Friday, October 30, 2020

October 30, 1858 Stockton, California Juan "Portuguese Man" Unknown

 On September 15, 1858, a 24-year-old Portuguese man named Juan was committed to Stockton State Hospital, in Stockton, California by Judge M.C.Blake, a County Judge of California. It was Insanity caused by masturbation. At the time he was considered single and had no property. Unfortunately on October 30, 1858, Juan would die from marasmus or chronic malnutrition and would be buried at the hospital cemetery. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

Saturday, October 24, 2020

October 24, 1975 Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada Jane Doe

 On October 24, 1975, the body of an infant girl was found near the Tsawwassen In Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada. The girl had been dead between 1 to 7 days. She could have been up to a year old. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES:

Doe Network

British Columbia Coroners Service

Friday, October 23, 2020

Murder of Dawn Marie Davis

 

On October 23, 1979, 29-year-old Dawn Davis was found dead in her apartment in Salt Lake City, Utah. She had not been heard from for around 2 weeks prior to her body being found. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES:

Utah Department of Public Safety

Thursday, October 22, 2020

October 30, 1955 Barstow, California Jane Doe

On October 30, 1955, the partial skeletal remains of a woman were found scattered from a shallow grave 3.6 miles east of Bear Valley Road in a desert 10 miles south of Barstow, California. She may have died months prior to discovery. Her cause of death is unknown or unstated. 

She's a white female between 30 to 80-years-old but is more likely to be between 50 and 80-years-old. She's around 5'4" and her weight is unknown. She had reddish/blonde hair that is 6 to 7 inches long. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Monday, October 19, 2020

Who Killed Andy The Goose?

Andy visits some of his fans.

Andy with some of his fans picture credited to Jessica Korgie

In 1987 a grey goose named Andy was born without any webbed feet on a farm in Harvard, Nebraska. In 1989 Gene Fleming from the nearby town Hastings heard of the disabled Goose. Gene was a member of a local charity for disabled children and an inventor. Glen would take in Andy and his mate Polly and moved them to his farm in Hastings.

Gene would try to give Andy more mobility with a skateboard prosthesis, but it would fail. He would then fit Andy with a pair of specially adapted baby shoes, and this was successful as he taught Andy how to walk. The miraculous goose would then catch media attention and inspired many who were handicapped. 

Andy would appear in things like People magazine and The Tonight Show. He would then be given a lifetime supply of shoes, which was convenient because he would wear out his shoes at least once a month. Unfortunately, his life would be cut short. 

On October 19, 1991, Andy would be kidnapped and found later in a local park. The Flemmings had no idea that he was missing until the phone call asking "Is Andy Ok?". The people who found him in the park recognized the poor Goose's well-known shoes. His head and wings were removed.

The community would collect and raise $10,000 as a reward to help apprehend the murderer, though no one was identified.

SOURCES:
Wikipedia
Atlas Obscura
Road Side America

Friday, October 16, 2020

Murder of George Ira Spor



 On October 16, 1991, 53-year-old George Spor was reported missing and on October 19 his body was found. A deer hunter found George's body in Butterfield Canyon, Utah around 200 yards from the main road. His body was hidden in a thick scrub oak that could not be seen from the road. George had been shot in the back and side and it was determined to not be caused by a hunting accident. 


SOURCES:

Unified Police Department

The Daily Herald October 23, 1991

The Daily Spectrum October 23, 1991

The Salt Lake Tribune November 19, 1991

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Murder of Charles Meyers



In 1979 27-year-old Charles Meyer was working with an antique dealer in Snohomish, Washington. He would be last seen by family in Granite Falls on October 14, 1979. He had planned to go to Monroe to meet somebody about antiques. Unfortantly this would be the last time he was seen alive. The next day Charles body was found by hunters on a looging road 2 miles south of Sultan near his car. He had been stabbed several times in the chest.


SOURCES:

Herald Net

Snohomish County

Monday, October 12, 2020

Disappearance of Jerry "Pepe" Herman Hawkins



Between 10 and 11 p.m. on October 12, 2003, 40-year-old Jerry Hawkins was last seen at a friend's home in the area of Highland St. and Woodward Ave in Highland Park, Michigan. There is little information in this case. 

Jerry is an African American male and was 40-years-old at the time. He was 6'0" and 192 lbs at the time. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He has scars on the lower part of one of his shins and a small tattoo of "J" on his left arm. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a dark blue and black sweater, navy blue jogging pants with white stripes up the sides, and light brown leather shoes.

SOURCES:

Charley Project

NamUs

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

September 17, 1849 Manhattan, New York Unknown Man

  On September 17, 1849, an Unknown Man around 35-years-old died in a Manhattan, New York Hospital. It is unstated his cause of death, but he was buried at a potters field on forty-fifth street in Manhattan.  

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

March 29, 1924 Gosport, England Baby Jane Doe

 On March 29, 1924, an engine-room artificer of the Royal Navy was on duty at the Costal Motor-Boat Base at Haslar Creek in Gosport, England...