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1. MISSING: Erin Kay Pospisil

On June 3rd, 2001, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, it was the first weekend of Summer vacation for 15-year-old Erin Kay Pospisil. She had planned to go to her friend Brit's house around 8:45 pm to watch movies or attend a movie theater that Sunday evening. Erin's older brother's friend, Curtis Padgett, was leaving at the same time as Erin so she received a ride from him to Brit's house. When they arrived to Brit's house, no one was home. It is later found out that Brit had "run to the store" for chips and soda. Padgett stated to officials that when they arrived at Brit's home in the 1500 block of 2nd avenue SE, that Erin went up to the front door of the home and knocked, but no one answered. He also stated that while Erin was walking back towards his truck, an early '90s model dark-colored Chevrolet Cavalier with tinted rear windows pulled up to the curb. According to Padgett, Erin had walked up to the car and had a short conversation with someone in the vehicle, she then told Padgett "these guys will give me a ride," before she got into the backseat of the Cavalier. No one has seen or heard from Erin since she got into the backseat of that car. Curtis Padgett stated that Erin went with the people in the Cavalier willingly, even though no other witnesses have reported seeing either a dark-colored Cavalier or Padgett's pickup truck in the neighborhood that night. Curtis Padgett is the last person to have seen Erin alive and no one knows what happened after they drove away from the Pospisil home with Erin in the passenger seat of Padgett's vehicle.

On a website that her parents have posted Erin's story on, which I will link below, one of her parents stated that the Cedar Rapids Police classified Erin as a runaway since it seemed like she knew the people in the Cavalier. They also stated that Erin didn't take her day-timer, make-up case, backpack, any clothing, or any belongings with her.

Early leads suggest that Erin's disappearance might have been related to Cedar Rapids and Chicago Gang activity and an area of Chicago that was referred to as "ghost town." They were able to track down the "ghost town" and detectives allegedly spoke to members of the gang, but unfortunately nothing has came out of that.

There was one sighting of Erin reported by someone who knew her well in the Spring of 2002 at a convenience store in Cedar Rapids. She was seen riding in the backseat of a car with Illinois license plates, Cedar Rapids Police were unable to locate the vehicle or unable to verify the sighting.

Did Curtis and Erin ever even make it to Brit's home? Does Curtis have something to do with Erin's disappearance?

Curtis Padgett's name actually popped up in the news again after police found 64-year-old Dennis Lee First, stabbed and beaten to death on May 11th, 2007, in his 2249 C St. SW Cedar Rapids apartment. Padgett actually lived right next door to First. In 2016, one of Curtis Padgett's former classmates, Adam S., had actually contacted Iowa Cold Cases to share his experiences with Curtis as well as other incidents he witnessed. Adam stated that he attended school with Padgett in Cedar Rapids in the 1990s. He said that Curtis would get bullied a lot, mainly because of the reaction the kids could get out of him. Adam stated "That's the personality trait I remember most - a quiet person that would snap in an instant."

15-year-old Erin Kay Pospisil has been missing since June 3rd, 2001. She lived with her father, stepmother, and three siblings. At the time of her disappearance she was described to be white, 130lbs, 5ft 3 inches with brown hair and red highlights, brown eyes, and a small scar above her eye. She was last seen wearing a light-colored tank top and beige overall shorts. Erin has been missing for almost 21 years and she would be 36 now.

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Nancy Moyer - STILL MISSING

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Details of Disappearance

Moyer was last seen in Tenino, Washington March 6, 2009. She worked as a financial analyst for the state Department of Ecology in Lacey, Washington. She left work at 5:15 p.m., drove a coworker home, and bought some items at a Thriftway Market, paying by check, at 6:45 p.m. This is the last time anyone saw her. Moyer's two daughters were visiting her estranged husband for the weekend. When he took them back to their mother's home 700 block of state Route 507 on March 8, she wasn't there. The front door was ajar, the television and living room lights were on, there was a partially consumed glass of wine on the coffee table and the bedside lamp in Moyer's bedroom was on. Her identification, purse, car keys, wallet, cigarettes, clothing and toiletries were all in the house and her car, a white Honda Civic Del Sol, was parked out front. She was reported missing at 5:00 p.m. on March 8. An extensive search of the home turned up no indications of a break-in or a struggle. Moyer does not own a cellular phone, and her credit cards and bank accounts have not been used since her disappearance. Her family stated she would never have left of her own accord and abandoned her daughters. She wasn't dating anyone or having any personal problems at the time of her disappearance, and she had no drug issues or mental illness that could explain her disappearance. She had worked for the Department of Ecology for twelve years and her employers described her as a reliable worker who would always notify them if she had to miss work.' In July 2019, Eric Lee Roberts called 911 to say he wanted to confess to Moyer's murder because he was tired of holding it inside. When interviewed by police, he stated he'd been having "rough sex" with Moyer at his house when he accidentally strangled her with a scarf. A photo of Roberts is posted with this case summary. He was a coworker and neighbor of Moyer's. She was reportedly dating Roberts's nephew at the time she disappeared, and had supposedly visited Roberts's residence late at night on several occasions to meet with his nephew, but Roberts had claimed she'd never been at his house. Roberts has a prior criminal history for domestic violence. A former girlfriend of his told police he had a "Jekyll and Hyde" type personality and became violent when he drank alcohol, and that during sex, sometimes he would choke her to the point where she had to struggle with him and scratch him to make him stop. Another witness said Roberts had held parties on his property and people had gone camping there, but the parties and camping stopped after Roberts created an "odd concrete structure" on the property following Moyer's disappearance. Robert's girlfriend said he'd poured a large concrete pad on the rear of his property and said he was going to make either a fort for his son or a "man cave", which struck her as odd, because there were no utilities running back there. She said Roberts had told her he'd had a sexual relationship with Moyer, something he'd denied to the police, and that when her mother asked him about Moyer's disappearance, he got upset and said "What are you, the f***ing police?" Police arrested Roberts on suspicion of second-degree murder, and searched his home in the 16500 block of Shelton Lane southwest for two days, but didn't find any remains. They stated Roberts told them he didn't think Moyer's body would ever be found, and suggested they focus their search on his basement and in the area of the backyard fire pit. He said he'd burned the scarf he used to strangle Moyer. After Roberts retracted his confession, however, the prosecution said they didn't yet have enough evidence to file murder charges against him. He remains in custody on weapons charges and the prosecution hopes to be able to file murder charges against him at a later date. Moyer and her husband had separated two years before, but it was an amicable breakup and they worked out a shared child custody arrangement without involving the courts. He isn't considered a suspect in her case. Foul play is suspected in Moyer's

disappearance due to the circumstances involved. Investigating AgencyThurston County Sheriff's Office 360-786-5279 Source InformationNamUs The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Find Nancy Moyer The Olympian KIRO 7 ABC News The Tacoma News Tribune KOMO News Washington State Missing Persons Information Investigation Discovery KING 5 News

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Lee Sterling Cutler - STILL MISSING

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The Loxahatchee Horror – Could It Happen to Your Aviary?

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If everyone in your household should suddenly disappear, would anyone notice? If they did notice, would they have the initiative or the authority to break into your house to rescue your birds from starvation? In the case of Moses Lall, the well-known bird importer, the answer was no–at least not in time to save the lives of most of the approximately 1,000 birds whose cages lined the open field behind his rented house. On June 15, l994, after the continued urging of several concerned parties, local authorities entered the property. The gruesome sight that they beheld was something that should appear only in ones’ worst nightmare.

What Happened

Moses Lall and his aunt, Lila Buerattan, both natives of Guyana, South America, had lived on a rented 5-acre ranch in Loxahatchee, Florida, since December of 1992. They had moved to the rural community with the idea of starting a large bird-breeding farm. They spoke with no one in the local avicultural community, nor did they interact with anyone at any of the surrounding ranches. They lived extremely private lives, and no one, except their veterinarian, was ever permitted to see their birds. In fact, they even refused to purchase a license that would have allowed them to legally breed and sell birds within the state of Florida. When approached by Florida Fish and Game officers the previous year and urged to purchase a permit and undergo the minimal inspection procedures, they declined. They claimed that the birds were not for sale or breeding, and were being maintained for their personal pleasure. Most of us locals who knew of them never saw them, and were aware of their existence only because we all used the same feed company. In fact, it was the feed company that began sounding the alarm that something was wrong.

On June 9th, the driver for Bird Haven Feed Company arrived to deliver the weekly supply of primate biscuits, sunflower seeds and dried corn to Lall’s farm. No one was there to let him in. Finding no one at the gate to receive the feed was highly unusual. Realizing that they never purchased reserve supplies, and not wanting the birds to go hungry, he piled the feed up in front of the gates. They tried to reach Lall by phone to make sure all was well, but no one answered. Feeling uncomfortable about the situation, they returned the next day. The feed was still piled up outside the gate and had been ruined by the rain. At this point, they called several local aviculturists, as well as Lall’s veterinarian. The questions put to all of them were the same: Do you know where Moses and Lila are? Do you now them well enough to jump the fence, walk through the pack of dogs and go around to the rear of the property to see if someone has been feeding the birds? They all gave the same negative answer.

Between the 11th and the 15th of June, several concerned parties, including the seed company and the veterinarian, began calling the authorities and demanding that action be taken. As birds were starving to death, the concerned parties were sent in a circular motion from one agency to the next. The Palm Beach County Sheriffs’ Department, upon hearing the story, said that animal abuse was the jurisdiction of the Palm Beach County Animal Control. When Animal Control heard the words macaws and parrots, they explained that jurisdiction over exotic birds had been taken way from them and given to Florida Fish and Game. Florida Fish and Game explained that since the facility was not permitted by them, they had no right to enter. They added that if, in fact, birds were starving, a misdemeanor had been committed and that was the jurisdiction of the Sheriffs’ Department.

On June 15th, the feed company contacted Bob and Liz Johnson, who rescue abused, mistreated and crippled birds through a branch of their nonprofit organization, Life Awareness Inc. At that point, Liz contacted me and Dr. Susan Clubb to get a full update on what avenues had been pursued. Upon discovering that pleas for action had been thwarted by “red tape,” she called the Sheriffs’ Office and made demands. After “much insistence,” they reluctantly agreed to send out someone to investigate. The deputy immediately called the Johnsons and reported that our worst fears had been realized. The Johnsons, Dr. Clubb, I and my daughter Stacie raced to the scene to offer assistance in the feeding and care of the birds. By that time, all three of the previously contacted agencies were present.

We were totally unprepared for the sight that we encountered. It was a horror beyond belief: row after row of cages with either dead or dying green-winged and blue-and-gold macaws. Literally every pair of macaws had at least one dead member. Several had succumbed to starvation and dehydration, with their heads in their empty food bowls–a final desperate move with the hope that food would arrive before their last breath was drawn. Although the collection was made up predominately of large macaws, there were also hundreds of smaller parrots and toucans. These included Amazons, hawk heads, African greys, Jardine’s, Pionus and mini macaws. Most of these had succumbed. There were several cages with 25 to 30 birds in them that had either one or no survivors. It was a miracle that any of the birds were alive.

The feed company had told us what the farm’s approximate weekly consumption was. By taking inventory of the feed that was left in the garage, we were able to determine that the birds had not been fed in at least 10 days.

Inside the house awaited another horror. Incubators, still operating, contained dead babies that had hatched but were never fed. Aquarium brooders that were lined up against the wall all had one or two dead baby blue-and-gold macaws. All had starved to death, sitting on clean bedding, while waiting for their next meal. An open bucket of handfeeding formula was on the kitchen counter with a bowl and spoon next to it. It appeared as if someone had changed the bedding in the brooders and was ready to mix up some formula when he or she was interrupted. With our assistance, Dr. Clubb was able to tube-feed those that were too weak to eat or drink. One died in Bob Johnson’s hands while it was waiting to be tube fed. Another 60 birds that were too far gone died the following day. In all, there were only 335 birds left alive from the flock of almost 1,000. The following morning, the birds were taken to the Palm Beach Animal Control facility. Food donations, as well as volunteer labor from all the local bird clubs and organizations, began pouring in. When Lall’s family from Guyana tried to claim the birds as family property, they were presented with a bill for $130,000. The majority of this bill was Animal Control’s standard charge of $10 per animal per day for the care of confiscated animals. Ten dollars per day multiplied by 335 birds adds up very quickly. As the Lalls fought to regain the birds at a more reasonable price, the bill rose to approximately $180,000. On August 22, a judge ordered that the birds be auctioned off individually to the general public in order to raise the most money. Exactly what happened to Moses and Lila is still officially a mystery. Those who knew them said that they truly loved their birds and would never have deserted them. Moses and Lila are now considered dead. The murder investigation cannot proceed any further until their bodies are found. There were also two other people staying at the farm that were originally considered missing. They were Daljeet “Harry” Gobin, a fellow Guyanese, and Felix Eyuom, a reptile dealer from Africa. Harry Gobin is being sought for questioning.

The purpose of this article is not to try to solve an unsolved crime. It is to make everyone aware that such things can and do happen. Although this situation may be unique due to its magnitude, it is not unheard of on a smaller scale. It is not uncommon to read about animals dying from lack of care due to the undiscovered death or incapacitation of those responsible for their care.

What You Can Do

To prevent such a calamity from happening again, each and every one of you should have a plan. This plan should ensure that, should anything happen to you, it will be discovered without delay and your animals will be cared for. This can be as simple as a regularly expected phone call to a friend, a relative or someone’s answering machine. A simple statement like “I’m okay” is all that is necessary. The receiver of the regular call must be ready to notify someone who has been given written authority by you to break into your house and aviaries to care for your birds if you cannot be located. It must also be specifically stated, in a notarized document, who will hold and care for your birds until your whereabouts are discovered, or until your estate is settled. Your birds must never be allowed to be considered legally abandoned.

Lall’s birds were considered abandoned. They suffered the ultimate fate of being sold to the highest bidder without regard to the bidder’s expertise. Two thousand people converged at the auction on September 10th. Most were there to buy a cheap bird for their kids. Most bought bronco wild breeder macaws with the intention of turning them into pets.

Luckily, due to some generous monetary donations, the Johnsons were able to purchase the birds that were blind or crippled. These were purchased to be retired to the parrot sanctuary that they maintain.

All the birds were sold in small temporary holding cages with no doors and with two tiny metal cups. The idea behind no doors was to keep the public from opening the cages at the auction site after the purchase. It was explained to the buyers that the birds should be transferred to suitable housing after they were removed. Unfortunately, two weeks later buyers were still showing up at local vets with their purchases still in the temporary cages with no doors and nothing but the two tiny cups for food and water. As time went on, a large percentage of the birds were diagnosed with papilloma infections.

All proceeds from the publication of this article will go to support the parrot sanctuary run by the Johnsons. Private donations are also appreciated. Their address is Life Awareness Bird Sanctuary, P.O. Box 641032, Miami, FL 33164.

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Brandi Ellen Wells - STILL MISSING!

Brandi Wells was season 1, episode 1 of the tv show Disappeared. Her episode, The End of Innocence, aired on April 5, 2010, almost 4 years after she vanished from Longview, Texas. Her case remains unresolved.

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April Beth Pitzer was last seen in the vicinity of the 30000 block of Caspian Way in Newberry Springs, CA. She told her roommate that she was leaving on a bus to visit her mother in Arkansas, but never arrived. Pitzer had also been a model for a variety of clothing stores in Arkansas and Texas. She left behind two young daughters, whom she reportedly doted upon.

In December 2005, clothing was found in a mine shaft in Ludlow, California. In January 2006, April's mother positively identified the clothing as belonging to her daughter. There was no other sign of April at the scene. April has a medical condition and requires medication.

Classification:  Endangered Missing Adult Alias / Nickname:  Coggins or Campbell Date of Birth:  February 19, 1974 Date Missing:  June 28, 2004 From City/State:  Newberry Springs, CA Missing From (Country):  USA Age at Time of Disappearance:  30 Gender:  Female Race:  White Height:  69 inches Weight:  125 pounds Hair Color:  Brown Eye Color:  Hazel Complexion:  Medium Identifying Characteristics:  Small round scar on left side of chest, scar on elbow, scar on lip. No upper teeth. Clothing:  Wears size 6 athletic shoes or sandals. Jewelry:  Gold hoop earrings.  

Investigative Agency:  San Bernardino Sheriff's Dept. Phone:  (760) 256-4838 Investigative Case #:  DR 080401661 NCIC #:  M-314239727

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Jeremy Ted Alex - STILL MISSING NORTHPORT, ME 04/24/2004 . Jeremy Alex vanished in Northport, Maine at the end of April in 2004. He was last seen in early evening running down Pound Road in a delusional state. One of his former teachers had recognized him and reported the situation. . Jeremy's mental state may have been brought on or exacerbated by years of drug use. Nonetheless he is missing and needs our help. . Watch for Jeremy. He would be 45 years old, About 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 155 lbs. Guitar player in the day. . Maine State Police 207-624-7143 Case #2004009888 NCIC #M-04403728 . Sources: 411gina The Charley Project NamUs . #jeremyalex #jeremytedalex #missing #missingperson #disappeared #vanished #mainemissing #themissing #truecrimecommunity #namus #thecharleyproject #charleyproject #411gina #latenightsleuth https://www.instagram.com/p/CRE3eaal7aW/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Christine Marie Eastin- STILL MISSING

Hayward, California 01/18/1971

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Details of Disappearance

Eastin borrowed her former boyfriend's blue 1969 Ford Maverick on the evening of January 18, 1972 in Hayward, California. She was going shopping with a friend and promised to wash the car before returning it later that night. A photo of the Maverick is posted with this case summary.

Eastin bought a pair of boots while shopping, dropped her friend off, and then continued to Charlie's Car Wash, a self-service wash on Mission Boulevard in Hayward, near her former boyfriend's workplace. She was supposed to pick her him up from work, but never arrived.

The Maverick was located at the wash during the early morning hours of January 19, the following day. Eastin had apparently completed washing the vehicle's exterior before she vanished. The car was locked and papers from the interior were lying on the pavement outside of the driver's door. The police officer who responded to the scene thought it appeared to be staged. There was no sign of Eastin and she has never been seen again.

Her ex-boyfriend was questioned in her case and couldn't provide any useful information; he was eventually eliminated as a suspect. Authorities initially believed Eastin had left Hayward of her own decision, but her family stated all of her personal belongings were still at her residence and it was uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning.

Eastin graduated from Sunset High School six months before her disappearance. She was active in theater in high school, wasn't involved with drugs and didn't associate with the wrong crowd. According to her loved ones, she was trying to get back together with her ex-boyfriend, but he did not want to start seeing her again. Her case was reclassified as an involuntary missing person's case.

In 2019, nearly fifty years after Eastin's disappearance, a witness came forward and said she'd seen Eastin being kidnapped and didn't report it at the time because she didn't realize what she was seeing. She said she saw two men at Charlie's Car Wash in a white van and caught a glimpse of the driver, but not the other man, who was putting Eastin in the back of the van. A sketch of the driver is posted with this case summary. The witness also stated the van had distinctive rectangular side mirrors known as "West Coast Mirrors."

Foul play is suspected in her disappearance.

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Investigating Agency

Hayward Police Department 510-293-7000

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