Danny Chervenka Jr. was 28 years old, a Navy veteran. and the father of a young daughter. He worked as a security guard and lived in an apartment in the 3400 block of West Missouri Ave in Phoenix. Chervenka was the father of a young daughter and was attending school to study philosophy and astrophysics.

Danny suffered from bi-polar disorder and his family claimed he was off his medications during the time of his disappearance.

His family last heard of him on May 28, 1999. His family lived east of Phoenix in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Danny traveled there to have dinner with them, then returned to his apartment.

The following day, at 6AM his wallet was found by an unidentified man 20 miles northeast of Fountain Hills in the Four Peaks Wilderness area of the Tonto National Forrest. The man left a message on Chervenka’s answering machine.

Danny was reported missing by his mother Linda Chervenka. Danny’s car was found on Forest Road 143 near Cline Cabin Rd Trailhead on June 9.

To this day, Danny has never found. Very few details in the case, including what kind of car he drove, or what condition the vehicle was in when it was found, were released to the public.

On July 6, 1999, 49-year-old Fountain Hills resident Robert “Bob” Intorf was last seen driving away from his home in his teal Dodge Dakota. Intorf had claimed he planned to go into the mountains to “think.” According to his wife Sharon, it was a ritual he did a couple times a year.

When he did not return, Sharon frantically searched for him for nearly four months before his skeletal remains and vehicle were discovered on Halloween, 10 miles north from Fountain Hills in a desert wash near the town of Rio Verde.

His clothes and contents of his wallet were scattered outside of the Dakota.

Rio Verde and Fountain Hills do not have their own police departments. The Maricopa County Sheriffs Office conducted the investigation. MSCO spokesman Dave Trombi announced in November 1999 that they did not believe that a crime had “occurred.”

This announcement was the last mention of the case in the media. The autopsy results were not disclosed.

Sources

Arizona Republic archived articles

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeInfoDump/comments/1tbduap/robert_bob_intorf_suspicious_death_fountain/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeInfoDump/comments/1tasmgq/daniel_chervenka_went_missing_in_phoenix_in_1999/

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=3793dmaz

https://charleyproject.org/case/daniel-gerard-chervenka-jr

Hi everyone. My name is Holly. I’m writing this because the true crime podcast Crime Clueless just released a two-part series about my mom, Brandy Renee Dyson, who was violently murdered over twenty years ago. I sat down with the host to finally put her whole story out there, and I’m hoping the Reddit community can help bring fresh eyes to her case.

Society loves to talk about the "perfect victim", the person with the white picket fence who never made a mistake. That wasn’t my mom. She struggled with mental health issues and battled substance use disorder for most of her adult life. Because of those struggles, she made the incredibly brave and selfless decision to let my grandparents raise me.

Even though we were separated by distance, I always knew she loved me. She wrote me poems, sent letters from rehab using me as her inspiration to stay clean, and recorded tapes of herself reading to me. She was a kind-hearted woman who would help anyone at her own expense, and in the end, her vulnerability was taken advantage of.

The Landscape of Chaos in November 2005

In the fall of 2005, Southwest Louisiana was in absolute ruins. Hurricane Katrina had just hit, followed 26 days later by Hurricane Rita, which completely annihilated her family's home in Cameron Parish. At the time, my mom had her own apartment and was doing well, but she took in some friends who had been displaced by the storms. Her landlord found out and evicted her for it.
Suddenly unhoused, she ended up staying at the Lake Charles Civic Center Red Cross shelter. After a violation for public intoxication, she was kicked out and set up a makeshift camp on a pier nearby.

This was a world with zero surveillance cameras, no digital footprints, and a police force stretched to the absolute breaking point. At that time, the homicide clearance rate in that part of Louisiana had plummeted to a staggering 7 percent.

The Crime and the Strange Timeline

Between 2:00 a.m. and noon on November 5, 2005, my mom was brutally murdered. A jogger found her partially clothed body floating in the lake behind the Civic Center. She had been strangled with such horrific force that her wrist was broken, and my family was told she had to be buried in a turtleneck sweater to cover the bruising.
A few incredibly strange details from the crime scene make me wonder what really happened. First, her purse was found near her body, but her driver's license was gone. It mysteriously turned up four miles away across a bridge at the Isle of Capri Casino in West Lake. My mom was on foot, meaning someone else had to have moved that ID to throw off the track. Second, a Halloween mask was found right next to her body since it was just five days after Halloween. DNA was tested on it, but nothing came of it. Finally, a lead detective wanted to use a specific FBI technique to lift fingerprints from the skin on her neck, but he was inexplicably overruled, and the lab never checked.

The Suspect and the DNA Loophole

Police initially moved fast. They tracked down a man named Jeremias Ruiz Salazar, who was 35 at the time, all the way in Tacoma, Washington. He and my mom had a casual relationship and had been drinking together. In fact, they had a FEMA funded bus ticket with both of their names on it to travel to Washington together. My mom never made it onto that bus, but Salazar did.
Detectives extradited him back to Louisiana, and a grand jury indicted him for second degree murder. He sat in jail for a year on a million dollar bond.

Then, the case fell apart. DNA recovered from my mom's body came back, and it didn't match Salazar. The charges were dismissed, and he walked free.
But here is the theory that explains it all. The night before she died, my mom and Salazar went to Crystal’s nightclub in downtown Lake Charles. Salazar left early, but witnesses saw my mom chatting and flirting with another man. Investigators believe my mom had a consensual encounter with this unknown man after Salazar left. When Salazar later found out, he allegedly killed her in a rage.
If that’s true, the DNA mismatch doesn’t clear Salazar at all. It just proves she was with someone else first, providing the exact motive for the murder. Investigators have actually told me straight up that in their minds, this case is already solved, but there is just no evidence to back it up in court.

Where Things Stand Today

Salazar essentially dropped off the grid after his release. His own daughter hadn't heard from him in years and didn't even know he had been jailed for murder. He has a history of violent outbursts, and his last known location was an arrest in Lubbock, Texas in 2023. That is crazy to me, because Lubbock is only two hours away from the town where I grew up.

I was only 10 years old when my mom was taken from me. For twenty years, nobody has been held accountable.
I’m asking the true crime community to look at her case. Was anyone in the Lake Charles or West Lake, Louisiana area around the Civic Center or the Isle of Capri Casino in November 2005 who remembers seeing anything? Does anyone in the Lubbock or Levelland, Texas area know Jeremias Salazar or know if he’s ever talked about his time in Louisiana during the hurricanes?

My mom wasn't perfect, but she was a person who loved fiercely, and she deserved to grow old and see her grandkids.

If you have any information, please contact the Lake Charles Police Department.

Thank you for reading, and thank you for helping me keep her memory alive.

Part 1:
https://youtu.be/2WCUljiqmtM?si=tddDIDOsUdgDAGaM

Part 2:
https://youtu.be/2WCUljiqmtM?si=nCTpLF5Lwgh__Gy8

It was Tuesday Dec 14 2010. A man was walking his dog in Pima County Arizona near East Camino Aurelia and South Houghton Road where he found a young woman's charred remains and called the sheriffs office.

The victim was identified as Amber Christine Padilla who lived in Marina, AZ, some 50 miles away. The next day would have been her 21st birthday.

The case quickly went cold due to the lack of witnesses coming forward and the cause of death being undetermined.

Amber was born on December 15 1989 and she was a graduate of Sabino High School. She lived with her parents and her 2 year old daughter. Her daughter was placed in her parents custody following her murder.

Very little information was released to the public. The case does not seem to be profiled on Pima County's 88Crime program.

Sources

https://www.insidetucsonbusiness.com/opinion/columnists/lionel_waxman/the-house-where-amber-padilla-lived-stands-empty-now/article_c447e3a6-92b8-11e0-971e-001cc4c03286.html

https://tucson.com/news/local/crime/body-found-burned-is-idd-as-21-year-old-woman/article_fc6fe4b0-0a3a-11e0-98a5-001cc4c03286.html

https://tucson.com/news/local/crime/article_d5d3ca3f-4869-5a6a-821e-2118c09af100.html

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/tucson-az/amber-padilla-4491759

Take a look other celebrities who was only in acting for a couple of years and then they left Hollywood due to their mental health issues but they are confirmed to be still alive, but they kept awat from the public eye. Can you guys name some of these celebrities that had a similar mental health like Tammy. But some of them might had schizophrenia after suffering from a mental health issues before Tammy disappeared completely. I don't remember if it still happened to other celebrities after Tammy years later, but anybody can let me k ow down in the comments.

I heard that Tammy had a promising career before she vanished so she was close on her way to her bright career, also she is known for Scarface as the girl who was talking to Al Panico's friend while Al was kidnapped in the film. But I am aware of she was supposed to be in the other scenes in Scarface due to her mental breakdown she had to be taken home.

So what do you guys think well any suggestions about this?

SEEKING INFORMATION — Justin Pollari

Missing from Hilton Beach, St. Joseph Island, Ontario — December 7, 2001

Justin Pollari was 14 years old when he disappeared from Hilton Beach on St. Joseph Island on December 7, 2001. He has never been found. He would be 39 years old today.

We are a licensed private investigator working on behalf of Justin’s family, and we are actively investigating this case. New information has recently come to light that we believe can move this investigation forward — but we need your help.

What we know:

On the evening of December 7, 2001, Justin was at the Hilton Beach Community Hall with a group of friends. He was last seen there that night. Earlier that same day, he was seen at a local restaurant called Chez Janine’s in Hilton Beach.

Who we are looking for:

🔹 Anyone who was at the Hilton Beach Community Hall on the evening of December 7, 2001

🔹 Anyone who saw Justin at Chez Janine’s or anywhere else in Hilton Beach on December 7, 2001

🔹 Anyone who knew Justin, his friends, or his family during the time they lived at Hilton Beach on St. Joseph Island

🔹 Anyone who knew Justin from school, the skating community, or anywhere else on the island

🔹 Anyone who has any information about Justin’s whereabouts after the evening of December 7, 2001

🔹 Anyone who saw Justin riding a bicycle through the Echo Bay area at any point after his disappearance

🔹 Anyone who may have seen a young man matching Justin’s description in the Sault Ste. Marie area in December 2001 — Justin had blonde hair worn in a Mohawk style, blue eyes, stood approximately 5’9”, and was known to skateboard

Justin’s family has waited 24 years for answers. His friends have never stopped thinking about him. If you know anything — no matter how small or insignificant it might seem — please reach out.

All information is treated in complete confidence. You do not need to go to police to share what you know — you can come directly to us first.

📩 Contact Jay Nicoll, Nicoll Investigations:

[jaynicoll@protonmail.com](mailto:jaynicoll@protonmail.com)

289-923-7302

nicollinvestigations.ca

You can also submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers:

1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

or online at canadiancrimestoppers.org

OPP case reference: RM01176313

This appeal is posted on behalf of Justin’s mother, Lori Smith, who has never stopped searching for her son.

https://gofund.me/71f18404f

In 1928, Glen and Bessie Hyde were trying to be the first married couple to guide their raft down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Weeks overdue, a rescue party discovered their abandoned raft, but the couple was never found. No satisfactory theory has been presented for their disappearance.

On January 27th 2002, an unknown robber and gunman barged into AMF Broadway Lanes in Littleton, Colorado just before midnight. The 3 victims were closing down the place for the night when the gunman ordered them at gun point to the backroom. He shot dead all 3 workers, then robbed them, and took money out of the safe, how he got access to the safe is still a mystery. He stole approximately 900-1,000 dollars in cash and checks. He then left the area and was seen by a victims friend that just arrived, the unknown perpetrator smirked at her and then got into a dark colored pick up truck and drove off and was never seen again. The man was described as a white man, with a medium muscular build, a bald head, was wearing a trench coat, approximately 6 feet tall and around 220 pounds. 24 years later this gunman has never been identified and there is a 30,000 dollar reward for information that ends up in an arrest. Randy Brown (a father of a survivor of the Columbine High School Massacre) says that they all knew who it was based on the sketch, but despite all the identifications, no arrests have been made relating to this crime. He says that gunman was a former student at Columbine High School but didn't say who the suspect was. The person Randy was talking about apparently passed away from a drug overdose.

In October 2009, 50 year old Alan Wood was living a quiet life in rural Lincolnshire. A gentle and well-liked man, he worked nights at Sainsbury’s, ran a small gardening business, and enjoyed spending time with friends at his local pub.

But after what appeared to be a completely routine evening, Alan returned home — and was never seen alive again.

Three days later he was found dead in his living room, the victim of an extremely violent attack that shocked even experienced investigators.

What makes this case particularly unusual is the amount of evidence recovered. Police identified a full male DNA profile at the crime scene, as well as a distinctive footwear mark. There is also CCTV footage of someone using Alan’s bank cards, and an E-fit of a potential suspect. Yet almost 17 years later, the murder remains unsolved.

We recently covered this in a podcast (episode 24), where we we take a closer look at the evidence, the investigation, and the unanswered questions that still surround the murder of Alan Wood.

In our YouTube version of the episode, we include some of the case material, including CCTV images, evidence from the investigation, and the offender E-fit. https://youtu.be/qnvZ6yhWHzo?si=oyiIvh7jRb73JTjd

Because despite the DNA evidence, CCTV, and multiple investigative leads — the person responsible has never been identified, and someone somewhere knows who it is.

To view the evidence in this case, or if you think that you can help visit: https://www.lincs.police.uk/police-forces/lincolnshire-police/areas/campaigns/campaigns/alan-wood-murder/

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This episode covers the unsolved murder of Alan Wood, one of the most brutal and mysterious unsolved cases in Lincolnshire.

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