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.

SOURCES:

Doe Network

American Homeland Security News

Murder of Carolyn Wasilewski

 On November 8, 1954 at 6:15 p.m. 14-year-old Carolyn Wasilewski left her home in Baltimore, Maryland to go to her friend Peggy's home. The two planned to register for dance lessons at the nearby elementary school. She would never show up at Peggy's home, register for dance lessons, or return home.

At 7 a.m. on November 9, 1954 Carolyn's body was found in a rail yard under the Belvedere Avenue Bridge by an engineer on the Pennsy Express Train bound to Baltimore from Harrisburg Pennsylvania. She was not killed at the scene she was either tossed off of the bridge or dragged down to where she was found.

She was partially naked and had been beaten to death. She had fought back her attacker as she had broken one of her fingers. She was not sexually assaulted. Her skirt and shoes were missing . On her right thigh the name "Paul" was found written in lipstick. It was found that she had died at 11 p.m.

Not far from her family's home bloodstains and some of her stuff were found including her shoes. This was 8 miles from the tracks.

Carolyn was the oldest of seven children and was known to be a rebel. She joined a gang called the Drapes and known to commit petty crimes like auto theft and hosting hot rod races. She was often mistaken as someone in their late 20's to early 30's. She knew how to dress herself up to do look like she was.

Her case remains unsolved. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave
Wikipedia
Behind The Monuments

Our Community Now

Disappearance of Mildred Louise Johnson

 Sometime in 1954 31-year-old Mildred Louise Johnson was last seen Couer D'Alene, Idaho. Mildred is a white female and was 31 at the time of her disappearance. She is 5'2" to 5'3" and 120lbs. She has strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Murder of Andrew H. Reagan

27-year-old Andrew Reagan was working as a terminal manager of B.B.I. Tucking Company in Evansville, Indiana. He last was seen alive on September 22, 1954, when he left the McCurdy Coral Room after having drinks with some friends at the McCurdy Coral Room.

On October 1, 1954, four laborers were checking a fence while riding a tractor on a Jim Ellis's Farm. This was when they discovered his body lying in a ditch along a country road five miles Northwest of Henderson, Kentucky. This was just 12 miles south of Evansville. 

He had been killed from at least 9 blows to the head with a tire tool-type instrument. His wallet was missing along with his money and I.D. inside of it. This leads investigators to believe the motive for the murder may have been a robbery.

SOURCES:

Kentucky State Police

Nashville Banner

The Owensboro Messenger

The Courier-Journal

Muncie Evening Press

Murder of Daniel Kenneth Wood Jr.

In July of 1954 12-year-old Daniel "Danny" Wood Jr. left his home in South Gray, Maine. He was planning on fishing with his friends. His friend only lived a mile down the road. Later he phoned from the Gray Center and told his Mom of his plans that day. He said he was going to Lewiston and help a man with door-to-door calls for 50 cents per hour. She warned her son not to get into a car with a stranger. He then responded everything was alright and to see her later. This was the last time she heard from her son. 

A search for the boy began. 16 states were notified of his disappearance and to be on the lookout for him. His family had to be careful with the male in case a ransom letter came. People called in many tips on where the boy was, but none of them were true. 

It wasn't till nine days after his disappearance fishermen found his body in Little Androscoggin River. He was nude and severely beaten, and it was unknown if it was a sex crime. His clothes were found hidden beneath a rock at the end of a secluded lane and his glasses and belt were tossed into a tree. It could be possible the killer was familiar with the area. 

Danny had been severely beaten by his killer. There was a shoelace on one wrist showing his hands had been bound. His skull bore seven wounds about four inches long the weapon used was never found. It's unknown where the crime scene of the murder was as there was no evidence it had happened there. It's believed the killer tossed him in after Danny died. 

They did have a suspect named Herman Barmore. Police asked if he about Daniel, but he stated anything he knew was going to the grave with him. He had served a life sentence for the murder of another boy named Peter Gorman in 1955. He initially said it was an accident he shot the boy, and then he redacted saying the Sheriff offered a deal. He was convicted of the murder. He would only serve 11 years as he died in prison in 1966. He denied killing either boy though. 

SOURCES:
Maine State Police 
Find A Grave
The Owosso-Argus Press
Ludington Daily News
Google Groups 
Lewiston Daily Sun

Murder of Alford Henderson Norris

On June 1, 1954, someone beat elderly couple 81-year-old Alford and Charolette Norris inside of their home on South Corona St. in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They would be transported to Penrose Hospital. Charolette survived, but unfortunately, Alford would die the next day.

SOURCES:
Colorado Bureau of Investigation

Disappearance of Gil Zacarias Avendano Vazquez

In 1954 55-year-old Gil Vazquez was last seen in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico. There is little information in this case (at least in English). He's a Hispanic male. He has brown eyes and greying hair. He's 155cm.

SOURCES:
Doe Network

Murder of James Harry Hartley

On March 13, 1954, the body of 33-year-old Union leader James Hartley was found in a shallow grave in the desert on Paradise Rd. near the old Los Angeles Highway in Sloan, Nevada. He had been killed with a gunshot wound to the head.

His car was also found in Los Angeles across from the sheet metal worker's union hall. The car was found to be shot through the windshield. Several leads were pursued related to Union activity. Including one man who was suspected at one point, but never arrested or charged with the crime.

SOURCES:
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Find a Grave

Reno Gazette-Journal March 25, 1954 

The Charlotte Observer April 6, 1954

Reno Gazette-Journal October 22, 1954

Disapearance of Mary Mabel Hudgins

On October 20, 1954, Mary "Mabel" Hudgins and her husband got into an argument. Her husband left their home on the 5000 block of Fredrick Street in Santa Cruz, California. When he had gotten back Mary was gone and their children were left alone. She had taken $100 with her and left a note stating "You can go on alone."  Mary was 7 months pregnant when last seen.

Her parents lived in Canada at the time. I could be possible she had traveled that way. According to her husband, she was in poor mental health at the time.

Mary was 23 at the time. She typically went by her middle name but had gone by several nicknames, May, Mae, and Mary Mabel. She is a biracial female mixed with Caucasian and Native American. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was around 5'6" to 5'8" and around 140 to 150 lbs. She had a mole on her chin.

SOURCES:
Charley Project
NamUs

July 3, 1954 Los Angles, California John Doe

On July 3, 1954 on 560 Towne Ave. in Los Angles, California the badly decomposed body of a man was found under a vacant house. It's believed that he may have been a homeless man who crawled underneath the house and passed.

He was a male that was pre 60 years old. He was 5'10" and 134 lbs. He had brown hair and eye color is undetermined.

SOURCES:
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/50910