Murder of Patricia Ann Veach

8-year-old Patricia Ann Veach was described as a bubbly, playful and cheerful child. Her brother claimed there weren't many pictures of her not making funny faces at the camera. She was 19 days away from her 9th birthday on July 10th, 1969.

Her older brother stayed the night at his grandparents and the rest of the family stayed at their home in Des Moines, Iowa. Around midnight Patricia gave her parents good night kisses and headed to bed.   At 2 A.M. Her mother and father went to sleep and checked up on her. She seemed to have been peacefully sleeping. There were no unusual noises and the dog, who was in the basement, didn't bark.

Unfortunately around 7:15 A.M. Mr. Veach went to check up on her after seeing the screen door had been slashed. Patricia was dead only wearing her p.j. top and laying on her back on her bed. Her and her bed had blood on it. She had been raped and either smothered or strangled to death with a pillow, hand or towel. It was estimated that she had died between 3 and 4 A.M.

There was nothing taken from the house meaning that the perpetrators main objective was to attack Patricia that night. The person who committed this crime is still unknown.



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Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16901599/patricia_ann_veach_murder/
http://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/patricia-veach/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16901714/patricia_ann_veach_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16901616/patricia_ann_veach_murder/

The Murder of Terry Sutter

On the day of September 1st, 1973 15 year old Terry Sutter spent the day mowing the lawns. His mother had forgotten to pick him up, so he walked home. He had wanted to spend that night at the movies and bowling alley with his friends. So his mother brought him to town, and dropped him off in Frankfort, Michigan. He was to stay with his Grandmother and his curfew was at 11 pm.

His parent's were shocked to hear that Terry didn't stay the night let alone arrive at his grandmothers house. He wasn't a difficult type of kid. He was the type who understood curfews and never broke them. This worried his family and they went out to search for him. The police did not take the family seriously as they believed he was hiding out so he didn't have to go to school.

That afternoon though Terry's body was found on the beach of Lake Michigan by a tourist. It was initially believed he had maybe died from a fall from a cliff and into Lake Michigan. It was found that his lungs were not filled with water, but instead with sand. Pointing towards being murdered. It's possible that his face was held down in sand and he suffocated to death. His neck and head were covered in bruises and his eyes were filled with sand.

Somebody had begun to vandalize the poor 15 year olds grave. His head stone would get vandalized, flower pots put there for flowers were broken and even the bush planted there by an older sister was ripped out. Eventually it was decide Terry would lie in an unmarked grave as they removed the head stone.

SOURCES:
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-370472
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16845134/murder_of_terry_sutter/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16845138/murder_of_terry_sutter/

August 12 2016 Jefferson County John Doe (Leg Only)

On August 12, 2016 an Indiana/Kentucky Electric Company worker found a leg on the Banks of the Ohio in Madison, Indiana. It is undetermined on what the race is and has a wide age range of  between 18 and 90 years old. It is known to belong to a male though. The decedent did seem to have a leg injury that was no medically attended by, and there was no evidence of dismemberment. He was wearing a grey New Balance shoe with a black Sock.

DNA is available.

 I am aware that NamUs says September 12, but the leg was found on August 12 articles on the discovery started in August.

SOURCES:
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/15927
http://www.wdrb.com/story/33462441/examination-reveals-new-details-about-human-leg-found-in-ohio-river
http://www.wave3.com/story/32870073/leg-found-on-ohio-river-bank-in-indianva

Disappearance of Rhonda Ann Brown

On January 16, 2000, 35-year-old Rhonda Ann Brown who also went by Rhonda Ann O'Neil left her home in Hudson, Florida to walk to a nearby bar. She did not take any of her belongings. Rhonda was an alcoholic and frequented bars.

She was a white female age 35 at the time of her disappearance. She was 5'7" to 5'8" and around 100 lbs. She has brown curly hair and hazel eyes. She had recently broken her foot but had taken the cast off herself. She has a scar over her right eye. It is known she was wearing numerous rings. An Irish marriage ring, a heart ring, a dolphin ring, and a filigree ring with a diamond.

Dentals, DNA, and Fingerprints are available.

SOURCES:
http://charleyproject.org/case/rhonda-ann-brown
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3317dffl.html
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/8492/18

August 26, 1983 Cumberland County, Tennessee John Doe

The body of a young man was found on August 26, 1983, on Sycamore Lane near Crossville, Tennessee. He had been dead for a week and had been too decomposed to be recognizable. He was a victim of murder.

He was an African American male between the ages of 17 and 25. He was 5'8" and 160 to 170 lbs. He had black hair and brown eyes. He had a small gap between his two front teeth and several fillings. He was likely a smoker.

He was wearing a large Grey apple T-shirt (made in Canada) that says "I'M Her's BECAUSE SHE DESERVES THE BEST" and  Blue Jeans size W29/L32. He was carry around a pack of Kools filtered cigarettes and American Airlines JR Wings.

He had Fingerprints, DNA and Dentals on file.

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SOURCES:

https://identifyus.org/cases/1580

http://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1193984

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1832umtn.html

Murder of Judy Geraldine Parks

14-year-old Judy was described as adventurous, beautiful, happy go lucky and everything a 14-year-old Canadian should be. On July 10, 1976, during the early evening that changed as she had disappeared. Her family reported her missing the next day as they were worried. It was believed she was abducted on St. Margret's Rd. in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Three months later on Oct. 9, 1976, her badly decomposed body was found partially concealed in a wooded area near Highway #103, near Timberlea, Nova Scotia, and near downtown Halifax.

Police believe that the case may still be unsolved due to reluctant witnesses. There is a reward of $150,000 for any information leading to an arrest and conviction.


SOURCES:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/atlantic-voice-unsolved-cases-1.3276968
https://novascotia.ca/just/Public_Safety/Rewards/case_detail.asp?cid=47
http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1159506-37-year-old-murder-of-teen-remains-unsolved

First Serial Killer of Hawaii The Honolulu Strangler

The Honolulu Strangler or the Honolulu rapist is the first known serial killer of Hawaii and unfortunately enough he had not been caught. He has 5 known female victims he killed between 1985 and 1986. The ages of the known victims was between 17 and 36. As a response a task force was put together having a 27 person team, but unfortunately he hasn't been caught.

The first victim was 25 year old Vicki Gail Purdy. She was described as tough woman and street wise. She was described as being wise on who she could and could not trust. Her husband described her as being a fighter. He believes it would had to have taken two people to do what happened to her.

On May 29, 1985 Vicki dressed up in a yellow jumpsuit and went out clubbing in Waikiki, Hawaii. A motorist found her body 7 am along the rocky embankment of  Ke'ehi Lagoon. Her car had been found parked near the club. She had been strangled to death and her hands were bound and had been sexually assaulted.

The second victim was 17 year old Regina Sakamoto she was from Waipahu. She was a high school senior described as shy and friendly. She was described as being extremely close to her mother.

On Jan. 14, 1986 Regina missed the bus and called her boyfriend around 7:15 a.m. to tell him she would be late. She did not report to class that day and when she didn't return that night she was reported missing. Her body was discovered the next day. She was partially dressed hands bound behind her back and sexually assaulted. She was also strangled to death. She was also found in the Ke'ehi Lagoon. She was last seen at a bus stop.

The third victim was 21 year old Denise Hughes. She was described as always having a smile on her face no matter what. She was described as the ideal employee even with her only working 3 months as a Secretary at the Long Distance/ USA Inc. She had only lived in Hawaii for 5 months with her Sailor Husband. He was stationed

On Jan. 29, 1986 Denise ate super aboard his ship and left to go home around 10 p.m. Worry began to rise when she did not arrive at work the next day. Work had called her husband to see why she didn't arrive. She typically took the bus to work. On Feb. 1, 1986 her body was found wrapped in a tarp and rolled down a mud embankment. Her hands were tied behind her back and she was strangled.

Louise Medeiros from Kauai to search for independence. She was no stranger to trouble and lived with beach people. But family said that the last time they saw she had become more mature and less rebellious. She was three months pregnant at this time.

On March 26, 1986 Louise called her family and said she was on the plane from Kauai to fly home to Ohau. She said she would go home by using theairport bus to get to her boyfriends house in Waipahu, She never made it there. On April 2, 1986 her body was found in a Waikele stream. She'd been bound, raped and strangled.

The last known victim was 36 year old Linda Pesce. Linda was known for her love of adventure. She hitch hiked across The U.S. on her own, she moved to Hawaii to dance and lived in Guam for a while before moving back to Hawaii. She was described as carefree, street-wise, and opinionated. She did not live the wild life as she had before she gave birth to her daughter. She had changed her wild ways, but was described as being a fighter.

On April 29, 1986 Linda left her apartment and was expected to come home late due to work. Her roommate reported her missing to the police the next morning. Problem was she never made it to work and her car was abandoned on the side of the Nimitz-H1 viaduct. On May 3rd Linda was also found with her hands bound, raped, and strangled.

SOURCES:
http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/hawaii/honolulu-strangler-mystery-hi/
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/global/story.asp?S=5099177
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16181220/vicki_purdy_honolulu_strangler/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16181332/vicki_purdy_honolulu_strangler/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16190673/honolulu_strangler/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16406441/hawaii_strangler/

April 18, 1984 Altoona, Florida Jane Doe

On April 18, 1984 he partially skeletonized remains of a young woman was found in a wooded area off a foot path 3 miles from north of Highway 42 and 1/4 mile east of Highway 19 in the Lake Dorr Recreation area, in Ocala National Forest in Altoona, Florida. Someone had murdered the girl about 2 to 4 weeks prior to discovery. 

She was a white female between the ages of 17 and 20 years old. She was was between 5 and 5'1" and weighed around  90 to 110 lbs. She had fine and straight light brown hair with a reddish tint. Left ear was pierced with no earring, but unknown if right ear was pierced. She possibly had a healed fractured in ribs 4 and 8,and her nails were painted a coral or an orange color. She was missing her front teeth and her remaining teeth were reddish purple. 

She was wearing Wrangler blue jeans waist 24, a cream or white long night shirt saying "Have you kissed your child tonight?"with printed flowers, a black t-shirt saying "Here comes trouble?", tan canvas shoes with blue trim, and tan panties with brown trim.

Fingerprints, DNA, and Dentals available. 

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Image of the reconstructions merged.

SOURCES:
http://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1184243
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/126uffl.html
https://identifyus.org/cases/6037

Feb. 5, 1994 Queens, New York Jane Doe

On February 5, 1994, the remains of a young woman were found in a vacant plot located behind the power plant on 130th Ave. and 176th St. in Queens, New York. Her body had been there for several months. 

The remains belonged to an African American teen between the ages of 16 and 19 years old. She was 5'3" to 5'5" and weight could not be determined. She has long brown wavy hair and eye color is undetermined. She had a keloid scar (raised scar) on her right knee. She was wearing a brown leather jacket, purple sweater, brown-black and white scarf, blue jeans and black, green and purple Nike Air Jordan's. Inside her jacket pocket, she had chapstick, eyeliner, a compact mirror and a pair of glasses.

Dentals and DNA is available.  

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SOURCES:
https://identifyus.org/cases/6938
http://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1146362

October 15, 2001 Bronx, New York John Doe

On October 15, 2001 a young man was walking along the FDR drive near Triborough Bridge in  Bronx, New York. He was unfortunately hit be a vehicle. He did not die immediately as he had passed four days later at the hospital.

He was a Hispanic male between 17 and 25 years old. He was 5'5" and 143 lbs. He had black hair that was 2 inches long and brown eyes. He had a sparse mustache and goatee.

He has fingerprints, DNA, and Dentals available.

SOURCES:
http://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1184313
https://identifyus.org/cases/5983

Disappearance of Jael Hinderbrand

William Hinderbrand was transgender and she went by name Jael and the nickname Billy. She Graduated high school in 2006. She was working at Cinnamon's Sweets Club studying cosmetology at Mr. Bernard's School of Hair and Fashion in Bangor Maine. She was a member of Passmaquoddy tribe.

On November 4, 2010 near midnight several calls were made to the police that a woman was seen standing on the edge of the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge over the Penobscot River in Bangor, Maine. The woman had jumped once the police showed up. She was swallowed up by the river which was at freezing tempetures in that time of year. Searches for her ensued but her body was not found. In a purse nearby it had Jael's I.D.

It's believed she was intoxicated when she got up on the bridge. She had a history of suicide attempts. It's believed that she died that November night. She was declared dead 2014. Her body has not been found and the case will remain open until it is.

Jael is biologically male, but was transgender and lived as a woman. She was 22 at the time. She was 5'10" and 155 lbs. She had black hair and Hazel eyes.


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SOURCES:

https://bangordailynews.com/2011/11/03/news/bangor/a-year-later-passamaquoddy-who-may-have-jumped-from-bridge-hasn%E2%80%99t-been-found/

https://bangordailynews.com/2010/11/09/news/bangor/bangor-resident-may-have-jumped-from-bridge/

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/hilderbrand_william.html

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/37587/47

November 28, 1992 Essex County, Massachusetts John Doe

On November 28, 1992 a skeletal remains of a boy was found in a wooded area off of Interstate 95 and just off the South Bound Route 113 Exit in Newburyport, Massachusetts.  I-95 runs from Florida to Maine and it is believed he could had come from anywhere even possibly another country like Canada. It's also believed he was a runaway.There was no marks on the skeleton that could determine cause of death, but soft tissue injury could had been possible.  It's believed he died between 1987 and 1991.

He was a white male between the ages of 11 and 14 and or 13 to 17 two sources listed him. It is unknown what his hair and eye color is.  He may be between 5'6" and 5'10" weight is unknown. He had an impacted tooth that had grown sideways and through the jaw. This would had been very painful for him and he may have complained about having a tooth ache. There isn't any indication he had ever received dental care.

He was wearing a Dark synthetic polo shirt, 32-30 Levi Jeans, and size 11 Reebok high top sneakers.

This doe has DNA and Dentals may be available one source says it's unavailable though.

SOURCES:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1070umma.html
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/11797