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Between 1971 and 1972, six black girls went missing in the Washington D.C. area. An investigative podcast coming soon.

Their bodies were discarded alongside DC freeways, and their killer, dubbed “The Freeway Phantom”, was never found.

05/04/2024

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27/07/2023

The last bonus episode of Freeway Phantom is out now. This episode is about Henderson Long, the founder of DC’s Missing Voice, a community advocate, and Trace Investigator that works with law enforcement and families to locate missing people in D.C. Henderson connected the Tenderfoot TV team with Detective Jenkins, Metropolitan Police Department, and other community leaders during our reinvestigation into the Freeway Phantom murders. Listen now apple.co/freewayphantom

23/06/2023

A chilling note from the killer was found in Brenda Woodard’s coat pocket. What was even more terrifying? It was written in her handwriting. Former Detective Romaine Jenkins shared this evidence and other case material and newspaper clips regarding the Freeway Phantom murders that she has saved over the years in the attic of her home in Washington D.C.

21/06/2023

18-year-old Teara Ann Bryant’s mother dropped her off at Leland Memorial Hospital for a doctor’s appointment on November 16, 1972. Afterward, she called her family to check in on her 1-year-old and decided to walk the short distance home. Teara was never heard from again.

20/06/2023

14-year-old Angela Denise Barnes was walking home from a friend's house around midnight on July 13, 1971. Her body was found alongside Route 228 in Maryland 6 hours later. In 1974, two former Metropolitan D.C. police officers, Edward Sellman, and Tommie Simmons were arrested for her murder. Sellman's ex-wife reported that they intended to sexually assault her. When she fought them off, she was "accidentally" shot.

14/06/2023

After a hiatus of 10 months, police find the body of 17-year-old Diane Williams on September 6th, 1972. Diane would be the final confirmed victim of the Freeway Phantom.

07/06/2023

In the early morning hours of November 16th, 1971, police discovered the body of 18-year-old Brenda Woodard. But this time, it's clear that the victim fought back against the killer. And in Brenda's coat pocket, police discover a handwritten note from the Phantom.
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02/06/2023

On October 1, 1971, Nene’s family sent her to a grocery store less than one block from the Yates home. She never returned. Less than three hours later, her body was found just off the shoulder of Pennsylvania Avenue in Prince George’s County, Maryland by a Hitchhiker. Finally, news outlets began to pick up the story of these murdered black girls. And the media gave the killer a name, "Freeway Phantom."

01/06/2023

Black girls make up nearly 35% of the population of missing girls and women yet their cases are rarely reported. The media's lack of coverage of the Freeway Phantom murders left many families in the Washington DC community wondering what happened to these young girls.

31/05/2023

On July 27th, 1971, 10-year-old Brenda Crockett did not return home from a trip to the grocery store. Hours later, Brenda called home to deliver a cryptic message. And then, the line went dead.

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