truck stop; her remains are found 11 days later.

Case details: The Disappearance and Murder of Tracy Onawa Jones.

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The Murder of Priscilla Pimentel.


Name: 
Priscilla Pimentel

Age: 24

Case type: Murder; stabbing

Date: November 24th, 2006

Location: Queens, NY



A young woman and her dog found brutally murdered inside her Queens apartment.

Case details: The Murder of Priscilla Pimentel.

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The Murders of Heather and Kira Radcliffe.


Names: 
Heather and Kira Radcliffe

Age: 28 and 6

Case type: Murder; shooting and arson.

Date: December 9th, 2006

Location: Gainesville, FL


A young mother and her daughter are found deceased inside their burned down home. 

Case details: The Murders of Heather and Kira Radcliffe.

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The Disappearance and Murder of Dorothy Butts.


Name: Dorothy Butts (43)

Case type: Murder; shot to death.

Missing: December 25th, 2006

Remains found: April 2018

Location: Washington, DC.



A DC woman vanished in May 2006. In April 2018, her remains were found in a crawl space in Congress Heights, along with the remains of 2 other DC women who also went missing in 2006. The 3 women did not know each other prior to their respective disappearances, but it's believed they were killed by the same person. 

Case details: The Disappearances & Murders of Jewel King, Verdell Jefferson, and Dorothy Butts.

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