The Sassy Gazette

WHEN THE CONTROLLER WENT SILENT The Life and Unanswered Disappearance of Joseph “Joey” Plant Jr. By RICHIE D. MOWREY for The Sassy Gazette’s Dicking Around With Richie A True Crime Feed Official missing person flyer for Joseph “Joey” Plant Jr., who vanished from Northeast Philadelphia on March 14, 2025. “Every missing person deserves urgency. Every family deserves answers. Every story deserves to be told.” The Night the Controller Went Silent Some disappearances begin with abandoned cars. Others begin on lonely highways. Some start in thick woods, empty parking lots, or beneath the glow of convenience store security cameras. Joseph “Joey” Plant Jr.’s story begins somewhere far more ordinary. Inside his own apartment. A game controller in his hands. A routine night. A father finally getting a few quiet hours to himself after celebrating his youngest child’s birthday. ...

The Car Was Hidden. Ruben Carranza Was Never Found. One Year Later, Someone Still Knows Something. By RICHIE D. MOWREY for The Sassy Gazette’s Dicking Around With Richie A True Crime Feed Ruben Almon Carranza smiling while working as a tattoo artist. Photograph shared publicly during the continuing effort to bring him home. There are photographs of Ruben Almon Carranza laughing behind a tattoo station. In one, he stands beneath the lights of a convention floor, dressed in black, his gloves on and his tools nearby. In another, he smiles directly at the camera while speaking with someone beside him. He looks comfortable there. Confident. Alive inside the work. There is Ruben steering a boat across green water, dogs riding behind him. There is Ruben sitting beside a Christmas tree, distinctive tattoos visible across his hand and forearm. There is Ruben falling through an open sky, strapped to a parachut...

KELLY NICOLE GODFREY SMITH A Future Opening, a Life Stolen, and the Secrets Left Along the Allegheny River By RICHIE D. MOWREY for The Sassy Gazette’s Dicking Around With Richie A True Crime Feed Content Warning: This article discusses an unsolved homicide and the death of a young mother. Graphic details have not been publicly released and will not be invented here. No uncharged person should be treated as guilty. Kelly Nicole Godfrey Smith’s case remains unsolved nearly two decades after her murder. CASE AT A GLANCE Name: Kelly Nicole Godfrey Smith Age: 27 Home: Brackenridge, Pennsylvania Date Found: June 14, 2007 Recovery Area: Near the mouth of Chartiers Run and the Allegheny River in Braeburn, Lower Burrell Manner of Death: Homicide Cause of Death: Not publicly released Status: Unsolved Child: One young son, Mason...