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Inside the Case - MISSING MONDAYS: Marlena Childress

MISSING MONDAYS: Marlena Childress

07/24/23 • 17 min

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On April 16th, 1987, four year old Marlena goes missing while playing in her front yard. Her mother Pam first states that she is not involved in her daughters disappearance. Just seven weeks after she goes missing and confesses to her murder. However, she recants her confession and the charges were dropped, but Marlena is stilling missing. In 2002, Pam is charged with attempted murder for stabbing her 12 year old son. Is Pam responsible for her daughter's disappearance. https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/170dftn.html https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tbi/documents/missing-children/USTN_Marlena_Childress.pdf https://www.nwtntoday.com/2012/04/12/cold-case-investigation-to-focus-on-disappearance/ https://www.wbbjtv.com/2012/02/18/girl-missing-for-almost-25-years-police-still-searching/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/9h48i9/the_1987_disappearance_of_4year_old_marlena/ https://www.wkms.org/society/2012-04-16/west-tennessee-child-missing-24-years https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/unsolved-missing-child-cases-in-tennessee-date-back-up-to-40-years-have-you-seen-any-of-them/

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On April 16th, 1987, four year old Marlena goes missing while playing in her front yard. Her mother Pam first states that she is not involved in her daughters disappearance. Just seven weeks after she goes missing and confesses to her murder. However, she recants her confession and the charges were dropped, but Marlena is stilling missing. In 2002, Pam is charged with attempted murder for stabbing her 12 year old son. Is Pam responsible for her daughter's disappearance. https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/170dftn.html https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tbi/documents/missing-children/USTN_Marlena_Childress.pdf https://www.nwtntoday.com/2012/04/12/cold-case-investigation-to-focus-on-disappearance/ https://www.wbbjtv.com/2012/02/18/girl-missing-for-almost-25-years-police-still-searching/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/9h48i9/the_1987_disappearance_of_4year_old_marlena/ https://www.wkms.org/society/2012-04-16/west-tennessee-child-missing-24-years https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/unsolved-missing-child-cases-in-tennessee-date-back-up-to-40-years-have-you-seen-any-of-them/

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On February 22nd, 1996, two young girls Melissa Chilton and Tiffany Campbell were employees at an establishment in Nashville, Tennessee. The business was called Exotic Tan for Men and the business offered exotic dancing and private sessions for the clients. What was supposed to be a normal day at work turns into double homicide. https://fox17.com/fox-17-investigates/unsolved-27-years-later-can-justice-be-found-in-double-homicide-of-two-nashville-teens https://www.wkrn.com/unsolved-tennessee/tanning-bed-murders-remains-one-of-nashvilles-most-notorious-unsolved-cases/ https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2018/06/29/1996-nashville-tanning-bed-killings-charges-dropped-against-suspect-patrick-streater/745475002/ https://www.middletennesseemysteries.com/article/443/davidson-county-tiffany-campbell-and-melissa-dawn-chilton-aka-the-tanning-bed-murders https://www.newschannel5.com/news/state-drops-charges-against-suspect-in-tanning-bed-homicides

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