April 3, 1946 Memphis, Tennessee

On April 3, 1946, the skeletal remains of a man were found in the Wolf River at the foot of Poplar St In Memphis, Tennessee. He had been dead for several months. There is little information in this case. 

He was a white male around 50-years-old. 

SOURCES:

Unidentified Wiki

Find a Grave

Disappearance of Helen Stark

On or about Jan. 12, 1946, 23 to 26-year-old Helen Stark was last seen in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the time Helen was having marital issues with her husband William P. Stark. She was supposed to come and pick up her young children but never arrived.

The date of her disappearance is the same day as William's discharge from the Army. He had enlisted in March of 1943.

Helen's family doesn't believe that she abandoned her children as her own mother died when she was a teenager. This lead to her and her siblings going to an orphanage. 

Helen is a white female between 23 and 26 years-old and her maiden name was Brokowski. She was 5'8" to 6'0" and 170 to 180 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes and may be wearing glasses.

SOURCES:
Charley Project

Disappearance of Thelma "Thel" Jean Cobbs

In 1946 (date unspecified) 29/30-year-old Thelma Cobbs or Thel by some went to visit her father and stepmother in Fort Branch, Indiana. There is little information in this case, but her family believes it was foul play involved.

Thelma is a white female and was 29-30-years-old at the time. She was 5'2" to 5'5" and 115 to 130 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Doe Network
Find a Grave
Unidentified Wiki

April 13, 1946 Oak Grove Jane Doe

Early morning of April 13, 1946, three fishermen found a fully clothed torso floating in the Williamette River in Oak Grove, Oregon.  She had been dismembered as her head, arms and legs were sawn off. The next day here arms and legs were located in the river about 6 miles from the body. Fishermen stated that they have seen the sack floating in the river for at least 30 days earlier. It was estimated she died weeks prior.

On October 13, 1946 her head was discovered by a couple strolling along the river bank. Her head had been wrapped with rags and weighed down. It was shown she was killed by a blow to the right side of her head. It was stated the person dismembering may have an acknowledgment of anatomy as they were cut neatly.

She was a white female between 30 and 59 years old. She was 5'2" to 5'4" and 115 to 125 lbs. She had brown greying hair and had curlers and pins in.  She had false upper teeth and lower teeth had fillings. She was wearing brown slacks, dark blue sweater, long underclothing, black dress material, and topcoat.

SOURCES:
NamUs
The Doe Network
The News-Review (Newspapers.com)
The Capital Journal (Newspapers.com)