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PiningOne Month Missing: The Nyeasha Pickens CaseAugust 8, 2025, marks one month since 19-year-old Nyeasha Pickens was last seen at the Enmarket store in Cordele, Georgia.
In 2022, of the more than 271,000 girls and women reported missing, over 36% were black. Black women and girls only make up 14% of the U.S. female population, according to the National Crime Information Center.
In this special edition of Pining, WALB News 10's Jamie Worsley and Quinlan Parker discuss what has been done to find Nyeasha, and what advocates say can help protect women of color at the national level.
2025-08-0528 min
PiningFaith of a Pebble: Sister and Investigators React to Coffee County Cold Case ArrestOfficials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, and Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office gathered at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office on May 23, 2025 to provide updates on the arrest of Jon Worrell, 58, in connection to the 2006 murder of his wife Doris Worrell. Doris Worrell was shot and killed on September 20, 2006, inside Jon’s Sports Park. Today, investigators believe that Jon recruited someone to kill his wife because he was concerned that if he divorced Doris, he would lose his children. In this timely episode of Pining, Jamie Worsley will bring you the full...
2025-05-2352 min
PiningA Daughter’s Search: The Unsolved Case of Dan BivensOctober 19, 1979, Dan Bivens stopped by his mother’s Dothan, AL shop to get a plate of food. The next day, his mother would find his house unlocked, the TV on, and that plate of food untouched. She reported Dan and his car missing nearly 46 years ago, and despite potential sightings in Southwest Georgia, Dan’s family has never seen or heard from him again. His daughter, Danielle, is appealing to the media and the public for information in his disappearance. If you know anything, call Central Alabama Crimestoppers anonymously at 334-215-STOP. There is a $5,000 reward for information that solv...
2025-04-3017 min
PiningPain into Purpose: The Effects of the Sandra Robinson CaseOn March 17, 2010, Sandra Robinson was stabbed to death while working at a prepaid cell phone store in Douglas, Georgia. Her murder would leave four kids without a mom, and her family with questions still to this day. You can report any information about this case anonymously by calling the GBI Region 4 Douglas Office at 912-389-4103.
https://gbi.georgia.gov/cases/unsolved-homicide/sandra-latrail-robinson
2025-02-0620 min
PiningLightning Strikes Twice: The Missing Hurst SiblingsThis month, Marlena Hurst would be celebrating the Christmas season with her family, and turning 49-years-old on December 23rd. But she hasn’t even met some of her newest grandchildren, because she’s been missing since December 2, 2020. Just months after Marlena was declared missing, the Hurst family would have to expand their search... Not for Marlena, but for her brother, Greg Hurst. You can listen this episode and previous cases right now on WALB.com, the WALB News 10 App, and on WALB’s YouTube page.
2024-12-1227 min
PiningThe Sellers' Curse: Reviving the Richland MurdersPining typically features unsolved cases, but this episode might be the exception- sort of. Because even though the murders Valerie Sellers, Tanya Nix, and Wanda Faye Reddick from the early 1980s in Richland, Georgia have never been solved, DNA technology and two other nearby murders could hold the answers that 5 South Georgia families have been waiting on for decades.
2024-09-1943 min
PiningIt's Not The End: The Nigel Brown CaseWe're bringing you this breaking news episode after we learned this morning that one person has been arrested in connection to the homicide of nine-year-old Nigel Brown. Nigel was shot and killed in a drive by shooting three years ago in Albany. He was asleep in his bed at the time of his death. WALB speaks with the lead investigator on this case and several South Georgia mothers about how these cold case developments are bringing hope to their families.
2024-08-2210 min
Least of These178. "Incomprehensible Evil" - The Case of Channon Christian & Christopher Newsom - Knoxville, TN [Part 5] | Judge Richard BaumgartnerTwo trials, an impaired judge, and a ruling that shocked everyone.George Thomas and Vanessa Coleman were both tried for their roles in the murders.As Judge Richard Baumgartner struggled to read the verdict, many questioned whether the judge was impaired.Baumgartner blamed his medical issues, however and investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation revealed something much darker that put all four verdicts in jeopardy."Pining" with Jamie WorsleyListen here: Pining: A SWGA Podcast (walb...
2024-08-0856 min
Least of These178. "Incomprehensible Evil" - The Case of Channon Christian & Christopher Newsom - Knoxville, TN [Part 5] | Judge Richard BaumgartnerTwo trials, an impaired judge, and a ruling that shocked everyone.George Thomas and Vanessa Coleman were both tried for their roles in the murders.As Judge Richard Baumgartner struggled to read the verdict, many questioned whether the judge was impaired.Baumgartner blamed his medical issues, however and investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation revealed something much darker that put all four verdicts in jeopardy."Pining" with Jamie WorsleyListen here: Pining: A SWGA Podcast (walb...
2024-08-0853 min
PiningHolding Out Hope: The Jessica Dietzel CaseTrying to solve some of south Georgia's biggest mysteries is like looking for a single pine needle on the forest floor. "Pining" is a podcast about families longing for their loved-one's case to be resolved. The first episode focuses on missing person, Jessica Vanzant Dietzel. She was 21-years-old when she was reported missing in March of 2020. She would now be 26-years-old. WALB News 10's Jamie Worsley and Rowan Edmonds take a look back at her case, and share new developments that could lead to closure.
2024-07-2339 min