February 5, 1956 Arcadia, California John Doe

On February 5, 1956, two boys found leg bones in some brush at the Santa Anita Wash in Arcadia, California. More remains were found, but not all. It's believed that there was animal activity on his body. It's unknown how the man had died, but he may have been there for a year or more. 

John Doe was a man over 50 years old. He was 5'7" to 5'9" and around 200 lbs. He had grey or greying hair. He had Khaki trousers Penney's Big Mac with a 30" inseam x 40" waist, Blue denim trousers with a 30" inseam x 40" waist, a blue denim jacket, a brown sleeveless fleece lined leather vest, a pair of work gloves, a dark brown socks, army like work shoe, and horned rim glasses. There were also items found in the area. A bath towel, a feather pillow, a big box of matches, and a small box of matches.

It's unknown if all the items found with the body had anything to do with him. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

LA County Coroner

Unidentified Wiki

Daily News-Post and Monrovia News-Post Feb 7, 1956

Disappearance of Donald George MacVicar

 

 On July 20, 1956, 26-year-old Donald MacVicar would go into a boat in Chandler Lake in Kotzebue, Alaska. The boat would sink and it was presumed that he had drowned. Searches continued for around 10 days but had to be stopped as it was too dangerous for searchers. 

At the time Donald was a Yale geologist working towards his doctorate. This was the second summer in Alaska that he conducted field studies. Two years later another Yale geologist would name Mount MacVicar after him. Mount MacVicar is located 4 miles Southe East of the South end of Chandler Lake and 15 miles North West of the headwaters of John River, Brooks 

Donald was a white male and was 26-years-old at the time. He was 5'11" and 165 lbs.

SOURCES:
NamUs
International Missing Persons Wiki
Alaska Guide

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner July 23, 1956

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner July 31, 1956

Jan. 22, 2007 Delray Beach, Florida Baby Doe

 On Jan. 22, 2007 the mummified remains of an infant were found in a suitcase in a storage shed in Delray Beach, Florida. It's believed that the infant died between 1956 to 1957. 

The baby was a white male with strawberry blonde hair. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Murder of Nathaniel Abrams

  On the night of January 2, 1956, 25-year-old Nathaniel Abrams was enjoying a night out at the Young Man's Social Club at 25 South Burns Place in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He had been there with another man. At 10:40 police received a call of a man being shot in the alley in front of the club.

Nathaniel was found lying face down in a pool of blood. He had been shot five or six times.

Witnesses stated that they could recognize his associate if they saw him again. The associate never returned to the club, and it is still unknown who this was and if they had anything to do with the murder. 

Nathaniel was based at Ft. Carson. He had just returned from Christmas leave. He had spent it with his wife and children in Chicago. 

SOURCES:

Colorado Bureau of Investigation

Find a Grave

Argus-Leader Jan. 3, 1956

The Ogden Standard-Examiner Jan 3, 1956

Disappearance of Flora "Dan" Rebecca Ligon

 

During the Spring or Fall of 1956 in Washington D.C. the daughter of 41/42-year-old Flora "Dan" Ligon last saw her mother getting money from under the linoleum. Flora told her daughter she was going to the store and did not return. Flora may have traveled to Trenton, New Jersey, or Greenville, or Clemson in South Carolina. Flora has a history of alcohol abuse. Flora may have been a victim of foul play. She may be using the last names Green, Greene, or White. 

Flora is an African American woman and was 41/42-years-old at the time. She's 5'6" to 5'7" and 130 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Her ears are pierced. She was wearing a blue jacket, white shirt, and grey pants at the time of her disappearance. 

SOURCES:

Charley Project

Doe Network 

Murder of Carl Erwin DeLong Jr.

On October 30, 1956, 26-year-old Carl Delong Jr. was found unconscious in the Temple Terrance area of Tampa, Florida. Carl had been beaten badly and his wallet with $70 in it was missing. His missing car was found at the bar he was last seen at. It had turned out he had gotten a ride from someone at the bar. It isn't stated whether or not if they think the people whom he rode with are suspects. 

Carl would make it to the hospital, but unfortunately, never recover. He would stay unconscious for 22 days before dying from his injuries on November 20th. The motive for his murder seemed to have been robbery. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Hillsborough County Sheriffs

Tampa Bay Times October 31, 1956

Tampa Bay Times November 21, 1956

Tampa Bay Times November 23, 1956

Murder of Susan Cadieux

At 7:15 p.m. on January 6, 1956, 5-year-old Susan Cadieux was plating in the schoolyard of St. Mary's School at 345 Lyle St. in London, Ontario, Canda. She was playing with her older brothers and wasn't that far away from home at the school.

Around 7:45 p.m. a man approached the kids and focused on Susan. He spoke with her and in return, she told the other children that the man was going to give her something. He told them that he was supposed to meet with the St. Mary's church priest at 9 and stated he lived on York St. while pointing towards King St. The other kids got distracted by a nearby fall on the ice and this was when Susan walked away with the man. 

By 8 p.m. her brothers panicked when they saw Susan gone. They rushed home to tell their parents about the man and she was gone. The search began. By 9:30 the London Police were involved and by 1:30 a.m. 300 people were searching for the girl.

At 10:08 a.m. Susan's body was found at the rear of Roy James Construction located at 609 William St. alongside the CPR spur line. This was around 6 miles north of where she was last seen. She had been sexually assaulted and died from exposure less than 3 hours before she was found. It was so cold out her tears were frozen to her face. It's believed the man assaulted her and left her in the yard.

Image of Suspect

The man was described as being a man between 30 and 40 years old. He was tall, thin and unshaven. He was wearing a light brown overcoat that was unbuttoned, a pair of unbuckled black galoshes that flapped openly and a dark Russian style or army Melton hat with ear flaps.



SOURCES:

London Police

Find A Grave

The Ottawa Citizen 

January 28, 1956 Gorman, California Earl Doe

On Jan. 28, 1956 an African American male stopped a vehicle on US 99 Highway in Gorman, California. He stopped them to borrow a jack. He then tried to cross the highway and was struck by a vehicle traveling northbound. He was transported to the Newhall Hospital but had died. He may have gone by the name Earl and might have lived in a motel at 27th and Long Beach in Los Angeles.

He was an African American male between 30 and 35 years old. He was 5'7" and 150 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes.

SOURCES:
NamUs

May 9, 1964 North Parsonsfield, Maine John Doe

On May 9, 1964 people digging for bottles on Leavitt Plantation Road in North Parsonsfield, Maine found bones. The bones belonged to an adult male and had been buried in a shallow grave. Not all remains were recovered. Cause of Death isn't stated, but it's believed he'd died between 1956 to 1958. His race is uncertain, but it was estimated he was between 40 and 50 years of age. He was 5'8". There was a fabric that represented a patterned upholstery found nearby and dark blue to black, heavy, course material resembling cotton and probably from a coat.

SOURCES:
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/15957

June 30, 1956 Sunset Beach, California Baby Doe

On June 30, 1956, the body of an infant was found floating in a back slough near the intersection of Los Patos and Coast Highway in Sunset Beach, California. He was 1'4" and 4 lbs. He had died sometime in 1956.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Disappearance of Clarence Theodore Moore

In 1956 26 year old Clarence Theodore Moore was stationed at Fort Riley with the 16th infantry in Kansas. His family lived in West Virginia, his wife received a letter from a chaplin at Fort Riley. The letter stated the Clarence may have went AWOL and heading towards Canada and the FBI got involved. All of child allotment checks stopped. His social security was not used after 1956. His daughter claimed that she has evidence that her father was still around Fort Riley after his disappearance, but it was never proven.

He was a white male and was 5'8/5'9 and 160 lbs. He has dark brown hair and blue eyes.

He has DNA and Fingerprints available.

SOURCES:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/639dmwv.html
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/33677/0
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/moore_clarence.html

Disappearance of George Alfred Tonsgard

George Alfred Tonsgard was last seen on July 15, 1956. A witness claimed that they had seen Tonsgard drowning while he was scuba diving in the Gastineau Chanel in Juneau, Alaska. George was 5'6 to 6'0 tall and weighed around 160-175 lbs. He had brown hair and either brown or blue eyes.

SOURCES:
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/11176/0
http://www.juneau.org/police/mobile/missing_persons_ind.php?UID=16
http://www.missingin.org/reg5861/george_alfred_tonsgard.htm