About this episode

The episode discusses the mysterious disappearance of Stevie Bates and the subsequent discovery of her remains, featuring insights from her cousin, Isis Jannierre.

In 2012, 19-year-old Stevie Bates vanished after calling her mother from a Greyhound bus during a layover in Pittsburgh; she made it back to New York but never made it home. Eight years later, her skeletal remains were discovered wrapped in a blanket at an abandoned house in Queens, the same property where her boyfriend had reportedly been squatting. In this episode of Zone 7 , Sheryl McCollum welcomes Stevie’s cousin, Isis Jannierre, to discuss who Stevie was, what her family believed from the beginning, and why the case still raises questions about the timeline, suspect behavior, lost investigative time, lost evidence, and the people who may still know what happened. Highlights: (0:00) Sheryl McCollum opens Zone 7 with Stevie Bates’ 2012 disappearance, her final call home, and the Port Authority sighting that confirmed she made it back to New York (1:15) Isis Jannierre joins Zone 7 to establish Stevie’s victimology through the eyes of her family (2:30) Who Stevie was: a gifted student, creative thinker, devoted daughter, and young woman with aspirations (5:15) Hunter College, Occupy Wall Street, and the…

People in this episode

Host: Sheryl McCollum

Guest: Isis Jannierre

Topics covered

• disappearance
• investigation
• family
• victimology
• unsolved case
• evidence

Keywords

• Stevie Bates
• disappearance
• Queens
• investigation
• Isis Jannierre
• evidence
• victimology
• Pittsburgh
• New York
• unsolved case

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hunter College

Places: New York, Pittsburgh, Queens, Glendale

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