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Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast

UNSOLVED: The Murder & Disappearance Of Nichelle and Zaden McKnight

Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast

Cloud10

True Crime

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On March 25, 2014, 25 year old Nichelle McKnight and her 4 year old son Zaden McKnight disappeared from Dayton, OH. Several weeks later, Nichelle's body was found on the banks of the Stillwater River. She had been shot to death. But her son Zaden was not found. 9 years later, Zaden is still missing and no one had been held accountable for Nichelle's murder. Afterthoughts: Nichelle and Zaden McKnight | Available May 19th This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/GirlGone to get 10% off your first month Follow Us! IG: @BlackGirlGonePodcast TikTok: @BlackGirlGonePodcast FB: Black Girl Gone Podcast Twitter: @BlkGirlGonePod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello listeners, I'm your host Amara, and this is Black Girl God, a true crime podcast.

0:05.6

On this episode of Black Girl Gone, I tell the story of Nishel and Zaynand McKnight.

0:35.7

Who disappeared from Dayton, Ohio on March 25, 2014. A few days before she disappeared,

0:45.2

Nishel discovered that someone had been using her debit card to make thousands of dollars worth

0:50.3

of purchases and withdrawals. The night she was last seen, she and Zaynand left her mother's house

0:57.9

with a man that she had been dating named Antoine. But after they left, no one ever saw Nishel

1:05.3

or Zayn again. Several weeks later, on April 11, 2014, Nishel's body was found near a river.

1:16.0

She had been murdered, but there was no sign of Zayn. Nine years later, he is still missing,

1:24.8

and the people responsible for Nishel's murder have never been held accountable.

1:30.6

This is Nishel and Zayn's story. This week's story involves a mother and her son,

1:40.0

and it's a story about a family's near decade-long search for justice. Sadly, we know what

1:46.8

happened to Nishel, but Zayn was never found. Although law enforcement officials have concluded

1:54.4

that Zaynand may not be alive, his family remains committed to getting justice for their loved ones.

2:02.0

In order to find the truth about her grandson's disappearance,

2:05.6

Nishel's mother has become a fierce advocate for him. Through social media and various other

2:11.2

channels, she has spread awareness about this case to keep Nishel and Zaynand's memory alive.

2:17.4

To have your daughter brutally murdered is an unimaginable pain, but to also have your

2:25.0

grandson disappear and never found, it's a different kind of pain. I have told stories before

2:32.2

similar to this. Nicole Fitz was murdered, and her body was found, but her daughter, Ariana,

2:38.7

is still missing, and Monique Rivera was also murdered. Her son, Andre, was six weeks old,

2:46.4

and he too, has never been found. The other common thread between these cases is that

2:53.2

no justice has ever been served for any of them. Nishel McKnight was born on December 15, 1988,

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