Murder of Jair Valencia

On the night of March 31, 2007, Jair Valencia was at his brother's apartment at 5722 Arbor Drive at the Bradford Park Apartments in Southhaven, Mississippi. Jair would leave his brother's apartment. About 15 to 20 minutes later Jair was in the parking lot near his vehicle when he was confronted by several young black males. A struggle would ensue and this would cause Jair to be shot twice. They would flee the scene, but one suspect walked away returned back, and shot Jair 3 more times. The suspects would leave on foot, but an SUV was seen fleeing the area. 

SOURCES:

South Haven

South Haven PDF

Action News 5 April 2, 2007

Clairon-Ledger April 4, 2007

Murder of Carl Charles LaChel

On January 24, 1981, 36-year-old Carl LeChel was reported missing from his home at the Lincoln Park Apartments on Mammouth Rd. in Hooksett, New Hampshire. At 10:30 a.m. on March 31st his body would be found by loggers in a wooded area off of Currier Rd. in Concord. He had been beaten about the right side of his head and his throat slashed. 

Carl had a criminal history. In 1976 he was prosecuted for the kidnapping and attempted murder of a 7-year-old girl. He was found not guilty due to insanity and was sent to prison and then to the state hospital in 1977. He was released the November before his death. 

SOURCES:

New Hampshire Department of Justice
Find a Grave

Concord Monitor April 2, 1981

March 30, 1989 Miami Florida John Doe

On March 30, 1989 the body of a man was found at Canal L-31 North, 19700 S.W. 168th Street in Miami, Florida. Somebody had tried to weigh him down by using wire and tieing plastic weights to him. His hands were also removed indicating they did not want him identified. He had died days before being discovered. His cause of death is either unknown or unstated.

John Doe is a white male between 18 to 30-years-old. He was 5'11" and 126 lbs. He had brown hair that was 4" and a brown mustache and beard stuble.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Doe Network
Unidentified Wiki

1892 Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, Baby Jane Doe

 In 1892 the body of a baby girl was found in a canal in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. They were buried in Opitz Cemetary in Mequon and were paid by T. of Mequon on Mach 29, 1892. 

SOURCES:
Find a Grave

Unidentified Photographs: Dancing Young Lady

 

The Library of Congress has photographs of people without their names to them. They are looking to identify this young lady dancing.

SOURCES:

Library of Congress

Murder of Jerald Depaul Little

Around 1:34 p.m. on March 27, 2008 police would receive a call from 37-year-old Jerald Little's aunt. She had found him dead at his residence at 1705, Lenora St. in Tyler, Texas. He had been shot to death. There were no signs of a break-in at the residence and it's believed he may have known his killer. 

SOURCES

City of Tyler, Texas

KLTV April 9, 2008

WANTED: Adrianna Melendez

Around 5 p.m. on March 26, 2014, 71-year-old Dan Taylor was bicycling on a country road in Solano County, California. He was struck and killed by a vehicle and the driver fled the scene. Law enforcement would then identify 23-year-old Adrianna Melendez as the driver. She would disappear two days later.  A warrant for her arrest was issued by the Superior Court of Solano County, California, on May 14, 2014, and she was charged with vehicular homicide and hit and run. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Melendez on April 11, 2017, in the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento, California, after she was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Adrianna is a Hispanic female and was born in California on March 24, 1991. She is 5'3" and 256lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She may have fled to Jalisco, Mexico.

There is up to a $10,000 reward leading to the location, arrest, and conviction of Adrianna. 

SOURCES:

FBI

The Daily Republic

March 25, 1966 Near Tucson, Arizona Doe

On March 25, 1966, a partial skeleton was found near Tuscon, Arizona. It's suspected the remains came from the previous burial that was washed out by rain. It's believed that the person died between 1900 to 1960. 

Doe is believed to have been an adult.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Francis "Danny" Daniel Crocetti

On the evening of March 24, 1975, 14-year-old Francis "Danny" Crocetti went to a party with friends in the 4300 block of Allen Drive in Baltimore, Maryland. This was just down the street from Our Lady Victory School. He would be last seen alive around 11 p.m. He had told his father he may stay out and go camping that night. 

On the morning of March 28th, two boys played in a stream in a wooded area in Yale Heights. They would find Danny's body in the stream. He had been stabbed several times in the chest, back, and neck. He likely died shortly after he was last seen.

SOURCES:

Baltimore County Maryland 

The Baltimore Sun March 30, 1975

CBS Baltimore August 31, 2020

WBALTV August 31, 2020

March 1885 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Baby Jane Doe

In March of 1885  Milwaukee County, Wisconsin a baby was found dead. It is believed that the infant was a stillbirth.

SOURCES: 

Find a Grave

Murder of Smita Amin Patel

On the morning of March 22, 1996, 35-year-old Smita Amin Patel was alone in her business Little Brown Jug. It was a convenience/Grocery she co-owned with her husband it was located at 2040 Highway 33 in Neptune City, New Jersey.

Between 9:50 to 10 a.m. Smita was attacked in the store and stabbed several times. She was found shortly after by customers. It was found that money was missing. 

Though there were no witnesses who came forward, it's believed that someone must of seen what happened. The business was located at the Gabels shopping center and it was a particularly busy strip mall.

SOURCES:

Monmouth County Prosecutor

Asbury Park Press April 9, 1996

Asbury Park Press March 27, 1996

Murder of John Edward Harris

On the morning of March 21, 1998, 55-year-old John Harris was working. He was a cab driver for the Vegas Western Cab Company in Las Vegas, Nevada. Apoxitmatly 2:58 a.m. he went to pick up a fair at Arizona Charlie's Casino at 740 South Decatur Blvd. According to the trip sheet, he drove the fare to Fountains at the Smoke Ranch apartment complex on Rock Springs Dr. It's unknown what happened after this.

At 6:47 a.m. John's cab was found running in the parking lot of the Sahara Palms Apartments. Inside was John's body as he had been shot to death. There were signs of a struggle and he had been robbed. 

SOURCES:

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

 

August 20, 1997 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

On August 20, 1997, a canoeist found a human skull on the Moose Jaw River just south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. The skull was exposed to the elements between 50 to 100 years. Meaning she may have died between the 1890s to the 1940s.

The skull belonged to a preteen girl around 12-years-old. She may have possibly been white.

SOURCES:
Canadas Missing
Doe Network
Unidentified Wiki

The Bleivik Man

In 1952 a bog body now known as the Bleivik Man (Bleivik funnet) was found in a bog in Rogaland, Norway about 6 km (3.7 Miles)north of Haugesund. It was discovered by a farmer in a drainage ditch that was around 70 cm (about 2.2 ft). His well-preserved skull, a thigh bone, and an upper arm bone, a later excavation brought out other bones like a rib, two vertebrae, and fragments of another thigh bone. 

It's believed that the man lived and died between 6110 and 5890 BC (mesolithic). It's believed to have been a man between 55 to 60-years-old. From his long bones, it was estimated that he was 160 cm (5'2") at most and had a strong physic as indicated by his muscular attachment marks on the bones.

 No cause of death could be found, but it's possible that he may have drowned in waters that may have been open at the time. The layer of Earth where he was found showed no disturbances suggesting he was not buried, but naturally was there, but gradually covered in sediment. 

There are songs inspired by the Bleivik Man. 

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

The Post Hole

Mummipeida Wiki

The People Pill

Urban Legends: The Brides that Haunt Trivale Forest in Pitești

Photo by Andres Molina

In the Trivale Forest in Pitești, Romania there are two brides that haunt it. Both women have met their own demise in their own sad and terrible ways.

The first bride was the daughter of a rich landowner. She had fallen in love with a poor servant, but her father had other arrangements. He had found an old rich man for her to marry. The maiden decided that she could not marry someone she did not love. On the wedding day, she and the servant would run into the Trivale Forest. Her father not far behind would find the couple and in his anger kill the servant and then behead her. It's said that she would give her father nightmares by visiting his dreams in her wedding dress. It's believed that this is what led to his death. It's said that she haunts an abandoned home, possibly her own that's in the forest.

The second bride story would happen in the 1970s to 2000s. A taxi driver would take a fair and the woman would ask him to drop her off at an abandoned site in the forest. The woman told the driver that she would go inside and get the money and come back out. For reassurance, she would wrap her wedding ring in a handkerchief and give it to him. Tired the taxi driver would fall asleep and when he woke up he was elsewhere. He was in a nearby housing estate and he drove around confused. He would find ask around about the woman and would find out that yes she used to live in the area, but died 10 years before. Her husband had died in a car crash (or trampling) and she killed herself. Taxi driver would find that the ring was attached to a rotting finger.

SOURCES:
Wikipedia
POV21st
Steemit

Elmont, New York Acid Attack

At about 8:30 p.m. on March 17, 2021, an unknown suspect would approach a female in her driveway on Arlington Ave. in Elmont, New York. The suspect would then throw acid into the female victim's face. The suspect then fled the scene in a Red 2013 or 2015 Nissan Altima with fog lights. 

Due to the attack, the victim sustained serious injuries to her face, eyes, and arms. 

SOURCES:

FBI

March 1913 Plymouth, Pennsylvania Baby John Doe

 In March 1913, an infant boy was left in an orchard in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. The boy would then die from exposure. 

SOURCES:
Find a Grave

Murder of Cleveland McCabe III

On March 15, 2003, 23 year old Cleveland McCabe III was found in the rear of 425 Dickinson St in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was found suffering from a gunshot wound. He would be transported to the hospital, but would soon pass away.

SOURCES:

Hampden District Attorney 

March 14, 2003 Hunt County, Texas John Doe

On March 14, 2003 the cranium of a man was found in Hunt County, Texas. He had died between 2003 to 2002.

John Doe was a white male between 12 and 70-years-old, but was more likely between 35 to 55-years-old. He has black hair and was estimated to be 5'3".

SOURCES:
NamUs
Unidentified Wiki

Turning Angel Statue of Natchez

It's said that the angel watching the graves of 5 young women in Natchez, Mississippi moves on its own. That it will turn and watch cars driving by. It's said to be most noticeable at night as headlights shine on it around the bend of the road. On June 23 2020 someone vandalized that statue rocking it back and forth until it fell off its pedestal estimating the damage to be $40,000. 

The story behind the deaths of the women start at the Corner of Main and South Union St. in Natchez,  where the Natchez Drug Company was. It was originally the Temple Opera House but was purchased by John H. Chambliss and made into the Natchez Drug Company. An accident will bestow the five-story building.

On March 14, 1908, a gas explosion caused the whole building to collapse. That morning workers of the company complained about a gas smell and a plumber, Sam Burns, arrived that afternoon to look for the leak. He had used a candle and searched the basement. The light from the candle would cause a gas explosion.

The shock from the explosion could be felt for several blocks, and buildings shook. Some even thought it was some sort of earthquake. A second and third explosion would follow crushing the adjoining buildings.

There were still people in the building and many would survive, but 9 people would lose their life. Those who lost their lives were Cleaveland Laub (25), Uriah Hoskins, Eliza Kitteringham, John Carkeet, Luella Booth (teenager), Mary “Lizzie” Worthy (12), Carrie O. Murray (22), Inez Netterville (teenager) and Ada White (teenager). 

None of the deaths were easy. Cleaveland a pharmacist for the Drug Company would be found under a mattress likely trying to protect himself from the flames that would eventually kill him. Uriah a carpenter working on the third floor died when he jumped out of the window to escape the fire. He had died from impacting the ground. Eliza and John were both bystanders who had died due to the explosion. John was standing in front of his own building and flying timbers would penetrate his legs later causing him to die in his home.

John Chambliss would feel guilty about the explosion and tried to share condolences with those who lost their loved ones. He would buy a lot in the Natchez Cemetary and pay for 5 of the girl's burials. Luella, Mary, Carrie, Inez, and Ada would be buried together. The tombstones would simply state their last names, but he would commission of a stone angel to watch over the young ladies. 

SOURCES:

Atlas Obscura

Historic City of Natchez

The Vintage News June 30, 2022

And Speaking of Which

March 13, 1955 Harding Township, New Jersey Baby John Doe

On  March 13, 1955, two young brothers were riding bikes down Long Hill Rd. in Harding Township, New Jersey. They would spot a pasteboard box tied with a sash cord in the swamp waters near Bridge 545. Opening the box partway terrified the brothers as they saw an infant's leg. They would quickly go to their father and report what they found. Police were contacted and looked inside the box. Inside was the body of an infant around 6 weeks old when he died.  He had been killed. 

Infant was male and was around 6 weeks old. 

SOURCES:

Morris County New Jersey

The Courier-News March 14, 1955

Murder of Charles Stewart

Around 10:55 p.m. on March 12, 2014 there was a home on fire at the 1200 block of West Washington Ave. in Las Vegas, Nevada. A female was saved from the residence, but 65-year-old Charles Stewart was not. It was found that Charles was dead before the fire and had been killed. Witnesses saw three people leaving the residence before the fire. 

SOURCES:

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

March 1857 Newham, England Jane Doe

In March of 1857, an unknown young woman drowned in or around the London Borough of Newham in England. She was buried on March 11th in the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium.

It's believed that Jane Doe was in her mid 20's.   

SOURCES:
Find a Grave

Murder of Orenthal Smith

At 12:10 p.m. on March 22, 2005, the body of 30-year-old Orenthal Smith was found at 290 N.W. and 165 St. at the east parking lot of the Citicenter Office Building in Miami, Florida. He was found inside the trunk of the 2005 Black Kia Amanti his girlfriend rented for him. He had gone missing on March 11th. 

Orenthal was on Federal Probation at the time for an Armed Robbery. He had failed to report to the court on March 15th for a Probation Violation hearing for allegedly being involved in street violence in Miami-Dade County.

SOURCES:

Miami-Dade County.

March 1672 Retford, England Stranger

In March 1672, a stranger was found dead in the street in or near Retford, England. On March 11th they would be buried at the St. Swithun Churchyard in Retford. Gender was never stated.

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Disappearance of Aubrey Dameron

Around 3:30 a.m. on March 9, 2019, 25-year-old Aubrey Dameron left her mother's home in Grove, Oklahoma. At the time she messaged several people on Facebook asking for a ride it's unknown if someone had picked her up. Her phone's last ping was at 3:42 a.m. close to her home. It's unknown if her phone died or was shut off. She would never be seen again.

In August 2018 Aubrey and her boyfriend, Jay Pierson, moved from New Mexico to Oklahoma where Aubrey was from. She had decided to move back home for treatment for alcohol and drug abuse. At some point, she would tell her Aunt that she was scared of her boyfriend. Allegedly the boyfriend had threatened to kill Aubry if she were to leave him. Over the next few months, she would slowly decrease contacting family.

Aubrey is a transgender female. She is Native American and was 25-years-old at the time. She is 5'9" to 5'10" and 140 to 170 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Aubrey suffers from epilepsy and needed anti-seizure medication and was taking other medications at the time. She has a tattoo of a triquetra on the backside of her neck, a circular design tattoo with the word "Shorty" on her left shoulder, and tattoos on both hips.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Uncovered

International Missing Persons

WANTED: John Doe 8

John Doe 8 is an unknown suspect in images of the sexual abuse of a young girl in a video on the Internet. The video was found on the internet in May of 2005. 

John Doe is a white male around 180 to 200 lbs. He has brown hair and a dark circular mark on right forearm.

SOURCES:

FBI

Hit and Run of Ian A. Dalgliesh

At 12:40 a.m. on March 7, 2021 34-year-old Ian Dalgliesh was found on the side of the road by a passing motorist at the intersection of Auburn and Summers St. in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He would pass at the scene. Someone had hit him with their vehicle and drove off. He had been struck between 11:30 p.m. to 12:40 a.m.

SOURCES:

CBS Boston March 25, 2021
Plymouth County District Attorney

WCVB March 30, 2021

Murder of Jermaine Piggee

Around 2:30 a.m. on March 6, 1993, 20-year-old Jermaine Piggee was watching TV in the living room of a home at 5728 NE 15th Ave. in Portland, Oregon. Shots were fired through the window hitting Jermaine. A resident of the home called the police and by the time they arrived, Jermaine was dead from multiple gunshot wounds. 

Jermaine was a known Woodlawn Park Blood gang member and had a criminal record consisting of numerous gun and drug arrests.

SOURCES:

The City of Portland Oregon

The Headless Woman of Iroquois Park

At Iroquois Park in Louisville, Kentucky it's said that a headless woman wearing 1800's clothes and carrying her head could be seen in the park. It's said that at night she wanders through the woods holding her head. You can see sometimes see her walking through a cloud of fog or smoke.

It's said that she was the wife of an old farmer. One night when she was home alone Native Americans would raid the home. When they found the poor woman inside they beheaded her and burned the house down.

SOURCES:
Louisville Ghost Hunters Society
Nolan Group Media
DJX
Manual Red Eye

Lost Film: The White Flower (1923)

 On March 4, 1923 the film The White Flower was released by Paramount Pictures. It was an American silent romantic drama. The film was 6 reels. The film was set in Hawaii and filmed in Honolulu at this time Hawaii was not a state. This was the last picture directed by Julia Crawford Ivers and the film was considered to end on a good note due to this film. She would though continue to write screenplays until her death in 1930.  This film is now considered lost. 

PLOT:

Konia Markham is the daughter of an American father and a Hawaiian mother. She and her father, John, live on the islands. A sorceress would tell her that the person to present a perfect white flower would be her true love. At a banquet, Bob Rutherford, a man visiting the island, offers her a gardenia. She would soon fall in love with him and reject a native priest, David Panuahi. Konia soon finds out that Bob has a fiance, Ethel. Due to jealousy, David would convince Konia to put a death curse on her love rival. Konia soon regrets this and repents her wrongdoings and halts the proceedings. Filled with guilt she prepares to throw herself into the volcano. However, Bob stops her as he loves her and declares his love. Ethel admitting Bob loves Konia willingly gives him up.

CAST:

Betty Compson as Konia Markham
Edmund Lowe as Bob Rutherford
Edward Martindel as John Markham
Arline Pretty as Ethel Granville
Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Gregory Bolton
Arthur Hoyt as Gregory Bolton
Leon Barry as David Panuahi
Lily Philips as Bernice Martin
Reginald Carter as Edward Graeme
Maui Kaito as Kahuna

SOURCES:
Wikipedia
Silent Era
All Movie
IMDB

Coming Attraction Lantern Slides

Murder of Gary Hinkley

On January 29, 1975, a home on the 3400 block of 177th Place SW in Lynnwood, Washington was on fire. This was 17-year-old Gary Hinkley's Foster home. Gary and 2 other children were inside and pulled out of the home. Gary was covered in severe burns with only a small patch on his chest not burned. He would pass from his injuries on March 4th. 

It was determined that the fire was purposely set. 

SOURCES:

Snohomish County, Washington

Snohomish County, Washington (PDF)

Herald Net January 29, 2009

Murder of Murder of Darryll "Nikko" Michael Raye

 On March 3, 1997, a woman returned to her home at the 11028 block of  North 111th Place in Scottsdale, Arizona. She had been away for several days. Around 9:20 She would look out to her backyard. She would see a pair of legs sticking out of some bushes. She flipped the light on thinking it was a kid just playing around, but when the legs did not move she called the police.

In the bushes was the body of 32-year-old Darryll "Nikko" Raye. He had been shot in the head killing him. It's possible that the reason he was in her backyard was that he was searching for help after he was shot. There was blood evidence showing he was shot on the street to where his body was found.

SOURCES:
The City of Scottsdale
Arizona Republic March 6, 1997
Arizona Republic March 12, 1997

March 2, 1923 Tempe, Arizona John Doe

On March 2, 1923, a man was found in the bed of the Salt River in Tempe, Arizona. It's believed that he had died of exposure or old age. He had died within hours of discovery.

He was a white male around 65-years-old. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

March 1, 1986 Hamilton Virginia Sexual Assualt

On March 1, 1986, an unnamed female was reported to have been abducted and sexually assaulted after hitchhiking in the area of Route 9 and Route 704. Her abductor would drive her to a dead end on 38400 block of Crooked Run Lane (formerly Route 721) in Hamilton Virginia. Her abductor would then sexually assault her and she would eventually escape and run to nearby residents for help.

The suspect is a white male driving a blue passenger vehicle. 

SOURCES:

Loudoun County Virginia