On August 29th 2014, Lennon Lacy, a 17-year-old black teenager, was found dead, hanging by either two belts or a dog leash and a belt (depending on which source you read) tied together to form a noose, from the frame of a swing set in the center of a predominately white populated mobile home community in the small town of Bladenboro in eastern North Carolina.

It only took four days for police to declare that Lennon had committed suicide, without investigating to answer the most glaring question: was Lennon lynched?

Let’s break down the details. 

Sources

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2014/12/16/was-lennon-lacy-lynched https://www.wwaytv3.com/family-speaks-out-5-years-after-lennon-lacys-death/ https://www.essence.com/news/naacp-looking-hanging-death-north-carolina-teen-lennon-lacy/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/19/lennon-lacy-hanging-north-carolina-fbi-hate-crime https://www.wect.com/2021/01/20/lennon-lacy-fbi-file-how-authorities-determined-suicide-not-lynching/ https://www.facingsouth.org/2014/12/the-strange-death-of-lennon-lacy-another-lynching-.html https://indyweek.com/news/archives-news/march-saturday-honor-lennon-lacy/ https://www.nixapublicschools.net/Page/6741 https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2016/06/17/da-closes-investigation-into-lennon/22391792007/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/19/lennon-lacy-hanging-north-carolina-fbi-hate-crime https://www.cnn.com/2014/12/15/justice/north-carolina-lennon-lacy/index.html https://www.alwaysinseasonfilm.com/

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Major update in Amanda's case! After 21 years, a suspect has been charged in connection to her murder. Amanda, who was 19 and four months pregnant at the time of her death, was murdered by asphyxiation at a now defunct U.S. Army base in Germany.

We will be following as details emerge!

Sources

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-arrested-cold-case-murder-military-base-germany

Crime Map

This crime, along with all the other crimes and events covered on this channel, have been logged on the interactive Secrets of the Trees Crime Map which can be found below. Note when using map: locations of crime areas are marked by their city or town, not the exact address. If you zoom in all the way, that location is more than likely NOT the actual location of the crime scene. This is done on purpose.

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Secrets of the Trees presents: Case Updates for the years of 2021 & 2022

In 2021, we covered:

1.       The unsolved murder of Trooper Johnny Rush Bowman, 39 years unsolved, viciously murdered at his doorstep 2.       The unresolved murder of Brittany Binger, 18 years unsolved. There is a suspect in that case but he seems to have found a legal loophole which has allowed him to remain free. 3.       The unsolved murder of Private First-Class Amanda Gonzales and her baby, 22 years unsolved 4.       The unsolved murder of Kym Morgan, 38 years unsolved 5.       The disappearance of Jerrica Laws, 8 years unsolved 6.       The disappearance of Brenda Jackson, 7 years unsolved. A mural recently went up of Jerrica and Brenda. Their mothers actively participated in the painting and event. It was very refreshing to see the community still bringing awareness to Jerrica’s and Brenda’s disappearances.

In 2022, we covered:

1.       The unsolved murder of Linda Muegge, 8 years unsolved 2.       The unsolved murders of the Arellano Family, 55 years unsolved, there was only one survivor who was a small child at the time of his family’s massacre and miraculously survived his own brutal attack 3.       The disappearance of Zhang Weijie, 25 years unsolved, who is thought to be the pregnant woman at the Bodies exhibit 4.       The disappearance of Dennis Mann, 44 years unsolved, who is thought to be buried under a Walmart parking lot. 5.       The murders of Kenshon Ward and Shante Bohanan, 7 years unsolved and the disappearances of Joanna Wright and Marlo Gulley, 7 and 6 years missing, respectively. Kenshon, Shante, Joanna, and Marlo all knew each other but police say the cases aren’t linked. 6.       The disappearance of Sandra Kay Powell, 36 years unsolved, she disappeared while pregnant. 7.       The disappearances of Felipe Santos & Terrence Williams, 20 and 19 years unsolved respectively, who disappeared after contact with the same cop. 8.       The tragic death of Anamarie Sannicolas Camacho & Genesia Gresham, 16 years since their deaths, no updates as to if their killer had any change in his medical condition or if he was taken off light support. 9.       The tragic death of Stacy “Annie” Dryden, 15 years since her death, no certainty if charges will be brought against unnamed male sailor.

Another year has started and it is quite possible developments on any one of these cases may happen.

For now, we will continue to bring awareness to other individuals whose cases did not receive much attention and check back periodically on the 2021 and 2022 cases.

Crime Map

These murders and disappearances have been logged on the interactive Secrets of the Trees Crime Map which can be found below. Note when using map: locations of crime areas are marked by their city or town, not the exact address. If you zoom in all the way, that location is more than likely NOT the actual location of the crime scene. This is done on purpose.

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On March 7th, 2008, 27-year-old Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Blanca Luna was found with a five-inch kitchen knife stuck in the back of her neck, with no pants, no underwear and dried fluid near her groin, at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Initially labeled as a “suspicious incident”, Blanca’s case was then referred to as a homicide until Air Force investigators began to suggest to Luna’s family that she may have committed suicide.

It’s been 15 years since Blanca was found, and her death remains a mystery.

Let’s break down the details.

Sources

https://militaryjusticeforall.com/tag/blanca-luna/

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2008/10/06/my-daughters-dream-became-nightmare-murder-military-women-continues

https://www.foxnews.com/story/family-suspects-cover-up-in-airmans-death-on-base

https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/murder-on-the-base/

https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Air-Force-reservist-from-Indiana-base-killed-on-7492934.php

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00126/us-the-murder-of-military-women-continues.htm

https://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/11-34-a-m-indiana-reservist-stabbed-to-death/article_f477e26e-787b-5fb8-8c50-acad972df53e.html

https://www.sheppard.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/369029/osi-continues-to-investigate-march-7-death/

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104502/air-force-office-of-special-investigations/

https://www.sheppard.af.mil/Library/Sheppard-History/igphoto/2002907247/igphoto/2002907247/

https://www.seeker.com/knife-vs-gun-what-a-weapon-reveals-1768455243.html

Crime Map

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October 14th, 2003 was the last time anyone would see 23-year-old Felipe Santos. He was last seen at the Greentree Shopping Center at the intersection of Airport-Pulling and Immokalee Roads in North Naples, Florida.

Then, three months later, on January 12th, 2004, the same fate arrived for 27-year-old Terrance Williams, who was last seen in the area of 111th Avenue North and Vanderbilt Drive in North Naples.

The common denominator between these two missing individuals? Now-fired Collier County Sheriff’s deputy, Steve Calkins.

Let’s break down the details.

Crime Map

This crime, along with all the other crimes and events covered on this channel, have been logged on the interactive Secrets of the Trees Crime Map which can be found below. Note when using map: locations of crime areas are marked by their city or town, not the exact address. If you zoom in all the way, that location is more than likely NOT the actual location of the crime scene. This is done on purpose.

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Sources

https://www.colliersheriff.org/news/ongoing-missing-persons-investigations/missing-terrance-williams-felipe-santos

http://ncmissingpersons.org/felipe-santos/

https://charleyproject.org/case/felipe-santos

https://policedeviance.wordpress.com/category/starlight-tours/

https://journal.ahima.org/reptiles-that-bite-and-plants-that-slice-coding-the-everglades/#:~:text=Alligators,15%20feet%20away%20from%20them.

https://www.colliersheriff.org/news/ongoing-missing-persons-investigations/missing-terrance-williams-felipe-santos https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/bgiz0a/former_collier_county_sheriff_suspected_in/

https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/2022/01/06/terrance-williams-case-denied-appeal-felipe-santos-tyler-perry-steven-calkins-ben-crump/9121274002/

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