August 08, 1971 New Jersey John Doe

On August 08, 1971 the partial mummified remains of a white male between 18 and 30 years old was found on Mt. Misery in Lebanon State Forest in Burlington, New Jersey. He was estimated to be around 5'8 and weight could not be estimated. He had brown hair and eye color is unknown. It was believed he died sometime that year.

Finger prints, Dentals, and DNA could not be determined.

SOURCES:
https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/1770

Disappearance of John William Gates

1912 photo of John Gates.

John William Gates had left his home in Longmont, Colorado on April 23, 1916. His wife had no idea of his whereabouts and had not heard from him again after he left on. When his wife in May of 1917 filed for "Mother's Compensation in Boulder county she had to explain why she needed help and her husband's disappearance. The Mother's Compensation Act was a way for mother's to provide for their children. This was long before social services. His wife believed he may have had an accident that caused his death or prevented him from coming back home. It isn't believed he left on his own. He was said to be a good provider and a good husband and wonderful father.

In the early 1880's John was born in Iowa. Before 1900 he moved to Colorado and was a farm laborer. In 1903 he married his wife and they settled in Longmont, Colorado. By 1910 his occupation was listed as teamster in transfer, his family claimed that it meant that he delivered supplies to miners in the mountains.

He may have been involved in a mining accident  or the wagon he used to move mining supplies had fallen off the mountain. Around this time in this area of Colorado there were several mines open due to the need of tungsten during WWI. It could also be possible that his remains may have been found in the mountains later, but they were never identified as him.

John William Gates was 34 at the time of his disappearance. He was 5'7 to 6'0 and weighed around 160 to 180 lbs. He had brown receding hair and his eye color is unknown.

DNA is available, but Fingerprints and Dentals are not.

SOURCES:
http://www.dailycamera.com/lifestyles/ci_29627109/longmont-mans-disappearance-remains-unsolved-mystery
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/24464/0

WANTED: Vernon Ray Henry

Vernon Ray Henry killed her wife Connie, 42, and oldest daughter Heather, 17, on August 11, 1996 in their home in Athol, Idaho. His three other children ages 12, 7, and 5 were in thee house at the time of the murder. Their oldest son had already moved out of the house by this time.

On this Monday night the 12 year old son woke up to arguing around 12:45 a.m. between his father, mother and older sister. He wasn't sure what the argument was about, but Vernon got so angry that he brought out his gun and shot Heather and Connie. The boy got out of bed to find his mother and sister laying dead on the floor and watched his dad fleeing the scene, driving north on Highway 95 in a maroon 1986 Toyota Camry 4-door car with license plate K22671. His son then called 911. The 7 year old did wake up, but the 5 year old did not until they were halfway out of the house.

No one expected this to have happened. Vernon seemed like such a nice guy to many people. He was even described to have been in a good mood talking about good fishing holes. In reality though police believe that the crime might have been premeditated, and may have stashed supplies in the woods and hid out there. He was described as the anti-government and survivalist type.

He is wanted on warrants for  2 counts of 1st Degree Murder and use of a firearm in commission of felony. and He has ties to Nebraska and Alaska, but may had even fled as far as Belize

At the time of his disappearance he was 5'10 and weighed around 145 lbs. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He was 44 at the time of the murder, but as of 2017 he would be 65 years old.


Other Images:

SOURCES:
http://eastidahocoldcasesinc.com/connie-heather-henry/
http://idahonews.com/news/local/52-cold-cases-of-idaho-unsolved-murders-missing-people-and-abducted-children#photo-13
http://www.khq.com/story/4733187/secret-witness-offers-reward-for-information-on-1996-murder
http://eastidahocoldcasesinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Dad-suspected-2.jpg

August 7, 1991 Frankfurt, Germany Jane Doe

On August 7, 1991 The body of a woman was found on Highway A3 near Franfurt, Germany. It seemed that she was run over by a car at least once while she was laying down alive. Her cause of death was from blood loss from sever internal injuries.There was no signs of foul play. She was last seen alive at a motorway service area/ restaurant.

She was around 25 years old white female. She was around 5'6 tall. She had reddish blonde hair and her ears were pierced. She has a noticeable cherry sized lump on the cranial bone 6 cm or 2.3 inches above her left ear. She might have previously broke her collarbone. She has 3 scars 1-4 cm or 0.39 inch on her upper and lower arm  near her elbow. She has a 4 cm or 1.54 inch upward bent scar below her left knee. She still has her appendix and has prominent stretch marks
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Through her Dentals they found that she had acquired more fluoride during her childhood. It may have been added to her water it was practiced in other countries such as Scandinavia. The fillings in her teeth were often used in Scandinavia and Switzerland.


She was wearing a silver necklace with a pendent in the shape of a dutch silver shoe imprinted with blue and white windmills. A ring with a colorless zircon stone, ring width 53, probably manufactured in France. A Swatch watch with a flexible Doublé bracelet. A ring with a turquoise stone ring width 58. A silver hoop earring, diameter 1.5 cm.

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SOURCES:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases-int/336ufdeu.html

Disappearance of Rodney Lynn Grissom and Karen Jean Lee

On May 24, 1977 Rodney Lynn Grissom disappeared. He was reported as runaway from Albany, Oregon. Authorities believed that he ran away with Karen Jean Lee from Cornelius, Oregon who was reported missing on May 26, 1977. Karen claimed that they were going to hitchhike to California. Their items were found on a logging road in Washington County, Oregon. Their is few information about this, but foul play is suspected. 

Rodney Lynn Grissom was a 14 year old white male at the time of his disappearance. He was 5'2 and 100 lbs. He had sandy or brown hair and blue eyes. He had fractured his left femoral shaft in 1964. He left with a framed backpack with R. Grissom on it. Dentals, DNA are available, but Fingerprints are not.

Karen Jean Lee was 15 years old white female at the time of her disappearance. She was 5'7 and 128 lbs. She had brown hair and brown eyes. She had a scar on her upper lip and a scar on her left knee. She has Dentals and DNA available, but not Fingerprints.



SOURCES:

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/grissom_rodney.html

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/14013/29

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/12090/

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Karen-Jean-Lee-missing-person-from-Oregon-312723858800035/about/?ref=page_internal

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/lee_karen.html
 

The Disappearance of O'Dina Jeannette Lucero

In 1979 18 year old O'Dina Jeannette Lucero had gone to New Mexico from California to spend time with her paternal grandparents and uncle. On August 10, 1979 she was last seen in Roswell, New Mexico. She had left to go to the convenience store and never returned. Her family doesn't believe she would be gone this long without contact.

O'Dina is a Hispanic female and was 18 at the time of her disappearance. She was 5'4 and weighed around 100 lbs. She had shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes. One of her canine teeth are capped.

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SOURCES:

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/15070/6

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/lucero_odina.html

Death of Vicki Lynn Harrell

Vicki Lynn Harrell was a 25-year-old divorcee who was last seen alive on August 12, 1972. She was seen getting into a four-door, dark blue 1965 Plymouth Valiant in the K-Mart parking lot in Bloomington, Indiana.

When her roommate had not heard from her they got worried. They reported her missing on August 13, 1972. Her car was found on August 14, 1972, near the parking lot of College Mall in Bloomington, Indiana. The body of Vicki Harrell was found the same day.

Her nude body was found lying face down in a water-filled ditch on an access road to McCormick's Creek State Park, approximately 2.5 miles east of Spencer, Indiana. Her body had signs of sexual assault. She had been strangled and had the letters KN carved into her chest after death.

I do realize in official reports and in the newspapers that Vicki's name is spelled as Vickie. I used the spelling of Vicki because that was what was on her gravestone.

SOURCES:
http://www.in.gov/isp/2586.htm
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13837309/vickie_harrell_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13837323/vickie_harrell_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13837319/vickie_harrell_murder/

The Legend of Peter Dromgoole

Picture of Gimghoul Castel

The legend of Peter Dromgoole and Fannie is a long time legend for the campus of University of North Carolina  at Chapel Hill. This story is popular among students of University of North Carolina. It's a traditional story involving ghosts, passion, love, and a tragic end. Unlike many other Urban Legends this one has a base in truth.

Peter was the son of a prominent family. His grandfather was Reverend Edward Dromgoole an Catholic Irish native who came to America and renounced his Catholicism and became a Methodist Minister in 1770. His Grandfather played an important part in the growth of Methodism in North Carolina. His father Edward Dromgoole II was also a Methodist minister, planter, his mother was Sarah Creese Pelham. His younger brother Edward Dromgoole III graduated from University of North Carolina and was the one of the editors of  first volume of University Magazine. His uncle was Congressman George C. Dromgoole.

Peter was known as a wild child and was daring to anything, loved fast horses, lose women and drinking. In 1832 Peter was sent to  Franklin Male Academy in Louisburg, North Carolina. In 1833 he was sent to Chapel Hill as a freshman. Peter caused troubles at school and a letter was even sent to his father to retrieve his son. Peter claimed that he would not and never go, but soon Peter would disappear to never be seen again.

 One popular story is that Peter soon fell in love with a local girl named Fannie. Fannie and Peter used to meet in secret at a large rock at Piney Prospect, near where Gimgoul castle now resides. Another student had also fallen in love with pretty Fannie. the other man was jealous and envious of the relationship between Fannie and Peter. He had challenged Peter to a duel, and supposedly Peter lost his life that night and was buried and that rock that Fannie and him used to meet at was placed upon it. The rock was stained with his blood and never washed away.

Dear Fannie went to the rock day after day and waited for Peter. She then started asking around campus and tried to find him, but he could not. She died a year later from a broken heart.

Another version said that Fannie had found Peter shot through the heart. He had collapsed on the rock that they would meet at and it was stained with his blood. The witnesses to the crime had buried him quickly and placed the rock upon him. Fannie died later that summer saying that Peter was lonely.

To this day people claim to have seen Fannie and Peter's ghosts on the edge of the forest. Dromgoole's rock does exist, but is not accessible to the public.

Many of the students at the time believed that Peter had left on his own. His books were sent to his parent's and his room was found empty. His family believed that he left school and went west where he was robbed and murdered.

SOURCES:
http://www.ncpedia.org/biography/dromgoole-peter-pelham
http://www.prairieghosts.com/unc.html
http://northcarolinaghosts.com/piedmont/legend-peter-dromgoole/
http://gradschool.unc.edu/funding/gradschool/weiss/interesting_place/history/castle.html
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9525120/peter_dromgoole_mystery/

January 21, 1955 Cadiz, California Asian John Doe

On January 21, 1955 a skull belonging to an Asian male was found in the desert near Cadiz Beacon in Cadiz, California. The skull could had been there for years. The skull is believed to belong to an Asian male between 30- 50 years old. No estimated weight, height, or hair and eye color. No images are available.

John Doe does have Dentals on file. His DNA has been submitted. He has no Fingerprints available.


SOURCES:

https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/5131
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2236umca.html

Disappearance of Francis Loretta Heath/Wells

circa 1954

Francis Loretta Heath/Wells was last seen in Crossett, Arkansas getting on a Trailways bus headed towards El Paso, Texas on August 13, 1974. She left so that she could visit a family member and there was no evidence Francis made it to El Paso. She was supposed to come back the following Sunday. The bus brought her luggage was brought back to Crossett, Arkansas without her.

Her family claims that they originally reported her missing in 1974, but no documentation supported that. Francis left behind four children.

Francis was an African American female and was 39 years old at the time of her disappearance.She was around 5'5 to 5'7 and was around 100 to 120 lbs. She had black hair that may have been in a pony tale and brown eyes. She was wearing a green shirt with a yellow and purple plaid over shirt and jeans.

SOURCES:
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/23909/1
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3663dfar.html
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/wells_francis.html

May 16, 1968 Wasilla, Alaska

On May 16, 1968 Decomposed remains of a man was found floating at the mouth of Little Susitna River in Wasilla, Alaska. It was believed he had died between 1966-1968. John Doe was Unknown race and was believed to be between 30 to 50 years old. He was around 5'7 and may have weighed around 180 lbs. He had brown hair and his eye color was undetermined. He was wearing blue jeans, red and white plaid shirt, jockey shorts, light cotton socks, 1 inch black belt with silver buckle and brown leather lace up boots. A rifle cartridge (30.06) was found in his pocket.

His Dentals are available, DNA is insuficiant, and no Fingerprints.

SOURCES:
https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/9980

WANTED CRIMINAL Cesar Carlos Castaneda

Cesar Carlos Casteneda is wanted for the 1995 murder of an elderly man in El Paso, Texas, On January 02, 1995, Castaneda and several associates who were caretakers of the elderly man went the house of the elderly man to rob it. They claimed the man came out and surprised the robbers, and this resulted in his death as they beat him to death with blunt objects. His partners in crime were arrested and in March of 1995 he was arrested, but then went on bail. Castaneda went on the run.


Casteneda was 16 at the time of him leaving. He used the birthdays, November 9, 1978, and September 11, 1978. He's a white Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes. At the time he was 5'8 and weighed around 140 lbs. He was born in Texas but may have fled to Mexico to hide.

Casteneda also went by Carlos Casteneda, Juan Carlos Casteneda, Cesar Esparza, Juan Esparza, Juan Carlos Castaneda, and Carlos Cataneda.

In 1997 a state warrant was placed in El Paso County. They were charging Cesar Carlos Castaneda with capital murder, burglary of a habitation, and aggravated robbery. In 1998 a warrant was filed by Texas for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

SOURCES:
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/murders/cesar-carlos-castaneda

The Disappearance of Harvey Eugene Whitacre

20-year-old Harvey Eugene Whitacre or better known as Gene was a Corporal in the U.S. Army and treasurer of his bowling league. On the night of June 30, 1947, he was last seen in the bowling ally in Albuquerque, New Mexico carrying $400 for his bowling league. He did not show up to roll call at Sandia Base the next day and it worried people. His broken glasses, necktie, army cap, and a blood-stained shirt with slashes on the back were found in a side street near the bowling ally. Some believe that this was staged.

The FBI and Defense Department really looked into the case trying to find Gene thinking he went AWOL. They spent a lot of time asking friends and family about Gene's whereabouts. They even resorted to wiretapping phones and intercepting mail to try to find Gene. Even though they claim Gene had no information that would deny national security. But it's possible he did with his job on base and that was why they were trying so hard to find him.

Gene was a white male who was described as a kind of Asian looking in some reports. He was 5'9 and around 145 lbs. He had brown hair cut in a military-style and brown eyes. He also has bad eyesight and wears very strong subscription glasses.

DNA and Fingerprints are available, but Dentals are not.

SOURCES:
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/23362/0
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4788dmnm.html
http://www.missingveterans.com/1947/harvey-eugene-whitacre/

Disappearance of Brian Grocki

14 year old Brian Grocki was last seen on October 16, 1990 in Trenton, Michigan. A friend claimed that they had last seen Brian at their home. They claimed Brian left to go home between midnight and 1 a.m. This same friend changed his story to say that Brian and him were going to run away. His parents don't believe that he would runaway, that there wasn't any known problems Brian was going through. There wasn't even any problems at home. He had left all his belongings at home including his backpack. It's believed he met with foul play.

Brian is a white male and was 14 years old at the time of his disappearance. He was 5'6 and 125 lbs. He had blonde hair and green eyes. He has a two inch scar beneath his lip on his chin, a scar on his right wrist, and a burn scar on his right leg. His right leg was broken when he was a toddler. He has also been diagnosed with a disability involving hand-eye coordination.

He was last seen wearing a jacket, a quilted plaid shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers.

SOURCES:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1265dmmi.html
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/grocki_brian.html
https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/4578/0

Murder of Larry Jo Phebus

In October on 1962 14 year old Larry Jo Phebus was living in Tioga, North Dakota with his older brother Chester Phebus and friend Sam Wallace. He had moved from Petersburg, Indiana to live with the two. All three of them were living in a travelers motel, and Chester worked at an oilfield job.

On October 20, 1962 Sam and Chester went on a double date to watch a movie in Willston. They left Larry Jo home alone, and when they got back there was no sign of him. It was strange because whenever Larry Jo would leave he always left a note, so that they wouldn't worry. There was no note left at the motel room.

Chester started his search by asking friends of Larry Jo if they had seen him. He also went and asked people both from Ray and Tioga if they had seen him, but no one had. The last time anyone saw him was that Saturday. On Monday October 22, 1962 Chester told the police that Larry Jo was missing.

Larry Jo was known to hitchhike between Ray and Tioga, but never hitchhiked for over 30 miles. Thinking it could be possible though Chester had contacted his family in California, Illinois, and Indiana to see if Larry Jo had shown up. He never did and never would. On March , 1963 his body was found in a grain field near Alexander, North Dakota on Mar 28, 1963.

On March 28, 1963 Farmers were removing rocks from their field near Alexander, North Dakota when they found a body of a boy. It was obvious that before death the boy had suffered. Larry Jo was found nude with cord wrapped around his wrists and feet tied and neck. He had been strangled to death and sexually assaulted.

SOURCES:
https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/public-safety/cold-cases
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13837070/larry_phebus_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13837206/murder_of_larry_phebus/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13837279/larry_phebus_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13837289/larry_phebus/
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Phebus&GSfn=Larry&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1963&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=25324384&df=all&

Murder of Stephanie Lynn Hebert

On June 13th 1978 5 year old Stephanie Hebert from Waggaman, LA walked barefoot towards a friends 3 doors down. Stephanie never made it there. When her parents found out they reported her missing and soon the FBI went on a search for her in the nearby woods. The search was a failure as they could not find her.

On November 29, 1978 a hunter found her remains in St. Charles Parish.She had been dead for almost six months. Her clothing and glasses had been laying near the body. Animals had scattered many of her bones. She was either sitting on or against a fallen log and was possibly tied to it as a rope was found at the scene.

She was taken a month after her kindergarten graduation and 17 days before her 6th birthday.

In 2013 Daniel Parker Sr. is a suspect after it was found out that he threatened a rape victim (who knew Stephanie) That if she talked she would end up like her.

There isn't much info about the case.

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SOURCES:

http://kidnappingmurderandmayhem.blogspot.com/2012/11/unsolved-murder-in-louisiana.html?
m=1 I recommend reading this article by  another blogger. 

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missing87975/cold-case-stephanie-lynn-hebert-t3778.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43231748
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2013/12/waggaman_suspect_in_unsolved_1.html
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14538324/disapearancemurder_of_stephanie_hebert/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14538401/stephanie_hebert_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14538300/stephanie_hebert_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14538372/stephanie_hebert_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14538395/stephanie_hebert_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14538304/stephanie_hebert_murder/

Who are The Men In Black?

You are probably more familiar with the Movie series Men In Black about an undercover organization who makes sure alien's aren't known to the human population. In reality the movie is based off the legend of the Men In Black (MIB) and that they've been around for decades.

The Men in Black are dressed in black suits and confront those who claim to witness alien activity. According to Ufologist the purpose of the Men In Black is to try to keep witnesses of alien activity to stay silent. This some times includes the threat of harm. There is no evidence of harm ever happening.

The first encounter with the Men In Black happened in the summer of 1947. A private pilot, Kenneth Arnold spotted 9 shiney discs in the sky. Afterwards other people claimed to have seen something similar all over the world. That same summer, Harold Dahl witnessed UFO's around Tacoma Washington. A man dressed in a dark suit confronted him and told him if he disclosed what he saw that harm would come to him. Dahl's sighting is now known as "The Island Mystery."

This sighting would not be the last of the Men In Black as in the 50's a large number of witnesses claimed to have met them. The thing that is most common about these men is that they arrived in new cars, not exclusively black, with unofficial plate numbers. The Men would always be dressed in a black or  dark suit and black Homburg hat. It was believed that they were part of a government organization.

Some even claim that the MIB had telekinetic powers. The powers include knowing when someone in lying to them and they knew a lot of personal information that they shouldn't. Some described it that it seemed as if they were impersonating human beings.

There has been a decline in the reports of Men In Black.





SOURCES:
http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc1707.htm
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/05/23/men_in_black_sightings_do_they_still_happen_.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=KCEtC3xnzuAC&pg=PA218#v=onepage&q&f=false

April 3, 1972 Coconino County, Arizona Native American John Doe

On April 3, 1972 in Coconino County Arizona a native American man was found in a gully near Cow Springs. There was only one set of footsteps leading up to the body. It was estimated that he may have been there around 14 days. He was not recognizable due to decomposition.

The John Doe was a Native American male between the ages of 18 and 30. He was around 5'5 and weighed around 135. Hair color and eye color is unknown. He was wearing blue trousers, brown socks, black shoes and a blue shirt. There was also a grocery receipt found with him. There are no images available in this case.

Fingerprints are available, but DNA and Dentals are not.


SOURCES:
https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/10677

January 1, 1972 Anaheim, California John Doe

Image of one of John Doe's Bracelet

On January 1, 1972, a man fell from Euclid St. Bridge onto N/B I-5 in Anaheim California. He was struck by several vehicles. It is unsure if he had committed suicide or had accidentally fallen from the bridge. He was unrecognizable due to the multiple vehicles hitting him.

John Doe was a white male between 18 and 23. He was estimated to be around 5'9 and around 180 lbs and was described as having a normal build. He had long, shoulder-length red or auburn hair and hazel eyes. He was wearing a white and lavender shirt, brown Viceroy jeans, a wide leather brown belt, and a brown velour jacket. He also had two bracelets a silver one with a flower design and a white and gold puzzle bracelet. 

Dentals and Fingerprints available and DNA is unavailable.

Fragment of John Does Shirt

John Does other Bracelet

SOURCES:
https://identifyus.org/cases/7647
http://unidentified.wikia.com/wiki/Anaheim_John_Doe_(1972)
https://media.ocgov.com/gov/sheriff/divisions/prof/coroner/ud/john/7200006s.asp

November 09, 1998 Jane Doe New York City, New York

In the afternoon of November 9, 1998, In New York City, New York a woman decided to end her life. Witnesses say that she jumped in front of the Northbound E train at 14th and 8th Avenue. She did not die at the scene as she was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. At the hospital, she became unresponsive and was then pronounced dead.

Jane doe was a Caucasian female who believed to be between 23 and 33 years old. She was around 5'0 and around 105 lbs. She had thick brown hair around 10 inches and brown eyes. She was wearing a tan flannel shirt, blue jeans, a multicolored bag, and a blue and black backpack.

She does have DNA and Dental's available and no fingerprints available.

SOURCES:
https://identifyus.org/cases/6326
http://unidentified.wikia.com/wiki/New_York_Jane_Doe_(December_10,_1998)

Bill, March 25, 1976 Highland Park, Michigan Jane Doe

Reconstruction of Bill

She had been partying at and passed out at a private residence in Highland Park. The residents of the house were unable to wake the girl. She was then transported to Detroit Osteopathic Hospital where she had been pronounce dead. Unfortunately no one knew who this girl was as they had met her earlier that day.

The little info they had was that they had picked her up on the 7 Mile in Detroit. She had went by the name Bill and was a runaway from an Ohio youth home. Other than that there was nothing known about Bill.

She was a white female estimated to have been between 15 and 25. She had weighed 150 lbs and was around 5'8. She had brown hair that went to her shoulders. Her eye colors were described as a blue/green. She was wearing a black or dark gray shirt in size 42, black and white checkered slacks size 32 and maroon socks. Some of her upper teeth did overlap. There was no cavities and no fillings.

She doesn't have DNA on file, but does have Dentals and Fingerprints on file.

Some names that a nick name like Bill could come from is Sybil, Billie/Billy, Willow, Wilhelmina, ect. It could be that none of these were her birth name, and Bill was her actual name and or she just liked being called Bill.

SOURCES:

http://unidentified.wikia.com/wiki/Bill

https://identifyus.org/cases/12115

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1195ufmi.html

Murder of Anthony Adams

On November 6, 1978 friends of 25-year-old Anthony, Tony, Adams were worried about him. They hadn't seen or heard from him in a few days. Rev. Bob Waldrop, Bill Woodbury (Tony's boyfriend) and another friend went to his apartment at 125 1st Avenue in Salt Lake City, Utah. When they didn't get an answer Bill crawled through a window to find his boyfriend had been murdered. Tony's body was found in his bedroom he had been nude and covered in blood. He had been stabbed in his neck, chest, and his throat sliced with a butcher knife. He had been dead for several days and more than likely died on November 3rd.

Tony Adams was an African American activist who fought for Gay Rights. He even had a hand in organizing the Anita Bryant Protest in 1977. Anita Bryant was a singer and former beauty queen who was against gay rights. The Anita Bryant Protest was a big step in Gay Rights in Utah. Tony wanted to see the world changed for the better and have it be more aware. He was even called a "True Freedom Fighter," by Rev. Bob Waldrop.

The Salt Lake police were already investigating another cold case in the area. Coincidentally another murder of 16 year old Sharon Schollmeyers happened in the same apartment building. It isn't believed that the two were murdered by the same person.

It is believed that Tony Adam's murder might be one of many hate crimes that were happening in the area against homosexuals. It could also have been because Tony was a campaign manager for Bill Hoyle in the Nov. 7 election, so it could have been politically motivated.

Other Images:

SOURCES:
https://qsaltlake.com/news/2009/11/07/the-murder-of-tony-adams/
http://www.slcpd.com/1978/11/06/anthony-adams/
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118356459
http://www.slcpd.com/1977/12/05/sharon-schollmeyers/

Disappearance of George Alfred Tonsgard

George Alfred Tonsgard was last seen on July 15, 1956. A witness claimed that they had seen Tonsgard drowning while he was scuba diving in the Gastineau Chanel in Juneau, Alaska. George was 5'6 to 6'0 tall and weighed around 160-175 lbs. He had brown hair and either brown or blue eyes.

SOURCES:
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/11176/0
http://www.juneau.org/police/mobile/missing_persons_ind.php?UID=16
http://www.missingin.org/reg5861/george_alfred_tonsgard.htm

Disappearance of Marion Alice Morton

2010 photo of Marion's home she was believed to be last seen alive.

On December 30, 1937 Marion Morton was reported missing from Georgetown, Delaware. She was a white female either 52 or 53 years old. There is little information with this case.

Her ex-husband was Bennet Carlton Morton. In the April, 12 1930 Federal Census Marion was listed as head of the house with her son Ralph (19 at the time) and school teacher Lewella Cain was a tenant in her home in Newark, New Jersey.

SOURCES:
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/5405/0

Urban Legends: The Hook Man

One Summer night a teenage couple decided to go out on a date. They decided to drive to a local lover's lane and look at the lights of the city. Once parked the two enjoyed the moment and turned on the radio. Soon the boy putting his arm around the girl's shoulder, and then it progresses to them making out. Just as they were getting in the mood the music was cut off and the news began.

"Earlier tonight James Hook Man Jones escaped the local insane asylum. Police are wanting people to be on guard he is believed to be mentally unstable and dangerous. Jones is better known as The Hook Man had amputated his hand and replaced it with a hook. His previous crimes involve murders of young couples. Most were at lovers lanes. Those out and about are recommended to go home."

"Maybe we should go." The girl says worried about the announcement. The boy isn't worried believing and locks the doors hoping that they can continue. He kisses the girl and she kisses him back, but then she jumps at a noise and requests to go home. Angry the boy obliged.

When they finally got to the girl's house the boy gets out and goes around the car to open her door for her. He froze and stared at the door. The girl was confused at his look and rolled down her window to see what he was looking at and she let out a scream.

hanging on the door handle was a bloody hook.

2007 Murder of Christopher Bartholomew

Christopher Bartholomew who went by Chris was studying at Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods in the hopes of being a police officer. Early morning on May 20, 2007 the 21 year old and his friend were on foot on 39th and Broadway near the Westport entertainment district in Kansas City. A shoot out happened between two rival gangs. Chris had lost his life when he tried pulling someone to safety. Three other people were injured, but Chris was the only fatality.

His mother and her best friend hold a softball tournament every year in the name of Chris. Chris loved to play softball. They wanted to do something he loved and help earn money for North Kansas City and Liberty students that want to get into law enforcement.

There is currently a $30,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.

Anyone with information that can help solve this case is asked to call the Cold Case Squad at 816-234-5136.
SOURCES:
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/816/article2217811.html
http://kcmo.gov/police/homicide-3/cold-case-unsolved-homicides/#.WbnPaciGPIU
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-551058

Disappearance of Domingo Martínez Sánchez

In 1979 Domingo Martínez Sánchez was last seen crossing the border to the USA. He was last seen in Santa Ana Tlapacoyan, Zimatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico. Domingo is a Hispanic male and was 33 years old at the time of his disappearance. There was no height or weight noted for him. He had dark hair and dark eyes. He had a bullet scar in the right leg, and a rifle scar in one of his ankles.   

SOURCES:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2188dmmx.html

February 9, 1968 African American John Doe L.A. County, California

On February 9, 1968 the John Doe was caught by two police officers trying to break into a cleaning shop on 3870 S Normandie Ave. He hid in a trash can and when the police officers called out to him he jumped out and ran. This resulted in the shooting death of the John Doe.

He is an African American male estimated to be between 15-20 some say 18+. He was estimated to be 6'3 and 156 lbs. He had black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a brown belt, avocado green sweater, a two tone green turtle neck, navy blue serge pants, olive green socks, gray high tops, and white boxers.

Fingerprints are available, Dentals are available but not submitted, and DNA is unavailable.

More Images:

SOURCES:
https://identifyus.org/cases/16394
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1391umca.html
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1603528056344620&set=a.175241472506626.36979.100000623241744&type=3&theater
http://mec.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/mec/main/home/caseinformation/unidentifiedpersondetail?unidentified=1&getPic=1&CaseNum=1968-01481

Jan 9,1987 John Doe Abingdon, Maryland

On Jan. 9, 1987 an Asian man was found lying on the side of the road near route #24 near and opening in Abingdon, Maryland. He had been killed elsewhere. He had been shot in the left area of his chest and was then tightly bound in the fetal position with rope and clear plastic, and then wrapped in a bed sheet with tulip designs. It was estimated he had died days prior to discovery.

He was an Asian male between 20 to 30 years old. He was 5'5 to 5'7 and around 134 lbs. He had straight black hair 3 inches long and brown eyes. He had a 1/2 inch scar on upper lip. On the top of his head he has 4 old and healed scars. He was wearing nylon swim trunks with Izod or Lacoste brand with tri-colors, (unknown due to black and white photo's, but it is possible that they were maroon and white with a blue stripe and brown liner) with an alligator logo on right leg.

He had all 32 teeth and no restoration. His teeth were stained by a brown or black substance. It may had been due to heavy tobacco use. He could had possibly gone through a form of teeth dying process in which is popular in some Asian countries and cultures.

He has Dentals and Fingerprints available, but no DNA is.

Other Images

There is a post morteum picture available on the identifyus page.


SOURCES:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/349ummd.html
https://identifyus.org/cases/full_report/1863 (there is a PM picture of Doe)
http://unidentified.wikia.com/wiki/Harford_County_John_Doe_(1987)

Feb 10,1987 Detroit, Michigan Jane Doe

On February 10, 1987, a young woman was found in a landfill on the eastside of Detroit on Harper Avenue. She had been stabbed to death within the last 48 hours. She was believed to be between 18 to 20 years old. She was 5’5 to 5’6 and 114 lbs.

It is sad to say she was also a recent mother. It was found that she was lactating and that she had an Episiotomy. It was determined that she had given birth within 2 months and a year. She seemed to be in good health also. She was described as having good muscle tone.

She had also recently received a new hairstyle within two weeks of death. Her natural hair color was brown, but her hair had been highlighted with blonde and reddish tints. It was layered and tapered with a long nape. It was described as an updated shag.

The only clothes she was found in was black bikini panties that were well worn.

She was found with two rings and both of them were considered costume jewelry. One was the thing with a roped around design, it was found on her left pointer finger. The second ring was large with a marquee cut center stone with surrounding round clear stones on steps, and this was found on her left ring finger.


She has Dentals and Fingerprints on file, but no DNA. In 2014 her body was exhumed to acquire DNA, but DNA was insufficient for profiling.




Pictures of the rings below.

SOURCES:

https://identifyus.org/cases/8272

http://www.missingkids.com/poster/NCMC/1184291

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1207ufmi.html

http://unidentified.wikia.com/wiki/Detroit_Jane_Doe_(February_10%2C_1987)

What is Filicide?

Filicide is the term used for parent's who murder their own children or step children. The children can be from any age from newborns to adults.. According to a U.S.  study done in 2014 based on 32 years of data there are at least 500 filicide instances in a single year. according to this study at least 50 of the cases of filicide from the last five years were on the disabled. Within the last three decades the act of filicide has decreased since the 90's and did not increase with population increase.

A majority of filicide has children 6 and under fill up 72% of filicides. 10% were between 7 and 18 and 18% were on Adult children. 1/3 of all the deaths were of infants who were less than a year old.It was found that during times of higher economic stress that there are more cases of filicides (infanticide) involving infants.

A father killing their son is more possible (29.5%) than a mother killing her son (22.1%) In the cases involving daughters a mother will more than likely kill her (19.7%) than a father (18.2%). The rarest cases are with step mothers killing their step son (.5%) or step daughter (.3%).

Parents were more than likely to use their hand when murdering their child. Some examples are forced drowning, beating and or choking which is the case with 69% of infanticide. As the victim gets older weapons like guns are used which is the case with 72.3% of adult victims. Contact weapons like bats and edged weapons like knives were less likely used. Men were more than likely to use a gun than women. Stepparents are more than likely to use guns (40%)  than biological parents (21%).

Many parent's kill their children for many reasons. Some kill their children due to their child's disability, and some do it because the child was unwanted. Some even kill their children and themselves. There are just so many reasons as each case has is different.

SOURCES
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/02/filicide
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/filicide
http://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ASAN-Anti-Filicide-Toolkit-What-Is-Filicide.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2174580/

The Murder of John Robert Hill

On the morning of November 22, 1976, at 5 a.m. two young men went to Ottumwa Launderette and found a body lying face down. It was soon found out that it was the laundromat's 51 years old owner John Robert Hill.

It was believed that he had been attacked during a robbery. It was a bloody mess with obvious signs of a long struggle. There were also words written in blood by someone saying "black" or "lack" and the word "older". It's unknown if it was actually written by Hill. If it was though it is possible that it was written to describe the attacker if he didn't know him.

The attack on Hill was brutal. Hill had been stabbed 21 times and was shot with a .25-caliber pistol. The piston was laying near Hill's right hand. It had been fired 5 times. The police found 5 bullet holes by the front door but only found 4 bullets. Hill's pockets were turned inside out and it is believed that the murderer took off with several hundreds of dollars.

This case is currently unsolved. The police do have suspects, but no one has ever been prosecuted due to there not being enough evidence to stand up in court.

SOURCES:
http://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/local_news/searching-for-answers/article_c3d7f407-dfc5-5974-a840-efe50574f9bc.html
https://iowacoldcases.org/2010/11/clues-written-in-blood-the-murder-of-john-robert-hill/
https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hill/

October 12, 1966 London, England John Doe

On October 12, 1966, A man was pulled from the Surrey Union Canal in London, England. He was a white male between 45-50. He was 5'7 (173 cm) and described as thin. He had receding ginger or red hair. He has unknown or unlisted tattoos on left arm, left lower arm and right arm. He was wearing black shoes and grey socks. There is not much known about this John Doe. It is Unknown if there is DNA, Dentals or Fingerprints for him.


SOURCES:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases-int/2863umuk.html
http://www.missingpersons.police.uk/en/case/07-027427/vqGN44F

Jan. 10, 2016 Kansas City John Doe *Possibly Identified*

This case is no longer on NamUs and I could not find if this person was Identified, but it was likely he was.

On January 10, 2016 a skull was found lying near 180th street and Longway Parkway in Kansas City Missouri. The person who found the skull said that he lived nearby and had gone into the woods looking for a wounded deer and he did find it, but he had also found the skull. Other bones were found, but are being processed.

It’s believed that the skull belongs to an African American male between 30 and 55 years old. It is estimated that his around 5’6. There were no personal items found with the body. No clothes jewelry or shoes were reported to be recovered. DNA is completed and dentals are available.


SOURCES:
NamUs

Disappearance of April Nicole Williams

On December 3, 1983, four months old April Williams was with her mother, Eleanor Marie Williams, were en-route by bus from Suffolk, Virginia to Kansas to meet with a boyfriend. They were having a three-hour layover at Trailways Station in Washington, D.C.

Allegedly a woman who went by Latoya asked Eleanor if she could hold April. Eleanor didn't know the woman, but she let her carry April. She carried April towards Hardee's to get a soda. This is the last time anyone had seen April.

Her abductor, Latoya, was described as an African American woman in her early 20's. She was around 5'3 with red braided hair. It's possible that "Latoya" kidnapped April to raise as her own.


Sketch of abductor:

Other Images:

Age Progressed to 27 years old

Age Progressed to 33 years old

SOURCES:
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/11223/1
http://missingchildren.wikia.com/wiki/April_Nicole_Williams
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/williams_april.html