RIP Ernestine Battle

Missing Mommies: Rocky Mount 10 (Rocky Mount, NC)

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Yes. TEN. Since 2005, in a small town of 60,000 people, ten black women have gone missing. Nine of those ten bodies or remains have been found in or near the same area: Melody Wiggins, Jackie Nikelia Thorpe, Taraha Nicholson, Elizabeth Jane Smallwood, Denise Williams, Ernestine Battle, Jarniece Lotonya Hargrove, Christine Marie Boone and Yolanda Renee Lancaster. Some of the bodies were so badly decomposed; authorities could not tell how they died. One had a piece of her throat missing authorities believe was carried away by animals in the woods where her remains were found…. More

Missing Mommy: Keishauana Smith (Osceola County, FL)

Keishauana Smith, a 23-year-old Kissimmee mother, has been missing for 33 days. She was last seen leaving her home on Azure Isle Way on January 25, 2013…. More

Missing Mommy: April Michelle Pickens (Asheville, NC)

December 26, 2012 will mark one year since the last time anyone has seen April Michelle Pickens. When most of us will be celebrating the holidays with our families, April’s 5 children, between the ages of 1 and 10 years-old, will be wondering if their mommy will ever come home…. More

Missing Mommy: Kalisha Madden – Detroit, MI

Kalisha Madden, 27, has been missing for 10 months. Does her name ring a bell? Probably not. I’m sure Casey Anthony, Laci Peterson and Stacey Peterson rings one. … More

Missing Mommy Alert: Athena Joy Curry – Atlanta, GA

Athena Joy Curry, along with her friends and family, should be celebrating her 22nd birthday that’s coming up in November. Unfortunately they will not be – Athena has been missing for 16 months. For more on the story…… More