Ivory was just 17 years old when she vanished while on her way home in Utica, New York. Despite a slow start to the investigation, investigators have tried to make up for lost time, spending years putting together the pieces that point toward the people responsible — people who refuse to talk, even 19 years later.
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Episode Info
If you know anything about the disappearance of Ivory Green on March 6, 2004, please call the Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers 866-730-TIPS(8477), or submit an anonymous tip online at p3tips.com. You can also call the Utica Police Department Criminal Investigations Division directly at 315-223-3510.
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Have you listened to THE DECK INVESTIGATES yet? In this first season, Ashley takes a deep dive into the cold case of Darlene Hulse, the 4 of Hearts from Indiana. Darlene Hulse was forcibly taken from her home in Argos, Indiana on August 17, 1984. Though Darlene’s body would be found a day later, just six miles from her home, her killer has evaded law enforcement for almost four decades and her case has remained cold…until now. Click HERE to sign the petition and demand justice for Darlene Hulse.
An undated photo of Ivory. Courtesy: NamUs
A photo of Ivory age-progressed to 23 years. Courtesy NamUs / National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
A photo of Ivory age-progressed to 28 years. Courtesy NamUs / National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
An empty lot where the Washington Courts Housing Complex once stood. Ivory and her mother Shirlette lived at the complex, which was demolished in 2006. Courtesy: audiochuck staff
Shirlette looked for Ivory at what used to be a community center (pictured) — it was a place where many people hung out and it was close to their apartment. Courtesy: audiochuck staff
The location where Benji shot Plumer when Plumer and his great aunt lived there. They were in a non working car in the backyard. Courtesy: audiochuck staff
Oneida Square, where police believe Ivory was last seen. Courtesy: audiochuck staff
In 2021, a man told his girlfriend that he would do to her what he did to Ivory and toss her into the marsh (pictured). Courtesy: audiochuck staff
The Washington Courts Housing Complex before it was destroyed. Courtesy: Alexis Mann
Raymond Garrett’s booking photo. Courtesy: Observer-Dispatch
Benji Reed’s booking photo. Courtesy: WWNY
A photo of Brandell Watkins. Courtesy: Observer-Dispatch
Episode Source Material
- Utica Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY): Cousin charged in shooting Faces attempted murder charges, by Rob Booth.
- Utica Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY): Victim testifies against cousin Utica shooting case forwarded to grand jury, by Rob Booth.
- Utica Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY): Dance in honor of missing girl’s birthday, by Staff.
- Utica Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY): Mother’s love: Missing woman to be subject of march, by Rocco LaDuca.
- Utica Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY): Billboard highlights missing teen, by Staff.
- Utica Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY): Ivory Green slain, informant tells FBI; Death seen as retaliation for cousin’s theft, by Rocco LaDuca.
- United States District Court: United States of America v. Raymond Garrett, Durrell Liggins, Ty Albrecht, Gregory Lee, Jr., Roger Patterson, Ali Shabazz, Jacques Yates, Richard Gilmore, Ann Marie Spina, Davon Patterson, Haikham Phimasone, Terence Hines, Juan Breton, and John W. Spratt. Filed April 8, 2006.