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More than 400,000 people die from homicides each year, and a greater number than that go missing annually. In the United States alone, there are over 200,000 unsolved murders and missing persons cases. Secrets of the Trees covers the stories of missing and murdered individuals with the aim of raising awareness for cases that have become cold and for cases who are less likely to receive media attention due to people's biases, discussing cases that have happened across the world, and across th ...
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On February 24th, 2021, street personnel were clearing debris from a ditch when they found a body in a wooden area adjacent to a nearby creek, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The body was identified as 34-year-old transgender woman, Jenna Franks. It’s been two years since her brutal death and her case is being investigated as a possible hate crime…
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On August 29th 2014, Lennon Lacy, a 17-year-old black teenager, was found dead, hanging by either two belts or a dog leash and a belt (depending on which source you read) tied together to form a noose, from the frame of a swing set in the center of a predominately white populated mobile home community in the small town of Bladenboro in eastern Nort…
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Amanda Gonzales MAJOR CASE UPDATE! Suspect Arrested After 21 Years!
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Major update in Amanda's case! After 21 years, a suspect has been charged in connection to her murder. Amanda, who was 19 and four months pregnant at the time of her death, was murdered by asphyxiation at a now defunct U.S. Army base in Germany. We will be following as details emerge! Sources https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-arrested-cold-case-mu…
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Secrets of the Trees presents: Case Updates for the years of 2021 & 2022 In 2021, we covered: 1. The unsolved murder of Trooper Johnny Rush Bowman, 39 years unsolved, viciously murdered at his doorstep2. The unresolved murder of Brittany Binger, 18 years unsolved. There is a suspect in that case but he seems to have found a legal loophole which has…
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The Unsolved Murder of Air Force Reservist Blanca Luna
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On March 7th, 2008, 27-year-old Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Blanca Luna was found with a five-inch kitchen knife stuck in the back of her neck, with no pants, no underwear and dried fluid near her groin, at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas. Initially labeled as a “suspicious incident”, Blanca’s case was then referred to as a ho…
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The Tragic Death of Lance Corporal Stacy "Annie" Dryden
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Sometime in October 2008, 22-year-old United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Stacy “Annie” Dryden and an unnamed male sailor had an alleged “impromptu” grappling match, which resulted in Annie sustaining a head injury. Later that evening, she told her friends she felt as if she had a knot on the back of her head. The next day, Annie was found de…
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The Tragic Deaths of Anamarie Sannicolas Camacho and Genesia Gresham
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On October 22nd, 2007, 20-year-old Navy Master-Sergeant-at-Arms Seaman Anamarie Sannicolas Camacho and 19-year-old Navy Master-Sergeant-at-Arms Seaman Genesia Gresham were shot and killed by fellow sailor, 20-year-old Clarence Jackson, who then turned the gun on himself and attempted to shoot himself in the head but lived. Due to the determination …
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The Mysterious Disappearances of Felipe Santos & Terrance Williams
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Description October 14th, 2003 was the last time anyone would see 23-year-old Felipe Santos. He was last seen at the Greentree Shopping Center at the intersection of Airport-Pulling and Immokalee Roads in North Naples, Florida. Then, three months later, on January 12th, 2004, the same fate arrived for 27-year-old Terrance Williams, who was last see…
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Description South Bend, Indiana: A teenager witnesses a terrifying crime and a handful of months later, testifies against the murderer and his accomplice. Less than a year later, and while four months pregnant, she disappears into thin air and is labeled as a runaway by police, causing irreparable damage to DNA collection and search efforts. 35 yea…
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The Unsolved Murders of Kenshon Ward & Shante Bohanan, and the Mysterious Disappearances of Joanna Wright & Marlo Gulley
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Description On July 13th, 2016, someone shot and killed 21-year-old Kenshon Ward in Marquette Park, in Chicago, Illinois. A few people, including 20-year-old Shante Bohanan, witnessed the murder but were unable to see the killer’s face. Then 11 days later, on July 24th, 2016, Shante vanished. After failing to contact home, she was reported missing …
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