Lost Film: The Death of Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee is a movie actor and martial artist much like his father Bruce Lee. He would start acting in 1986, but his break-out role would not happen until 1994 with the movie The Crow. This however would be his last movie as he would, unfortunately, die on set at the young age of 28-years-old. 

On March 31, 1993, Brandon Lee was filming a scene for the movie The Crow. In this scene, he was shot and killed by thugs. Brandon Lee's character Eric Draven walks into the apartment and finds his fiance had been beaten and raped. Micheal Massee's character, Funboy, shoots and kills Eric. This scene however would become a cruel reality.

The gun used in the scene was a prop (a real revolver) and was loaded with improperly made dummy rounds. The special effects crew made the dummy rounds were improvised from live cartridges that had the powder charges removed. This was so that in close-up shots the rounds would look realistic. However, they had made a mistake by not removing the primers from the cartridges. 

At one point the gun was shot and because the primers were left it left enough energy to separate the bullet from the casing and pushed it part-way into the gun barrel. This is where it was unknowingly stuck known as a squib load. Before the scene, the dummy cartridges were replaced with blank rounds. The blank rounds contained a powder charge and primer, but no solid bullet. This was to have sound and flash effects with no chance of projectile. However, the unknown squib load made this a deadly combination.

When it came to the scene Michael Massee would shoot the gun from  12 to 15 ft toward Brandon Lee. When the gun was shot the dummy bullet would propel forward and hit him in the abdomen. This would cause him to fall backward instead of forward like he was supposed to. The director would end the scene. 

Brandon Lee's stillness was thought to have been acting or him playing around. But when Jeff Imada checked him he was unconscious and breathing heavily. A medic would come forward and see if he hit his head, but no one realized he had been shot since there was no visible bleeding. His pulse would be regular, but within a few minutes, it slowed down dramatically and stopped. 

Brandon Lee would then be rushed to the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. There were attempts to save him, but after six hours he would be pronounced dead at 1:03 p.m. It was an unfortunate and sad accident. 

Michael Massee would be traumatized by the accident. He would take a year off from acting and never watched the movie. In 2005 he would state he had nightmares and "I don't think you ever get over something like that."

It is said that the film from the set this day was destroyed. There are some rumors that there were copies of the scene, but these are unfounded. To this day the film has not been released and that's for the best.

SOURCES:
Lost Media Wiki

Wikipedia (Brandon Lee)

Wikipedia (Michael Massee)

IMDB

March 30, 2020 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico John Doe

On March 30, 2020, a man was found unresponsive in a house in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. There is little information in this case.

Jonh Doe was an adult hispanic male. He was 5'3" and 98lbs.He had greying hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a blue shirt and blue shorts. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

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. He would spot a suspicious brown paper parcel on the foreshore near the pontoon. It was a few feet above the tide line which was at the time dead low.

He would go and get the parcel and unwrap it. Inside was the body of a newborn baby girl. It was found that the child was born alive and had lived for at least a few minutes before dying from exposure and want of attention at birth. She had been dead for more than 3 days. 

SOURCES:

Unsolved Murders UK

Murder of Daniel Calloway

On March 28, 1986, a friend of 32-year-old Daniel Calloway would go to his home to check up on him at 18041 Springfield Ave in Homewood, Illinois. Inside the home, the friend would find Daniel dead. Daniel had blunt-force trauma to the head.

SOURCES:

Cook County Sheriff

March 27, 1936 Rich Hill, Missouri Baby Jane Doe

 On March 27, 1936, the body of a newborn baby girl was found floating in a well in Rich Hill, Missouri. The well was located in a pasture near a home. She had been dead for weeks.

This was the second newborn found in the area at the time as a few days before a different infant was found east of Rich Hill. I could not find much on this infant if their parents were identified or if the possibility of these cases is connected.

SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Butler Daily Democrat March 28, 1936
Springfield Leader and Press March 30, 1936

Disappearance of Amela Belkic

On March 26, 2017, 23-year-old Amela Belkic was last seen in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Amela is a white female and was 23 years old at the time. She has black hair and black eyes. She is 1.65 meters tall (5'4") and very skinny. She has a scar on her forehead and needle marks on her arms, She has a tribal tattoo on her back, Dollar tattoo on her stomach, a tear tattoo on her right breast, and a tattoo of the phrase "Prošla sam kroz pakao, otvorite mi vrata raja" on her left shoulder.

SOURCES:

Interpol

International Missing Persons Wiki

Unidentified Photos: A stage performance

 

The Library of Congress is looking to identify the subject or even in this photograph. This Unidentified Photograph is of a woman singing or performing on a stage with what looks like there are people behind her playing instruments. It is not Carmel Quinn or Patricia Corbett. The background of the image might hold some clues.

SOURCES:

Library of Congress

Murder of Bruce Lewis

Composite of Suspect

At 6:50 pm on March 24, 2005, 37-year-old Bruce Lewis was at his home with his wife Ivy at  7845 Sarah Ann Drive South in South Haven, Mississippi. A man would enter the home without permission. He would demand money from Ivy. Bruce who was outside would enter the home through the garage from his backyard. When he saw the man he would confront him. The two would fight and this would cause the unknown man to shoot Brue. 

The man would run away right after and would be seen by several witnesses. He would be seen running down the sidewalk towards Tchulahoma Road. He was also talking on his cell phone while doing this. 

The suspect is a black male described as having a medium complexion. He was tall with either short hair or bald with possible facial hair around the nose and chin. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. 

SOURCES: 

Uncovered

South Haven

Enterprise-Journal March 29, 2005

Action News 5 November 13, 2008

March 24, 1988, Broward County, Florida John Doe

On March 24, 1988, a skull, humerus bone from the upper arm, and an ulna from the lower arm were found in a wooded area 1 mile west of North State Road 7 and on the south side of Loxahatchee Road in Broward County, Florida. It's believed this person died in 1988 from a head injury. He was likely a victim of homicide. 

John Doe is a white male and was between 46 to 60 years old. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Murder of Mary Beatrice Redmond

At 7 pm on March 24, 1974, 55-year-old Mary Redmond would go to Catholic Mass. Afterward, she would stop at Henderson Convenience Store to buy cigarettes and a newspaper. Later she would be found entrance of her home located on the second floor of 88 Bridge Street, in Chatham Head, New Brunswick. The items she bought at the Convenience store were missing along with her light brown leather jacket and purse.

SOURCES:
Royal Mounted Canadian Police

N.B. Crime Stoppers

March 23, 1921 Northbridge, Massachusetts John Doe

On March 23, 1921, the body of a man was found in the Blackstone River in Northbridge, Massachusetts. It was assumed that he had drowned and had been dead for a long time.

John Doe was a white male. He was around 5'10" and had black hair.

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Suspicious Death of Henry Hults

At about 6:30 am on March 22, 1963, 62-year-old Henry Hults was found dead in his backyard about 15 feet from his house in Oxford Junction, Iowa. He had been badly burned and there were several patches of burned ground near him. It's possible this was from him trying to stop the flames. The fire had caused his death. 

It's not stated why they think it is a murder and not an accident. That is why I titled it a suspicious death. 

SOURCES:
Iowa Cold Cases
Find a Grave

Disappearance of Mimi Schultz

On March 21, 1974, 15-year-old Mimi Schultz was last seen in Valley Stream, New York. There is little information in this case. 

Mimi is a white female and was 15 years old at the time. She is 6'0" and 105 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Murder of Dawn Momohara

Dawn Momohara

Sketches of possible suspect and vehicle

On March 20, 1977, 16-year-old Dawn Momohara left her home in Honolulu, Hawaii telling her parents she was going to the Ala Moana Center on Ala Moana Blvd. She was supposed to meet up with friends, it was said that her friends were interviewed, but not if she had seen them that afternoon.

Around 10:30 pm Dawn's parents were worried that she had not come back home and called the police. They would report her missing. There was a search for her that night. She would not be found until the next day.

The next morning at around 7:25 am a teacher at McKinley High School would find Dawn's body. Dawn would be found on the second floor of McKinley High School. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled to death where she was found. She had been dead for around 8 to 12 hours. 

That night there the parking lot for the school was used for the adjoining Neal Blaisdell Center for a musical event. The school corridors and entryways did not have doors with the lights on, but individual rooms were locked. It would have been easy access for the public.

There is a possible suspect seen leaving the school. He was described as an Asian man with dark shoulder-length hair.  He stood 5'5" to 5'7". He was driving a 1974 or 1975 Pontiac Lemans with louvered rear windows, maroon bottom, and white vinyl top.

SOURCES:

Honolulu Police Department

Uncovered

Honolulu Star-Bulletin March 22, 1977

The Criminal Journal July 15, 2023

Cryptids: Jackalope and Jackanape

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Jackalope is a well-known fearsome critter. It is described as a jackrabbit with antelope antlers sometimes even a pheasant tail or hind legs. The name "Jackalope" derives from jackrabbit and antelope. There have been similar cryptids in history, but this one is based in America. It's said that the first sighting was in 1829 in Douglas, Wyoming.

Jackalopes are said to be extremely shy unless approached. They can often run fast around 90 miles per hour. It is said that they can imitate almost any sound including human voices. When they use human voice usually it's in phrases such as "There he goes! That way!". It's said that if you leave a flask of alcohol out a Jackalope would drink it and become intoxicated making it easier to hunt. 

Jackanapes are the female version and are said to be able to milk while sleeping lying face up. Their milk is said to have medicinal uses. It is said that Jackanapes usually only breed during electrical storms or hail.

It's possible that the first sightings and some of them afterward were rabbits infected with the Shope papillomavirus. Which causes kreatine growths in rabbits typically near its head. It is probably the most common hoax taxidermied animal.

SOURCES:

Wikipedia (Jackalope)

Wikipedia ( Shope Papillomavirus)

Cryptid Wiki

WANTED: David Benjamin Creamer

David Creamer is wanted in Arizona for charges of money laundering, possession of firearms, and distribution of child pornography. Between 1992 and 1995 his organization would produce 100,000 pornographic diskettes for worldwide distribution. In 1997 he failed to appear in the U.S. District Court after violating his pre-trial release conditions. 

David Creamer is a white male who was born on July 19, 1946. He's 5'10" and 220 lbs. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He has a scar on his upper lip. 

SOURCES:

The U.S. Marshalls 

The Incan Woman

Panzer et. al, PLOS ONE 2014

Allegedly, in the 1890s, during her trip to South America Princess Therese of Bavaria received two mummies. It's unknown what had happened to one of the mummies, but the other was that of an Incan woman. Parts of the legs of the woman were destroyed during WWII, but still remain well intact other than her missing legs.  She was donated to the Anatomical Institute of the Ludwig-Maximilian University in 1904. 

It was initially thought that she was a European bog body at first. After an Analysis of her hair though it showed that she was from South American Origins. This made sense because the braided style of her hair was not common in Europe. The bands holding her hair together were made from alpaca or llama hair and had a high diet of seafood and maize. This likely means she is from near the coastline of Peru or Chile, but there was a change in diet the 10 months before her death. She either changed her diet or moved from the area where she lived. She was likely buried in the dry sands of the Atacama Desert to preserve her body. 

It's believed that she was a pre-Columbian Incan woman.  She was between the ages of 20 to 25-years-old. 

A CT scan of the woman shows that she was murdered. It is unknown if she was a sacrifice or not, but it was likely.  She had been killed by being hit with a sharp object several times to the front of her skull. The skull bones were found in her brain cavity. However, even if she wasn't killed she was dying from Chagas disease caused from parasites. 

SOURCES:

National Library of Medicine

Archeology

Mummipedia

March 16, 1968 Accokeek, Maryland John Doe

On March 16, 1968, skeletal remains of a man were found in a wooded area of nature reserve near the Piscataway National Park and the Potomac River in Accokeek, Maryland. The man could not have died before 1966 due to money found with his remains from 1966. The area they were found is now a housing development.

John Doe was a white male between 30 to 50 years old. He's 5'3" and 150 lbs. He has old fractures of the nose, upper jaw, left clavicle, left ribs, one of the hands, and arthritic shoulders. He was wearing a long sleeve knit v-neck shirt with a pattern of longitudinal lines, a pair of blue trousers, a white t-shirt, a black leather belt, light-colored socks, and a pair of green with print undershorts.

He had items with him three red dice with white dots, have word "Wet" imprinted on them, three keys one with "G.M.",a fingernail knife or pen knife with "Machinists Inc." with photograph of a lathe and a phone number of #Li7-6220 (547-6220), a Ronson cigarette lighter with gold-colored top and black body some money fragments of three 5-dollar bills, two 1-dollar bills, five quarters with "1965," one dime with "1965," one nickel with "1964," three pennies with three different dates: "1966," "1952-D," and "1957-D.

SOURCES:

NamUs

March 15, 1924 Jackson County, Missouri John Doe

 On March 15, 1924, a man was found dead in Jackson County, Missouri. I couldn't really read what the cause of death is, but I think it says acute "something" nephritis.

John Doe is a white male and the estimated age is either 15 or 75 cannot tell.   

SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Missouri Digital Heritage

March 15, 1982 Claiborne Parish, Louisiana John Doe

On March 15, 1982, partial skeletal remains were found in a rural area in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.

John Doe is a white male between 40 to 60 years old.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Disappearance of Juan Ortiz

On March 15, 1999, 49-year-old Juan Ortiz was last seen in New Haven, Connecticut. He may have been suicidal when he went missing.

Juan is a white male and was 49 years old at the time. He is 5'5" and 180 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing LSW black Jeans, a White FUBU sweatshirt, and a black jacket.

SOURCES:

NamUs

March 14, 1989 Salisbury, Maryland Doe

On March 14, 1989, partial skeletal remains were found in a ditch in a rural area in Salisbury, Maryland. It's stated that the estimated is 1900 to 1989. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Martin George Ellefson

On March 14, 1999, 38-year-old Martin Ellefson was last seen in Spokane, Washington. There is little information in this case.

Martin is a Native American male and was 38 years old at the time. He's 5'8" and 185 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Charley Project

Murder of Evan Jones

Around 10 pm on March 13, 2002, 46-year-old Evan Jones would enjoy a drink at the Beaufort Pub in York Road Montpelier in Bristol, England. He would leave the pub likely going to get food to bring home to eat. 

An hour later he would be found unconscious in a pool of blood on Stokes Croft. He would be brought to the Bristol Royal Infirmary where he would die. It was found that he had been beaten with a chain and kicked viciously.  The murder weapon was believed to be a bike or large dog chain. Police believe that he was attacked by someone he knew. 

It's believed he made it back to his flat and injured his leg somehow. He had stopped on Drummond Street and while there he called an old girlfriend. At 10:55 he then was seen in front of Avonmead House flats speaking to a man there and a fight ensued.

Some people claimed to have witnessed the attack. There were conflicting statements about the attacker or attackers. It's not fully understood what had happened except he was found dying around 6 minutes later. 

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Bristol Live September 23, 2018

Bristol Live March 13, 2022

Disapperance of Por Soua Her

On March 12, 2002, 22-year-old Por Soua Her was last seen in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her car would be found a week after her disappearance. There is little information in this case. 

Por is an Asian Female and was 22 years old at the time. She is 4'9" to 4'11" and 100 to 110 lbs. She has black hair longer than her shoulders and brown eyes. Both her eyes have blue eyeliner tattoos on her lower eyelids. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project

March 12, 1924 Allonby, England Baby Jane Doe

On March 12, 1924, the body of a newborn baby girl was found by a man walking his dog at the Reading Room near Allonby, England. The man was walking his dog heading towards Silloth when he saw his dog near the Reading Room. He would go home without the dog. Later he would see his dog coming back over the Skew Bridge with something in his mouth. It was the arm of a newborn.

The man would then go back to the Reading Room and would find more of the babys' remains above the high water mark about 2 to 3 ft from the grass. The baby's other arm was missing and her neck and face were disfigured. It's not stated if this was due to other animal activity.


SOURCES:
Unsolved Murders UK

Disappearance of Jackie Clinton Fine

  In March of 1987, 34-year-old Jackie Fine was last seen in Pendelton, Oregon. He may have gotten into a car on the Umatilla Indian Reservation on that day.

Jackie is a white male and was 34 years old at the time. He is 5'10" to 6'1" and 185 to 195 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo on his right shoulder. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

March 10, 1977 Point Judith, Rhode Island John Doe

On  March 10, 1977 a torso with a fragmented skull was found 30 miles off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island was hauled up by a fisherman. It's unknown how he had died, but he did have a .22 caliber bullet in his upper left hip. It's unknown when this injury had happened or if it had happened around time of death. He had died between 1974 to 1976.

John Doe was a male between 30 to 70 years old. He was around 5'6". The skin of the right lateral thorax shows a protruding 1.3cm skin tag consistent with papilloma.

SOURCES:

NamUs

March 9, 1924 Aston, Delaware John Doe

On March 9, 1924, a man's body was found on Concord and Bridgewater Rd in Aston, Delaware. He was frozen to death due to exposure.

John Doe was a black male around 55 years old.

SOURCES:
Find a Grave

Murder of Patricia Ann Lupton

 

On Feb. 16, 1959, 12-year-old Patricia Lupton and her three friends saw a babysitting notice posted on the bulletin board at the A&P supermarket in the Kennedy Park Shopping Plaza at Kennedy Rd and Eglinton Ave E. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

The girls all put their names, addresses, and phone numbers for the ad, as they all had a history of babysitting. On March 9th Patricia would receive a call from the man answering the ad. Patricia was not the only one who received a call as two of the other friends were. One missed the call as the line was busy and the other was sick.

He called himself Mr. Johnson and told her that he and his wife were visiting their infant son in the hospital and needed a babysitter for their slightly older son.  Patricia agreed and was excited as she liked taking care of younger children. She was supposed to get picked up by Mrs. Johnson at the Kennedy Park Drugs in the same Plaza where she saw the bulletin. 

Her parents felt safe with her accepting the job as she was highly regarded by the people she previously babysat for. She told her parents she was going to check in with them when she got home. At 5:30 pm she left her home to the Plaza.  

A call that was supposed to happen never came and this worried her family. Unknown to them her body was found at 7:20 in a snowbank on McCowan Rd, less than two miles from her home. She had been strangled to death with her own scarf, her knees were bruised, and her clothing was in disarray, she was not sexually assaulted, but it can be assumed that that was the motive.

Four hours later her family learned of what had happened to her from the news.

SOURCES:

Toronto Police Service

Find a Grave

March 1924 Honeybrook Township, Pennsylvania John Doe

 In March 1924 a man was found in  Honeybrook Township, Pennsylvania. He had died from Dropsy. 

John Doe is a black male about 60 years old. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Murder of Tajuane Helton

On March 8, 2017, 39-year-old Tajuane Helton had parked his car at the 900 block of Marshall St. in Wilmington, Delaware. As soon as he got out of the 2016 blue Jeep with Pennsylvania plates he was shot. When first responders arrived he was still alive, but would soon pass. 

SOURCES:

Wilmington, Delaware

Uncovered

Delaware Online Jan 4, 2018

Fox 29 March 1, 2021

Disappearance of Stefanie "Stef" Mills

On March 7, 2002, 17-year-old Stefanie "Stef" Mills was last seen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It's believed she may have left on her own. She may be in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

Stefanie is a black female and was 17 years old at the time. She is 5'6" and 110 lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her ears are pierced and she has a scar on her right arm. She was wearing a black and grey shirt with black pants that had brown stitching.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project

Psychic Phenomenon: Linda Babb

In early 1987 Dirk and Linda were preparing to adopt a baby to love and raise. On the night of March

7th, Linda would dream of a woman giving birth. The baby would have dark hair and a dark complexion. She would wake up to see that she woke up at 2:59 a.m. The couple would receive a call 6 weeks later as a child was eligible to be adopted. 

When Linda first saw her son she remembered the dream. He had looked exactly like that baby and she would find out that when she woke up to the dream when he was born. Around 18 months later Linda would see a photo of her son with his birth mother. She would realize that she was the same woman in the dream. 

Was it a strange coincidence or was Linda connecting with her son.

SOURCES:

Unsolved Mysteries Wiki

Hair Bundle Mystery

 

In early March 2019, mysterious bundles of hair started showing up in Santa Barbra, California. They had been found mainly in center divider areas on Carrillo Hill, Meigs Rd, Cliff Dr, and even the Mesa Shopping area. It's said that some people witnessed the bundles being thrown out of cars.

The bundles were in braids and were dark brown. They were similar to horse hair but less coarse and almost like human hair, but not. (I wonder if they were some sort of hair for extensions)

Why were these bundles of hair left sitting around? No one knows, but many would say that it was creepy nonetheless. 

SOURCES:

Keyt March 9, 2019

Ed Hat March 9, 2019

KFI March 11, 2019

Reddit

March 5 1979, Tucson, Arizona John Doe

Approximately where the body was found

On March 5, 1979, the cranium and vertebrae of a man were found in the desert in Tucson, Arizona.

John Doe is a white male between 20 to 30 years old.  He had brown hair. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Disappearance of Malisa Elizabeth Kerr

On March 4, 1994, 19-year-old Malisa Kerr was a young woman who was last seen at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. A man that she was possibly dating, dropped her off at her home in the evening and has not been seen or heard since. Her boyfriend indicated that she may have traveled to Lave Havasu, Arizona for Spring Break.

Malisa is an Asian female and was 19 years old at the time. She has naturally brown hair, but at the time it was dyed a deep red and cut short. She has brown eyes. She has a surgical scar on her left leg. She wears braces. She was last seen wearing a black top and burgundy shorts. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

International Missing Persons Wiki

Disappearance of Earl Leonard Distance

On March 3, 1991, 39-year-old Earl Distance was last seen leaving his home in the 1600 block of Abbottston Street in Baltimore, Maryland. There is little information in this case. 

Earl is a black man and was 39 years old at the time. He is 6'0" and 170 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He has a scar on his left cheek. He was wearing a red jacket, two-toned red sweatpants, and white sneakers. 

SOURCES: 

NamUs

Charley Project

March 2, 2020 Trenton, New Jersey, John Doe

On March 2, 2020, the remains of a man were found along the Delaware River's edge in Trenton, New Jersey.

John Doe was a Hispanic male and was between 55 to 99 years old. He had long receding greying black hair with long thin brown greying hair. He has gold cut-outs on front teeth.

He was wearing a brown belt with a gold buckle, a black beaded necklaceDark Blue jeans, black Asics shorts with a red trim, a Tri-colored blue sweatshirt with a hood, Brand- Athletic Sportswear, Athl. dept 99, size L, black and white striped Lacoste polo shirt, black and blue checked jacket with a hood, and white socks with black soles.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Murder of Herbert Baker

On March 1, 1924, Herbert Baker passed away from wounds caused by a hit and run 10 years before.  He was hit by a vehicle on Station Road in Winsford, England, and was found unconscious and suffering. He was also suffering from a contusion of the spine. Over the years he would weaken and develop muscular degeneration of the heart. This would cause his death. 

SOURCES:

Unsolved Murders UK