The Dark Diaries

15/07/2025

I am Steven Pipkin Jr and I was taken away at only 16 years old, I am sharing my story today.

November 2 2000, I was born in a small town called Dunn located in North Carolina. I was my mothers third oldest child and I loved all of my siblings. Those who knew me would say that I was smart, well mannered, respectful, cool, but very full of life. Who ever said a small town boy couldn’t be the life of the party? I enjoyed dancing, football, and basketball. My soul was very pure, I did not have a mean bone in my body and if I loved you, I loved with everything in me. My ma was one of my favorite people and she instilled the morals that I had in me alongside my bonus dad.

July 30 2017, I’d normally go to church where I would attend as a drummer for church services. Drumming was one of many passions that I had the chance to pursue but this Sunday was different…my siblings were with family members so I asked my mom if I could go and hang out with friends instead. She would agree and her and my bonus dad would head out to church. Plans changed with the group of friends that I originally asked to hang out with so I went with some of their friends instead. The people that I went with this day were not really friends of mine and had not been around my family before. I along with my god brother would go to Cape Fear River with the other two guys, they were brothers. I wasn’t a swimmer or my god brother but we decided to go along with the guys since we were hanging out together. I didn’t mind getting inside of pools or controlled bodies of water but big bodies of water is something that I did not do…without an explanation I ended up in a large body of water but it was not by choice.

My mother and bonus dad would leave church and she’d have this really bad feeling that something was wrong. She tried to shake it off but she’d get on to Facebook and the first thing she sees is that something happened at Cape Fear River. She would instantly feel numb and go to my bonus dad to tell him about the post. She couldn’t ignore the gut feeling so she followed her mother’s instincts and drove to the river. As she pulled up she would see the green mustang that we were in so she told the traffic director that I was in that car and she needed to check on me. They didn’t say much but the look on their faces said it all…my mom knew that something was terribly wrong.

My mom would jump out her car yelling for my god brother and I, Erwin and Harnett County PD were on the scene and were no help for my anxious mother, so much so that it seems that they didn’t even care. My mom would spot one of the brothers and ask where my god brother and I were…he pointed at the river. My mothers soul instantly left her body, she could not understand why I was in the river. I could not swim and I had never ever taken a risk like this before…why were we in the river but they weren’t? They had no true answers for our families.

Hours would go by until around 9:30-10:00 pm, my family would get a heartless phone call telling them we were found and we were d3@d. They would rule our d3@ths as accidental drownings…I was fully clothed (not dressed to swim) and I hadn’t mentioned going swimming to my mother. The case was closed without batting an eye and they received no charges due to their mother's close relationships within both police departments.

Harnett Co has had many complaints of racism and people of color cases not being taken as seriously as others. Steven’s mother has not had any peace since her baby has been taken away. Please help this mother get justice by sharing his story. Steven's life was just starting and it was cut short in the blink of an eye.

I am so sorry that this happened to you Steven, may you rest peacefully 🕊️.

This story was cowritten by Steven’s mother Tierra Mac. Please be respectful in the comments❤️.

03/07/2025

18 people shot 4 deceased after album release party for Chicago rapper Mello Buckzz

A drive-by mass shooting killed four people and wounded 14 more late Wednesday night in River North, Chicago police said.

The shooting took place outside a bar at around 11 p.m. Wednesday, and little detail was available Thursday morning. A large group of people were on the 300 block of West Chicago Avenue on the Near North Side when people inside a dark vehicle drove past, fired into the crowd and drove away, police said.

The shooting took place outside the Artis Lounge, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, where local rapper Mello Buckzz had planned an album release party.

The car circled the block and appeared to target a line of people waiting to get into a building, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.

Mello would would make several heartbreaking post on social media. The 4 deceased victims were 2 best friends, her boyfriend, and her brother.

Several people are in critical condition and still fighting for their lives.

Prayers up to everyone who was involved 🕊️.

28/06/2025

Hi Readers! Update: I recently went through surgery and I am healing ❤️‍🩹 once I am feeling better I have so much in store for you all ❤️

Thanks for your support!

13/06/2025

13/06/2025

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Virginia authorities said the body of a college student who went missing following a car crash has been found, and investigators are now looking into the circumstances surrounding his death.

📷: Prince William County Police Department

13/06/2025

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A British couple who died in the Air India crash appeared in one last Instagram video together shortly before boarding the fateful flight. l 📷: Jamie Meek/Instagram

09/06/2025

I am Alexandria Chery and I was taken away at only 16 years old. I am sharing my story today.

Summer was on the verge of ending and I would soon start my 11th grade year at Olympia High School. I looked forward to seeing my friends and taking pictures. I would be described as very photogenic and I had quite the eye for style. People who knew me would say that I loved to smile because to me nothing was more valuable than life. A lot of my peers described me as someone who had everything. From beauty, to clothing, to anything that a teen could imagine but what they didn’t know is that it all came with a price.

I lived at home with my mom and stepfather Sanel Saint Simon. My mother, brother, and Sanel had been together a very long time. Everyone loved that Sanel was so protective over me and gave me everything that I asked for….with no suspicion. Sanel had started to touch me inappropriately for over a year. The older I got the more I realized that what was happening to me wasn’t okay. I had begun to like boys and had started dating. I no longer wanted to go through this anymore so I told my mother. My mother did not believe that Sanel was capable of committing such acts so I decided to confide in my boyfriend. My boyfriend was angry and concerned so he decided to tell my brother what was happening to me. My brother promised that I’d never be left at home alone again…but unfortunately I would be.

Once everyone else started to hear what was happening to me my mom would file an injunction to keep Sanel away from me. Sanel was boiling over the fact that I had started to reject him and my mother was keeping him away from me… so he began to set up a sinister plan. Just three days after the motion was filed Sanel would complain of knee pain and leave work early without clocking out. I wasn’t feeling well so I decided that I would stay home. Once Sanel would arrive at home he would SA me, b3at me, st@b me until I would pass away. He would then clean up the scene, pack my things, and drive to a wooded area. I would be dumped and Sanel would tell my family that I must have run away. Sanel would be seen on surveillance cameras entering our Hawthorne Groves apartment complex. Sanel would initially tell police that he was at work all day but would change his story. My mother would call the police after she was unable to reach me. She would arrive home to see that all of my things are gone, my bed had been stripped, and there was bl00d splatter throughout the home and in my room.

Sanel would be arrested and initially charged with providing false information to a law enforcement officer and attempted destruction of evidence. Two days after Sanel’s arrest a maintenance worker finds my body in a wooded area near State Road 532, the same area near where my cellphone last pinged. Two new charges of obstruction of a criminal investigation and giving false information to a law enforcement officer are filed, and Saint Simon is given a temporary bond of $500,000. Sanel is ultimately charged with 1st degree murd3r and is sentenced to life without parole in prison. Sanel also received 15 years for aggravated child abuse and five years for making fake statements to law enforcement.

I am so sorry that this happened to you Alexandria, may you rest peacefully 🕊️.

03/06/2025

I am Celeste Harris and I was taken away at only 32 years old. I am sharing my story today.

I was a loving mother, friend, and family member to those who I was blessed to encounter. I was known for fulfilling a light in darkness…my presence truly mattered. I selflessly poured into others no matter my own situation at the time. Being a mother led to my independent nature, no matter what, I did what I had to do to keep me and my children safe. My hustler nature kept me busy, doing hair and other self made business ventures to fulfill my needs and wants. I had been working very hard towards home ownership in hopes of creating permanent stability. My sweet loving personality is what I will be remembered for most and I have touched so many. There was so much more that I had to do, including an upcoming Disney trip with my children but within a blink of an eye things changed…forever.

My loving nature led me to often express emotions and May 25 2025 would be no different. Protecting my children and my siblings were one of my life duties. After losing our mother, I was the glue to the family and I’d do anything to keep them all safe. For some time there had been issues between my brother's child’s mother and I. We would go back and forth on social media whenever I felt the need to defend my brother. Social media arguing led to us discussing meeting to handle our issues. Threats were being made on both sides out of anger and it finally boiled over. Me, my brother, and a few friends would go over to his child’s mother’s residence and a physical altercation would ensue. His child’s mother and a friend were exiting a vehicle as we walked up to them. Me, my brother and another friend would go after his child’s mother and a few of our guy friends went after the friend. Her friend would make a live video explaining that they had started to run when they saw a gun and she would be slammed by a guy causing her to crack her tooth and break her toe. I would be on top of my brother’s child mother when shots rang out. Every one would scream out that my brother had taken me away. Witnesses say that He hopped inside his car and left after the shots.

Ultimately I would pass away from GSW’s to the back. Witnesses say that while we were in the middle of the altercation my brother had tried to fire at his child’s mother and ended up striking me instead. I am now away from the people that I dedicated every day of my life to protect. My presence will be missed by those who knew me outside of this situation.

Although this situation does not show Celeste’s best moments. It serves as a lesson for us ALL to remember to not let emotions get the best of us and to think about how things can change within the blink of an eye. Celeste did what most of us do…protect our family until the very end.

This incident took place in Greensboro NC on Adams Farm Parkway.

I am so sorry that this happened to you Celeste, may you rest peacefully 🕊️.

31/05/2025

MOTHER PASSES AWAY AS SHE ATTEMPTS TO ENTER HER DAUGHTERS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.

On May 23rd 2025 Jean Byrd a loving mother who had already suffered from 2 heart attacks would not miss this moment for the world despite prior health conditions.

The graduation would take place at the Joel Coliseum in Winston Salem NC.

Her son Don would write “As my sister was graduating high school, our mother is lying on the ground fighting for her life,” on their GoFundMe, touching many around the world triggering deep empathy for their family.

He said that as his sister, Meilean, was walking across the stage, he was performing CPR on their mother. Byrd died an hour later, just 200 feet from making it inside the graduation.

After receiving her diploma, Meilean said a guidance counselor was waiting for her when she sat down, escorted her out and took her to the hospital.

The best day of Meilean’s life turned into the worse in just moments 💔.

I am deeply sorry and praying for her children’s strength.

31/05/2025

I am Amarie Alowonle and I was taken away at only 19 years old. I am sharing my story today.

Recently I began my journey to adulthood after graduating from City Academy High School in St Paul Minnesota. I enjoyed doing nails and would continue my education at cosmetology school where I would become a certified cosmetologist specializing in nail artistry. My love for beauty and creativity led me to start my own business by the name of Elegant Pressure where I was starting to thrive. Cooking and children were two things that I was always passionate about. This led me to the perfect job at KinderCare Child Care. They love I had for children extended to my parents, siblings, and many other family and friends who loved me back. They always supported me and I supported everyone, even strangers. I considered myself an IT Girl as I was truly a vibe in any environment. I was trustworthy and the one my friends knew that they could call for genuine, raw and real advice. Known for my free spirit I was the life of the party, but my life would be cut short in the blink of an eye.

On May 4th 2025, there was a large gathering at Robbinsdale’s Sanborn Park that I decided to attend in hopes of fun times and making memories. As we know, from eyewitnesses there were 90 to 100 people in attendance with a mix of teens and toddlers. It appeared to be a huge party with people standing and dancing on vehicles. Things were going well up until nightfall…at around 9:20 PM shots would rang out. Witnesses would say that they made the call to 911 after realizing that what they were hearing had not been fireworks. The witness stated that it had to be at least 50 rounds as the rounds were still going once the call was disconnected. Although there has been no information released on the cause of the incident, the night would end in tragedy. Gun fire would be abrupt and I would be caught in the crossfire along with another victim. I would sustain a GSW to the head and I was transported to North Memorial Health Hospital in grave condition. I would fight to be saved for as long as my body could…passing on May 15th 2025. The second victim survived the incident.

My family, friends, clients, and supporters were left in disbelief. My time here was cut short due to an incident that did not directly involve me. I had so much more to do here and so many plans that I wanted to fulfill. I was sent away beautifully with many supporting wearing one of my favorite colors…pink. My family will remember me as a beautiful and creative soul.

I am so sorry that this happened to you Amarie, may you rest peacefully 🕊️.

19/05/2025

Influencers Who Passed Away At A Young Age

Rest peacefully to all of the falling angels who achieved so much in their short time 🕊️