January 31, 1991 Savannah, Georgia John Doe

 

On Jan. 31, 1991, a hunter found a skull, leg bone, and upper dentures off of Little Neck Road 2 miles south of  I-16 in Savannah, Georgia. There was no evidence of foul play and it is believed that the man had died up to 3-years. 

John Doe is an African American male between 50 and 70-years-old. He may have broken his ribs in the past and had a moderate degree of osteoarthritis in his spine. He wore upper dentures and it's believed that his upper teeth had been extracted years before death. 

SOURCES:

Doe Network

NamUs

Murder of Lecia McGee

 

On Jan. 22, 1978, 17-year-old Lecia McGee went over to Whaley's home to watch movies and eat pizza. The Whaley's were former neighbors who moved four miles away from their home in Fort Worth, Texas. Lecia would leave around 12 to 12:30 a.m. to return home, but she would never arrive.

When Lecia's older sister came home with a friend her mother sent the two out to look for Lecia. Thinking that Lecia was still at the Whaley's they drove over to find she wasn't there. It was lightly snowing at the time and Lecia's sister thought it was possible her car had broken down. The two would drive around looking for the car, but after a few hours of searching nothing was found. 

Fear would set in and Lecia's mother would call the police. Family members would set out to try to find Lecia. Later that morning her car was found with a flat parked at 2300 S.W Loop 820 in Fortworth. This was only a few miles away from where she lived. 

There was blood on the back bumper and inside the trunk was Lecia's body. Her throat had been slashed and she had been stabbed several times. There was a great struggle inside the car. Blood covered the front seat and there was a broken back armrest. Her jacket and scarf laid in the back seat and her car keys and two billfolds were found tossed nearby near a fence several feet away. 

It's possible that someone under the guise of helping her with her flat attacked her. But it seemed that she had wounds indicating that the attacker grabbed her from behind and may have been in the back of the car already when Lecia left the Whaley's home. She was not sexually assaulted, but police believe that it may be possible that was the initial motive of the attack and Lecia was killed while fighting back. 

A cigarette at the scene contained DNA from a man named Robin Carter. He lived in the area at the time and has been in and out of jail over the years for violent crimes. He claims that he had nothing to do with Lecia's murder. The case against Carter is considered weak and charges have not been filed. 

SOURCES:

Fort Worth Police Department

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Ledger-Enquirer 

Jan 21, 1961 Spokane, Washington John Doe

 On Jan 21, 1961, the body of a man was found sitting upright on the north bank of the Spokane River on Howard St. in Spokane, Washington. He had died around 3 days prior from a heart attack and was believed to possibly be transient or homeless. He was considered unrecognizable due to rats. He was a white male between 50 and 70-years-old. His fingerprints were taken at the time and put through the FBI database without a match. It's unknown if the fingerprints card has been located and put into AFIS. 

SOURCES:

Doe Network

NamUs

June 30, 1904 London, England Baby Doe

 On June 30, 1904, the body of a newborn baby boy was found in London, England. He had died due to suffocation caused by duct tape being wrapped around his neck. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES:

London Metropolitan Archives City of London Coroners Court Page 110

Unsolved Murders

Murder of Darrin Wyatt

On the morning of Jan. 18, 2016, at 3:20 a.m. a home on the 5800 block of Vancourt Ave. near West Warren Ave in Detroit, Michigan was broken into. Inside the family awoke to the sound of glass breaking and the family called 911. 24-year-old Darrin Wyatt came to the top of the stairs to find out what was going on. As a result, the burglar shot him multiple times. Unfortunately, Darrin would die before making it to the hospital. 

SOURCES:

Michigan Cold Cases

Fox 2 Detroit

Click on Detroit

January 12, 2013 Auckland Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand

On the morning of Jan. 12, 2013, at 10:50 a.m. the body of a man was found floating in Auckland Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. The man was believed to have only been in the water for a few hours due to the tide on it''s was out at the time. It was unlikely he floated from the inner harbor where he was found. 

He was an Asian male in his 20's. He was described as having a thin build. He was wearing an Adidas t-shirt with a large red, yellow, and green logo, and was wearing a single chain necklace with a ring on it. 

SOURCES:

Doe Network

The Aucklander

Murder of John Lee Pope

On December 16, 1966, 17-year-old John Lee Pope was found dead and had been stabbed and beaten on the 1800 block of Wellington Ave. in the South Norfolk section of Chesapeake, Virginia. John lived in Norfolk at the time and was a Sophomore at the Booker T. Washington High School. 

SOURCES:

City of Chesapeake

Murder of Marcia Currier

 On Jan. 8, 1970, 23-year-old Marcia Currier was found strangled to death in 100 block of N Columbus St. in Arlington, Virginia. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES:

Arlington County

Jan.4 ,1982 Hialeah, Florida John Doe

 On Jan. 4, 1982, the body of a man was found in a shallow grave at W 22nd Ave and 67th st in Hialeah, Florida. He was a white or Hispanic male between 30 and 50-years-old. He was around 5'4". He had medium-length 1-2inches brown hair. He was wearing a DAMON brand long-sleeve shirt with buttons and a vertical-striped design, Barry Martin Brand full-length blue pants size 29-30, blue jockey styled underwear size 30-32.

SOURCES:

Doe Network

NamUs

Disappearance of Flora "Dan" Rebecca Ligon

 

During the Spring or Fall of 1956 in Washington D.C. the daughter of 41/42-year-old Flora "Dan" Ligon last saw her mother getting money from under the linoleum. Flora told her daughter she was going to the store and did not return. Flora may have traveled to Trenton, New Jersey, or Greenville, or Clemson in South Carolina. Flora has a history of alcohol abuse. Flora may have been a victim of foul play. She may be using the last names Green, Greene, or White. 

Flora is an African American woman and was 41/42-years-old at the time. She's 5'6" to 5'7" and 130 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Her ears are pierced. She was wearing a blue jacket, white shirt, and grey pants at the time of her disappearance. 

SOURCES:

Charley Project

Doe Network