1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,199 Speaker 1: Hunting for Answers is a production of the Black Effect 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:08,479 Speaker 1: Podcast Network and iHeartRadio. Welcome to Hunting for Answers, a 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: true crime podcast. I'm your host Hunter and today's case 4 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: takes us to Atlanta, Georgia, where a story of heartbreak, resilience, 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: and devastating loss unfolded. This case surrounds a mother, an activist, 6 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: and a voice for justice. What began as a missing 7 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: this person's report would soon unravel into something far more chilling. 8 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 2: This is the story of Chanel Crosby. 9 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: July fourteenth, twenty twenty four, thirty five year old Chanel 10 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: was reported missing by her family. They hadn't heard from 11 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: her since she loved for a trip to make in 12 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: Georgia with her boyfriend. Five days later, on July nineteenth, 13 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: police respec to a disturbing call an unresponsive person found 14 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: in a parked vehicle near the West End Morti station. Inside, 15 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: they discovered Chanelle's body. She was no longer alert, no 16 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: longer breathing, and according to a Fulton County Medical Examiners report, 17 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: her body showed signs of decomposition. She had been dead 18 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: for days, and the cause of death a single gunshot 19 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: wound to the head. Her death was ruled a homicide. 20 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:42,199 Speaker 1: For many, this news was shocking. For those who knew Chanel, 21 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: it was devastating. For many, this news was shocking. For 22 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: those who knew Chanel, it was devastating. But for those 23 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:57,919 Speaker 1: who really knew her story, it was painfully familiar because 24 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: Chanel had lived through the unimagina. In September twenty twenty two, 25 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: her thirteen year old son, Jamieron Cosby, was shot and 26 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: killed just minutes away from their home in Lifetonia, Georgia. 27 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: Jamieran was a straight A student, a rising football star, 28 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: and his death shattered her world. Earlier that same year, 29 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: in April, Janelle's brother, Harrio Polo Giosh was also found 30 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: fatally shot inside an apartment building on Martin Luther King 31 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: Drive in Atlanta, just after winning four thousand dollars at 32 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: a slot machine. Noah rests were made in either case, 33 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: and now Janelle was gone too. 34 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 2: But Chanelle didn't just grieve. She fought. 35 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: In the months after her son's seth she started a 36 00:02:55,160 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: family foundation focused on gun violence, police brutality, and munity service. 37 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: She marched, organized, and spoke out relentlessly demanding justice for 38 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: her son. 39 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 2: There are people out there who know. 40 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: What happened, she said, refusing to let her son's memory 41 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: fade away. Was this a targeted act of violence against 42 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:24,239 Speaker 1: her or something darker? Her boyfriend was the last known 43 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: person to see her alive. Authorities have not named any suspects, 44 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: and no arrests have been made, and so far there 45 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: are no updates from the inn A Police department on 46 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: the progress of the investigation. Her death, like her sons 47 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: and her brothers, remains frouded in mystery. Three lives, three shootings, 48 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: no justice. 49 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 2: The pain felt by Chanelle's family is a measureable. 50 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: I can imagine her community still really and the silence 51 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: from investigators. 52 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 2: Only deepens the woman who killed Chanelle Crosby? Why? And 53 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 2: will anyone ever be held accountable? 54 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 1: As of now, Chanelle's case remains unsolved. My thoughts and 55 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,559 Speaker 1: prayers go out to Chanelle's Stanley and friends. I hope 56 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: one day they're able to receive the closure that they deserve. 57 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: Janelle's story isn't just a heartbreaking tragedy, but it's a 58 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: glaring reminder of the devastating impacts of gun. 59 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 2: Violence in our communities. 60 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: Anyone with information about Chanelle's case to contact Crime Stoppers 61 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: Atlanta or visit stop crimeatl dot org. You can find 62 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: that information in the description box below. 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