"He hasn't been riding a bus because he's scared of being let off with a stranger again," Myeisha Marks tells PEOPLE about her son Shamiar

"I never imagined this would be an issue I would be dealing with," Tyler Morris tells PEOPLE

“She was just the brightest light,” one of Chenoa Nickerson's sisters tells PEOPLE

King Holguin was just two weeks shy of turning 7, according to a GoFundMe set up by loved ones

"Then I thought, ‘My God, it's got to be a human head,’ " resident Shareka Smith said of the chilling find

“Hunter was full of sweet smiles, gave lots of hugs and exemplified happiness,” read Hunter Slezak's obituary

“Not everyone knows what kids who have disabilities like this go through,” one of the parents at the demonstration said

A month after voluntarily vanishing into Mexico, Kobayashi's family announced that she had been found safe

The victim has been identified as Lauren M. Cameron, 32, of Anchorage

“Her granddaughter was her world,” said a niece of Elizabeth Pollard, whose body was discovered on Dec. 6 after she fell into a sinkhole

Blake Herman was remembered by his family as a "bright young man with a kind heart and an infectious smile"

A family spokesperson tells PEOPLE that Jamie Thomas, 48, was killed after she got all of the children out of their car

Sergio Rodriguez was killed on Dec. 9 as he attempted to cross the railroad tracks when the train hit him without warning, according to the complaint

"He had that big, huge bright smile that lit up a room," Megan Barnett said of her late son Connor Barba

"They pull a blanket out of their bookbag, and they lay outside and go to sleep," said a neighbor about the boys

Ta-Haley Payton, 22, was last seen on Nov. 20, according to police

“While buried alive, Trevor Kilgore thought he was going to die,” according to a complaint filed in reference to a 2023 home construction incident

“After some bushwhacking, the party located the missing woman who was showing signs of hypothermia and dehydration,” Coast Guard officials said

The Albany Police Department confirmed that the girl, who fell into an icy lake trying to save her classmate, has died

The Albany Police Department confirmed that the girl, who fell into an icy lake trying to save her classmate, has died