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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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