Disappearance of Sveinbjörn Jakobsson

 At 7 p.m. on October 9, 1930, 46-year-old Sveinbjörn Jakobsson, an Icelandic fisherman, took a taxi to a household in Reykjavík, Iceland. He left the taxi without paying and went inside the household. When Sveinbjörn didn't return to the car the taxi driver contacted the police. 

Police would ask residents of the home the taxi driver claimed that he went into. People inside claimed to have not seen him, and he had not been there. Sveinbjörn was never seen again, and foul play was suspected in his case.

The next day he was supposed to return home on a cruise ship. He was a fisherman and was believed to have had a significant amount of money on himself at the time because it was the end of Herring season. 

 His case was the first disappearance to be investigated as a homicide in Iceland. 

Sveinbjörn is a white male and was 46-years-old at the time. He had false teeth.

SOURCES:

Internation Missing Persons Wiki

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April 18, 1930 Perry County, Pennsylvania John Doe

 On April 18, 1930, a man was found in Perry County, Pennsylvania. He had committed suicide by hanging about 15 hours before discovery.

He was a white male around 55-years-old.

SOURCES:

Unidentified Wiki

Find a Grave

Disappearance of Derald Arthur Luse

 Sometime in 1930 19-year-old Derald Luse was last seen in Sioux City, Iowa. There is little information in this case.

Derald is a white male and was 19-years-old at the time. He is 6 ft and 180 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

SOURCES:

Iowa Cold Cases

National Missing Person Directory

May 13, 1937 McNairy County, Tennessee

 On May 13, 1937, the body of an elderly man around 70 was found on the railroad tracks about 10 miles north of Selmer, Tennessee. His cause of death was unknown.

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

November 6, 1930 Hardingstone, England John Doe

 

In November 1930, 35-year-old Alfred Rouse met a man outside of a London, England pub. The man would tell him a down-and-out and a hard-luck story, he was looking for work and mentioned he had no family. Alfred would then bring the unknown man to a pub for drinks. He would drink lemonade as he pays for the unknown man's drinks.

Alfred for a while thought of faking his own death for a while. He was fed up with his life and was expecting children from his mistresses. He wanted to start life over again and realized that the man would not be missed and took the opportunity. He would search out for the man on the 2nd or 3rd of November and would find him. Alfred would tell the man that he was going to Leicester on Wednesday and would give the unknown man a lift there. He would make an appointment to meet the man to meet on November 5th at 8 p.m.

On the 5th he would meet the man outside of the pub. The two men would ride in Alfred's Morris Minor. On the drive, the two would talk a lot, and the man would drink the whisky Alfred gave him. When they got to Hardingstone the man would be half dozing due to the whisky. He would grip the man's throat with his right hand and pushed his head against the back of the seat. The man did not resist and just gurgled. 

Around 1 a.m. on November 6th Alfred would then go and loosen the feeding pipe between the petrol tank and the carburetor. He would take the petrol can from the boot and poured it on both the victim and the vehicle before placing it back in the rear of the car and grab his attaché case Standing from a distance he would catch the vehicle on fire. The man was unconscious and burned alive.

His intention was to walk to Northampton and travel to Scottland by train to start his new life. But when he was walking away from the vehicle he would pass two young men. The men noticed the smoke and said something about it. In response, Alfred responded with "It looks like someone's having a bonfire up there." Alfred would then abandon his plan and return home as the men had seen him and he believed that no one would think it was him who was dead. He would then report the vehicle stolen.

The victim was badly burned in the vehicle. He would not be identified. Alfred would be soon arrested for the murder. He would be insistent during the trial that the car was caught on fire due to John Doe's Cigar. That John Doe had been asked to fill the petrol and he must have accidentally lit the car on fire. The Jury would find him guilty and he would be sentenced to hang. 

It wasn't until a few days before his execution on 10 March 1931 that Alfred admitted to the murder. He would write to the Daily Sketch of the events that happened. Alfred would refuse to help the police find the man's identity. He would though give some descriptions of him. He did not know the man's name as he had no reason to ask.

John Doe was between 33 and 40-years-old. He was 5'6" to 5'8". The autopsy revealed that he had worked in an extremely dusty place throughout his lfe. The following descriptions are from Alfred. The man was respectfully dressed in a light-colored overcoat and had an overall appearance of a clerk. He had a slight brogue and had a sporting or boxing tattoo on his right forearm. At the time he was wearing police boots and had told Alfred that London police had given them to him. He had also carried a sports diary. 

In 2012 DNA was taken from the John Doe, but this has not led to an identification yet. 

SOURCES:

Unidentified Wiki

Wikipedia

BBC

Disapearance of Mary Agnes Moroney

The kidnapping of 2 year old Mary Agnes Moroney made headlines across America in 1930.

In 1930 Mary's parents were desperate for help. They were pregnant with their third child and in need of help. They placed an ad in the social worker column. They thought their prayers were answered when Julia arrived and helped them out with food and needed items. The woman claimed her name was Julia Otis and was sent by a Mrs. Henderson to help.

On May 15, 1930, Julia Otis came back to their home in Chicago, Illinois. The parents, of course, welcomed the woman into their home.

When Julia stated she wanted to buy a new dress for two-year-old. They allowed her to take Mary to what they thought was just to the corner store. The couple began to worry that the two didn't come back and the next day when they received a letter from "Julia Otis" they knew they'd never see her again.

In the letter, it stated that Julia was taking Mary to California and the parents could spare a couple of months without her. Two weeks later she sent another letter pretending to be a cousin of the name of "Alice Henderson" saying she was mourning the loss of her own child and was "love-hungry". The story hit the news quick, but Mary was never found. Two months later on July 11, 1930, her little sister was born. The two never got to meet.

Mary was a 2-year-old white female at the time. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. She was 3 ft and 20 lbs. She had a strawberry birthmark on her face and a scar on her stomach from a hernia. It's noted she was left-handed also.

Mar have been raised as "Julia Otis's" daughter and has no idea she'd been kidnapped.

SOURCES:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21880167/mary_agnes_moroney/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21880149/mary_agnes_moroney/
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/14705/details
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3031dfil.html
http://charleyproject.org/case/mary-agnes-moroney

October 22, 1930 Verdamont, California John Doe

On October 22, 1930 a man was walking down the Cajon Highway in Verdamont was struck by a truck. He was killed instantly, but was not claimed or identified. He was a white male between 55 and 65 years old. He was 5'6 and 180 lbs. He had grey or greying hair and a beard, and hazel eyes.

He has fingerprints available.

SOURCES:
https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/8893