Murder of Robert S. Gutkaiss

 

June 30, 1983, was the first day of 15-year-old Robert Gutkaiss's job picking strawberries at the Pease farm in Stephentown, New York. He was supposed to call his parents around 5 or 6 to get a ride back home as he lived around 7 miles away from the farm. He was last seen on Route 22 walking towards Stephentown. He was supposed to return to the farm later that night to receive his pay. This would be the last time anyone saw him alive. 

On July 8th Robert's body would be found by joggers near a logging road off East Rd. in Stephentown. The day before there was a report about an awful smell. Robert's cause of death is undetermined but is believed to be a homicide. Earlier news reports claimed that the death may have been sexually motivated. 

SOURCES:

New York State

The Berkshire Eagle July 9, 1983

Bennington Banner July 11, 1983

Democrat and Article July 12, 1983

Berkshire Eagle September 21, 1983

Berkshire Eagle October 15, 1983

New York State Police News August 11, 2020

Troy Record August 15, 2020

March 1, 1952 Vernal, Utah Baby John Doe

 On March 1, 1952, the body of a newborn baby boy was found near a gravel pile on the West end of Vernal City Dump in Utah. He was wrapped in layers of heavy brown paper that were partially burned away. The body was also slightly burned on the back and the right leg. No burning had happened in the dump recently though. It could not be determined how long the baby had been dead as he had been frozen solid. It could have been up to several weeks though. 

The baby appeared to have been born alive and normal. He weighed between 7 to 8lbs and was 18-inches long. The baby was white with a dark complexion.

SOURCES:

Utah Department of  Public Safety

Murder of Roy William Young

 On June 28, 1986, around 9 a.m. a Roy Young was shot and killed in the 2800 block of 33rd Place, SE in Washington D.C. There is little information in this case.

SOURCES:

Metropolitan Police Department

Metropolitan Police Department PDF

Murder of Nobel Walton

 

At 11:20 pm on June 27, 2015  Nobel Walton was found shot outside of 3311 N 57th St. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He would be transfered to the hospital, but would later die from his injuries. Witnesses stated they heard gunshots and saw a white SUV drive off.

SOURCES:

Milwaukee Police Department

Murder of Thecla M. Gerken

In 1919 23-year-old Thecla Gerken who was a school teacher from Woonsocket, South Dakota, and was staying at the home of Dr. H.H. Hagedorn at 1017 Jones St. She was friends with H.H Hagedorn's wife and was taking her vacation here. On the night of June 27, 1919, Thecla and another girl, Mable Houlihan, who she also knew went on a walk.

The girls would say their goodbyes as they neared 8th st. Mable would walk towards her home on 9th st. and Thecla would cross the intersection of 9th and Jones st. diagonally. Mable was almost to the alley when she heard Thelca scream "Mabel, come back!" which was followed by a gunshot. 

Mable would rush to her friend. She said there were people on the street who pointed towards her friend who was now laying on the ground. She had blood coming from her mouth and had been shot in the chest.

All that was known was that Thecla had been shot by a young man. She was seen talking to the young man and the witness claimed they heard her say "George, why did you do that?" They were too far away to hear anything else of the conversation. He had shot her with a .38 caliber gun and fled down an alleyway. One article stated that someone chased after him, but could not catch up to him and lost him. 

Thecla was new to town and only knew very few people let alone have enemies. The two girls did meet a couple of young men the day before and set a date for that day but did not show up to it. It's unknown if her killer was one of these men. 

It's suspected that the man who Thecla was talking to for a brief moment before her death was a poorly dressed man that she and Mable had passed by earlier. Police believe it could have been possible that it was a woman disguised as a man. The man or woman was never found and Mabel's case will remain unsolved. 

SOURCES:

Iowa Cold Cases

Murder of Daniel Erick Johnson

On June 27, 1974, the body of Daniel Johnson was found around 7 miles north of the Minot Air Force Base and around 300 ft east of Highway 83 near the entrance of Glenburn, North Dakota. He had been shot three times. 

SOURCES:

North Dakota Attorney General

June 26, 2012 Butte, Montana John Doe

 On June 26, 2012, the dismembered remains of a man were found in several trash bags in Butte, Montana. All of his remains were not recovered including his head and torso, and one or more of his limbs were not recovered. It's believed he died between 2011 and 2012.

The man's age and race are unknown, and he was around 6'0". He was too decomposed to see if there were any identifiable scars. He would have had one on his right leg though due to surgery. He was wearing white Dickie brand socks, blue jeans, Red Wing brand brown hiking boots, TC-Tech style, size 11D (USA), with the partially red-colored sole.

SOURCES:

Doe Network

NamUs

Lost Media: The Guyra Ghost

 On June 25, 1921 A film called, The Guyra Ghost Mystery by John Cosgrove was released in Australia. The film was based on the real-life accounts of the Bowen family living in Guyra, South Wales, Australia. The family was suffering from unexplained attacks on their house believing that a ghost was bothering them. In the film, Sherlock Doyle would help the family with their ghost problem. The family would play themselves in the film.

 The attacks included were showers of rocks being thrown at the home and loud banging. One of the children, Minnie, would later admit some of the loud sounds and rock-throwing was her as she was trying to scare her sibling. The events seem to have ceased when Minnie came back from a visit with her Grandma at the Glenn Inn. It's likely that there was never any ghost just jokesters.

A 100 years later the film is now lost to time.

SOURCES:

Lost Media Wiki

Wikipedia

The Sydney Morning Herald

April 11, 1975 Clinton County, Iowa Pregnant Jane Doe

 On April 11, 1975, the body of a woman was found floating near a mud bar in the Mississippi River in Clinton County, Iowa. She had died earlier that year from being shot. She was 10 weeks pregnant. 

She was a black female and was between 12 to 23-years-old. She was 5'2" to 5'4" and 100 to 120 lbs and described as having a medium build. She had black hair. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Murder of Beverly Christensen

 

On June 23, 1974, the body of 24-year-old Beverly Christensen was found in her apartment on the 2500 block of Arctic Ave. in Virginia Beach, Virginia, She was last seen alive the day before. 

SOURCES:

City of Virginia Beach

March 18, 1901 Bartonville, Illinois Baby Jane Doe

 On March 18, 1901, the body of an infant girl was found in a coal mine in Bartonville, Illinois. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES: 

Find a Grave

June 21, 1988 Savannah, Georgia Jane Doe

 

On June 21, 1988, the body of a woman found floating near marker 30 in the Wilmington River in Savannah, Georgia. It's believed that she may have accidentally drowned while fishing or crabbing.

Jane Doe was a black female and was 60 to 70-years-old. She's 5'2" and 130 lbs. She had grey or partially grey hair and blue eyes. She had several scars one was on her left ear to chin, a scar from her navel to the pubic area, and scars on both knees. She had permanent upper and lower metallic bridgework. She was wearing blue jeans, a dark red pullover, a button shirt with green, red, and beige stripes, a patterned red, black, and white headscarf, a multicolored belt. A pair of green sunglasses and a small mirror were found in her pocket. 

SOURCES:

Georgia Bureau of Investigation 

Doe Network

NamUs

Unknown Artists: Persephone Painter

There are was an Athenian red-figure vase painter working from 475 to 425 BCE their name is unknown, but they are known as Persephone Painter. His current title comes from the image of Persephone rising from the Underworld on a bell krater. There are several characteristics of style and the existence of a unique artistic personality. There are 26 vases that have been attributed to this artist.

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

The Met Museum

British Museum

Murder of Jamesena Stewart

On June 19, 1980, 20-year-old Jamesena Stewart was found murdered in her apartment on 524 Dearborn Ave. in Daytona, Ohio. She had been strangled to death and was found lying on the living room floor. 

SOURCES:

Ohio Attorney General

Daytona Daily News Jan. 21, 1981

The Journal Herald Jan. 21, 1981

Murder of Mary Jane Voller

On December 31, 1898 5-year-old Mary Jane Voller was sent to get a penny worth of linseed oil at a shop only across the street from her home in Barking, London, England. She left the home around 5:10 p.m. with a threepenny and was never seen alive again after that.

After 10 to 15 minutes Mrs. Voller who sent Mary on the errand got worried. The errand should have been quick and it shouldn't have taken this long. Mrs. Voller would ask Mr. Voller, but he believed she was overreacting. He didn't search for her and was trying to finish fixing Mary's shoes. 

Mrs. Voller went and looked for her herself. She asked neighbors and went to the shop to ask if they'd seen the 5-year-old. The shopkeeper could not remember the girl as the family had only moved to the area weeks before. But when Mrs. Voller asked if a young girl buying linseed came in the answer was that no one had bought any since 2 that afternoon. This meant that no one had seen Mary, she never made it to the shop and had been taken young Mary within the 10 to 15 minutes she'd been gone. The family did a search was soon done on the streets for Mary.

Mr. Voller searched the streets with his father, and after finding no sign of his daughter they went to the police station. They hoped the girl had wandered off and was lost and reported that she was a lost child.  A description of her was sent out across the country. 

Mr. Voller would continue to search unfrequented places for his daughter. They would search abandoned houses and such. Going down Barking-Lane Mr. Voller went over to inspect a shed. Near the shed was a brook and his heart dropped when he saw something floating inside of it.

When they got close to the water the lantern blew out. Knowing there was something floating in the water Mr. Voller went into the water and searched the area blind on his hands and knees where he saw something floating. In his arms was the lifeless body of his daughter.

News soon spread of the discovery. Mr. Voller initially refused to move the body until the police came, but his wife convinced him to bring her home. The police and coroner met them at their home and it was obvious that the girl was brutally murdered. 

Mary had been raped she had 2 punctures in her neck, one near her groin, and one on the inside of her left thigh. the wounds were accompanied by scratches and were believed to be done by a blunt object. These did not kill her and it was believed she drowned in the 3 feet. She did not have mud or such in her throat so it's believed she was unconscious or in shock when put in the water. 

It's unknown who did this horrific murder to the young girl and will remain unsolved. 

SOURCES:

Unsolved Murders UK

The Mirror

The Standard January 4, 1899

The Essex County Standard Ect. January 7, 1899

The Weekly Standard and Express January 7, 1899

Lloyds Weekley Newspaper January 8, 1899

Murder of Elva J. Poore

On June 14, 1992, 17-year-old Elva Poore left a note on the kitchen table at her Delaware home stating she was riding to Ocean City with a girlfriend. She promised to call them later that week. Her parents had previously forbidden her from doing so and Elva did so anyway. But instead of going with a girlfriend like she wrote, she had left with some boys from Chesapeake City.

On June 15 a friend of Elva saw her on the boardwalk. She would be seen again by the friend the next morning at The Admiral, a low-budget motel, in the older part of Ocean City. She may have stayed in a separate room from the boys though she didn't have money to pay for it. On at least one of the nights she was gone she stayed in a baseball dugout with one of the boys. 

The last time Elva was seen alive was at 3 a.m. on the boardwalk. She was seen arguing with one of the boys. It was also stated she was last seen walking towards Ocean Lodge Motel. Elva would be found dead the next day on Marl Pit Rd off of U.S. 13 Northbound in Odessa.

Elva had cocaine in her system when she had died. She had been hit in the head and it's believed that the person who killed her strangled her to death with their forearm. It's believed more than one person was involved in her death as her body would not have ended up where it was without. 

Elva was said to be hanging out with men in their early 20's. These men were recreational drug users.  There are suspects in this case though no arrests were made.

SOURCES:

Delaware 

Newark Post

Disappearance of Yul Na

 

On Jan. 10, 2010, 38-year-old Yul Na went missing from Santa Clara County, California. He's an Asian male. He is 5'10" and 165 lbs. He's got black hair and brown eyes. He has a scar on his head. He's of Korean descent. 

SOURCES:

Charley Project

State of California

Murder of Megan Jimenez

 On June 15, 1989, at 5:30 am Karen Jimenez, mother of 2 1/2-year-old Megan Jimenez called the police. Police would arrive at 15 Sharon Ave. in Merrimack, New Hampshire to find Megan unresponsive and not breathing. She could not be revived. It was found that she died due to a long-term pattern of physical abuse. Her case remains unsolved.

SOURCES:

New Hampshire Department of Justice

Patch

Union Leader

Disappearance of Betty Ann Place

On June 14, 1978, 39-year-old Betty Ann Place was last seen at her home on Joppa Rd in Warner, New Hampshire. There is little information in this case, but foul play is suspected.

Betty is a white female and was 39-years-old at the time. She's 5'0" and 130 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She has a dimple-like scar on her left arm. She wears dentures. She may have been wearing a house coat when she went missing.

SOURCES:

Charley Project

October 21, 1950 Utah County, Utah Baby Jane Doe

 On October 21, 1950, the body of a newborn baby girl was found by a couple in a virtually dry Provo riverbed 3 miles from the mouth of Provo Canyon, in Utah County, Utah. The location was not far from Christmas City Cafe/Tavern. The water in the riverbed was drained about 2 days before at Murdock diversion dam.

The baby had been wrapped in a sheet and weighed down with a large rock likely when the water was still running. The body was too decomposed so the cause of death could be found. She was likely a 7-month fetus and it undetermined if she was born or aborted. 

Jane doe was a newborn white female. 

SOURCES:

Utah Department of Safety

Murder of Rosendo Rivas Flores

 Around 11:07 pm on June 11, 1998, a gunshot was heard near an apartment complex on 4800 block of N. Minnesota Ave. in Portland, Oregon. The next day after 5:30 am 45-year-old Rosendo Flores was found shot to death in an alley behind an apartment complex. There was an African-American male seen leaving the area shortly after the gunshots were heard. He was described as 6ft, slender with short hair.

At the time Rosendo was a horse breeder and trainer with rural property in Washington County. It was reported that he had been involved with the selling of illegal drugs.

SOURCES:

The City of Portland, Oregon

June 11, 1932 Perrysburg, Ohio Baby Doe

On June 11, 1932, a newborn boy was left abandoned in Perrysburg, Ohio. He would die from exposure and hemorrhage through an untied umbilical cord. It was believed he was born 3 days before he died and was found. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Minerva Hill

On Sunday, June 10, 1979, the body of 23-year-old Minerva Hill was found off of Elizabeth road in Paulsboro, New Jersey near the water tower. She had been dead since at least Friday from blunt force trauma to the head. She had been killed elsewhere and wrapped in a sheet and her body dumped where she was found. 

Minerva was a native of Paulsboro and was living on Swedesboro Ave. with relatives. She had been previously living in Florida and had recently returned back to town. 

SOURCES:

Gloucester County

Courier-Post June 11, 1979

Courier-Post June 12, 1979

Courier-Post June 13, 1979

Murder of Margaret Fayter

On the night of June 9, 1972, 49-year-old Margaret Fayter was last seen in a local tavern in Deptford Township. The next day her body would be found on the side of Deptford Ave. She had been murdered her head had a compound depression. Her body had been dumped where it was found.


SOURCES:
Gloucester County

Disappearance of Alejandra Nava

 

On October 12, 2003, the day after, 14-year-old Alejandra Nava's birthday she disappeared. It's believed that she may have run away. She was last seen in Morrow, Georgia, and may be in Guerrero, Mexico. 

Alejandro is a Hispanic female and was 14-year-old at the time. She was 5'1" and 99lbs at the time. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her ears are pierced.

SOURCES:

Charley Project

National Missing Person Directory

Missing and Exploited Children

Disappearance of Mildred Louise Johnson

 Sometime in 1954 31-year-old Mildred Louise Johnson was last seen Couer D'Alene, Idaho. Mildred is a white female and was 31 at the time of her disappearance. She is 5'2" to 5'3" and 120lbs. She has strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Murder of Jennifer Delgado and the attack of Melinda Delgado

On June 6, 1988, 8-year-old Jennifer Delgado and her mother 25-year-old Melinda Delgado went to the laundromat on 130 West Oak across the street from their San Antonia, Texas home.  It was around 8pm when a white male came into the laundromat and tried to use the vending machine. Unfortunately, the machine was broken and shortchanged him. This would set the man off. As he left he attacked the two.

He would first stab Jennifer in the abdomen once and then stabber her mother on her left side. The man would flee. The mother would carry the little girl across the street screaming for help. A Ms. Martinez would help the two, and wrap a towel around Jennifer. Melinda was still talking, but Jennifer had passed out. They would be brought to the hospital, but Jennifer would pass around 11 p.m. Melinda would survive. 

The man was either Hispanic or White and was in his late teens or early 20s. He was wearing a flower shirt and was seen leaving in a 2 door silver sedan. 

SOURCES:

San Antonio Police Department

The Tyler Courier-Times June 7, 1988

MSN

Disappearance of Luana Williams

On 5 June 1986 25-year-old Luana Williams was last seen at her home in Gate Pa, Tauranga, New Zealand. Her partner said that he saw her around 6 p.m. when he left. He came back hours later to find Luana missing. The house was open and the pets were inside which was also unusual. 

Luana is a white female and was 25-years-old at the time. She has a medium build. 

SOURCES:

New Zealand Police

June 4, 2004 Blue Mountains, in New South Wales, Australia John Doe

On June 4, 2004, the body of a ma was found at the base of Echo Point in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. He had died 1 to 6 months earlier and was likely from a fall. 

He's a male between 56 to 60-years-old. His teeth and his left ear are distinctive.

SOURCES:

Doe Network

Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Michael Kierstead

 

On September 4, 1986, 25-year-old Michael Kierstead withdrew money from the Indian Head bank in Wilton, New Hampshire around 4 p.m. He would be seen getting into a blue sedan that had two other men inside of it on Main St. This would be the last time Michael would be seen alive. 

The next day Michael's body would be found in a sandpit off of North River Road in Milford. He had been stabbed to death. 

The driver that seen with Michael was described as a white male between 18 to 20-years-old, he was clean-cut, with short brown hair. There is no description for the other man. 

SOURCES:

New Hampshire Department of Justice

Find a Grave

Murder of Lee Romero

 On June 4, 1980, at  3 a.m. 65-year-old Lee Romero was in a car driven by a Salt Lake City man. Near Bunning Park in Rock Springs, Wyoming when a car pulled up next to the mand began shooting. Lee would be struck in the neck and die from his injuries. The two men were sitting in the front and rear passenger seats of a grey and maroon Chevrolet Monte Carlo or something similar. In the driver's seat was a blond woman. The car would flee going south on Elk St. 

SOURCES:

City of Rock Springs

December 8, 1886 Auckland, New Zealand Jane Doe

 On December 8, 1886 the body of a female was found in water (not stated what source). She had drowned to death. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES: 

Find a Grave 

Murder of John Fulton Newcombe

 

On June 1, 2012, around 2:08 a.m. 27-year-old John Newcombe was shot outside of Winston's Pub on 278 Lacewood Drive, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was dead at the scene.

SOURCES:

Nova Scotia
CTV News