The NAMUS-45: Chioma Gray

True Crime Bullsh**

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True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Chioma Gray was one of the final two NAMUS-45 missing persons we identified in 2022. Her disappearance sparked debate over the age of consent and how its treated in both the courts and investigations.

This episode was written and researched by Shana Wilensky and Josh Hallmark.
With production, editing, and additional research by Josh Hallmark.
Consultation by Kaz.

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0:00.0	This is a studio both and production.
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0:32.0	Chiyoma Ezra Nisha Gray disappeared on December 13th of 2007.
0:37.8	She was just 15 years old and a student at Wena High School in Ventura, California.
0:44.1	On the morning of her disappearance, Chiyoma's father and brother dropped her off for school.
0:49.2	It was the last time anyone from her family would see her.
0:53.4	The school would eventually report that Chiyoma didn't attend any of her classes that day,
0:59.2	and not a single one of her friends encountered her at school.
1:03.4	When her mother, Francine Black, came to pick her up at the end of the school day, her
1:07.4	daughter was nowhere to be found.
1:10.2	Soon after, Francine went to the police and declared her daughter missing.
1:15.4	She met with detectives and told them she had a pretty good idea of who could have taken
1:19.9	her daughter.
1:24.2	Chiyoma was an intelligent, hardworking teenager with a 4.0 grade point average in school.
1:30.2	She was a black female approximately 5'4", and 115 pounds.
1:35.6	She aspired to go to medical school and become a doctor, specifically an obstetrician
1:40.6	gynecologist.
1:43.4	She was an excellent athlete and overall, a sweet-natured and well-behaved student who
1:48.2	loved her family.
1:49.8	She had an older brother, an older sister, and a younger brother.
1:54.4	When she went to school that morning and disappeared, she left behind all of her clothing and
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