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On the night of October 9, 2010, Unique Harris, a 24-year-old mother of two, put her children to bed in her Southeast D.C. apartment and was never seen again. She left behind her purse, her ID, her credit cards, her young children, and the eyeglasses she needed to see. Her sofa had been deliberately mutilated. A man named Isaac Moye — a convicted rapist, released from prison just two months earlier and wearing a GPS ankle monitor — had entered her building at 10:39 p.m. and stayed all night. He lied to police. Repeatedly. For years. It would take a decade to arrest him, and thirteen years to convict him. Her body has never been found.

Sources and recourses:

• U.S. Department of Justice Press Release, June 23, 2023: "District Man Convicted of Murdering Woman Who Went Missing in 2010 and Has Never Been Found" — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia

• NBC4 Washington (News4) — Trial and conviction coverage, June 23, 2023; Valencia Harris courtroom quotes verified by reporter Darcy Spencer

• D.C. Witness — "Defendant Sentenced to 35 Years in 2010 Disappearance and Homicide Case," September 15, 2023 — includes sentencing statement, Judge Anthony Epstein, and prosecutorial criminal history summary

• MPD Public YouTube Appeal for Tips, 2018 — documented in trial record as investigative step

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System: https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/

The Black and Missing Foundation: https://www.bamfi.org/