May 30, 1983 Blythe, California John Doe

On May 30, 1983, a body was found in an irrigation canal in Blythe, California. It's believed that the body had been dropped down several levels before being found. It's believed that he may have been in the water for two or three days or more. It's unknown where his body was left. He had no identification or belongings found. There were poor quality fingerprints taken.

He's a white and or Hispanic male between 30 and 40 years old. He was 5'10" and 135lbs. He had dark brown wavy hair and a thin dark mustache. He was wearing blue corduroy pants.

SOURCES:
NamUs

May 30, 2001 Los Angeles, California Jane Doe

On May 30, 2001, the body of a woman was found in an Oviatt hotel in Los Angeles, California. She was a white female between  30 and 50 years old. She was 5'0" and 126 lbs. She had strawberry blonde hair and brown eyes. She had a scar on her abdomen, a scar on her right knee and a scar on her left knee. She was wearing black leather casual shoes, a tan corduroy shirt, a flower multi-colored blouse, stonewash blue jeans, and black and white socks. She was also wearing a yellow metal chain with a clear red stone and yellow metal earrings with a clear red stone.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Murders of Candice L. Fisher and Christina Brandolese

Candice Fisher             Christina Brandolese

On May 30, 1989, around 7:45 a.m. the body of 21-year-old Christina Brandolese was found at the end of a driveway in the 26000 blocks of 199th St. in rural Johnson County, Kansas. 

A few days later on June 2, 1989, around 12:30 p.m. the body of 19-year-old Candice Fisher was found in a hedgerow in the 25500 blocks of W. 191st St in rural Johnson County. Their bodies were within a mile apart from each other. 

They both had similar head injuries and both had been burned. Christina had her throat slashed, but because Candice was too decomposed it was unknown if her throat was also slashed. The girls did not disappear together, but it was believed that the same person is responsible for their deaths. 

It had turned out both girls disappeared on May 29, 1989, from the streets of Kansas City.  Christina was last seen in the area Independence Ave. and Garfield St. in Kansas City, Missouri. Later that day Candice was last seen in the area of 37th St. and Main St. in Kansas City.

They were both going through a rough patch in their lives. At this time they were both hooked on drugs and were prostitutes in the area. 

SOURCES:
Johnson County Sherrif (Candice)
Johnson County Sherrif (Christina)
The Kansas City Star 
The Springfield News Leader
Macon Chronical-Herald

May 29, 1983 Columbia, South Carolina John Doe

On May 29, 1983, the body of a man was found on a creek bank on the property of South Carolina State Hospital near Colonial Drive and Harden Street Extension in Columbia South Carolina. His cause and manner of death were undetermined. He had been dead between 10 and 14 days. 

He was a black male between 45 and 60 years old. He was 6'0" and 185 lbs. He had black and grey hair that was slightly balding. He had a healed depressed skull fracture on the right forehead. He possibly had a scar in the area associated with it. He was wearing a white undershirt, black cotton pants, and black leather shoes. There was a white button-up shirt with grey pinstripes downstream. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Disappearance of Éric Gagnon

On the morning of May 26, 1996, around 1:30 a.m. Éric Gagnon was driving a friend to the Le Bellevue Bar in the Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, Canada. It's believed he went home afterward but was never seen again.

His friends and family said that he was eager for an upcoming meeting that was scheduled a few days after his disappearance. It was believed he would not have voluntarily missed the meeting.

SOURCES:

Gouvernement du Québec

Murder of Darrell Volway

Around 9:30 a.m. on May 25, 2016,  the mother of 43-year-old Darrel Volway went to his home ar Bridgeport Township, Michigan home. He was found sitting in a chair on the back patio. He had been shot more than likely died before midnight on the 24th. 

SOURCES:
Michigan State Police 
Michigan Live 
ABC 12

Murder of Glenda Carter

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On May 25, 1992 around 2 p.m. the body of 47-year-old Glenda Carter was found on a bushy trail behind 5115 NE 14th Place in Portland Oregon. She was seen between 11 p.m. the previous night to 3 a.m. that morning. It was found she had died from strangulation.

Glenda had arrived in Portland five months prior. She decided to attend truck driving school in Tigard to be closer to her eldest daughter and grandchildren. She was trying to get her CDL to assist her fiance who was a truck driver.

Glenda was a mother of three and they described her as "always the funniest person in the room who would give you her last dollar if you needed it. You wouldn't even have to ask." She did have an on and off a battle with addiction but she had times where she was clean for years at a time. She was a good mother regardless.

Glenda had several acquaintances in the neighborhood and they assume her death was over a drug dispute. It was said she may have had a boyfriend named "Richard" at the time. He's not a suspect, but the police would like to speak with him about the murder.

SOURCES:
The City of Portland 

May 24, 1972 Cheverly, Maryland John Doe

On May 24, 1972, a pedestrian was hit by a car while he was hitchhiking on Route 95 north of Washington in Maryland, John Doe. He was a white male with a possible Asian heritage and was 30 to 40 years old.  He had black hair and brown eyes. He was sporting a short mustache and small beard. He was wearing blue jeans, light green short sleeved shirt with brown stripes, short brown boots with side zippers and blue socks.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Murder of Tadaryl Hawkins

Around 11:26 p.m. May 23, 2011 officers responded to 1147 W. New Street and discovered 34-year-old Tadryl Hawkins was lying on the edge of the parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to UT Medical Center and succumbed to his injuries during surgery.

SOURCES:

City of Knoxville

Knoxville Sentinel News

Murder of Margaret Ellen Feige

In the morning of May 22, 2008, the body of 88-year-old Margaret Fiege was found dead in the laundry room of the home she shared with at least two other adults in Saylor Township,north of Des Moines, Iowa. It was found that Margaret was beaten to death by unknown assailants.


SOURCES:
Iowa Cold Case 
The Courier

Murder of Fou Saechao, and Anthony Lesina and Attempted Murder of Kevin Waldner

During Memorial Day weekend of 1992, a mini crime spree happened in Portland, Oregon. It involved two deaths and one attempted murder.

On May 22, 1982, around 8:20 p.m. 43-year-old Fou Saechao was stocking shelves in a market on 5020 N. Interstate Ave. He was then confronted by a black male. Words were exchanged and the man shot him and fled the market. Fou died from the multiple gunshot wounds inflicted.

It wasn't till May 25 that the next two shootings happened.

Around 1:30 a.m. someone found 31-year-old Anthony Lesina lying on the ground near a phone booth at 1925 N. Interstate Ave. A witness saw a black male leave in a maroon car that was Anthony's. He had died from a single gunshot wound. His car was later recovered, but details about the recovery are unreleased. 

Later that same day around 8:45 p.m. 25-year-old Kevin Waldner was in his residence at 4805 N. Borthwick. He was doing dishes and then noticed an African American man in his dining room. He asked if he needed help. The man responded no. The man then turned towards the front door and Kevin stepped closer. It was noticed the intruder was carrying what looked like a sawed-off rifle. The gun was then pointed at him and they wrestled with it. When Kevin let go of the gun the suspect stepped back and shot. The suspect fled, and Kevin survived the gunshot wound to his stomach. 

The Suspect for these crimes is an African American male 5'6" to 5'9" and 140 to 160 lbs. He was in his late teens to his early 20's. He was wearing a long black athletic jacket, a baseball cap with white letters. It's believed the same person committed all three crimes. 

SOURCES:

The City of Portland 

Albany Democrat-Herald

Murder of Alkia Joquay Rogers

On May 22, 2003 around 7:26 p.m officers responded to a body found on 2700 block of Toomy Ave. in the Southside Park playground in Charlotte, North Carolina. The body belonged to 18-year-old Alkia Joquay Rogers. Not much information is known in this case.

SOURCES:
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

October 30, 1980 Placer County Jane Doe

On October 30, 1980, a hiker stumbled upon the remains in Placer County four miles east of Colfax, California near the Iowa Hill Rd bridge. She was found in a brush-covered field. It was unknown or stated how she had died or if that was where she had died. She could have been there months to around a year.

She was a white female likely between 18 and 27 years old. She was between 5'0" to 5'5" and her weight couldn't be determined. She had brown hair described as reddish/blonde/brown.
She was wearing dark blue Levi Jeans, a small multicolored halter top, and size 3.5 blue Adidas shoes with a white stripe.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Auburn Journal
Unidentified Wikia

Disappearance of Elsie Mae Roane

16-year-old Elsie Mae Roane was last seen around 11 p.m. on May 20, 1957, by a police officer. She was walking down the road with two suitcases in West Point, Virginia. At the time she was living with her adoptive father on Fith Street.

It took her father a few days to realize she was missing. Their schedules sometimes allowed them to miss each other as he worked nights and arrived home when she was at school. He reported her missing three days after she was last seen.

At the time she was a sophomore and was an above-average student at West Point High School. She was described as shy kind and intelligent. She is considered an endangered runaway. In 2015 Authorities announced they have a suspect in the case who was the same age as Elsie and they've interviewed him several times.

Elsie is a white female and was 16 at the time. She's 5'8" to 5'9" and 115 lbs at the time. She has brown hair that was short at the time and blue eyes. She was possibly pregnant at the time. She also wears glasses.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Charley Project 
Track Missing 
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7201907/elsie_mae_roane/

May 13, 1971 Boron, California Doe

On May 20, 1973, a skull was found in a trash can in Pasadena, California. It had turned out someone found the skull in Boron, California desert and had decided to keep it in their residence. They claimed to had found in two years before possibly on May 13, 1971. It's believed to have been found 2-3 years after death but could have been up to 5 to 10 years. Gender and race couldn't be determined, but it's possible the skull belonged to someone between 14 and 18  years old.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Murder of Brigitte Parker

21-year-old Brigitte Parker was found dead in Sainte-Anne-Des-Plaines, Quebec on May 20, 1971. She was last seen leaving her Montreal home on Fleurt St. 

SOURCES:

Gouvernement du Québec

Murders of David Lyman and William Robertson

On the night of May 20, 1983, 28-year-old David Lyman and 37-year-old William Robertson were working at Mike's Discount Beverage in Charlotte, North Carolina. This was the first night at the job for William. Someone robbed the store and both William and David were shot to death. On the early morning of May 21st, CMPD Officers found their bodies.

SOURCES:
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (William)
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (David)

Murder of Brian Duane Hill

Around 10:13 p.m. on May 19, 1994 officers responded to a shooting in the area of 6435 N Gay Ave. in Portland Oregon. When they arrived they found 26-year-old Brian Duane Hill. He was still alive and transported to the hospital. He got treatment for the gunshot wounds but died on June 14, 1994, due to his injuries.

Witnesses claimed seeing an African American man in his late 20's about 6'0" with a slender build. He was wearing dark pants and a dark sweatshirt with the hood up. He was running from the area of the shooting after shots were fired. He ran southbound on Omaha from Portland Boulevard and got into a vehicle. The vehicle was a 1985 to 1988 four-door Ford Tempo silver or grey in color.

There were three other people in the vehicle described as being African American males in their twenties. Witnesses saw the vehicle without lights on was seen backing down northbound lanes of N. Omaha and then did a 180 and headed Southbound lanes of N. Omaha with their lights now on.


SOURCES:

The City of Portland

Murder of David and Debora Carreau

On May 19, 1993  32-year-old David Carreau and 36-year-old Deborah Carreau were killed in their home on 51 Warren Ave. in Goffstown, New Hampshire. They both had died from multiple gunshot wounds. Their son found their bodies after he had gotten home from school.

SOURCES:
New Hampshire Department of Justice (Deborah)
New Hampshire Department of Justice (David)
WMBUR 9

May 18, 1980 Immokalee, Florida Rodriguez Doe

On May 18, 1980 an unidentified male was robbed and murdered behind Moody's apartments near the old food stamp office in Immokalee, Florida. His murderers were apprehended and sentenced in this case. It's believed that the man was an illegal immigrant from Mexico who may have went by Rodriguez. He may have a wife and child in Mexico.

 He is a white or Hispanic male around 21 to 35 years old. He was 5'6" and 130 lbs. He had shoulder length thick black hair and a black mustache and brown eyes. He was wearing a button down shirt, tan trousers, white under short, blue socks and brown dress shoes.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Murder of Travis Williams

On May 15, 2011, Police was called to 2400 Block Linden Ave. in Knoxville, Tennessee for reports of someone being shot. When responders arrived 30-year-old Travis Williams was still alive and transported to UT Medical Center. Unfortunately, Travis succumbed to his injuries and had died at the hospital.

SOURCES:
The City of Knoxville

2 May 1970 Plymouth, England John Doe

On 2 May 1970, the body of a man was found in the sea by a Russian Trawler. The trawler brought the body to shore at Plymouth, England.

He was a white male between 35 and 45 years old. He had a medium built body and was between 163 cm to 162 cm tall. He had bandages around his chest and may have recently had an injury to it. He was wearing orange rubber gloves, a black jumper, a green jumper, a brown jumper, a black t-shirt, a green scarf, a grey shirt with the label "Industrial Nouvellas' 'Escalidad' on the rear of the label, grey flannel trousers in the size Grosse 44, and brown rubber shorts and apron front combination.

SOURCES:
UK Missing Persons Unit 

Disappearance of Marcel Pelissier

On May 13, 1980, Marcel Pélissier told his wife that he was going to Saint-Jovite in the Laurentians before he left their Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada. He had their Doberman with him. After not hearing from him for some time his wife reported him missing on July 29th. Marcel was known to have been involved with narcotics.

SOURCES:
Gouvernement du Québec

Murder of Charles Roy Sweetwood

On May 7, 2013, 53-year-old Charles Roy Sweetwood was found dead inside his apartment on the 3100 blocks of C St. In Redding, California. There is a reward of up to $5,000 for information towards an arrest and conviction in this case. 

SOURCES:

City of Redding 

May 14, 1985 Detroit, Michigan Jane Doe

On May 14, 1985, the mummified torso of a woman was found in the rafters of a garage located at 12770 Appoline by new tenants. She was missing her head, one or more limbs, and one or more hands.

She was a white female 16 to 25 years old. She may have had light brown or blonde hair as indicated from pubic hair. She was wearing cut off blue jeans size 32, a sweater with beige, black, and blue horizontal stripes, blue and white lace panties with the Play Boy Bunny Logo.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Disappearance of Steven Paul Lamb

On May 11, 1968, 17-year-old Steven Lamb was last seen in Seaside, Oregon. At the time it was Senior Skip Day at the school he attended. There is little information available in this case.

Steven is a white male and was 17 at the time. He is 6'0" and 125 lbs. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. He wears corrective lenses. He was wearing a sport shirt, green pants, and white sneakers.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Charley Project
Doe Network

Murder of Rachelle Arenaz

On September 15, 1979, 16-year-old Rachelle Arenaz was reported as a runaway. 6 months later on May 8, 1980, her nude body was found lying in a ditch next to the roadway at 2100 North and 400 West in Salt Lake City. She had been dead for around 6 months and her body was too decomposed for a cause of death.

SOURCES:

Salt Lake City Police Department

Murder of Travis Benjamin Bilay

The last time anyone saw 24-year-old Travis Benjamin Bilay was sometime in Jan. of 2013. His remains were found on May 7, 2013, on a rural property in southwest of Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada.

SOURCES:
Manitoba Crime Stoppers
Winnipeg CTV News

Disappearance of Phillip R Malchow

On May 6. 1963 47-year-old  Phillip R. Malchow was last seen in Black River Falls, Wisconsin.  He's a white male 47 years old.He's 5'5" to 5'10" and 160 to 210 lbs. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. 

SOURCES:
NamUs

Murder of Myrtle Rexroad

On May 6, 1997 35-year-old Myrtle Rexroad was found by fishermen around 6:30 p.m. under the I-4 Overpass off of old Deland Rd. in DeBary, Florida. She was in the lake for less than 24 hours. Her death was ruled homicide.

SOURCES:
Volusia Sheriff

The Orlando Sentinel 

Murder of Carla Whitehurst

On May 5, 1999 at 7:20 a.m. 28-year-old Carla Whitehurst was found dead in her apartment at 139 McLennan Ave. in Syracuse, New York. Her cause of death was asphyxiation.

She left behind five young children. She was described as a caring and loving mother.

SOURCES:
Syracuse Police 
Syracuse Herald Journal 

Murder of Betty Fluharty

On either December 11, 1985, 49-year-old Betty Fluharty did not show up to work. This worried her employer and they called the police to go check up on her. The police arrived around 12:51 p.m at her apartment on 7035 E. Wilshire in Scottsdale, Arizona. Police had found her body lying next to her bed. She had died from a gunshot wound. She may have been killed between 9 p.m. on the 10th to 7 a.m. that morning. The gun was not found.

At the time she had been divorced from her husband Robert Fluharty and was dating others. It's possible that a jealous boyfriend may have killed her.

SOURCES:
City of Scottsdale 
Arizona Republic
Arizona Republic 
Arizona Daily Star

May 3, 1975 Baker, California John Doe

On May 3, 1975, the skull of a man was found in a desert near Crucero Siding in Baker, California. His race is unknown he is between 20 and 50 years old. He may have died between 1972 and 1975. Identification can be done with dental, head x-rays, and DNA.

SOURCES:
NamUs

May 2, 1986 Dallas, Texas John Doe

On May 2, 1986, the body of a man was found in the La Casita Motel on 4300 Harry Hines Blvd. in Dallas, Texas. He had unfortunately committed suicide by hanging the day before.

He was a white male between 20 to 25 years old. He was 6'1" and 154 lbs. He had strawberry blonde hair and blue-grey eyes. He had a 1-inch scar on his neck and a 1-inch scar on the distal left forearm. He had a brown billfold with the initials PJK stamped in it. He was wearing a white short sleeved shirt, blue jeans, white jockey shorts, black cloth belt, a white metal chain with a black and white metal pendant, and a black plastic Casio digital watch.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Murder of Sandra McAfee and Janie Thompson

Sandra McAfee

On May 2, 1975, a relative of Sandra McAfee decided to go to her apartment at 2417 Double Oaks Road, Apt. A in Charlotte, North Carolina to check on her. She wasn't responding to the attempts to contact her. When the relative entered her apartment around 11:25 p.m. they found the bodies of both Sandra McAfee and Janie Thompson. They had been shot to death.

SOURCES:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (Sandra)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (Janie)

May 1, 1995 Condit Township, Illinois Jane Doe

 

On May 1, 1995 bones were discovered in a ditch in Section #36 in Condit County, Illinois. More were discovered in a harvested cornfield and some near the drainage ditch. The bones belonged to a woman and had been scattered due to animal activity. There were clothing hair and jewelry found in the area also.  She may have died up to 11 months before. 

The bones belonged to a white woman between 19 and 41 years old. She was around 5'5". She had straight brown hair with a reddish tint. There was a size medium V necked short sleeved top with buttons down the center of the front and back, a pair of sweat pants. There were two rings. One ring is a gold wedding band and the second is a gold metal ring with a green stone in the middle surrounded with smaller empty circles, which may have had stones at one point. 

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NamUs