Never Found Never Forgotten

Two 8 year old girls go missing.  One from New Hampshire. One from Florida.  Despite the 1,500 miles that separate them, their case has 1 suspect in common.  https://charleyproject.org/case/tammy-lyn-belanger https://charleyproject.org/case/marjorie-christina-luna https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33381498/belanger-project/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33381251/belanger-project/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33332778/belanger-project/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33431812/belanger-projectluna/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33431589/belanger-projectluna/ https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-06-08-9103020800-story.html

Two men, both from Bremerton, Washington disappear nearly 30 years apart. Joseph Pichler disappeared in 2006, and Francis Cantea in 1975.  https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/former-child-actor-vanishes-without-a-trace-81118999467a https://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-david-wolfgang-pichler https://www.newson6.com/story/5e368c202f69d76f620a3506/former-child-movie-actor-joe-pichler-missing-suicidal-note-found-was-in-beethoven-comedies https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/without-a-trace-two-lives-no-signs-ep-422419792-358728791.html/

4 year old Rilya Wilson disappeared from foster care in early 2001. It was over 15 months before it was discovered she was missing.  https://www.flsenate.gov/Media/PressRelease/Show/4113 https://charleyproject.org/case/rilya-shenise-wilson https://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/02/12/geralyn-graham-to-be-sentenced-in-rilya-wilson-case/ https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/17/key-prosecution-witness-takes-stand-in-geralyn-graham-trial/ https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/11/more-testimony-tuesday-in-rilya-wilson-murder-trial/ https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/10/rilya-wilsons-sister-to-attend-graham-murder-trial/ https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-nsf-rilya-wilson-20150311-story.html https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/05/testimony-to-resume-in-case-of-rilya-wilsons-death/

Witnesses see 15 year old Pearl Pinson being attacked on a pedestrian overpass. She is never seen again, and her abductor was killed in a shootout with police.  http://charleyproject.org/case/pearl-pinson https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/solano-family-seeks-answers-for-missing-daughter-featured-on-people-magazine/160369/ https://people.com/crime/pearl-pinson-vanished-abductor-killed-by-police/ https://abc7news.com/vallejo-solano-county-sheriffs-office-pearl-pinson-missing-girl/1356486/ https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/crime-solano-county-courts/sister-friends-mark-5th-anniversary-of-pearl-pinsons-kidnapping/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2019/11/14/where-is-pearl-pinson/

After a loooong hiatus, I'm back! This week I'm going to tell you about the disappearances of 2 little girls: 20 month old Ayla Reynolds from Maine, and 10 month old Lisa Irwin from Missouri.  https://charleyproject.org/case/ayla-bell-reynolds https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4237&context=colbyecho https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/ayla-reynolds https://www.insideedition.com/mother-ayla-reynolds-files-wrongful-death-suit-against-missing-girls-father-49327 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Ayla_Reynolds https://bangordailynews.com/2019/05/17/news/missing-toddlers-blood-was-from-when-she-was-sick-attorney-for-ayla-reynolds-father-says/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/12/17/ayla-reynolds-wrongful-death-lawsuit/ https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/13/justice/maine-missing-toddler-ayla-reynolds/index.html https://www.centralmaine.com/2022/02/22/mother-of-ayla-reynolds-alleges-in-new-documents-adults-tried-to-clean-up-blood-from-dead-child-in-waterville-home/ Lisa Renee Irwin – The Charley Project Missing Baby Lisa Irwin Vanished 5 Years Ago: Parents Speak Out on Updates | PEOPLE.com Five years later: New theories revealed in baby Lisa Irwin’s disappearance | News | kctv5.com