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No Tears For Black Girls

John Reedburg Media

No Tears For Black Girls uncovers forgotten cases of missing and murdered Black women ignored by mainstream media. We center black women"s voices, honor victims" voices in true crime, and expose the systemic failures keeping black women stories buried in silence. This is black women true crime told as community — not content. Real cases. Real families. Real cost. Hosted by Samantha Paul | Narrated by J.C. Reedburg. New episodes weekly. Say her name. Demand justice. 📚 J.C. Reedburg book series 🎙️

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00:17:36

She Said She Was Scared at 2 AM. By 11:46 AM, Hannah...

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2026/04/12

Hannah “Khadija” Toby-Dean was 25 years old. A Navy veteran. A Muslim woman. A rapper known as Hannah Bandz. On June 13, 2025, she told a family member she was afraid for her safety. Less than ten hours later, her mother got the call that Hannah was dead. Then came the details that made the case even harder to ignore: a disabled GPS tracker, an empty suitcase, and credit cards hidden under a spare tire.In this episode of No Tears For Black Girls: The Cases They Ignored, Samantha Paul walks through

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00:20:09

She Was 17. She Was Missing. They Called Her A...

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2026/03/17

On December 1st, 2025, seventeen-year-old T'Neya Tovar left and never came home. Her mother knew immediately something was wrong. Law enforcement had a different word for it. Runaway. And that one word changed everything about how fast the world moved for her daughter.In this episode of No Tears For Black Girls, we go deep into the disappearance and death of T'Neya "TT" Tovar, a teenager from Hemet, California whose case exposes one of the most dangerous blind spots in the American

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00:18:26

She Left. She Drew The Line. He Shot Her In Front Of...

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2026/02/24

She did everything she was supposed to do. She ended the relationship. She set the boundary. She said the words. And on a quiet Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C., in front of her three children, that boundary became the trigger.This week on No Tears For Black Girls: The Cases They Ignored, host Samantha Paul covers the February 11th, 2026 shooting death of Rayven Amuan Edwards — a 34-year-old mother of three from Northwest D.C. — whose ten-year-old daughter was injured at the scene, whose

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00:26:50

Baby Samaria Sauls: NICU Death in Fort Worth —...

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2026/02/15

A premature infant dies after weeks in a Fort Worth NICU, and her family says her body was returned without organs and without clear consent—now they’re demanding answers, accountability, and justice for Baby Samaria Sauls.

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00:27:38

What More Evidence Do You Need Than a Woman’s Fear?...

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2026/01/11

Imagine watching a murder unfold through a phone screen—and doing nothing. In this episode of No Tears For Black Girls, host Samantha Paul unpacks the connected stories of three women whose lives were stolen by men who believed their rage mattered more than women’s right to live: dancer and actress Stephanie Moseley, shot in her Los Angeles apartment while her husband FaceTimed Floyd Mayweather; Wendy Black, a Maryland nurse anesthetist who begged the courts for protection and was told her fear

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00:27:40

They Let Him Die — New Federal Lawsuit Names Arizona...

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2025/12/15

When Timothy Paul Stone collapsed alone in a Phoenix motel bathroom, his three sons — Winston, Timothy Jr. and Marcel — had already been taken by police and handed to a woman their grandparents say was a stranger. Today, Timothy is dead and the boys are still missing.In this update to our original Timothy Stone episode, we break down the Stones’ newly filed federal wrongful‑death and civil‑rights lawsuit. The complaint names the State of Arizona, Governor Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes,

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01:53:23

They Let Him Die to Cover Up a Kidnapping: The...

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2025/12/01

On January 9, 2024, someone kidnapped Timothy Stone's three children—two autistic. He called 911. Police refused to help. 54 days later, Timothy was dead. 692 days later, his sons are still missing. This is the story Arizona doesn't want you to hear.

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00:17:50

Houston's Bayou Serial Killer: 13 Bodies, Police Say...

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2025/10/30

Twenty-year-old Jade 'Sage' McKissic was a University of Houston junior with everything to live for—orientation team leader, strategic communications student, beloved daughter and friend. On September 11, 2025, she walked a familiar route from Third Ward bars toward campus, stopping at a gas station for a slushie before disappearing into the darkness near Brays Bayou. Four days later, the water gave her back. Police found no signs of trauma, but her family demands answers that go deeper than

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00:18:48

VANISHED IN PLAIN SIGHT: The Shocking Truth About...

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2025/10/01

Tonya Walker, a 51-year-old Black mother, vanished in Sacramento on November 2, 2023. Her family searched for seven months to learn her body lay unclaimed at Mercy Hospital, where she’d died of cardiac arrest. The hospital delayed her death certificate by five months and stored her at an off-site morgue that allegedly harvested her organs without consent. Similar cases of missing Black bodies have emerged, fueling accusations of systemic neglect, organ trafficking, and medical racism.

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00:19:19

Family Feud: When Love Becomes Murder

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2025/09/12

In this powerful episode of No Tears For Black Girls, we explore the chilling case of Rebecca "Becky" Bliefnick, whose appearance on Family Feud with her husband became tragically prophetic. When Becky jokingly told Steve Harvey that her biggest mistake was "saying yes to my husband," she had no idea those words would foreshadow her own murder just months later.On February 23rd, 2023, Becky was found shot to death in her Quincy, Illinois home by her estranged husband Timothy

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00:24:50

God's Hands - Book Reading + Song Preview

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2025/09/08

In this exclusive bonus episode, we're stepping away from our usual true crime format to bring you something extraordinary - a complete reading of Chapter 1 from our creator J.C. Reedburg's powerful new novelette "God's Hands: A No TearsFor Black Girls Story."Follow Jasmine, a young Black woman surviving on the streets of Oakland, as she faces a life-or-death moment that will change everything. When a desperate robbery goes wrong, divine intervention appears in the most unexpected form - proving

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00:31:11

Neon Lights, Dark Truth: Bridget Sheil

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2025/08/15

A 19-year-old chasing a modeling dream in Atlanta is found at dawn in Oakland City Park—shot with specialty ammo and left to send a message. We trace her final hours from a Memorial Drive Shell station to a car abandoned near Stone Mountain, and unpack the larger system around her: LA-origin crews embedded in Atlanta’s nightlife, the blurred lines between “security” and control, and why leaving can be treated like treason. Featuring timeline breakdowns, forensics (the Sprite bottle DNA), and voices

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00:13:10

Shadows Over Nine Mile: The Jennifer Harris Story

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2025/07/22

In this gripping episode of No Tears For Black Girls, we journey to Eastpointe, Michigan—a community where hope and hardship walk hand in hand. Through the lens of one devastating morning, host Samantha Paul peels back the layers of ordinary life to reveal the extraordinary resilience required to survive in a world that seldom offers second chances.We meet Jennifer Harris—known as “Jamma” to friends and family—a devoted mother of six and the unbreakable backbone of her community, who worked

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00:12:11

Frozen Silence: The Kenneka Jenkins Story

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2025/06/29

On a September night in 2017, 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins vanished from a hotel party outside Chicago. Nearly 20 hours later, she was found in a walk-in freezer—sparking national outrage, unanswered questions, and a mother’s fight for justice. In this episode, we unravel the mystery, the digital clues, and the legacy of a case that still haunts a community. #NoTearsForBlackGirls

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00:18:50

Vanished in Atlanta: The Stories the City Tried to Bury

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2025/06/22

When Black women and girls go missing in Atlanta, their stories too often vanish with them. In this gripping episode of No Tears For Black Girls, we uncover the haunting cases of Destiney Gunnison, Bridget Shiel, and Jokisha Brown—three lives lost or missing in the city’s shadows. Through family voices, chilling details, and hard truths about systemic neglect, we reveal why so many cases remain unsolved and unheard. Join us as we demand justice, remembrance, and a future where silence never

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00:11:59

Murder Plots & Music Notes: The R. Kelly Prison...

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2025/06/12

When the headlines broke about a murder-for-hire plot against R. Kelly in prison, the world gasped—but Black women saw the pattern. In this explosive episode of No Tears For Black Girls, we go beyond the scandal to unpack the latest news, the wildest rumors, and the deeper truths the system wants to keep hidden.Is R. Kelly being silenced for what he knows? What does this case reveal about the music industry, justice, and the way Black women’s pain is treated as spectacle? We break it all down—mixing

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00:20:43

Unanswered Calls, Unresolved Justice: The Kenyona...

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2025/05/25

In this episode of “No Tears For Black Girls,” we take you to 553 Sheldon Avenue SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan—a mustard-yellow house built in 1903 whose creaking floors and weathered walls have borne witness to generations of family stories. Nestled in the city’s South East Community, an area marked by both steadfast home ownership and stubbornly high crime rates, the house seems to stand apart from the bustle of downtown life, its somber presence a silent sentinel on cloudy Michigan days.On a cold

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00:08:55

Jealous Ex Watches Triple Murder LIVE Through Phone

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2025/04/23

A Texas man murdered almost an entire family as a 10-year-old girl watched.

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00:21:06

Woman's Down Low Husband Tries To Kill Her For...

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2025/04/10

In this deeply personal episode of No Tears For Black Girls, a woman known only as Aisha courageously shares her heart-wrenching story of surviving a 13-year marriage filled with unimaginable abuse. She recounts the physical beatings that left her battered and broken, the sexual coercion she faced, and her husband's shocking infidelity with men. Enduring unspeakable trauma at the hands of the man she once loved, Aisha felt trapped in a cycle of manipulation and fear. Yet, she ultimately found the

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00:16:26

Love Behind Bars: The Tragic Romance That Ended in...

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2025/03/23

In a shocking tale of love, betrayal, and murder, 62-year-old Stephanie "Stevi-D" Dowell fell prey to the charms of a convicted quadruple murderer, David Brinson, behind bars. Their whirlwind romance, fueled by Bible study and emotional connection, led to a marriage that would ultimately seal her fate. After a fateful conjugal visit at Mule Creek State Prison, Stevi's lifeless body was discovered, with a coroner later confirming she had been brutally strangled to death. Join us as we delve into the

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