Mind of an Immigrant

About Mind of an Immigrant

This is Mind of an Immigrant. A true crime podcast. I'm Denia. I'm a wife, a busy mom of 3, and a project manager in the healthcare industry. The one thing you need to know about me is that I have a helpless need to create and communicate. I love true crime so I decided to create my own podcast and share the stories that I write and research. Hopefully you enjoy the podcast and share with your friends and family. Please like, and share my podcast! Send me a message and subscribe! Thank you for listening! Denia

Publisher

Denia

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jul 2020

Latest episode

11 Jul 2021

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Jul 2021

   An unlikely 30 year reunion, Alicia's Story #truestory

   Alicia's family is looking for her. This is the story of how I helped reunite their family. After 30 years of hearing for Alicia, her family took to Facebook to search. Since they stopped receiving letters in their small Mexican town, they new social media would help. Alicia's mom, han not heard from her daughter.

2. 

   3 Jul 2021

   Jane Doe 2002 - #GENEALOGY ON UNIDENTIFIED IN TEXAS On May 21, 2002

   The skeletal remains of a young female were located off of a highway in Gregg County, Texas. Based on the condition of the remains, it is believed she had been deceased for at least two years prior to the date of recovery. She was between 17 and 25 years old, Caucasian, and had an un-repaired cleft palate. Ongoing genealogy work by the DNA Doe Project reveals she may have relatives in Raleigh County, #WestVirginia. Other areas of interest are Patrick County, #Virginia and Surry County, #NorthCarolina. Surnames of interest include Bowman, Niten/Knighton, Grey and Jessup. The two ways the public can help develop these efforts is by sharing this post across social media expanding the reach of this information; and as comfortable, anyone originally from the noted geographical areas could upload their DNA into GEDmatch or Family Tree DNA to increase the chances of identifying this female. Please contact the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office at 903-236-8400 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST if you have any information that could help identify this female. Additional information: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1225447/1/screen

3. 

   26 Jun 2021

   Jane Doe Las Vegas - UNIDENTIFIED IN #NEVADA On August 14, 1979 - No teeth

   the body of an unidentified white female was found in a vacant parking lot near the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard South and Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed she died within 24 hours of the dis-covery. The Jane Doe is believed to have been between 15 and 25 years of age. She was 5'6" and weighed between 100 and 105 lbs. She had shoulder-length, brown wavy hair and brown eyes. Her ears were not pierced. Her fingernails and toenails were well manicured and painted red. She had no teeth; an upper denture was present, but she was not wearing a lower denture when she was discovered. She was found wearing blue jeans and a blue linen button-up shirt with embroidered designs/sequins and a tie at the waist. She was also wearing a plain white gold ring on her right index finger and two white gold necklaces, one having a small silver cut-out leaf pendant with a small turquoise stone and the other with a white gold chain and clear plastic heart pendant. The reconstruction featured is an artist’s rendering of what she may have looked like. Additional photos are available through the links provided. Please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST with any information that could help identify her. More information can be found at her #NCMEC poster: https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1104104/1/screen

4. 

   20 Jun 2021

   Alaska Jane Doe 1980

   On July 17, 1980 the remains of an unidentified female were discovered in a heavily wooded area, one mile south of Eklutna Lake Road near mile post two in Eklutna #Alaska. It is suspected she had been deceased at least one year prior to recovery. She is believed to have been between 16 and 25 years of age, was White with possible Native American admixture. She was between 4'11" and 5'1" and had long light brown hair with a red tint. She was found wearing a brown leather jacket, a light colored knit sweater, jeans, and red knee-high high-heeled boots. She was also wearing a wide copper bracelet with three turquoise stones, a beaded necklace with a turquoise shell and single heart charm, gold hoop earrings and a gold ring with a white stone. A Timex wrist watch with a gold chain band, a gold case, a brown face and white hands was also located near the remains. Salem brand matches were found in the pocket of the jacket. This unidentified female is a known victim of serial killer Robert Hansen, who murdered 17-21 women around Anchorage, Alaska between 1971-1983. The featured reconstruction is an artist's rendering of what the Jane Doe may have looked like in life. Please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST with any information that could help identify her. Additional images and information can be found at her #NCMEC poster: https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1184520/1/screen

5. 

   14 Jun 2021

   #iamvanessaguillen more stories of sexual abuse in the United States Armed Forces.

   Listen to their stories of survival. Erika Arzola and Julissa Mondragon.

6. 

   13 Jun 2021

   John Doe 1986 California

   August 20, 1986 an unidentified teenager was found in a field, 225 yards south of Stroud Avenue at Simpson, Kingsburg, #CA. He is estimated to have been Hispanic, 15-16 years old, 5’5”, and 120 pounds. Investigation revealed he may have arrived in Kingsburg from southern California two days prior to death and that he may have used the name “Mario”. He was wearing a red pullover shirt, blue denim trousers, blue stockings, and white jogging shoes. A blue makeup compact and black comb were found nearby. Please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST with any information that can help identify him. Additional information can be found at his #NCMEC poster: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1184577/1/screen

7. 

   6 Jun 2021

   UNIDENTIFIED IN #GEORGIA Skeletal remains of a young child were found on December 18, 1988

   The child is a black female, 3-4 years old. She had black hair pulled into a pony tail secured on the top of her head by a brown rubber band. She was found wearing a white knit pullover shirt with a red pony emblem on the upper left chest, white thermal pajama bottoms with maroon trim, and a disposable diaper. The child’s ears were pierced but no earrings were found with her. Displayed is a facial reconstruction completed by a #NCMEC Forensic Artist and depicts what the child may look like in life. Please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST with any information that could help identify her. Additional images and information can be found at her #NCMEC poster: https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1123251/1

8. 

   30 May 2021

   Missing #UNIDENTIFIED IN CALIFORNIA On August 7, 1994. #missing #truecrime

   #UNIDENTIFIED IN CALIFORNIA On August 7, 1994, the body of an unidentified young woman was found in a vacant dirt parking lot, 60 feet north of La Tuna Canyon Road, approximately ½ mile east of the 210 Freeway in the Sunland area of Los Angeles, #California. She died a few hours prior to the discovery. She was believed to be Hispanic, possibly Caucasian, Asian, or an admixture of both. She is believed to have been between 14 and 24 years of age with medium length black hair. She was approximately 5’6” and 133 lbs. She had a ¾ inch horizontal scar on her right forehead, as well as many small moles covering the entirety of her forehead. The featured reconstruction is an artist’s rendering of what the Jane Doe may have looked like. Additional information about her and images of the jewelry and clothing found with her can be found at her #NCMEC poster: https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1115102/1/screen

9. 

   3 Oct 2020

   Niño desaparecido Enoc Misael Perez Chinchilla

   Es muy probable que no hayas escuchado de la historia de Enoc Pérez Chinchilla. Enoc es un niño de 12 años que fue secuestrado tras el espantoso asesinato de su abuelo, tío y niñera. Todo esto sucedió mientras estaba de vacaciones en su país natal Honduras. Está desaparecido desde el 2 de diciembre del 2019 en El Campo Elvir, un barrio de Tela, Atlántida. La mayor parte de la información que he recopilado para esta historia proviene de los periódicos hondureños Tiempo.hn, El País, La Prensa Honduras; Mensajes de Facebook con su madre Dunia Karina Chinchilla en una página dedicada a encontrar a su hijo, Encontremos a mi Hijo Enoc Ismael. Esta historia tiene cautivados tanto a los hondureños como a los españoles, pero poco se ha oído de él en Estados Unidos. Enoc estaba de visita en Honduras después de haberse ido en el 2012. Él y su madre nacieron en el bosque montañoso profundo de Honduras en el barrio campo Elvir en Tela, Atlántida. Si alguien que conozca tiene alguna información sobre la desaparición de Enoc, puede llamar al (504) -972-55441.

10. 

    30 Sept 2020

    Where is Enoc? Kidnapped Honduran boy missing since December 2019

    It’s very likely that you have not heard of Enoc Misael Pérez Chinchilla. He is a 12 year old boy who was kidnapped after the gruesome murder of his grandfather, uncle and baby sitter. All of this happened while he was on vacation in his native Honduras. He has been missing since December 2, 2019 from El Campo Elvir, a neighborhood in Tela, Atlantida.  Most of the information I have collected for this story is from Honduran newspapers, Tiempo.hn, El Paiz, La Prensa Honduras; Facebook messages with his mother Dunia Karina Chinchilla on a page dedicated to finding her son, Encontremos a mi Hijo Enoc Ismael (Let’s find my Son Enoc Misael). This story has the Honduran and Spaniard people alike captivated, but little has been heard of him in the US. Enoc was visiting Honduras after having been gone since leaving as in 2012. He and his mother were born in the deep mountainous forest of Honduras in the neighborhood campo Elvir in Tela, Atlantida.  This story needs to be heard because it resonates with the thousands of poor immigrants, not only from Honduras but the entire Latin American Continent. Like many Hondurans, Karina left her Tela to peruse a better life for her and her son. Unlike the majority, rather than taking off on a caravan to the United States, she worked and saved money to buy herself a plane ticket to Valencia in the southern part of Spain. In 2010, she like many other immigrants, left her then three year old young son in the care of his grandparents. Three years later, Karina returned to get Enoc and take him with her to Spain. In a Facebook interview, Karina describes her son as a beautiful, loving and attentive child. I can’t imagine the pain and suffering that she is going through not having her son. I’ve read in some stories how she worries about whether he is eating or if he has his glasses. This story is ever so terrible because the trip to Honduras was her gift to him for his 12th birthday. Karina worked hard to buy Enoc a 12 birthday present, he wanted to return to Honduras, having left 6 years earlier. On a Tuesday a week after turning 12 years old, November 19, 2007, he arrived in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The events leading up to the carnage of December 2, 2020 are really unclear. Police give a window from December 1 from 7 a.m. to 2 –a.m on December second. Early August the decomposed body of a child was found in Tela, and the remains are being DNA tested to rule out Enoc.  Karina remains hopeful that those remains are not her child's remains. According to Televicentro.com Enoc’s mother has put up a reward of $12,500 dollar reward for information leading to Enoc. If you or anyone you know have any information regarding Enoc’s disappearance, you can call (504)-972-55441. Picture curtesy of Dunia Karina Chinchilla. Follow me on Instagram @yes.denia and yes Denia on YouTube

11. 

    27 Jul 2020

    #iamvanessaguillen stories of sexual abuse and survival in the United States Military.

    Two brave women share their stories of survival. Erika Arzola and Julissa Mondragon share their stories of sexual abuse in the military. Both brave young women who are shedding light to a deep secret in the military-sexual abuse. These strong women share their stories so that what happened to them, didn't happen to anyone else. Thank you Erika Arzola and Julissa Mondragon.

12. 

    13 Jul 2020

    Investigation - Gregory Wedel Morales

    Gregory  Wedel Morales was a 23 Oklahoma native. He was born  01/19/1996. He  joined the Army in June 2015 as a motor transport operator. Gregory had been assigned to the 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division in fort hood since November 2016. He went missing Aug. 19, 2019. Gregory’ remains were discovered in a field only 4 miles from Fort Hood on  Friday June 19th 2020 in a shallow grave. After  Criminal Investigation Command Special Agents received information as to the location of the body. His mother Kim Wedel shares memories of Gregory and talks about her experience with the Army CID and the Killeen Police Department. The Army didn’t try to locate Morales because they had declared him a deserter a month after he vanished. If you know anything about the murder of Gregory Wedel Morales, please contact the Killeen Texas PD at 254-501-8830 or the Army CID at 254-287-2722. There is also a FB page dedicated to Gregory: Justice For Gregory Wedel Morales.

13. 

    3 Jul 2020

    VANESSA GUILLEN- FBI Investigation Report

    A detail report of the FBI about the investigation of the disappearance of Vanessa Guillen. The of comments of Cecily Aguilar who is the girl friend of the person who allegedly murdered Vanessa. Aguilar helped Specialist Robinson hide Vanessa's body.

14. 

    2 Jul 2020

    The Disappearance of Vanessa Guillen

    As of June 30, 2020 Vanessa Guillen was a 20 year old Private fitst class Vanessa Guillen was a 91F- a Small Arms/Artillery Repairer. She went missing April 22. She was loved, Athletic, ambitious with dreams of a military career. She was 5 feet 2 inches tall, 126 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in the parking lot of her military unit's headquarters in Fort Hood, wearing a black T-shirt and purple fitness-type pants at around 1130 a.m. Her car, room keys, identification card and wallet were found in an armory room where she was working earlier in the day.

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