Sharon Yacko's disappearance became a front-page sensation across the United States. So how did a crime that captured nationwide media attention remain unsolved?

“Of course. This shit would happen to me,” Emilee murmured as she searched through the sand by the burnt debris. “I just wanted a simple life, but here I am.” She found nothing but seashells and a broken beach shovel. Her patience was disappearing faster than daylight. “I don’t even know what color the journal ...

“Ah, do you just love the sound of bones crushing?” “I was finally enjoying this town,” Mr. Irwin fussed as he dug his hand saw into Sally’s right leg. “Why do you have to keep ruining my life?!” “Don’t blame me,” the voice screamed. “You have chosen this path before I ever came along! You ...

Desire and indignation resonated through Mr. Irwin when Sally stopped to look at the teapot. He glanced away and focused on restocking shelves. The demonic raucousness of his inner voice made him cringe. “Feed your darkest desires!”  The voice demanded. “No! I won’t give in. She is too innocent,” Mr. Irwin argued. “Morgan was too…” the voice snickered. ...

“Oh, wow, it is now turning into a category 2. You think we’d need to make sure that the insurance is up to date?” Jeremiah turned to his wife and waited for a response. Her mind seemed to be elsewhere as she continued blankly staring at her reflection in the bathroom mirror. Since the last ...

Five days before the storm “I think this is the last one I have for you today,” the UPS package handler said as he sat a medium box down next to the door. “Have a nice day.” “Thank you,” Emilee replied. “You too.”  Emilee heard some childlike laughter down the block as she carried a ...

After the terrifying storm passed, Jeremiah and Emilee headed outside with brooms and dustpans to help sweep up broken glass. They’d only been in town for about a week and didn’t really know anyone.  “I told you we should’ve picked somewhere more north to live…” “You’d say the same thing about the north if we ...

National Missing Children’s Day is the inspiration for this short story. National Missing Children’s Day was first proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan on May 25th, 1983. There was a series of high-profile missing children cases that made national headlines in the several years following the establishment of National Missing Children’s Day. For instance, the Etan ...