Led Zeppelin and Vanilla Fudge "The Mud Shark Incident" sex tape

Red Snapper Photo by Geeklikepi (not the one used)

On July 28, 1969, what exactly happened at The Edgewater hotel room in Seattle, Washington has been disputed. Factors that remain in the tale were that of a fish, a red-headed groupie, member or members, and road managers of Led Zeppelin and Vanilla Fudge were involved. It would be called the Mud Shark Incident or Shark Episode and there was possibly a sex tape recorded.  There's no denying that this event had happened, but some of the details seem to change or be wrong with each retelling. 

The hotel was on Puget Sound and guests were able to fish right out of the windows of their room. While Led Zeppelin and Vanilla Fudge were staying some of the members had done the same. Led Zeppelin's drummer John "Bonzo" Bonham and road manager, Richard Cole, had done this. When catching them they would put hangers through the gills and hang them in the closet. 

According to Richard Cole, this is what exactly happened.

"It wasn't Bonzo, it was me. It wasn't shark parts anyway - it was the nose that got put in. We caught a lot of big sharks, at least two dozen, stuck coat hangers through the gills and left 'em in the closet... But the true shark story was that it wasn't even a shark. It was a red snapper and the chick happened to be a fucking redheaded broad with a ginger pussy. And that is the truth. Bonzo was in the room, but I did it. The keyboardist to Vanilla Fudge, Mark Stein, filmed the whole thing. And she loved it. It was like, "You'd like a bit of fucking, eh? Let's see how your red snapper likes this red snapper!" That was it. It was the nose of the fish, and that girl must have cum 20 times. But it was nothing malicious or harmful, no way! No one was ever hurt."

The supposed sex tape has never been revealed it's unknown if it still exists to this day. 

SOURCES:

Lost Media Wiki

Snopes

Rollingstone

Murder of Joyce Neill

At about 2:30 or 3 p.m On April 10, 1969, 17-year-old Joyce Neill was dropped off at City Park, Colorado near the lake. It would not be for 3 days till anyone knew what had happened to Joyce. 

On April 13th a family picnicking 3 miles up from the Golden Gate Park Road from the turnoff to Crawford Gulch. They would find her body down an embankment from the road. She had been stabbed in the chest with a sharp object likely a long knife. 

Joyce had moved to Denver from Arizona. She was working as a nurse's aide at Mercy Hospital and was living in a home with several roommates in Denver. It was stated that she was associating with motorcycle gangs that were possibly the Husky Hustlers or Iron Horseman.

SOURCES:

Jefferson County, Colorado

Uncovered

Fort Collins Coloradoan April 14, 1969

February 26, 1969 Monroe County, Florida Jane Doe

Photo of the crime scene

On  February 26, 1969, the chard remains of a woman were found in the Everglades about 10 miles northwest of Monroe station in Monroe County, Florida. The woman had been bound with metal coat hangers, and placed in a wood trunk. Her killers then covered the trunk with gasoline and burned it with her inside. It's not stated how she died, but she had died within the last few days. Her body had been badly burned and unrecognizable. 

Jane Doe was a woman between 25 to 50 years old. She was 5'0" to 5'5". She may have had black hair. She was wearing a yellow bra. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

The Miami-Herald Feb 26, 1969

The Tampa Tribune March 1, 1969

December 31, 1969 Aguila, Arizona Jane Doe

The skeletal remains of a young woman were found 11 miles south of Aguila, Arizona in a dry wash area near Eagle Eye Rd.

Jane Doe was a white female between 17 to 23-years-old.  She was between 5'0" to 5'5". She was wearing a dark gray /green miniskirt, a white blouse with blue, green, and yellow floral designs, and white underwear.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Robert Spohn

On November,14,1969 the sister of 69-year-old Robert Spohn would come to their home in Columbus, Ohio. When she was trying to get her car in their garage this is when she would find his body. He had been severely beaten with a heavy object. He had several puncture wounds around his left eye and forehead. Blood was found on the front seat of the car, on the trunk, and throughout the garage. His wallet was missing.

SOURCES:

Uncovered

Ohio Attorney General

The Times Recorder November 16, 1969

Disappearance of Robert Wayne Linder

 

On June 2, 1969, 24-year-old Robert Linder would take his final exam at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois where he was a business student at. Robert would withdraw money from the bank to make a payment on a rent deposit for an apartment. This was the last time he was heard from. 

Robert is a white male and was 24-years-old at the time. He's 5'9" and 155 lbs. He has brown hair and blue eyes. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project

Doe Network

Illinois Missing Persons

Where Abouts Unknown

Murder of Robert "Moose" Daly

On the night of May 24, 1969, 47-year-old Robert "Moose" Daly was having drinks with a friend at the Granite Club on 3820 S. Highland Drive in Millcreek, Utah. At approximately midnight Robert would leave alone. A deputy making a routine check of the parking lot would find Robert dead next to his truck.

Someone had shot him in the back of the left ear. The person was so close that powder burns were left on the ear.

SOURCES:

Unified Police Department
Utah Department of Public Saftey
Salt Lake City Tribune November 12, 1969

January 13, 1969 Needles, California John Doe

 On Jan. 13, 1969, a skull was found in the desert lying on the sand surface of a dry wash, just south of a dirt road and 300 yards west of Highway 95 in Needles, California. It's believed he's been dead for a few months. 

John Doe's race is uncertain. He's between 20 to 40-years-old. He had a large supraorbital notch on the right side, and a single supraorbital foramen on the left side.

SOURCES:    

NamUs

Disappearance of Archie and Fanny Olanna

  On October 19, 1969, 40-year-old Archie and 35-year-old Fanny Olanna went by boat from Teller, Alaska to the Loran Station at Port Clarence. They sold some Ivory and then headed back. Their boat was found flipped over near Port Clarence.  The couple was from Brevig Mission.

Archie is a Native American Male and was 40-years-old at the time. He's 4'9" and 160 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white parka, black pants, and rubber boots. 

Fanny is a Native American female and was 35-years-old at the time. She's 5'6" and 130 lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a brown ski jacket and slacks. 

SOURCES:

NamUs (Archie)

NamUs (Fanny)

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 22, 1969

Murder of Murel M. Marie and Hubert Lee Johnson

 On September 14, 1969 the bodies of 61-year-old Murel Marie and 45-year-old Hubert Johnson were found in a burned car in Knoxville, Tennessee. The two were last seen together in a tavern. I don't know if they were last seen on September 12 or if Murel was just reported missing on September 12th. One article states that Murel had been shot in the head, but not Hubert's death was.

SOURCES:

Knoxville Tennessee

Johnson City Press September 18, 1969

The Tennessean September 18, 1969

Johnson City Press September 20, 1969

Disappearance of Cynthia Dawn Constantine

 

On July 11, 1969, 15-year-old Cynthia Constantine went on a walk with her dog along the railroad tracks in Oakland, New York.  Earlier that day Cynthia and her brother found a muskrat den in the woods and she wanted to check it out again and brought her dog with her. Three young boys would see Cynthia go into the woods and minutes after she left for her walk the dog would return home with its leash and collar on. Her brother would soon lead authorities to the muskrat den and there was evidence that Cynthia and the dog were there, but rain would soon wash away her tracks. 

Cynthia is not believed to have run away as she had brought nothing with her and she was looking forward to her rabbit giving birth. It's believed that Cynthia had met foul play and may have been abducted. Where Cynthia disappeared was near the train station and if someone was responsible for her disappearance it's possible they may not have been from the area. 

Cynthia is a white female and was 15-years-old at the time. She was 5'3" and 117lbs at the time. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and wears glasses. She has a mole on her throat, a discolored front tooth, and had previously broken her arm the summer before. She was wearing a white blouse, black Bermuda shorts, orange sneakers, and was possibly wearing a yellow metal chain necklace with a cross. 

SOURCES:

The Doe Network

The Charley Project

Missing Person Directory 

Find a Grave

Murder of Deborah Lee Shelton

On Jan 3, 1969, 12-year-old Deborah Lee Shelton asked her mom to go bike riding with other kids. Her mom told her yes and then told her to be back before noon because she had a dentist appointment. At 9:30 a.m. Deborah would leave her home in Aptos, California and was supposed to meet friends near the Aptos railroad bridge. She would be last seen on Rio De Mar Blvd. around 11 a.m. 

No one would see Deborah alive again. But unbeknownst to her mother, she didn't know this was the case. When her mom and sister came home from an appointment Deborah wasn't there. Someone would call the house "The phone rang and there was a young man's voice that said, ‘We have your daughter. We want $500. Drive out to Trout Gulch Road." She would hang up thinking it was a joke.

On March 8, 1969, a young boy was out shooting his bb gun in a wooded area in Aptos. He would stumble upon Deborah's body in the wooded area around 100 yards from the bridge.

The scene was suggestive of a sexual assault, but because her body was badly decomposed it was undetermined. Clothing and other evidence at the scene suggested she was strangled with her underwear. She was also bound with her hands taped together with masking tape behind her back. There were remnants of tape found on her neck suggesting her mouth was also taped.

A friend of hers stated that around Christmas Deborah mentioned to her a boy who was a little older. The boy's name was Sherman and they were planning to ride a mini bike together. It's believed this was who she was meeting with. The supposed "Sherman" was never identified. Deborah never described him to her friend other than he was really cute.

SOURCES:
County of Santa Cruz
Find a Grave
Santa Cruz Sentential 
Huffington Post

Disappearance of Steven Paul Newing

On 2 September 1969 11-year-old Seven Newing was last seen around 3 p.m. at his home on Lee-Warner Ave. in Fakenham, England. His little brother and a male friend were the last people to see him. He left without money and his pedal cycle but did leave with his satchel. His mother knew that he was supposed to be home by 8 p.m. and when he still wasn't home by 10 she called the police.

Police searched for Steven, but could not find him. The family home was searched twice to make sure he wasn't hiding. Later his satchel would be found. There were supposed sightings of him, but he still wasn't found. It was possible that he was abducted, but it was also thought he may have fallen down a disused well shaft.

Steven is a white male and 11 at the time. He has a freckled complexion. He was wearing a blue roll neck sweater with a green and yellow sweater over the top, blue jeans with a cubs leather belt, a green anorak, and baseball boots.

There was a hostel in Fakenham dedicated to Steven. It's for young homeless people between 16 and 25-years-old.

SOURCES:
Norfolk Constabulary
Doe Network
BBC
Eastern Daily Press
Fakenham News

Disappearance of April Fabb

On 8 April 1969 about 1:40 p.m. 13-year-old April Fabb left her home on her bike to visit her sister in Roughton, Norfolk, England. She left with a full pack of cigarettes,5 1/2d, and a handkerchief in the saddlebag of her bike. She planned on giving her brother-in-law the cigarettes for his birthday.

Shortly after she left her home she met two friends at the "Donkey's Field" next to Harrison's Farm on Cromer Rd. in Metton. She only hung out with them for around 10 minutes because she wanted to get to her sister's. An employee at Harrison's Farm saw her riding along Roughton Rd. in Metton towards Roughton after 2 p.m.

At 2:15p.m. Ordnance Survey workers in a van spotted April's bike in a field on the same road she was last seen on. This was no longer than 10 minutes since the other worker saw her and she was missing. At 3 p.m. a local man spotted the bike there as he was driving his mother home. He took it to the police House in Roughton. Her money, the cigarettes, and the handkerchief were still in the saddlebag.

It became apparent later in the day that April was missing. Her mother had found that she never made it to her sister's home in Roughton. The following morning a fullscale search was underway. A local search was done for the girl and inquiries were made with April's family and friends. The search and investigation were so thorough that 1,971 statements and 419 House to House Questionnaires were completed. April still couldn't be found.

April is a white female and was 13-years-old at the time. She would turn 14 on the 22nd. April was wearing a wine-colored wool skirt, a green jumper, a pair of long socks, and wooden-soled sandals with red straps and brass buckles. 

SOURCES:

Norfolk Constabulary

Wikipedia

BBC April 8, 2019

BBC April 22, 2019

Disappearance of Patricia Ann Spencer and Pamela Sue Hobley

 

On October 31, 1969, Patricia (Patty) Spencer and Pamela (Pam) Hobley disappeared from Oscoda, Michigan. The two girls skipped their afternoon classes at their school. Even though they had skipped they planned on going to the homecoming game and Halloween party that night. The girls were also not considered friends.

They walked down on River Rd. away from the school and towards the business district. It was known till 2013 that the two hitched a ride with a passing motorist and were dropped off at a gas station at River Rd. and Interstate 23. The motorist that was with them came forward in 2013 saying they had given the girls a ride, and he has been cleared as a suspect.

Neither girl was carrying their purses or I.D.'s

The girls were initially believed to have run away, but after a few weeks of no contact, police started to suspect foul play.

Patty was 16 at the time and is a white female. She's 5'3" to 5'4" and 120 lbs. She has light brown hair and blue eyes. She has a bite scar on one of her legs. She did wear glasses but did not take them with her when she disappeared. She was wearing a grey/green plaid jacket, a brown sweater, a matching brown tweed or plaid skirt, brown shoes with a thick heel and a silver necklace with a peace symbol pendant. 

Pam was 15-years-old at the time and a white female. She is 5'6" to 5'8" and 115lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. a has a scar on the bridge of her nose and a scar or birthmark on the left corner of her mouth. She was wearing a white imitation fur coat with brown trim at a three-quarter-length, a long sleeve shirt with ruffled cuffs, a brown and white plaid skirt, white knee socks, and chunky shoes with a thick heel.

SOURCES:
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Patricia Spencer)
Doe Network (Patricia Spencer)
Charley Project (Patricia Spencer)
NamUs (Patricia Spencer)
FBI (Patricia Spencer)

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Pamela Hobley)
Doe Network (Pamela Hobley)
NamUs (Pamela Hobley)
Charley Project (Pamela Hobley)
FBI (Pamela Hobley)

Jan. 23, 1971 Harris County, Texas Jane Doe

On Jan. 23, 1971 a passerby found skeletal remains in a wooded area near the intersection of CE Kind Highway and East Mount Houston Rd in Harris County. She had been dead for 1 to 2 years. She was an African American or possibly biracial with Caucasian between 16 and 19-years-old. She was 5'1' to 5'6" and her weight is unknown. She had black hair.

She was wearing a red miniskirt with black, brown, yellow and orange zigzag pattern size 24 waist, a long-sleeved brown shirt size 16-36, a white bestform bra size 32C, a fringe sued jacket or vest and a pair of brown leather dressy sandal with a chunk heel size 6.

SOURCES:

NamUs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Texas Department of Public Safety 

Murder of Teresa Martin

The night of September 12, 1969, 14-year-old Teresa Martin was hanging out with friends. her and two friends were heading back home from the Galeries D’Anjou cinema by bus. Her and her friends separated at the intersection of Boulevard Saint-Michel and Boulevard Henri-Bourassa in Montreal, Quebec her and her friends separated. She left them to take a transfer.

Around 3 a.m. her body was found though in the sitting position in the parking lot of the Vieux Cyprès tavern located on Boulevard Henri-Bourassa. Her cause of death is unstated, but the suspect or suspects carefully placed her body there.

SOURCES:
Government du Quebec 

Murder of Debra Horn

On Jan. 29, 1969 11-year-old Debra Horn stayed home from school because she was complaining of a bump on her head. She had gotten it when she fell on the ice. When her parents returned home for lunch they found her gone. They reported her missing to the Allenstown, New Hampshire police.  

There were searches for the young girl performed in the area. But it was proved to be fruitless. There was human blood found on a road near her home. It's unknown if the blood had anything to do with Debra. I didn't find any recent articles mentioning it. 

On August 10, 1969, a few boys from Massachusetts decided to check out an abandoned car in Sandown. The car had been abandoned for four years by this time. They lifted the truck and found Debra's badly decomposed body. 

Her body was too decomposed to know the cause of death or if she had been sexually assaulted. She had a head wound to the back of her head. It couldn't be determined if the injury was caused by her fall on the ice or not.

 There were no clothes found on her remains and none were found in the area. Her earing and ring were found in the trunk. She was wearing a light gold jumper, white turtle neck, and gold knee length socks.

SOURCES:
New Hampshire Department of Justice
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32162090/murder_of_debra_horn/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32162338/murder_of_debrah_horn/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32162046/murder_of_debra_horn/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32162069/murder_of_debra_horn/

14 June 1969, Ingoldmells, England John Doe

On 14 June 1969, the body of a man was found on a beach in Ingoldmells, England. It's believed that his body had been in the water for around a year. He was a white male between 186cm to 185cm tall with a medium build. He may have had a slight chest complaint in life. He was wearing dark-colored trousers with belt loops, blue socks, and size 9 black shoes with rubber soles and heels. The shoes were believed to be nearly new.

SOURCES:
UK Missing Persons Unit

Disappearance of Robert Wayne Linder

On June 2, 1969 24-year-old Robert Wayne Linder took his final exam at DePaul University. That same day he had taken money out to pay his rent but was never seen again afterward.

Robert is a white male was 24-years-old at the time. He is 5'9" and was 155 lbs at the time. He had brown hair and blue eyes.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Illinois Missing