News 14 Carolina|Unsolved missing persons cases around our state
News 14 Carolina in cooperation with the Cue Center for Missing Persons in Wilmington, is taking a closer look at some unsolved missing persons cases around our state.
Spring Break trip leaves mother waiting for daughter’s return
An Appalachian State freshman was visiting friends on Spring Break. That is the last time anyone would hear from Virginia Wood, 19, from Beaufort County. Her trip was in 2007 and now her case has grown cold. 
3 years later, family still has hope
For one Brunswick County family, this Father’s Day is extra tough a they continue to look for their loved one, 40-year-old Richard Bird. He disappeared from Rocky Mount nearly three years ago.
Family continues search for missing son
Dedrick Smith, 26, disappeared from Winston-Salem in October 2006. Smith suffers from a mental illness and is in need of medication. Police and family continue to search for answers in his case.
After 10 years, daughter still searching for missing mom
Ten years have passed since Pamela Bradshaw disappeared from Wilmington. Now her only child is back in town handing out fliers and meeting with the investigators on the case.
3 cases of missing North Carolina men still unsolved
Missing children often dominate headlines. But across North Carolina, there are hundreds of adults who disappear, leaving family members distraught and with many questions.
Cue Center conference wraps up with candlelight ceremony
Family and friends lit candles Saturday night in honor of murder victims and those still missing. The candlelight service wrapped up the Cue Center’s annual conference this weekend.
Forensic artist gives new hope to 1978 missing child case
After 31 years of not knowing, Donna Green could be a step closer to finding her missing child, all because of a chance meeting with world renowned forensic artist Diana Trepkov.
911 call changes direction of missing woman investigation
At first, investigators thought Shonda Stansbury, a woman who went missing in 2006, may have left on her own, but a 911 call a few days later told a different story.
Friends hope new information will lead to justice
Debbie Key disappeared from a Carrboro bar in 1997. Authorities believe she was murdered, but her body was never found. A man even confessed to killing her, but that admission was thrown out, leaving friends and family wondering if justice will ever be served.
Families look for help in search of 2 missing women
Two families continue to search for answers in the case of two missing women. Priscilla Rogers, 41, and Pamela Bradshaw, 47, both lived in Wilmington.
Family of missing Gaston Co. woman asks public for help
22-year-old Jamie Fraley was last seen in April of 2008 in Gaston County, near Charlotte. Family members describe her as a vibrant young person with a full life in front of her.
Family looks for answers in 2001 missing woman case
The last time anyone saw mother of two Angela Hudson was in September of 2001. Hudson disappeared on a day she and her aunt planned to spend together.
Brunswick County families look for 4 missing women
Four women from different areas of Brunswick County who all have similar backgrounds went missing in a seven-year period. Now, their families and Brunswick County authorities are looking for help in the cold cases. 
Family searches for 24-year-old missing almost 2 years
24-year-old Kyle Fleischmann went missing in November of 2007 after a night out in Uptown Charlotte. And although it’s been almost two years since he disappeared, the family’s search continues.
09/06/2009 01:33 PM
N.C. Missing Person – Kynande Bennett
Vertasha McCullough-White sits in prison, serving a 20-year sentence for killing her daughter, 4-year-old Kynande Bennett, in 2002. The S.C. girl was reported missing in Whiteville but her body was never found.
If you have any information about these cases please contact CUE Center For Missing Persons using the contact form below or contact Cue Center at (910) 343-1131 24 hour tipline (910) 232-1687.
All information submitted to CUE Center For Missing Persons is confidential.
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Greg Mickey
Missing Since: 06/18/05
Missing from : Brunswick County, North Carolina
Classification: Endangered Missing/Presumed drowned
Date Of Birth: 10/19/44
Age at disappearance: 49
Height: 5/10″
Weight: 172 lbs
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Gender: Male
Clothing: Greg was wearing a 7 mm full
body wetsuit brand – 43 Dacor, Black, white lettering (Dacor)
on outer sleeves and white logo on chest circle with
a diver photo; thick plastic shin guards, Back Zipper,
possible bootie/gloves; Clear Face Mask; Neon Green
Flippers/Fins w/ Black Leading down sides – Open Heel; and
carrying an AB Biller Spear Gun/Wood Stock w/ Red Coil
Attached (.357 Power Head)
Jewelry: Wedding Ring (gold, woven rope inside
band & identifying script; ALL Silver Face/Band (Brand New)
Dive Watch – Tag Heuer
Nickname: Captain Greg Mickey
Details of Disappearance
Mickey, 42, was diving with two friends early Saturday afternoon near Frying Pan Shoals, about 30 miles southeast of Bald Head Island. His friends lost sight of him in rough waters around noon on June 18th, 2005. According to his diving partners, he was last seen on the surface about 50 feet from his boat, “Details.” A strong cross current swept him and his dive partner northwest of the boat during a free ascent after they failed to find the anchor line at the end of the 110 ft dive. One partner was recovered by the Coast Guard 9 hours later, 4 miles northwest of the dive site, and the third man made it back to the dive boat. Greg ditched his BC and tank in an attempt to make the swim to boat. Divers recovered Greg’s weight belt on the bottom, open, 4 days later, but his body was never recovered. Greg was an advanced certification diver in a full wetsuit, mask, fins and snorkle, so close to the boat, so what happened to him remains a mystery. The US Coast Guard conducted 40 search missions that covered more than 1,000 square miles with aircraft and boats. Others have conducted private searches for Mickey as well.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office
(910) 253-2777
August 04, 2007
MOREHEAD CITY – The final journey of a former Carteret County fishing vessel will be to the bottom of the sea, where it will serve as an artificial reef and memorial to a scuba diver lost at sea two years ago.
The 180-foot Coastal Mariner once used by Beaufort Fisheries was rechristened the Captain Greg Mickey by his friends and family Friday in Morehead City and is scheduled to be sunk today off the coast of Wrightsville Beach.
In its resting place on the ocean floor near Frying Pan Shoals, it will transform into a reef full of sea life; a living memorial to the husband, father and friend they say lived life to the fullest and loved the sea.
“This is a way to give back to the one thing Greg really loved,” said friend Donna Starling of Wilmington, a member of the committee that formed to create a lasting memorial to MicKey.
Mickey was lost as sea on June 18, 2005, in a diving incident near Frying Pan Shoals. According to accounts on the committee’s Web site, he was last seen by his diving partners about 50 feet from his boat, Details.
A strong current swept him and his dive partner, Andrew Illobre, northwest of the boat during a free ascent after they failed to find the anchor line at the end of the 110-foot dive.
Illobre was found by the Coast Guard nine hours later, but MicKey’s body was never recovered.
“It was such a great loss. We needed something to memorialize him,” Starling said.
A tribute at sea seemed most fitting for a man who was an experienced diver and avid fishermen, but exactly what to do evolved after exploring various options.
Renaming a reef could be difficult, and an initial idea of sinking a reef ball with a plaque in MicKey’s memory didn’t seem like enough, Starling said.
After talking with Jim Francesconi, artificial reef coordinator with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, the committee decided to pay tribute to MicKey by giving him a reef of his own.
And with no structures yet at the permitted artificial reef site AR400, the dive site will long bear MicKey’s name.
“When people go diving, they’ll say they are going to dive on the Greg MicKey,” Starling said.
With the support of the Onslow Bay Artificial Reef and Long Bay Artificial Reef Association and the Division of Marine Fisheries, she said, the Capt. Greg MicKey Committee has successfully completed a $75,000 project.
The Coastal Mariner was taken to Norfolk, where a crew has worked for the past 15 months to clean and prepare the vessel for sinking. It was towed to Morehead City for the rechristening and was scheduled to leave Friday night for the artificial reef site.
Plans are to flood the vessel this morning.
MicKey’s widow, Julia, and Illobre, will make a dive at the site after the vessel’s sinking, according to the Capt. Greg MicKey Web site.
Francesconi said the new artificial reef will be a living memorial that supports marine life for years to come. And a reminder of what can be accomplished when people join together.
“This is an example of what people can do when they want to do it,” he said.
If you have any information on this case please contact CUE Center For Missing Persons using the contact form below or contact Cue Center at (910) 343-1131 24 hour tipline (910) 232-1687.
All information submitted to CUE Center For Missing Persons is confidential.
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Donna Michele Barnhill
Missing since: 03/18/81
Missing from : Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina
Classification: Lost, Injured, Missing
Date Of Birth: 04/19/67
Age at disappearance: 13 years old
Height:5′7
Weight:125 pounds
White female.
Hair;Brown straight
Eyes:Brown
Marks, Scars: A mole / birthmark on her right arm.
Clothing: An orange sweatshirt; jeans; and a dark jacket.
Dentals: Not Available. Prior to her disappearance, she had never been to a dentist.
Fingerprints: Not Available
Circumstances of Disappearance
Barnhill left her family’s home at 20:30 on March 18, 1981 to walk to a nearby friend’s house. She never arrived and has not been seen since.
Donna -Age progressed- 42 years
Investigators
If you have any information on this case, please contact:
Lexington Police Department
336-243-3302
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
If you have any information on this case please contact CUE Center For Missing Persons using the contact form below or contact Cue Center at (910) 343-1131 24 hour tipline (910) 232-1687.
All information submitted to CUE Center For Missing Persons is confidential.
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Delwin Locklear
Missing Since: 07/7/04
Missing from: Maxton, North Carolina
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: 05/05/77
Age at disappearance: 27
Height: 5′7″
Weight: 185-190 lbs.
Hair Color: Dark Brown, graying
Eye Color: Blue
Race: Native American
Gender: Male
Distinguishing Characteristics: Two tattoos, one on
each upper arm; one says “Lumbee”, and the other is a
picture of praying hands. Pierced left ear. Fingerprints
are available. Wears goatee. Small strawberry birthmark
on back of neck under hairline, scars across both
inner wrists.
Medical Conditions: Asthmatic
Clothing: Usually wears T-shirts or button-up dress
shirts size X-Large, baggy shorts or jeans (size 38), shoe
size 9 1/2, may be carrying two wallets (1 black leather
tri-fold, the other a brown leather bi-fold).
Jewelry: Two gold rope chain necklaces (one necklace
had a woman’s ring on it), silver wristband bracelet
with a gold ball on each end, diamond stud earring.
Nickname: “Little Dee”
Details of Disappearance
Delwin disappeared from a wooded area behind his residence in Maxton, North Carolina, on July 7, 2004. Search and Rescue teams scoured the area with K-9 units and ATV’s about five days later. There was no evidence of Delwin’s whereabouts found. Volunteers continue to search around his residence.
Robeson County Sheriff’s Department
(910) 671-3100
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If you have any information on this case please contact CUE Center For Missing Persons using the contact form below or contact Cue Center at (910) 343-1131 24 hour tipline (910) 232-1687.
All information submitted to CUE Center For Missing Persons is confidential.
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Pamela Bradshaw
Missing Since: 09/20/01
Missing from: Wilmington, Brunswick County, North Carolina
Classification: Missing
Date Of Birth: 03/17/59
Age at disappearance: 42
Height: 5′9″
Weight: 110 lbs
Hair Color: Black/Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Bradshaw has a surgical scar on her left breast. Her molars have been removed. Bradshaw may use the alias name Denise Williams.
Medical Conditions: Bradshaw is HIV-positive.
Details of Disappearance
Bradshaw was last seen late on the day of September 20, 2001. Her daughter dropped her off at her residence on Red Cross Street in Wilmington, North Carolina. Later she was seen talking to someone in a white vehicle that was idling in the middle of the street. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Wilmington Police Department
910-343-3645
Families look for help in search of 2 missing women
Two families continue to search for answers in the case of two missing women. Priscilla Rogers, 41, and Pamela Bradshaw, 47, both lived in Wilmington.
After 10 years, daughter still searching for missing mom
Ten years have passed since Pamela Bradshaw disappeared from Wilmington. Now her only child is back in town handing out fliers and meeting with the investigators on the case.
Woman missing for nine years, family looks for answers
Posted: Apr 19, 2010 1:29 PM CDT
Posted by Debra Worley – email
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Almost nine years ago, a Wilmington woman disappeared from the area after last being seen dropping her daughter off at home.
According to authorities, 47-year-old Pamela Bradshaw was last seen Sept. 20, 2001 on Red Cross Street in Wilmington. She was seen talking to someone in a white vehicle that was idling in the middle of the street. She has never been heard from again.
There are few details available in Bradshaw’s case, but officials know she is HIV positive and most likely hasn’t received medical treatment.
Bradshaw’s family came to the Wilmington area Monday in hopes of reopening her case to find answers in her disappearance.
Bradshaw is an African American woman with a surgical scar on her left breast. Her molars have been removed and she may use the alias name Denise Williams. She stands 5′9″ tall and weighs around 110 pounds.
Anyone with information concerning this case is asked to contact the Wilmington Police Department (910) 343-3645.
Daughter continues search for missing mother 10 years later
By Ana Ribeiro
Ana.Ribeiro@StarNewsOnline.com
Published: Monday, April 19, 2010 at 3:06 p.m.
Allder’s intuition told her she should come to Wilmington, and on Monday she was here to talk to people who knew her mother and to detectives, to give out fliers and try to draw attention back to her case. Her mother, Pamela Bradshaw, has been missing since September 2000, and information is scarce.
“I just felt like she was there, like I needed to come down no matter how long I was going to stay and try to get some help,” said Allder, a 34-year-old mother of two. She said she doesn’t believe Bradshaw is alive, and is looking for closure.
What the CUE Center for Missing Persons has heard is that Bradshaw was last seen near Red Cross Street, leaning into the passenger side of a blue Cadillac-style vehicle with a white top. Bradshaw was 41 when she disappeared.
The Wilmington-based victim advocacy center and its founder, Monica Caison, have worked to keep the case alive. A case like this is especially tough for those affected this time of year, with Mothers’ Day approaching, Caison said.
Allder says it’s bizarre to look at the billboards of missing persons and realize it’s happened to her family.
On Monday, she clutched a flyer with her mother’s picture as she spoke to cameras in the parking lot of a Wilmington hotel. As tears overpowered Allder, Caison came to her side and gently asked if she’d like to take a break.
The break didn’t last. A reporter with a notepad followed Allder as she sat down, and asked what her mother was like.
She said that growing up, she kept going back and forth between her mother and grandmother, as Bradshaw’s drug addiction “overpowered her being a mother.” But Allder says she always saw the good in her mother.
“She was great,” Allder said. “If she had 50 cents, she was going to give you a quarter. … She was outgoing, she was fun, caring, loving. …Not a mean bone in her body.”
The last time Allder saw her mother was when she drove her home to Seventh and Red Cross streets on Sept. 20, 2000, after Bradshaw had spent time with her grandchild. Following her mother’s disappearance, Allder moved away but has been back to Wilmington several times since, hoping to find some answers.
Bradshaw is described as black, 5′9″, 110 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. She has a surgical scar on her left breast, her molars have been removed and she is HIV-positive, according to the CUE Center’s Web site. Bradshaw may use the alias Denise Williams.
Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to call Wilmington police at 343-3600. In case of a sighting, the best bet is to call 911, police say.
If you have any information on this case please contact CUE Center For Missing Persons using the contact form below or contact Cue Center at (910) 343-1131 24 hour tipline (910) 232-1687.
All information submitted to CUE Center For Missing Persons is confidential.
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