The Red Justice Project

Helen Marie Gibbs was a 30 year old fun and loving Lumbee woman with a successful career as a nurse and three children whom she absolutely adored. She had a great life and so much to live for, unfortunately things were not always as they seemed. Today for our season finale we’re going to discuss the mysterious death of Helen Marie Burnette Gibbs. This is The Red Justice Project.

We all have a family member like him. That one who needs a little more love, a little more attention. The one who has struggled with mental health problems or drugs or alcohol. Who’s maybe a little rough around the edges, maybe been in trouble with the law a few times. But who would probably give you the shirt off of his back if he had one. Or even help you out when he could barely help himself. We all have a relative like Matthew. I want you to pictu...

If you google Donald Wayne Davis, you won’t find a single article about him. Only three were written and they’re in a box somewhere in a library in Rockingham in a closet. The public can’t access them. And even if you read those articles, they wouldn’t tell you the story we’re about to tell you. This is one of the most disturbing stories we’ve ever covered. This is the story of the murder of Donald Wayne Davis.

Today’s story is about the 60s scoop which was the name given for a period of time in Canada when government policies allowed for indigenous children to be taken from their families and placed into the care of white families. This is your reminder that just because something is legal, doesn't mean it’s not criminal, especially when it comes to governmental policies in the US and Canada regarding indigenous peoples.

Sharletha Maynor was a 36 year old Lumbee woman from Robeson County, North Carolina. She was young, beautiful, and had three children until one day in March 2007 Sharletha just vanished.