Cold Case Files

Cold Case Files on this site present detailed records of unsolved crimes, including timelines, evidence summaries, and investigative updates, keeping these cases in the public eye and aiding efforts to bring resolution.

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in locating 19-year-old Hollynn Snapp, who has been reported missing by her family. On Sunday, October 22, 2023, Hollynn’s family filed a missing persons report, they last spoke with her on October 5, 2023

Layla Santanello went missing on June 25, 2023. According to her family, Layla was struggling with  addiction at the time of her disappearance. Two weeks before her last sighting, Santanello lost temporary custody of her two-year-old daughter to her mother Jennifer Santanello.

Sara Gail Ebersole, 26, last seen on March 2, 2023 with the two other people located at 17980 N. Highway 441 — and hasn’t been seen since, deputies said. She was described as being 5 feet, 1 inch tall and 120 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair.

Thursday, June 29, our department responded to a report of a missing person, Tonya Lee Whipp (DOB: 10/8/1984). Whipp is a white female, approximately 5’7” with light brown hair. Last known contact with Whipp was May 28 – June 1 of this year. Whipp lives in the Auburndale area

Madalina was last seen at her home on November 23, but her parents took until December 15 to report her missing to a resource officer at her school, Bailey Middle School.Mother and step Father both adults denied knowledge of Madalina’s whereabouts.

Leila Cavett, of Atlanta, was last seen on the night of July 25, just hours before her 2-year-old son, Kamdyn, was found wandering alone in a shirt and diaper at a Miramar apartment complex. The mother and son had arrived in South Florida the day before she went missing.

2019: Vanessa Morales

Vanessa Morales was 14 months old when she disappeared on Dec. 2, 2019, and there has been no sign of the little girl since. The last time family members saw her was the Friday, November 29, 2019 night before her mother’s body was found. 

Shelbey Jean Thornburgh was a 20-year-old aspiring model from Texas who moved to Houston with hopes of building a better life.Tragically, on November 4, 2015, Shelbey was found murdered in her Houston apartment. Her throat had been slashed, and the case remains unsolved

September 6, 2013 Arianna Fitts was reported missing from the San Francisco, California, area on April 5, 2016. She was last seen in Oakland, California, in ​January or February of 2016. On April 8, 2016, Ariana’s mother, Nicole Fitts, was found murdered and buried in a public park

June 4, 2010: Kyron, a second grader at Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, was last seen near his classroom after attending a science fair. School revealed that Kyron was “absent.” Kyron is reported missing. An intensive search begins on the ground and in the air. 

Paula, 25 years old at the time, worked at Sam’s Club in Valdosta, Georgia. When she failed to show up for work which was a rare occurrence, her co-workers grew concerned. Her 1998 Chevy Blazer was in the parking lot, but there was no sign of Paula or her 3-year-old son, Brandon.

JonBenet Ramsey was 6 years old when she was reported missing from her home in the 700 block of 15th Street on Dec. 26, 1996. She was later found dead in the house, and an autopsy revealed the cause of her death as strangulation. LE have followed up on every lead but no Arrest.

Amber Hagerman was 9-year-old girl from Arlington, Texas, who was abducted on January 13, 1996, while riding her bike near her grandparents’ home. A witness saw a man force her into a black pickup truck, but despite a massive search, her body was found four days later in a creek

Tina Ledet was last seen on December 18, 1993 at the Brass Eagle Lounge on Stumpf Blvd in Gretna, Louisiana. She was wearing a pink and white shirt, blue jeans and pink Reebok shoes. 5’6, 125 lbs. Caucasian female.Light brown hair, hazel eyes.

Kevin Art Verville Jr. was last seen on July 1, 1980, in Oceanside, California. At the time, his family was living in the Sterling Homes apartment complex, located in the 900 block of Bougainville Street, a housing area designated for military families stationed at nearby Camp Pendleton.