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Stories from Berkeley, Missouri, Estados Unidos

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416 km · Chicago

Joanna Lopez: the person behind the WMAQ notice

A Chicago television recording shows a missing-person notice in January 1989 with a name and an almost illegible photograph. Material released in 2026 may add context, but it does not yet establish that the person in the image has been identified or where she is today.

496 km · Alexander

Don Henry and Kevin Ives: two friends on the Arkansas tracks

In August 1987, a train struck Don Henry, 16, and Kevin Ives, 17, near Alexander. An initial ruling called their deaths accidental; later investigation led to a homicide classification. What happened before the train arrived, and who was responsible, remain unresolved.

569 km · Broken Arrow

The Bever brothers: five deaths, two survivors and a divided court

In 2015, David, April, Daniel, Christopher and Victoria Bever were killed in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Robert pleaded guilty; Michael was convicted by a jury, and his consecutive terms raised a legal dispute over meaningful parole for a juvenile offender. This dossier follows the emergency response, evidence, separate proceedings and the park remembering the family.