The news stories we read are oftentimes discarded and pushed aside by the 24-hour news cycle. But we refuse to throw these people away. These are real people. Here are their stories.
Ashanti Billie, 19, vanished from a Virginia naval base on her way to work in mid-September. Her body was found Sept. 29 300 miles away in Charlotte, North Carolina. A homeless veteran who told a law enforcement informant that he hated black women has been arrested in her slaying.
Krystle Landor, a 28-year-old mother of three, is dead after being fatally shot by her boyfriend, who took his own life as well on Nov. 6, 2017, Louisiana law enforcement said.
22-year-old Rah-Zhane Lee and 24-year-old Shaniquah Richardson were out late on Halloween, when they were shot to death. Police are offering a $10,000 reward in the case.
Erneisha Barnes, 19, a mother of a 4-year-old girl, was gunned own Oct. 26, 2017 outside a Baton Rouge business. Police have no suspects.
Airiyuanna Burston, 21, was shot and killed Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 while riding in an SUV with her boyfriend and his cousin. The cousin has been charged in her death.
Elizabeth Kennedy, 36, was stabbed to death Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 during an altercation involving her ex-boyfriend. Kennedy's 13-year-old daughter witnessed the slaying.
Laquesha "Quebaby" Holmes, 33, was shot 12 times by a gunman in what is being called a "domestic situation" in Chicago. The slaying is still being investigated.
Denise Williams, 56, was shot and killed Oct. 18, 2017 when she stopped at a red light and a gunman walked up to her and opened fire in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Police have no suspects.
Shawneez Carter, 26, of Camden was killed on September 23, 2017 while house-sitting in New Jersey. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information in the slaying.
Teqnika Moultrie, 30, of San Carlos, California was fatally wounded in July 2016 when a gunman opened fire on a crowd in downtown Austin, Texas. Endicott McCray, 24, has been arrested in the slaying.
Davisha Harris, 19, was allegedly gunned down by her new boyfriend at some apartments in Lamar County, Mississippi on October 15, 2017. Police have charged him with murder.
Simone McKay, 26, was gunned down outside her home close to midnight on October 15, 2017. Police have no suspects in the case, but a neighbor believes the mother of two was targeted.
Kenneka Martin, 19, was found dead in a walk-in freezer at a Chicago hotel on September 10, 2017. She had been out with her girlfriends.
The body of Audrey M. Scott, a 28-year-old mother, was found recently by Wisconsin authorities. Scott was last seen at a Milwaukee bar on July 3, 2017.
Jeannine Shante Skinner, 35, a professor at UNC Charlotte, was found dead in an apartment in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday. Police are looking for 45-year-old Donny Lewis Franklin in the murder.
Karen Turner, 33, a Richmond, Virginia entrepreneur, was found shot to death inside an apartment building on August 24, 2017. A pregnant woman who got into a confrontation with Turner is being questioned by police.
The body of 19-year-old Tierra Bryant was found last week in a 4-foot hole in the ground in Elyria, Ohio, prosecutors said. A Sacramento, California man who allegedly was last seen with her is charged in her death.
Erica Denise Powel, 46, was found shot to death in her Snellville, Georgia home on Friday, July 21, 2017. Her husband is being sought by police.
Khaya Lambert, 23, was viciously killed on June 21, 2017 in Baltimore. Her boyfriend, William Mason, has been charged with first-degree murder.
Abbiegail Smith, 11, was found stabbed to death Thursday morning, july 13, 2017 wrapped in blanket or comforter near the apartment building where she lived in Keansburg. An 18-year-old neighbor has been charged in the murder.
