AL AL - Chanty Shiverdecker, 15, Vanished after basketball practice, body found in woods, 9 Dec 1994

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$5,000 reward offered in 1994 disappearance, death of 15-year-old Alabama girl

Chanty Shiverdecker, a sophomore at Benjamin Russell High School, vanished on Dec. 9, 1994, after leaving basketball practice. (Contributed)

''Chanty Shiverdecker, a sophomore at Benjamin Russell High School, vanished on Dec. 9, 1994, after leaving basketball practice. She was supposed to call her 16-year-old brother to pick her up, but she was never heard from or seen again.''

''On Feb. 25, 1995, Alabama State Troopers received an anonymous call about a body in Coosa County. Chanty’s remains were found in a wooded area near Alabama highways 9 and 22.
Because of the condition of her remains, authorities weren’t able to determine a cause of death.

Chanty’s schoolbook and her purse were also found in the same area.

On Wednesday, Central Alabama Crime Stoppers announced a $5,000 reward for information in the case. Investigators still believe that someone is holding information that might help bring closure to Chanty’s family.''

''27 years is a long time to spend countless days considering the same unanswered questions. To be lost in a terrible limbo of suspicion and wonder. To know that there is an answer out there but to remain elusive to this day. It’s been 27 years to the day that my sister went missing and the case is still unsolved.

That being said, this past year has been the first in a very long time that I’ve been optimistic that answers may be possible. The internet and Facebook have been invaluable tools in spreading awareness of this case and the terrific podcast and YouTube video made by J.R. Erickson have allowed the public an exposure and understanding that wouldn’t have been possible in 1994''

 

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Award offered for information in death of 15-year-old after anonymous tip leads to body
''In a 2019 report by the Alexander City Outlook, Shiverdecker's mother Gloria Idiaan said she had a copy of the autopsy report and it said investigators never found other DNA at the crime scene. She added that after the remains had sat out for over two months, "animals had gotten to her," which made determining what happened much harder.

Idiaan also told the local newspaper she had suspects, but one has died and the other left Alabama. She described her daughter as a "social butterfly" who sometimes struggled to fit in due to her albinism and being legally blind.

She said despite Shriverdecker knowing she would be a benchwarmer, she was very happy to be a part of the basketball team.''