In the dimly lit courtroom, the air was thick with tension and anticipation. All eyes were on Joseph Tejeda as he stood before the judge, the gravity of his crimes pressing down on him. With a somber expression, Tejeda pleaded guilty to murder, burglary with intent to commit aggravated robbery, and assault on a public servant. The plea deal offered a combined sentence of 25 years for murder, 20 years for burglary, and 20 years for assault, to be served concurrently. Factoring in time already served, Tejeda faced the prospect of 18 more years behind bars.

It was a chilly February in 2021 when the world of Nyeisha Nelson’s loved ones was turned upside down. The 20-year-old mother was last seen on February 11, dropping her daughter off at a school in Crescent City, Florida. The routine drop-off seemed ordinary, but when Nyeisha didn’t return to pick up her little girl that afternoon, her family’s worry began to grow.

Once upon a time in St. Louis, Missouri, there was a young woman named Letitia Regans. Letitia, known to her friends and family as Nuchelle, was a vibrant 29-year-old with dark braided hair, a petite frame, and a distinctive tattoo of the name “Lonnie” on the left side of her neck. She was last seen on October 17, 2006, but after that day, she seemed to vanish without a trace. #missing #blackgirlnews #news