It's the Mystery for Me (A True Crime Podcast)

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Welcome to "It's the Mystery for Me" -- a true crime podcast focused on the murders, mysterious deaths and disappearances of Black women and Black girls. #ITMFM is hosted by two Black and Afrolatina siblings (yes, they are sisters)! Priscilla is a lawyer and Norma is a recent law school graduate so not only are you getting case details, but also some legal insight sprinkled with some sisterly banter. Join them on Tuesdays for new episodes. For source materials, including pictures, please visit: www.itsthemysteryforme.com and follow them on social media: www.itsthemysteryforme.com/links‬ Disclaimer: Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of their employers.

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Track 99: Dominique Allen

Apr 16 2024 58 mins

Dominique Allen, 15, decided to have a sleepover with her girlfriends one weekend in August 2014. What was supposed to be a fun girls night was anything but that. In the morning when Dominique’s sister goes to wake up the girls, Dominique is the only one missing. What transpired next was something no one saw coming. For a list of sources from today's episode and pictures, p

Track 98: Katrina Brownlee

Apr 02 2024 46 mins

Katrina Brownlee, 18, thought she hit the jackpot when she met her boyfriend, correctional officer, Alex Irvin, but she soon realizes that is not the case. Alex becomes increasingly abusive and in 1992, a pregnant Katrina takes her two daughters and leave Alex as a result. After about a month, Alex manages to sweet talk her back.... but when she arrives, she is not met with anythin

Track 97: Rosaline (Rhonda) Ransom

Mar 19 2024 63 mins

Rosaline Ransom, who is referred to as “Rhonda” by her family & friends, was a 32 year old single mother to three children. Life wasn’t always easy for her and her kids but things seemed to be finally turning around in 2013. Rosaline decided to pursue her dreams of becoming a nurse and had just enrolled in college for the upcoming Fall semester. But her dreams were curtai

Track 96: Cynthia Epps

Mar 05 2024 53 mins

On June 29, 1994, Cynthia Epps, 29, was supposed to return home after her night walk. But according to her boyfriend, Carter, Cynthia never came home which was odd for the mother of two. An unexpected 911 call the following day would lead to a shocking discovery. But even with these known details, there are still so many questions. This left Cynthia’s family and neighborhood of E

Track 95: Shaniya Davis

Feb 27 2024 42 mins

Shaniya Davis should have been occupied with 5 year old things, like starting kindergarten or playing with her friends. But, her upbringing provided unique challenges. Her mother was battling a drug addiction and as such, was not fit to be a parent. As a result, Shaniya was raised primarily by her dad, Bradley, from around age 1 to age 5. But in September 2009, the living arrangeme

Track 94: Michelle McMullen

Feb 06 2024 42 mins

Michelle McMullen has started a new life for her and her son down in Louisana, where she is working towards a degree in business. When there is an issue with a school grant, Michelle starts to feel the pressure of being a full time student, employee and single mother. She makes the approx. 18 hour drive to PA, where her parents reside, to drop off her son. Instead of resting, she g

Track 93: Tynesha Stewart

Jan 30 2024 46 mins

Tynesha Stewart was an honors student throughout high school and graduated in the top 3% of her class. Talk about black excellence! Unsurprisingly, she had scholarship offers to multiple colleges and ultimately decided to attend Texas A&M University, which was only 2 hours away. Tynesha was on the verge of completing her second semester in college when tragedy struck. Law enfor

Track 92: Andreen McDonald

Jan 23 2024 49 mins

At 20, Andreen McDonald, a Jamaican native, married Andre McDonald, a captain in the Air Force, and moved to San Antonio, Texas to begin their lives together. By 22, she had built an assisted living business. By 29, that business had made her a millionaire. Everything in her life was absolutely fabulous: she was now a mom to a beautiful daughter, had a loving husband and tons of su

Track 91: Angela Bledsoe

Jan 09 2024 60 mins

Angela Bledsoe had experienced much success as a financial analyst in her 20’s, which continued to grow through the years. By 2018, Angela, 44, was also a mother to six-year-old Alana and living in a beautiful home in Montclair, NJ, with her longtime partner and father of her child, James Ray. All seemed to be going well for this thriving family, until the fateful day of October

Track 90: LaVena Johnson

Jan 02 2024 58 mins

In 2005, LaVena Johnson, 19, was in the midst of an active tour in Iraq. Just two years prior, she had decided to follow in her father’s footsteps by enlisting in the U.S. army—a dream that became her own. Flash forward to July 2005, LaVena had only been deployed for six weeks in Iraq when things suddenly took a turn. What came next were a series of conflicting stories and deta