murder mystery

Shannon Paulk: Beyond the Headlines Part 2

Action 8 News has woven together new interviews with archive video to tell the story of the abduction and murder of 11-year-old Shannon Paulk of Prattville in 2001, in the hopes that 2026 will be the year that we finally get answers as to who killed her and why.

Shannon Paulk: Beyond the Headlines Part 1

As most prepare to welcome 2026, a local family will be remembering a heartbreaking anniversary. Next year will mark 25 years since 11-year-old Shannon Paulk disappeared from her Prattville neighborhood and was later found dead. But a quarter-century later, her killer still has not been caught.