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On August 15, 1983 around 8:30 a.m. an employee of the Salt River Project was driving down 4300 E. Williams Field Rd. in Phoenix, Arizona. He discovered the nude body of a woman lying beside and irrigation ditch. She was located in the desert South of Ahwatukee and a mile from Gila River Indian Reservation. The woman had been murdered by suffocation and dumped in the ditch between 24 and 36 hours before being discovered.
She was a Native American Woman between the ages of 19 and 30 years old. Originally this was thought, but her race listed as unknown. She recently had her DNA Phenotype and it's discovered she was mostly Native American and Central American decent.She was 5'5" and 140 lbs. She had Short wavy brown hair, and brown and black eyes. She had evidence that she previously wore braces, and she still had the retainer in place.
On August 11, 1999 the body of a woman was found in a drainage ditch near Airport Rd. and Brent Rd. in Oceanside California. She was found was near the tow yards in the unincorporated area in the northeast part of Ocean side. She had not been there for long and had died within a day of discovery. It's believed her body was dumped in the drainage ditch. She had died due to head trauma.
She was a Hispanic female between the ages of 15 and 25. She had long brown hair, and at the time it was braided in a single braid at the back of her head. She had brown eyes. One source claims she had evidence of giving birth within the last year, and had a surgical scar on her outer left knee. She had manicured and painted nails and tweezed eyebrows. She was wearing a brown short-sleeved T-shirt, A pair of blue jeans from the brand "Too The Rythms Things" and white socks, and white reebok tennis shoes.
Detectives canvassed areas and businesses that were popular with younger people. They handed her picture out trying to see if anyone recognized her, and no one did. Her flier was also passed around Mexican Law enforcement. Her case has also been entered into violent crimes database.
On March 10, 1997 an Asian Male was found in Lake Erie, at the East 9th 9th Street Pier in Cleveland, Ohio. It was estimated he had been dead for around a day and that his death was violence of undetermined origin.
He was an Asian male between the ages of 18 and 70 years old. He had partially grey and black hair at average length. He had no beard, but had an unshaven mustache, and his eyes are brown. One source said had no teeth and wore dentures. He had a 1/2" scar on lower anterior chest, and 1/4" scar on right upper quadrant.
Full Body X-ray gave interesting results. There was no evidence of any previous trauma. His bones seemed to belong to a young man. At autopsy it was determined he had generalized areterio and atreriolar sclerosis, and likely had kidney disease. He had an enlarged prostate gland and may have had diabetes.
He was wearing blue jacket with red trim, white sweatshirt with "Operation Desert Shield", Brown pants, blue with yellow hooded sweatshirt, pink undershirt, blue briefs, thermal top, gold pajama bottoms, brown socks, brown cap, brown belt on pants, and black shoes.
15-year-old Lisa Thomas's mother described her daughter as upbeat and a friend who was always willing to help. Around 3:30 pm on October 7, 1974, Lisa left her house to go to the Nanuet Mall in Nanuet, New York. She was going to treat herself to a new blouse with the money she earned babysitting.
When she didn't return for dinner, her parents knew something was wrong. Her parents began calling her friends to make sure she wasn't with them. They were hoping she just forgot to call them. They soon contacted the police.
The next morning her father went to search for at the mall and searched the woods behind it. She walked through the woods as a short cut to and from the mall. Around 11 a.m. he found his worst nightmare. He found his daughter blindfolded. She was only 300 ft from the mall and 700 ft from her home. Where her body was found though it was off her regular short cut route.
She was found face up, blindfolded and fully clothed, with a white sweater tied around her neck. The red cloth she was blindfolded with was one she kept on her pocketbook. Her clothes weren't dirty indicating she was not dragged to where she was found. Her white shoes were laying nearby, and her socks were dirty and filtered and there were signs of a struggle.
The murder weapon was described as being unusual. It left triangle-shaped wounds.
It was initially believed she had been strangled, as there was little blood. She was struck upon the nose, once behind the left ear, and then on top of her head. It was revealed there were large quantities of blood found in her stomach and lungs. She was not sexually assaulted. It was believed the attack happened between 4 and 6 p.m. A set of her house keys were missing and out of the $15 she had only $1.35 was found.
She was last seen at the mall by an undisclosed friend around 3:30.
The motive for the attack is still undetermined. It's believed that she was lured to the area by someone she trusted as there was no struggle towards the site, and she was blindfolded with her own cloth.
On July 17, 1996 an elderly man was found unresponsive on 40th street and 1st Ave. in New York City, New York. His race was undetermined, and was estimated between 60 and 75 years old. He was around 5'8" and 165 lbs. He had Curly grey and brown hair and sported a 3.5" long mustache and 1.25" beard. He had a Tattoo on his upper right chest that said Maria x Lucia. He had a 4.5" linear scar on his right forearm, 12" surgical scar on midline of abdomen and originating below navel, 1.25" brown linear scar on left side of abdomen, 3.5" linear scar on right side of abdomen, 3" scar on lower back, .25" linear scar on left thigh.It was noted that he had a light tan. He had previously gotten his appendix removed.
He was wearing a hooded yellow rain jacket, a purple zipped sweat shirt, brown corduroy pants with a waist tie, and white socks and black hiking boots.
On either October 27 or October 28, 1995, a young man was found lying in the grass in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The young man had been murdered about 3 days before from 2 gunshot wounds to the head.
He was a black male between the ages of 16 and 19. He was around 5'11" and 163 lbs. He had brown eyes and black hair styled in cornrows. His arm had a well-healed scar on the lower right arm. There was no evidence of Dental work, but his teeth were in good condition.
The victim was wearing a red Fruit of the Loom t-shirt (XL), a Boss or Ross black jeans (36L), a grey down Sergio Tacchini jacket or pullover with hood 3/4 length, and was printed with Railway Express in black green and tan (XL), He wore Fruit of the Loom boxers (38-40L), a black leather belt with gold medallions, and Reebok hi-top (size 10).
Dentals are available and DNA has been submitted, but tests are incomplete.
On August 11, 1983 the body of a man was found in Lake Erie off the shore of Holiday Beach in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. He was located 5.2 miles east of Detroit River and 3 miles south of Holiday Beach. He was murdered, but cause of death was not stated. It was believed he's been dead for around 6 months.
He was a 20 to 45 year old white male. He was 5'6" to 5'10" and may have weighed around 169 to 180 lbs. His weight may be an underestimate due to the condition of the remains. His hair was brown with some white hairs. One link says that it was dyed red with brown and grey hairs dispersed in it.His teeth were in poor condition and had staining that suggested he was a smoker.
There were remnants of a size 31 blue jeans with a button that said Corniche Jeans. He was wearing a brown belt size 31. He also had remnants of light blue elastic band that was either boxer shorts or swim trunks.
On December 3, 1978 A man was found lying in front of an apartment building on West North Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. He had died hours previously and his cause of death is unlisted or unknown.
He was a black male between the ages of 35 and 49 years old. He was 6'4" and 177 lbs. He had black hair that was 3/4" long and brown eyes. He was also sporting a black beard and mustache. His blood type was A+. He was uncircumcised. He may have also sustained a head injury in the past.
He was wearing a blue jacket, a blue patterned shirt, light yellow pants, a tan belt, tan striped pant, jockey underwear, t-shirt, and a light blue windbreaker. He was also wearing blue socks and black shoes.
He has DNA and Fingerprints, but they are not uploaded to NamUs.
On March 1, 1904 Alton Glenn Miller, later known as Glenn Miller, was born in Iowa. His mother would pass on her love of music onto him. Growing up Glenn moved to several states in 1906 they moved to Nebraska, and then in 1917 they moved to Grant City, Missouri. In Missouri Glenn and his older brother Dean joined the community band. He played Trombone for them.
In 1918 they again moved, but to Fort Morgan, Colorado. He was a part of the football team, but did not give up on music. His passion for a new type of music called dance band music, even caused him and some fellow classmates to start their own band.
His passion for the music was so big in 1921 instead of staying for his graduation he wet to Wyoming to play in a band. His mother had to accept his diploma on his part. The principal even commented that she worked harder on it than Glenn did.
Glenn made the decision to become a professional musician. He had even signed a contract with a band called the Senators Stampedes. He had attempted to stay in college even was a part of the Boulder Orchestra, but it only lasted two years. He then went onto the Tommy Watkins Orchestra.
Glenn had played for several bands from Los Angeles to New York, and 1937 he finally decided to create his own band. It had failed, but he did not give up his dreams. He tried again in the March of 1939 and this time he gained recognition. By the fall of 1939 the band was known nation wide. They even played for the movies Sun Valley Serenade in 1941 and Orchestra Wives in 1942.
In 1942 Glenn thought it was best to serve in the military and support the troops. He was not drafted due to his older age and so he volunteered, but was initially rejected. After writing to the Army's Brigadier General Charles Young on August 12, 1942 he was accepted. He was hired to help bring more life to the military band and modernize them.
The last concert his civilian band played was on September 27, 1942. It was a sad occasion for the whole band. Their last song was supposed to be their theme song Moonlight Serenade. They could not finish it all the way.
Glenn became part of the Army Specialty Corps and conducted a 50 member Army Air Force Band. His goal was to bring some modernization to the military band. He wanted the troops to feel a touch at home with their music.
Like in his civilian life Glenn's Military Band was a hit. Some even claim that this was the best band he was a part of. The band gave over 800 performances many were for the troops, and some were broadcasts. They even played for the troops overseas
On December 15, 1944 Glenn boarded a single engine C-64 plane from the UK to Paris. He was going to prepare the band to play. But Glenn never made it to France. It's believed that his plane crashed into the English Channel.
Glenn was a 40 year old male. There isn't any other statistics for him.
On Jan 28, 2002, 13-year-old Uma Sewpersaud got off at her bus stop in Orlando Florida. She did not make it home though. It is believed she may have attempted to run away to Guyana, she was of Guyanese descent. She has not been heard from or seen since though.
Uma is a Black female and was 13 years old at the time of her disappearance. She as 4'4" and 70 lbs at this time and had black hair and brown eyes.
One day in June 1963 John Xavier Gaydosh went to work, and never came back. The day wasn't determined, but his vehicle was found near a pond. He went missing in New Britain, Connecticut. He may use the alias John Thomas Gaydosh Jr. There is not much information on this case.
John was a 30 year old white male. He was 5'11" to 6" and 165 to 190 lbs. He has brown hair and his eye color is unknown. between 1955 and 1958 John broke his back.
