The Black Effect Presents... Hunting 4 Answers!

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: In 1971, civil rights activist Lynn Eusan made history as the first Black homecoming queen at a predominantly white Southern university. Just three years later, she was found stabbed to death in the backseat of a stranger’s car. The man responsible was arrested—then acquitted. Over 50 years later, her murder remains unsolved. Was Lynn targeted for the crown she wore… or the revolution she led?

This is the story of Lynn Eusan.

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In this episode of Huntigng 4 Answers: One night in November 2018, 20-year-old Lakira Goldsmith returned home after a night out with her boyfriend. Her grandmother watched her get out of the car, but she never came inside. Hours later, she made one final phone call from a maintance worker's phone and then vanished without a trace. Six years later, there's been no arrests, no witnesses and no answers. Just a phone left behind and a family's fight for truth. Anyone with information about this case should contact the Montgomery Police Department at 334-625-2810. You can also leave an anonymous tips to Central Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP.

This is the story of Lakira Goldsmith.

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In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: She vanished after a fight with her husband. He never reported her missing. When 45-year-old Lesley Herring disappeared from her Los Angeles condo in 2009, her family immediately knew something was wrong. What followed was a chilling unraveling of lies, a suspicious trip to Mexico, and a murder conviction—without a body ever found. Anyone with information about this case should contact the Los Angeles Police Department at 213-485-5381.

This is the story of Lesley Ann Herring.

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In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: A devoted mother. A beloved teacher. A pillar of her community. When Takeshia Eads filed for divorce from her husband, she was trying to reclaim her peace. But just weeks later, she was found clinging to life on her bathroom floor—with a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities say the man she was trying to escape pulled the trigger. What happened in the moments leading up to her death? If you or someone you know is experiencing domistic violence, reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE.

This is the story of Takeisha Eads.

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In this episode of Huntinf 4 Answers: She was a Cornell-educated chemist with a bright future—until she vanished. After cutting ties with loved ones and moving across the country, Jahnay Bryan disappeared from a busy Los Angeles street in October 2024. Rumors of human trafficking, delayed alerts, and a haunting lack of urgency from police have left her family searching for answers years later. Anyone with information about this case should contact the LAPD Missing Person's Unit at 213-996-1800. You can also leave an anonymous tip at 800-222-8477, or use the Black and Missing Foundation's anonymous tip line on their website.

This is the story of Jahnay Bryan.

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The Black Effect Presents... Hunting 4 Answers!

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: In October 2014, she vanished without a warning, with no goodbyes and with no signs of trouble. In Part Two of Nina Cook’s story, her family's growing concern turns to horror when her remains are discovered inside an abandoned Memphis church. As detectives dig for answers, a tangled timeline, unanswered calls, and haunting final memories raise a chilling question: what really happened to Nina between summer and fall of 2014? Anyone with information about this case should contact the Memphis Police Department at 901-545-2677 or Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH.

This is the story of Nina Cook.

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In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: In the summer of 2016, 25-year-old Taylor Hayden traveled to Atlanta for a celebratory weekend with friends. But just before dawn, outside a Buckhead lounge with a troubled past, her life was cut short by a deadly shootout between two rival groups. Taylor wasn’t part of the fight. She wasn’t even from Atlanta. She was an innocent bystander—caught in the crossfire of someone else’s war. Nearly a decade later, no arrests have been made, and her family is still searching for answers. Who fired the fatal shots—and why has justice never come? Anyone with information about this case should contact the Atlanta Police Department at 404-614-6544.

This is the story of Taylor Hayden.

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In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: She vanished the day after Christmas. In 1979, Angela Elaine Allen, a 28-year-old mother of two, disappeared from Syracuse, New York without a trace. Her last words to her mother were normal---but no one expected what followed next. As police searched for answers, they uncovered disturbing secrets about her husband, Hubert “Mad Dog” Allen—secrets that would explode into tragedy years later with the brutal murders of a woman and her 6-year-old son. Anyone with information about Angela's whereabouts should contact the Syracuse Police Department at 315-442-5330.

This is the story of Angela Elaine Allen.

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