Around 10 p.m. on Feb. 29, 2008, James Young was killed in his apartment on Stone Creek Sr. Boiling Springs, South Carolina. He was shot and killed during a robbery in his home by 3 masked intruders.
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Monday, February 28, 2022
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Murder of Aneesha Anderson
On Feb. 27, 1997, 42-year-old Aneesha Anderson was found dead in her camper at Leonard's Tow Lot on 2104 N/ Willis Blvd. in Portland Oregon. She had been dead for several weeks. Her family had reported her missing on Jan. 9th.
She was originally from Venice, California, and reported to have been a user of cocaine and possibly engaged in prostitution.
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February 27, 1998 San Diego Jane Doe and John Doe
On February 27, 1998, the skeletal remains of a young woman and young man were found at the base of a remote canyon. The area is heavily traveled by international travelers. It's believed that the two may have been dead for around 4 years.
Jane Doe was a Hispanic female between 16 to 18-years-old. She was around 5'0".
John Doe was a Hispanic male between 16 to 18-years-old. He was around 5'0".
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NamUs (Jane Doe)
NamUs (John Doe)
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Unknown Artists: Painter of the Berlin Dancing Girl
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| Berin Dancing Girl |
The Painter of the Berlin Dancing Girl is an Apulian red-figure vase painter active between 430-410 BC. His name is unknown and he was named after a calyx krater in the collection of the Antikensammlung Berlin, it depicts a girl dancing to the aulos being played by a seated woman.
It's believed that they were one of the first South Italian red-figure painters. He was likely educated in an Attic workshop and he seemed to have influences from the Phiale Painter who worked in Attica. He and his followers likely had workshops in Taras (modern day Taranto).
Works Attributed to him
- A Krater with a Centaurmachy with Thesus or Herakles batteling two centaurs.
- An Amphora that depicts Briseis and Achilles on it.
- A Sole Column Crater shows the pursuit of Troilus by Achilles.
- A Pelike she an Amazonmachy.
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Friday, February 25, 2022
February 25, 2000 Detroit, Michigan John Doe
On February 25, 2000, the cranium of a teenager was found by workers cleaning the back yard of a vacant house. No other remains were recovered.
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Murder of Eleanor May Brusenbach
On Feb. 23, 1971, 54-year-old Eleanor Brusenbach was at the CPO Club on Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She may have gone to The Dunes on Nimitz Highway in the early morning hours on Feb 24th. Later that day her body would be found in a cane field off of West Lock rd. in Ewa.
Eleanor had been strangled to death and believed to have been sexually assaulted.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Lost Media Uncle Jasper's Will (1922)
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| Oscar Micheaux circa. 1913 |
Uncle Jasper's Will is a 1922 race film directed, written, and produced by Oscar Micheaux. The film is intended as a sequel to another Oscar Micheaux Within Our Gates (1920). Both films feature racial violence against African Americans.
CAST:
- William Fountaine
- Shingzie Howard
- Alma Sewell
- Harry Henderson (Wikipedia lists him but IMDB doesn't)
PLOT:
The film is about the last will and testament left behind by an African American sharecropper. He had been lynched after being falsely accused of the murder of a white plantation owner.
SOURCES:Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Disappearance of Mitchell Joseph Teevan
Mitchell is a white male and was 38-years-old at the time. He's 5'8" to 6'0" and around 165 to 195 lbs. He has brown hair and hazel eyes.
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Monday, February 21, 2022
Lost Film Le Chiffonnier (1896)
In 1896 a French short silent Film Le Chiffonier (The Rag-Picker) also released as Une bonne farce (A Good Joke) was released. The film was directed by George Méliès and released by his company Film Star. The film was 20 meters/ 65 ft long. The film is now considered lost.
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Sunday, February 20, 2022
Disappearance of Gladys Thelma Williams
On February 20, 1970, 19-year-old Gladys Williams dropped her kids off at her sister's home in Seattle, Washington. This was the last time she was seen. There is little information in this case.
Gladys is an African American woman and was 19-years-old at the time. She's 5'7" and 125 lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes. On one of her hands, she has a bump where a 6th finger was removed. She has pierced ears.
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Murder of Michelle Pogmore
On the night of Feb. 20, 2004, 14-year-old Michelle Pogmore went to a street party in Bidwill, New South Wales, Australia. Around 7 p.m. she would leave. She would then be seen on Carlise Ave, Mount Druitt. This would be the last time she'd be seen alive.
Two days later Michelle's body would be found in bushland adjacent to the Town Centre Reserve at Mount Druitt. She would be found naked from her waist down.
At the time Michelle was wearing a dark blue colored hooded sloppy joe with USA on the front, white tracksuit type pants, and a pair of light blue colored sandshoes. The shoes were brand new and were given to her the day before she disappeared.
SOURCES:
Sydney Morning Herald Feb 7, 2006
Daily Telegraph November 25, 2015
Saturday, February 19, 2022
The Crystal Maiden
The Actun Tunichil Muknal (Cave of the Crystal Sepulchre) is a sacred cave located near Sa Ignacio, Cayo District, Belize. This place is known as a Maya archeological site that incases skeletons, ceramics, and stoneware. It was a cave used by the Mayans for sacrificial reasons. The most known skeleton in the cave is known as The Crystal Maiden. It's possible that they were a sacrifice victim, and the conditions of the cave allowed the bones to calcify giving the body a sparkling and crystallized appearance.
The Crystal Maiden was originally believed to be a woman around 18-20, but it's now believed that the body may belong to a teenage boy. It's believed that they died between 700 and 900.
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Friday, February 18, 2022
Murder of June Ward
On Feb. 18, 1977, someone walking in the 1000 block of W. Fuller in Fort Worth, Texas found the body of 25-year-old June Ward. She was lying next to the curb. Her death had been brutal she had been attacked with a sharp instrument like an axe or hatchet, her fingers on her right hand were broken, and she had been strangled to death with a bra strap . Her white Chevrolet Laguna would be found at 4800 S. Freeway.
At the time June was experiencing issues with her vehicle. The vehicle, which was blocking a thoroughfare, was near the parking lot that contained a K Mart. At the vehicle, investigators found battery jumper cables and a pair of ladies’ shoes. It's believed that June walked away from her vehicle to get help.Thursday, February 17, 2022
Murder of Brianna Jean Schlick
From the night of Feb. 16, 2007, to the next morning, 21-year-old Briana Schlick was babysitting at a home on the 7300 block of Sundown Glen St. in Las Vegas, Nevada. An unknown subject or subjects entered the locked home and encountered Briana who was sleeping on the couch. They would shoot her in the head.
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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Find a Grave
The Star-News March 2, 2007
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Lost Media: You Never Saw Such a Girl (1919)
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| A scene from the American drama film You Never Saw Such a Girl (1919), which played at the Mission Theater, Seattle. Includes Vivian Martin and Harrison Ford. You Never Saw Such a Girl is a silent American film directed by Robert G. Vignola. The 50-minute film was released on Feb. 16, 1919. The film is based on the novel You Never Saw Such a Girl by George Weston (1919). This film is now considered lost. CAST |
- Vivian Martin as Marty McKenzie
- Harrison Ford as Eric Burgess
- Mayme Kelso as Fannie Perkins
- Willis Marks as Uncle Esau
- Edna Mae Cooper as Mrs. McKenzie
- John Burton as Mr. Burgess
- Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Burgess
- Herbert Standing as Judge Eustace
- Gerard Alexander as Mrs. Eustace
- Claire Anderson as Katherine Spencer
- Jim Farley as Reagan
- J. Morris Foster as Gentleman Jack
PLOT:
Martin Mackenzie was raised by an old farmer after her mother's death. When he dies she finds herself in the need of money. She and Fannie Perkins decide to sell some old antiques the farmer had. Upon opening up an old chest she finds that her grandmother is Mrs. Burgess, a wealthy woman in the neighborhood. Marty's mother had been driven from her by Mrs. Burgess. Mrs. Burgess does not warm up to Marty and is not accepting of her. Eric, her grandmother's stepson takes a liking to Marty. After an encounter with a burglar at the Burgess residence, it helps change Mrs. Burgess's mind of Mary. Marty and Eric are able to unite.
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Murder of Edwin Hart
On the morning of Feb. 16, 1974 28-year-old Edwin Hart went to pick up a load of scrap brass at a shop on 30th Ave and 75th st. in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He would leave the shop around 10 a.m. His brother James and Cousin Richard were also in Kenosha picking up scrap on 30th Ave. They saw him driving down the road around 10:30 a.m.
When leaving Kenosha around 10:40 a.m. to Racine the two saw Edwin's 1958 Ford on the side of the road of 30th Ave (Wood Rd) just 2 miles south of the Racine County line. Inside Edwin was in a half kneeling and twisted in the passenger seat. Someone had shot him in the head below the right ear.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Disappearance of Inocencio Domínguez Hernández
Inocencio is a Hispanic male and was 65-years-old at the time. He is 165 cm. He has dark curly hair and dark brown eyes. He has a scar on his right cheek. He was wearing a sombrero.
As this case is from another county and I do not speak any other language I am unable to find an official link to this case. I could only find the Doe Network sources.
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Monday, February 14, 2022
Feb 14, 1921 Phoenix, Arizona John Doe
On Feb. 13, 1922, a man was brought to the St. Joseph Hospital in Pheonix, Arizona with pneumonia. He would pass away the next day. There is little information in this case.
He was presumably of East Indian descent and around 40-years-old.
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Lovers Of Valdaro
In 2007 the skeletal remains now known as The Lovers of Valdaro or Valdaro Lovers were found at a Neolithic tomb in San Giorgio near Mantua, Italy. The two skeletons were buried face to face with their arms around each other much like a lovers embrace. Double burials like this would have been rare at the time. They did not die in this position and were placed in the grave this way 6,000 years ago.
The pair of skeletons were one female and one male neither above the age of 20. Their deaths are unknown but it isn't believed to be violent as the bones showed no signs of damage. The male skeleton was found with a flint arrow near the neck and the female had a long flint blade along the thigh, plus two knives under the pelvis. It's believed these weapons were grave goods.
A block of dirt with the couple was placed in a wooden box leaving the remains undisturbed. Right now the couple is permanently displayed inside a glass case in the National Archeological Museum of Mantua.
SOURCES:
Wikipedia
The Vintage News April 9, 2017
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Disappearance of Barry "Rocky" Fiddler
Barry is a First Nations male and was 14-years-old at the time. He was 170 cm (5'7") and 68kg (150lbs) at the time. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He has freckles. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, brown boots, and a brown wool checkered jacket.
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Saturday, February 12, 2022
Murder of Clara L. Batton
At 11:45 a.m. on Feb. 12, 1992, a home health nurse came to a home at 416 W. Nichols in Springfield, Missouri. The nurse was suspicious about the back door being ajar. Inside she would find 67-year-old Clara Batton was in a pool of her own blood on the kitchen floor. She was stabbed in her upper chest and her throat was slit. She was last seen by a neighbor the evening before.
At the time Clara was living with her 96-year-old father who was deaf and blind at the time. He was unharmed and was found lying in his bed. Her light blue 1984 Dodge Omni was missing from the home and was found parked on the lot of a local convenience store. There was no evidence of a break-in. Clara was known to keep her doors locked and wouldn't let a stranger in the home, so it's likely her killer knew her.
SOURCES:
Springfield News-Leader Feb. 13, 1992
Lost Media: A Doll's House (1922)
A Doll's House is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brant and produced and starred by Alla Nazimova. The film was released on Feb. 12, 1922, and was 7 reels. This film is for now considered lost. This is the fourth silent film based on the 1879 play A Doll's House. It's a slightly modernized (for the time) version of the story.
CAST:
- Alan Hale as Torvald Helmer
- Alla Nazimova as Nora Helmer
- Nigel De Brulier as Dr. Rank
- Elinor Oliver as Anna
- Wedgwood Nowell as Nils Krogstad
- Clara Lee as Ellen
- Florence Fisher as Mrs. Linden
- Philippe De Lacy as Ivar
- Barbara Maier as Emmy
PLOT:
Torvald Helmer is sick and is ordered by his physician Dr. Rank to go to southern clime. His wife, Nora, would forge her father's name on a banknote to raise money to save Torvald. Six years later, she has one payment left on the note. This is when Nils Krogstad threatens to expose Nora's crime if she doesn't help prevent her husband from firing him from the bank. Nora would beg Torvald to keep Nils job. Torvald would find out the reason for her wanting him to stay and accuse Nora. Nils would then return Nora's note as paid and Torvald is overjoyed because his reputation was saved. He would agree to overlook the past, but Nora decides to leave him and the children. She has to live for herself, and while she walks out into the storm she declares that it is "The end and the beginning."
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Friday, February 11, 2022
February 11, 1978 Harris County, Texas
On Feb. 11, 1978, the body of a young woman was found in Harris County, Texas. There is little information in this case.
She was an African American woman between 16 to 25-years-old. She was 5'3" to 5'7". She was wearing green and red plaid pants, a muscle shirt, a button-down sleeveless blouse, and a yellow-green sandal, and a size 7 1/2 gold wedding band. She had a gold cap on her right lateral incisor.
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Texas Department of Public Saftey
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Disappearance of Lorenzo "Lenchito" Vazquez Lazalde
3-year-old Lorenzo "Lenchito" Vazquez Lazalde was last seen in Juárez, Mexico in 1954. His mother stated that Lorenzo was outside playing at a relative's home when he went missing. There was a rumor that relatives whisked him away to El Paso or California. That he died in an accident in Juárez. Another was that someone lured him to a bus by using his nickname Lenchito. None of these rumors were confirmed by the family.
I have little information in this case. I don't speak any language other than English and I do not have the ability to find Spanish sources. If anyone reading has found other sources for this case as in him being found or more information on this case please link below.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Murder of James C. Rose
On Feb. 9, 1989, the body of James Rose was found 150 ft from Weatherly Switch Rd. in Bradley County, Tennessee. He had died from a gunshot wound to the neck. It's believed that he was killed in another location and that his body was dumped there.
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Unknown Artist: Master of Rebel Angels
The Master of the Rebel Angels is an anonymous master of the Sienese School in Siena, Italy. He is only known for two panels of an ancient polyptych panted between 1340 to 1345. This artist had an influence on the Limbourg brothers for the illuminated manuscript Les Tres Riches Heures de Duc de Berry(1410).
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Monday, February 7, 2022
1864 Garnett, Kansas Jane Doe
An elderly African American woman was part of a group of refugees that a man named John Horn rescued from Missouri in 1864. It was believed that she died from fright because she was afraid that Bushwacker would take her back to Missouri. She was living in a hut on what was called Thompson hill. She would die in Garnett Kansas and because she was without clothing she would be buried in John Horn's Army overcoat.
SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Unidentified Wiki
Sunday, February 6, 2022
Murder of Gregory LeFever
On Feb. 6, 1988, 34-year-old Gregory LeFevre's landlord came to his rented cottage in Alton, New Hampshire. The landlord noticed that Gregory's dogs because his van was gone. When the landlord entered the home he would find Gregory's body. He had died from several blows to his head and neck.
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Disappearance of Loukthayoth "Luke" Yoshi Phiangdae
On Feb. 6, 1996, 11-year-old at 7 p.m. Loukthayoth "Luke" Phiangdae had an argument with his father at their home on Crescent St. in Raymond, Washington. The next morning his parents found his door locked and the window screen removed from the window. Luke was nowhere in sight.
He did not have a history of running away and it was uncharacteristic of him. Leaving without telling anyone where he was going was also uncharacteristic of him. There has been an unconfirmed sighting of him in Oregon after his disappearance.
Luke is an Asian male and was 11-years-old at the time. He was 4'5" and 65 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. He has a birthmark on his right buttock. He was wearing a black denim jacket, a blue t-shirt, black pants, and tennis shoes.
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Murder of Ruth Lori Ballew
On Feb. 5, 1977, 21-year-old Ruth Ballew's body was found along Jellison Rd in Billings, Montana near the landfill. She had been shot to death and was likely dead for a couple of days. She had not been sexually assaulted.
Ruth had a history of prostitution and drug-related arrests. She was known to work near the Empire Bar.
SOURCES:
Yellowstone County Cold Cases
Find a Grave
Billings Gazette April 17, 1977
Billings Gazette September 15, 2015
Murder of Shawn Smith
At 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 5, 2000, 22-year-old Shawn Smith and a friend were walking through the south parking lot at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona. Someone would approach the two and pulled out a knife and attacked the two. Shawn was stabbed and his friend was slightly injured. Shawn would be pronounced dead at the hospital.
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ABCFriday, February 4, 2022
The Yingpan Man
The Yingpan Man is a mummy that was found in the Tarim Basin in China. He was 6'6" tall and had brown hair in a top bun. It's likely he was caucasian in his mid to late '30s. He had died in the 4th or 5th century, and his cause of death is either unknown or unstated.
The Yingpan Man was found with a white mask on his face with a golden diadem across the upper forehead. He was wearing clothing that was a red, deep purple, and gold color. They had a pair of embroidered pants, decorative footwear, robe, and a belt woolen caftan. Everything was greatly detailed, and a miniature set was placed on his chest. Likely so he'd have something to change into in his next life. His clothing indicated that he had great wealth.
With his clothing, when he died and the area he was buried it leads to the belief he was a wealthy tradesman on the Silk Road. His clothing is an example of what would have been woven in the Eastern Roman Empire and traded with the Tarim Basin and died far from his homeland.
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Thursday, February 3, 2022
1970s Durango, Colorado Jane Doe
Sometime in the 1970s, someone found a human skull in Durango, Colorado and kept it. The skull would later be turned over to Balch Springs, Texas. It's believed the person may have been dead between 1950 to 1970.
The skull belongs to a woman between 20 to 49-years-old.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Disappearance of Eddie Korey Smith
In February of 1980 30-year-old Eddie Smith was last heard from by family members. At the time he was known to be a transient in Pheonix Arizona.
Eddie is a Native American Male He's 5'4" and around 150 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. He has a scar over one of his eyes and a scar on the lower leg. He has a tattoo of a knife on one of his arms.
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Disappearance of Matrice Ann Washington
On Feb 1, 2008, 32-year-old Matrice Washington was last seen in Detroit, Michigan.
Matrice is an African American woman who was 32-years-old at the time. She's 5'4" to 5'5" and 130 lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was known to wear a long black hairpiece, wigs, and hairpieces.She has a scar on her right leg.
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