This isn’t just a missing person case. It’s the story of a veteran who deserved protection, a mother who warned them, and of a system that took too long to listen. Phyliss Perry-Lonescu is the mother of Bryant Jamal Furches. She contacted The Vivid Faces of the Vanished in a desperate attempt to locate her missing son. Bryant, a former U.S. Navy serviceman, suffered a traumatic brain injury that impacted his mental health and behavior. When his mother warned officials that something was amiss with her son, it took months to get a response. Now, her son is missing.

CLARKE COUNTY, AL – A rural Alabama community is grieving after a devastating act of domestic violence left a mother and her child dead, a young girl fighting for her life, and the gunman dead from a self-inflicted wound.

MIAMI, FL – She was a mother, a protector, a TSA agent working long hours to provide for her children. Just last week, she proudly watched her 14-year-old daughter head off to prom. Now, Desiree Chanel Brown’s family is planning her funeral, and two children are fighting for their lives.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – She moved in rooms most people only dream about. A striking woman with talent and drive, Taazmayia "Taaz" Melanie Lang wasn’t just adjacent to celebrity—she helped shape it.

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Two things are certain about Franchesca “Cheka” Alvarado: she was loved deeply and is missed fiercely. Her family and friends have spent over a decade refusing to let her memory fade. From rallies to flyers to media outreach, they’ve never stopped fighting for answers. But justice has yet to come.

RUTLAND, VT—She was a mother, a daughter, and a fighter. Denise Hart dreamed of becoming a parole officer, the kind of woman who never backed down from a challenge and always pushed through. But when her daily calls to her son and mother suddenly stopped one January day in 2015, everyone who loved her knew something was wrong.

Eight people lived in the three-story house on Leighton Avenue in Rochester, New York. Two tenants lived on the lower floor, and six others shared a two-floor upstairs apartment. On the night of January 10, 2016, the first-floor tenants weren’t home, and Mary Royal was on the other side of Rochester, visiting her daughter. When Mary Royal pulled up to her home on Leighton Avenue that cold January night, she had no idea she was walking into a nightmare.

KANSAS CITY, MO – She was a mother, a beloved community figure, and a trusted hand behind the chair. But on a quiet morning in Kansas City, 34-year-old Janette Johnson’s life was stolen in the middle of her own street.

LITTLE ROCK, AR – A traffic stop. A man runs. And five weeks later, his body is found—burned, decomposed, and lying in a wooded area not far from the jail. The story of 27-year-old Fredrick O’Donald is one that leaves behind more questions than answers—and a family still screaming into silence.

DAYTON, OH – There’s something about summer nights that feels safe. The laughter, the fireworks, the music floating through the air. On the Fourth of July, that’s all the Ford family expected: just another warm night surrounded by love. But in the early morning hour, it was sirens, screams, grief, and the unbearable sound of silence that followed the loss of a little girl who had her whole life ahead of her.

PHILADELPHIA, PA -The sister of Jakayla McIntyre and Jehki McIntyre, Marquita McIntyre, reached out to The Vivid Faces of the Vanished. It’s been nearly 15 years since Jakayla and Jehki McIntyre vanished from their older sister's life. And not a day has passed that Marquita McIntyre has not looked for them.

MILWAUKEE, WI – The mother of Amera Wallace contacted The Vivid Faces of the Vanished regarding her beautiful daughter's unsolved murder. Although the streets remain silent about her homicide, Tanya Green refuses to do so.

MONTGOMERY, AL – The sun had barely gone down when gunfire shattered the stillness on Eastdale Road South. By the time officers arrived, 28-year-old Kinah Stokes was lying on the ground, wounded and fading. A woman full of life—gone in an instant.

DAYTON, OH – A friend of Taprice Goodwin and Ariana Middlebrook contacted The Vivid Faces of the Vanished regarding their unsolved homicides. The car was still running. The headlights were on. But inside, it was silent. Two young women sat slumped in their seats—both shot, both of them fading. And just like that, a night in Dayton turned into a mystery that remains unsolved.

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC – The sister of Travis Smith, Tyesha Smith, contacted The Vivid Faces of the Vanished regarding the unsolved homicide of her beloved brother, Travis Smith. Travis Smith wasn’t the type to cause trouble. He was known for his laid-back spirit, kind heart, and deep love for his kids. A proud father and loyal friend, Travis spent most of his weekends just like that—surrounded by people he trusted, laughing, talking, keeping it simple.

MITCHELL COUNTY, GA – The family of Scott Brown Jr reached out to The Vivid Faces of the Vanished. They are seeking answers and justice. Some deaths leave behind facts. Others leave behind questions that never sit right. And when it comes to the death of 24-year-old Scott Brown Jr., his family is still waiting for the truth to show up.

ROCKDALE, TX – What started as a quiet Monday evening in a small Texas town quickly turned into a crime scene that shocked the community—and left a mother dead. According to the Rockdale Police Department, officers responded to a call at 5:13 p.m. on March 31, 2025, in the 600 block of Rice Street. Upon arrival, they discovered 58-year-old Stephanie McBride dead from multiple gunshot wounds. She had sustained several shots, and there was nothing anyone could do to help her.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire – Their lives were stitched into the fabric of the neighborhood—two quiet souls who never asked for much, only to be remembered forever for the brutality that ended them.

The disappearance of 31-year-old Devin Demon Atkinson from Richmond, Virginia, is a perplexing case that has left his family and community searching for answers. According to the Richmond Police Department, Devin was last seen around noon on September 20, 2022, as he left his residence in the 1000 block of Newkirk Drive. Devin was driving a gray 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe with Virginia license plate number TVS4216.

BARRE, VT – On a cold April night in 2020, a man stepped out of a hotel room and into thin air—or so the story goes. Nearly four years later, no one knows what really happened to 38-year-old Ralph Jean-Marie, better known as "Rizz".