Never Found Never Forgotten

Two 8 year old girls go missing.  One from New Hampshire. One from Florida.  Despite the 1,500 miles that separate them, their case has 1 suspect in common.  https://charleyproject.org/case/tammy-lyn-belanger [https://charleyproject.org/case/tammy-lyn-belanger] https://charleyproject.org/case/marjorie-christina-luna [https://charleyproject.org/case/marjorie-christina-luna] https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33381498/belanger-project/ [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33381498/belanger-project/] https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33381251/belanger-project/ [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33381251/belanger-project/] https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33332778/belanger-project/ [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33332778/belanger-project/] https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33431812/belanger-projectluna/ [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33431812/belanger-projectluna/] https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33431589/belanger-projectluna/ [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33431589/belanger-projectluna/] https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-06-08-9103020800-story.html [https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-06-08-9103020800-story.html]

Two men, both from Bremerton, Washington disappear nearly 30 years apart. Joseph Pichler disappeared in 2006, and Francis Cantea in 1975.  https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/former-child-actor-vanishes-without-a-trace-81118999467a [https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/former-child-actor-vanishes-without-a-trace-81118999467a] https://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-david-wolfgang-pichler [https://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-david-wolfgang-pichler] https://www.newson6.com/story/5e368c202f69d76f620a3506/former-child-movie-actor-joe-pichler-missing-suicidal-note-found-was-in-beethoven-comedies [https://www.newson6.com/story/5e368c202f69d76f620a3506/former-child-movie-actor-joe-pichler-missing-suicidal-note-found-was-in-beethoven-comedies] https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/without-a-trace-two-lives-no-signs-ep-422419792-358728791.html/ [https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/without-a-trace-two-lives-no-signs-ep-422419792-358728791.html/]

4 year old Rilya Wilson disappeared from foster care in early 2001. It was over 15 months before it was discovered she was missing.  https://www.flsenate.gov/Media/PressRelease/Show/4113 [https://www.flsenate.gov/Media/PressRelease/Show/4113] https://charleyproject.org/case/rilya-shenise-wilson [https://charleyproject.org/case/rilya-shenise-wilson] https://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/02/12/geralyn-graham-to-be-sentenced-in-rilya-wilson-case/ [https://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/02/12/geralyn-graham-to-be-sentenced-in-rilya-wilson-case/] https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/17/key-prosecution-witness-takes-stand-in-geralyn-graham-trial/ [https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/17/key-prosecution-witness-takes-stand-in-geralyn-graham-trial/] https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/11/more-testimony-tuesday-in-rilya-wilson-murder-trial/ [https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/11/more-testimony-tuesday-in-rilya-wilson-murder-trial/] https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/10/rilya-wilsons-sister-to-attend-graham-murder-trial/ [https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/10/rilya-wilsons-sister-to-attend-graham-murder-trial/] https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-nsf-rilya-wilson-20150311-story.html [https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-nsf-rilya-wilson-20150311-story.html] https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/05/testimony-to-resume-in-case-of-rilya-wilsons-death/ [https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/05/testimony-to-resume-in-case-of-rilya-wilsons-death/]

Witnesses see 15 year old Pearl Pinson being attacked on a pedestrian overpass. She is never seen again, and her abductor was killed in a shootout with police.  http://charleyproject.org/case/pearl-pinson [http://charleyproject.org/case/pearl-pinson] https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/solano-family-seeks-answers-for-missing-daughter-featured-on-people-magazine/160369/ [https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/solano-family-seeks-answers-for-missing-daughter-featured-on-people-magazine/160369/] https://people.com/crime/pearl-pinson-vanished-abductor-killed-by-police/ [https://people.com/crime/pearl-pinson-vanished-abductor-killed-by-police/] https://abc7news.com/vallejo-solano-county-sheriffs-office-pearl-pinson-missing-girl/1356486/ [https://abc7news.com/vallejo-solano-county-sheriffs-office-pearl-pinson-missing-girl/1356486/] https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/crime-solano-county-courts/sister-friends-mark-5th-anniversary-of-pearl-pinsons-kidnapping/ [https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/crime-solano-county-courts/sister-friends-mark-5th-anniversary-of-pearl-pinsons-kidnapping/] https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2019/11/14/where-is-pearl-pinson/ [https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2019/11/14/where-is-pearl-pinson/]

After a loooong hiatus, I'm back! This week I'm going to tell you about the disappearances of 2 little girls: 20 month old Ayla Reynolds from Maine, and 10 month old Lisa Irwin from Missouri.  https://charleyproject.org/case/ayla-bell-reynolds [https://charleyproject.org/case/ayla-bell-reynolds] https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4237&context=colbyecho [https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4237&context=colbyecho] https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/ayla-reynolds [https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/ayla-reynolds] https://www.insideedition.com/mother-ayla-reynolds-files-wrongful-death-suit-against-missing-girls-father-49327 [https://www.insideedition.com/mother-ayla-reynolds-files-wrongful-death-suit-against-missing-girls-father-49327] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Ayla_Reynolds [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Ayla_Reynolds] https://bangordailynews.com/2019/05/17/news/missing-toddlers-blood-was-from-when-she-was-sick-attorney-for-ayla-reynolds-father-says/ [https://bangordailynews.com/2019/05/17/news/missing-toddlers-blood-was-from-when-she-was-sick-attorney-for-ayla-reynolds-father-says/] https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/12/17/ayla-reynolds-wrongful-death-lawsuit/ [https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/12/17/ayla-reynolds-wrongful-death-lawsuit/] https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/13/justice/maine-missing-toddler-ayla-reynolds/index.html [https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/13/justice/maine-missing-toddler-ayla-reynolds/index.html] https://www.centralmaine.com/2022/02/22/mother-of-ayla-reynolds-alleges-in-new-documents-adults-tried-to-clean-up-blood-from-dead-child-in-waterville-home/ [https://www.centralmaine.com/2022/02/22/mother-of-ayla-reynolds-alleges-in-new-documents-adults-tried-to-clean-up-blood-from-dead-child-in-waterville-home/] Lisa Renee Irwin – The Charley Project [https://charleyproject.org/case/lisa-renee-irwin] Missing Baby Lisa Irwin Vanished 5 Years Ago: Parents Speak Out on Updates | PEOPLE.com [https://people.com/crime/baby-lisa-irwin-missing-2016-5-years-later/] Five years later: New theories revealed in baby Lisa Irwin’s disappearance | News | kctv5.com [https://www.kctv5.com/news/five-years-later-new-theories-revealed-in-baby-lisa-irwin-s-disappearance/article_9571e9b8-7339-5acc-a4ab-076188992962.html]