Cold Cases in North Carolina
ColdCaseIndex documents 11 cold cases in North Carolina, spanning 1901–2022. 7 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
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Shanquella Robinson
Twenty-five-year-old Shanquella Robinson died on a group trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Video showed her being beaten by a friend. Her death was ruled homicide but no extradition has occurred.
Faith Hedgepeth
UNC Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth was found dead in her apartment after a night out. DNA was recovered but went unmatched for nearly a decade. In 2021, using advanced DNA phenotyping technology, Miguel Enrique Oliv
Erica Parsons
Adopted teenager Erica Parsons was murdered by her adoptive parents Sandy and Casey Parsons in Salisbury, North Carolina. Her remains were found in 2016. Both parents were convicted.
Kyle Fleischmann
Kyle Fleischmann vanished after a night out in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. He was last seen on surveillance footage outside a restaurant at 2:30 a.m. Despite extensive searches including draining portions of a cree
Kathleen Peterson
Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of a staircase. Her husband Michael claimed she fell. He was convicted of murder, the subject of 'The Staircase' documentary.
Asha Degree
Nine-year-old Asha Degree left her family home in the early morning hours during a storm and was last seen walking along Highway 18. Her bookbag was found buried in a construction site 26 miles away over a year later. De
Zebb Wayne Quinn
Zebb Wayne Quinn, an 18-year-old Walmart employee, disappeared in Asheville, North Carolina, on January 2, 2000, after leaving work with a coworker to look at a car. His body has never been found; in 2022 that coworker,
Charlie Brewer
Charlie Brewer disappeared after attending a party in Raleigh, North Carolina. His car was found days later parked at the Raleigh-Durham Airport. Despite extensive investigation, he was never found.
Deborah Poe
Deborah Poe vanished from Greensboro, North Carolina. Her car was found abandoned with her purse inside. She had recently told friends she feared for her safety. Despite investigation, she was never found.
Bradford Bishop Family
State Department employee William Bradford Bishop Jr. allegedly bludgeoned to death his wife, mother, and three sons, then drove their bodies to North Carolina where he burned them. He vanished and was placed on the FBI
Nell Cropsey
Nineteen-year-old Nell Cropsey vanished from her family home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Her body was found in the Pasquotank River 37 days later. Her beau Jim Wilcox was convicted but later pardoned.