Jeff Mays

Jeff MaysContributing Writer

Jeff Mays is a contributing writer for NewsOne, specializing in news about missing persons, via the Black and Missing Foundation.

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‘Law Enforcement Failed This Family:’ Missing Black Kansas City Woman Discovered Dead

Carrie Blewett's relatives are calling for a probe of the handling of her case.

 5 years ago
04.29.21
41 injured, 3 killed in weekend shootings

Relatives Of Missing Mentally Ill Black Woman Accuse Cops Of Ignoring Case

Carrie Blewett's family is worried her drug history means police in Kansas City, Missouri are not investigating her case.

 6 years ago
07.31.17
1 Dead, 3 Injured After Shooting At Seattle Pacific University

Community Struggles With Grief

The family of Shavon Le'Feye Randle, 13, who was kidnapped and murdered in a feud over 22 pounds of stolen…

 6 years ago
07.25.17
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22-Year-Old Vanishes

The disappearance last year of Toni Jacobs' daughter, Keeshae, was made fresh by the death of her son earlier this…

 6 years ago
04.29.21
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Pregnant Baltimore Mom Vanishes, Misses Baby Shower

Akia Eggleston of Baltimore was supposed to see the doctor and attend her baby shower before she suddenly vanished in…

 6 years ago
12.16.22
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Cops Arrest Mom Of Missing Georgia Teen Latania Janell Carwell

Tanya Tripp was arrested after police found her with her husband, Leon Lamar Tripp, the last person seen with her…

 6 years ago
12.16.22
Demonstrators hold aloft a symbolic coffin bearing Kalief...

The Case For Shuttering Rikers Before 10 Years

Criminal justice reform advocate Glenn Martin says there's too much at stake to wait a decade to close the notorious…

 6 years ago
05.08.17
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Stepfather Sought In Teen's Disappearance

Leon Lamar Tripp reportedly left the family's home in Augusta, Georgia, with his stepdaughter, Latania Janell Carwell, 16, early one…

 6 years ago
05.03.17
Ferguson's Fragile Recovery Shaken After Police Casualties

Georgia Teen Remains Missing After Stepfather’s Arrest

Latania Janelle Carwell and her stepfather, Leon Lamar Tripp, were last seen in the 3100 block of Tate Road in…

 6 years ago
04.29.21
Protest in Idlib against Assad regime forces' suspected chemical gas attack

5 Things You Need To Know About U.S. Strike On Syria

President Donald Trump ordered the launch of 59 Tomahawk missiles Thursday at a Syrian military base following the country's suspected…

 6 years ago
04.10.17
Eleven Killed And Fifty Wounded In Shootings Over Holiday Weekend In Chicago

Black College Student Vanishes After Crossing Illinois Bridge On The Way To Class

Gift Kamau was last seen on the morning of March 30 leaving her home in Madison, Illinois, on her way…

 6 years ago
04.29.21
Police Resume Search for Relisha Rudd in and around Kenilworth Park

Here Is The Story Of A Missing D.C. Teen Who Vanished After ‘Going Outside’

Shaniah Boyd is among the Black and Latina girls missing in Washington, D.C., police say.

 6 years ago
04.01.17
Search for Missing 8-year-old Relisha Rudd Continues in Washington DC

D.C. Case Highlights Some Misconceptions About Missing African Americans

An Instagram post announcing that 14 black girls went missing in D.C. within a 24-hour period sent people into a…

 6 years ago
03.30.17
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Aza Comics Creates World Where Women Of Color Are Superheroes

When 29-year-old Jasmine Truesdale failed to find characters with whom she could identify, she did what any empowered woman would…

 6 years ago
04.29.21
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Baltimore Cops Find Autistic Teen Lured Away By Online Predator

Five days after she went missing, Baltimore investigators on Monday found an autistic Baltimore high school sophomore physically unharmed in…

 6 years ago
03.14.17
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Search Continues For Colorado Black Teen Who Vanished From Bus Stop

In a case described as troubling, police believe missing Aurora, Colorado teen Lashaya Stine left home at 2:30 a.m. in…

 6 years ago
04.29.21
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Philadelphia Man Last Seen Walking With Two Men Disappears

William Toney's last calls and texts were on November 19 to some of his female friends. After that, everything, his…

 6 years ago
02.05.17
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Jerome Easter Jr.’s Case Highlights Challenges Of Finding Missing With Mental Illness

Jerome Easter Jr.'s missing case highlights difficulties for families to find relatives diagnosed with mental illness.

 6 years ago
04.29.21
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6 Prisoners Activists Say Should Be Pardoned

With President Obama's tenure winding down, many are wondering whether he will use his constitutional powers to grant federal clemencies…

 6 years ago
01.18.17
Eleven Killed And Fifty Wounded In Shootings Over Holiday Weekend In Chicago

Monica Elaine Sykes Vanishes After Leaving Missouri Home

Monica Elaine Sykes, 25, vanished in October after leaving her home in Berkeley, Missouri, that she shared with an older…

 6 years ago
04.29.21