The text discusses two cases of disappearances, one in Los Angeles and the other in Prum Silvânia, Brazil. In the first case, the speaker talks about the infamous 'Slipper Crime' in Los Angeles during the 1980s, where a serial killer murdered 17 women. DNA evidence linked the crimes to Christopher Franklin, but he was not convicted until 2010. Franklin was executed in March 2023, but the cause of his death is still pending. The second case involves the disappearance of Karen and Michael, the children of Susan De Souza. Susan was found dead in her car, and William Sidney, her boyfriend, was accused of killing her and the children. Jay Charles Smith was also accused, but the children were declared dead in 1987 and their bodies were never found. The case continues to be a mystery even after William's death in prison in 1998.
1. People disappear every day, either mysteriously or as victims of criminals.
2. The absence of a loved one is a painful reality for the family members of those who disappeared.
3. In 2018 alone, Brazil recorded more than 82 thousand disappearances.
4. The speaker is Bira and is discussing cases of disappearances, including unsolved ones.
5. The speaker mentions a case involving a well-known serial killer, the Slipper Crime, in Los Angeles during the 1980s.
6. The first victim was a woman who died in 1985 after being shot three times in the chest and left in an alley.
7. Over the years, 17 women were murdered, all executed with a 25 caliber gun.
8. DNA from the same individual was present in the bodies of all women.
9. In 1988, the criminal attacked again, but the woman survived and helped the police make a sketch of the criminal.
10. The serial killer disappeared, and the murder cases were never solved.
11. Years later, the killer attacked again and the victims were dumped in the southern part of downtown Los Angeles.
12. The eleventh victim of the serial killer appeared in 2007 when a 25-year-old woman was found dead inside a trash bag.
13. The victim matched the DNA found at the scenes of other crimes, including those that had taken place in the 1980s.
14. The DNA entered into the Los Angeles criminal database and was very similar to a boy named Christopher Franklin.
15. Franklin was the son of Tony Franklin Jr., the suspected serial killer.
16. In July 2010, 25 years after committing his first murder, Franklin was declared guilty of intentional homicide.
17. The jury recommended the death penalty, but Franklin was found dead in his cell on March 28th, 2023, while in line to be executed. The cause of death is still pending the results of an autopsy.
18. Despite having possession of the photos of the serial killer, the police believe they will never find clues as to where all the women photographed by the criminal are and who died.
19. The other curious case happened in Prum Silvânia in 1979, where the brothers Karen and Michael left their mother's vehicle on June 22 and were never seen again.
20. The family was never found and on the day of her disappearance, Karen was wearing a small green brooch with the letter P on her blouse.
21. The body of de Souza was found in the trunk of her own car three days after her disappearance.
22. In 1983, William was accused of having conspired and murdered Susan, Karen, and Michael. He was arrested and received three life sentences.
23. After his death in prison, the police found a photograph among his belongings that showed a stone in a wooded environment as if it were marking something.
24. The suspicion arose that this stone was marking the graves of the two children. However, dozens of tips have emerged, but the investigators were unable to locate where it was.
25. The absence of Karin and Michael worries people, and the disappearance drives some people crazy. But always, there is the hope of a return that erases the pain of those who wait.