31: UNSOLVED: We Need Your Help!

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🗓️ 11 March 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Our first case occurred on the evening of January 17, 2020, when Scott Ratigan, a 24-year-old, was found murdered in his Arlington, Virginia apartment. His cause of death has not been released, however, the police have shared video footage of a person of interest. Police are searching for a person of interest, who is described as approximately 5'6", to 5'8" inches tall, weighing 150 to 175 pounds. The man was dressed in all black, carrying a black backpack and walking with a pigeon-toed gait. Anyone with information related to Scott’s murder is asked to contact the Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit at 703-228-4180.

Our second case occurred in the afternoon of November 25, 2020, when 39-year-old Mary Johnson Davis disappeared while walking along Fire Trail Road on the Tulalip Reservation in Washington State. She was reported missing two weeks later by her estranged husband. When Mary went missing, she was 39-years-old, 5’6”, 115 pounds, with black or dark brown hair and brown eyes. She has a sunburst-style tattoo on her upper right arm, a scar across her nose, and a birthmark on the back of her neck. She may wear glasses. If you have any information, please call Tulalip Tribal Police tip line at (360)-716-5918.

And our final case took place In the early morning hours of July 18, 2021, when Destiny McClain, a 23-year-old, was shot and killed while standing at a food truck outside Karamba Nightclub in Phoenix, Arizona. The police don't have a description of the shooter, but thankfully, do have information about their car. Police are searching for a newer model dark-colored 4-door sedan, which was seen traveling eastbound on McDowell Road from 17th Street. Anyone with information is asked to contact Phoenix police at 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377).

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0:00.0	Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. And On the evening of January 17th, 2020, 24-year-old Scott Radikin was murdered in his Arlington, Virginia apartment.
0:34.8	This cause of death has not been released, however the police have shared video footage of
0:39.5	a person of interest.
0:41.7	Our second case occurred in the afternoon of November 25, 2020, when 39-year-old
0:47.3	Mary Johnson Davis disappeared while walking along Fire Trail Road on the Tulalip Reservation in Washington State.
0:55.9	She was reported missing two weeks later by her strange husband.
1:00.3	And our final case took place in the early morning hours of July 18th, 2021,
1:05.0	when Destiny McClain, a 23-year-old, was shot and killed while standing at a food truck outside the Karamba nightclub in Phoenix, Arizona.
1:14.1	The police do not have a description of the shooter, but thankfully, they do have information
1:18.9	about the suspect's vehicle. I'm going to be Hey everyone welcome back to detective perspective. My name is Derek Lovasser.
1:55.0	As you guys probably know by this point I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective and each week I'll be covering an Unself Case and Story format.
2:03.0	I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information for the
2:07.7	individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you have any tips you can contact them directly and maybe you can help solve the case.
2:16.0	If you're someone who's interested in true crime specifically unsolved cases and you would like to hear my opinion on those investigations,
2:23.4	please consider subscribing whether you're watching on YouTube or listening on
2:27.4	Apple Podcasts or Spotify or whatever platform you use. Now this week I will be switching things up a bit as you've
2:34.3	probably noticed from the teaser instead of focusing on just one case I'll be
2:39.0	covering three. Now although these cases don't have enough information for their own episodes, they're still important and they still deserve our attention, which is why I've decided to talk about them today.
2:50.0	And this isn't something I'm going to do all the time. I may do it two or three times a year,
2:55.5	where I give some attention and exposure to cases that I feel have some substance to them.
3:01.1	Have something where maybe just all we need is the right person to
3:04.6	see or hear about this case and who knows, maybe we get a break in it.
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