<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nightshade Profiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nightshade Profiles]]></description><link>https://www.nightshadeprofiles.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:06:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.nightshadeprofiles.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Beautiful Cigar Girl: How a Murder in 1841 New York Inspired Edgar Allan Poe]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1842, Edgar Allan Poe confidently claimed to have solved the real-life unsolved murder of Mary Rogers, a young shopgirl found dead in the Hudson River. The case had captivated the public, sparking widespread media attention and speculation about her death and killer. Intrigued, Poe took creative liberties, renaming the victim and relocating the crime scene to Paris, crafting a narrative that invited readers to engage in deduction. Despite his storytelling prowess, Poe's theories were...]]></description><link>https://www.nightshadeprofiles.com/post/the-beautiful-cigar-girl-how-a-murder-in-1841-new-york-inspired-edgar-allan-poe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a497634fa58f0a255d2a70b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:21:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d1f72_0a89bef587da491dbd3d0075fc731b21~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_386,h_624,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mollie Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[30 Years and No Answers: The Cold Case Murder of Lora Crady]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a cold January morning in 1994, a body was pulled from the Ortega River in Jacksonville, Florida. She was identified as Lora Crady, a mother, a daughter, a woman whose life was violently cut short. More than three decades later, no one has been held accountable for her death. Her case is a haunting example of how a simple bureaucratic mistake can derail justice and leave a family waiting for answers that never come. Lora Crady was just 37 years old when she was tragically murdered. Born on...]]></description><link>https://www.nightshadeprofiles.com/post/30-years-and-no-answers-the-cold-case-murder-of-lora-crady</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a36e356bfacb36e3542bde0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:38:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d1f72_bf607be335ce4c96b34131d4b514af05~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_780,h_934,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mollie Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Disturbing Connection to the Girls Gone Without a Trace at Edison Mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my previous post, I recounted the tale of two young women who disappeared from the same place within a month of each other. Now, I’d like to present my theory on what I believe truly occurred with these two women. Before I can thoroughly explain my theory, I must first share the background that explains why I think these two cases are linked to this larger case. Christopher Wilder, Also Known As ‘The Beauty Queen Killer’ We are going all the way back to 1945 in Sydney, Australia, the...]]></description><link>https://www.nightshadeprofiles.com/post/the-disturbing-connection-to-the-girls-gone-without-a-trace-at-edison-mall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af6db948ac681a4fdfcd7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d1f72_65962b0f722d4ffe82a0c9648f96c23f~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_480,h_639,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mollie Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gone Without a Trace at Edison Mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somewhere in a Southwest Florida parking lot in the early months of 1981, two young women vanished. No struggle. No witnesses. No answers. Edison Mall sits in Fort Myers, Florida, unremarkable on the surface, the kind of place you visit, forget, and frequent as a local. But in late January and early February 1981, two young women walked through its parking lot and were never seen again. Not together. Not on the same day. And yet the same shadow seems to fall over both of their disappearances....]]></description><link>https://www.nightshadeprofiles.com/post/gone-without-a-trace-at-edison-mall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a288391750b8b39abc169e1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:43:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d1f72_fc9fdf491985415aa377a778880f3672~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mollie Long</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>