Jimmie Retha Brown and a Suspect Who "Allegedly" Got Away With Murder

Send us Fan MailIn the summer of 1977, sixteen-year-old Jimmie Retha Brown got into a van with a man her friend said she could trust. She was never seen alive again.Found bound and strangled in the New Mexico desert days later, Jimmie's murder set off a chain of events that would claim a second life — an eighteen-year-old who named her killer to anyone who would listen, then died before justice could catch up.Nearly fifty years later, the case remains unsolved. But the name has never gone away.The Last Ride investigates the 1977 murder of Jimmie Retha Brown — the suspect who was hiding in plain sight among teenagers, the coat found on her body that belonged to the last man to see her alive, and the young man who paid the ultimate price for knowing too much.Some cases go cold. Some just go quiet.Support the showEvery Unsolved Case Deserves a Voice.Somewhere right now, a family is waiting for answers. Not the famous cases that dominate true crime podcasts or fill network television specials — but the other cases. The ones that slipped through the cracks of media attention. The ones where a name was forgotten before it ever had a chance to be remembered.That's exactly why TheColdCases.com exists.We are building the most comprehensive repository of lesser-known cold cases the internet has ever seen — a dedicated, searchable archive where forgotten victims finally get a permanent home. Where their names, their faces, and their stories are preserved with the dignity and urgency they deserve. Where investigators, journalists, amateur sleuths, and compassionate strangers can connect the dots that time tried to bury.But we can't do this alone.This work takes time, research, resources, and an unwavering community of people who refuse to let the forgotten stay forgotten. Every case we document is hours of careful, respectful work. Every profile published is a renewed chance for justice.You are the missing piece.By subscribing at TheColdCases.com/subscribe, you become part of a movement — one that believes every victim matters, regardless of whether a camera was ever pointed in their direction. Your support helps us research more cases, reach more families, and keep these stories alive until answers...