April 3, 1974 Cleveland, Ohio John Doe

On June 27, 1973, a building in Cleveland, Ohio was firebombed and gutted by fire on March 14, 1974. On April 3rd a man would go through the building and discover bones. Police were called and it was discovered that a man had crawled in a crawl space and died. However, he likely died in the 1930's as his shoes and a bottle indicated he was from that time. The bottle of beer he had with him was bottled in Cleveland in 1938.

John Doe was a male between 35 to 40 years old. He was around 5'10". He was wearing a pair of shoes that were of the type that a male might have worn in the late 30's, they were ankle high and the last three eyelets were of the hook type. There was a beer bottle from the Royal Beer Company, Cleveland, Ohio that was bottled in 1938.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Disappearance of Colleen Kay (Carpenter) Burgess

 On August 31, 1974, 25-year-old Colleen Burgess would leave her work in Englewood, Colorado. She would not be seen afterward. She had left in her green 1967 Chevrolet Nova. Around a week later her family received a letter believed to be from her stating she had a terminal illness and didn't want them to watch her suffer. After this, there was no contact. 

Colleen is a white female and was 25 years old at the time. She is 5'6" to 5'7" and 130 to 135 lbs. She has Red Auburn hair and hazel eyes.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Underground Mysteries

Disappearance of Margie Ada Sne

19-year-old Margie Snead was last heard from in 1974 when she sent her parents a postcard. The card was post-marked Hot Springs, Arkansas. There is little information in this case. 

Margie is a white female and was 19 years old at the time. She is 5'5" and 150 lbs. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

The Doe Network

Charley Project

Murder of Domingo Rafael Valdes

In 1974, 44-year-old Domingo Valdes was a Puerto Rico native and resided at Old Middlesex Turnpike Extension in Billerica, Massachusetts. At 5:30 am On June 14th his body was found near the border of Massachusetts and New Hampshire on the New Hampshire side. He was found along the side of Old Gage Hill Road in Pelham.

He had been shot four times, He was shot twice in the chest, once in the leg, and once in the shoulder. He had been recently killed elsewhere dumped where he was found and then soon after discovered. One article stated it may have been a gangland murder. 

SOURCES:
New Hampshire Department of Justice
Uncovered

Concord Monitor June 17, 1974

The Portsmouth Herald June 17, 1974

The Boston Globe June 18, 1974

The Lowell Sun June 19, 1974

April 29, 1974 Tuscon, Arizona, I.C.E. John Doe

Around 11:30 am on April 29, 1974 a 14-year-old girl and a friend witnessed a man walking from 11th Ave onto the train tracks in Tuscon, Arizona. He would squat down on the tracks while a train was approaching killing him. 

John Doe was a white male between 20 to 45 years old. He was described in news articles as looking to be in his early 20s. He was around 5'11". He had shoulder-length brown hair and green eyes. He was wearing shoes without socks. He had a Wallet with I.C.E. initials. He also had a toothbrush on him. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Unidentified Wiki

Tuscon Daily Citizen April 30, 1974

Disappearance of Everett William Loveitt

 On the morning of April 5, 1974, 78-year-old Everett Loveitt was seen on a ferry heading to Cliff Island in Portland, Maine. At 6:30 am he would be seen entering the boathouse, but when the boat docked 5 minutes later he was not on board. A witness stated that they saw someone fall off the boat about 200 to 300 yards before getting to shore. 

Everett is a white male and was 78 years old at the time. He was 5'9" to 5'10" and 160 to 165 lbs. He has white hair and blue eyes. He had bloodshot eyes with red bags under them due to a recent gasoline accident. He was wearing Khaki trousers, an olive green trench coat, and rubber fisherman boots that were turned down.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Murder of Mary Beatrice Redmond

At 7 pm on March 24, 1974, 55-year-old Mary Redmond would go to Catholic Mass. Afterward, she would stop at Henderson Convenience Store to buy cigarettes and a newspaper. Later she would be found entrance of her home located on the second floor of 88 Bridge Street, in Chatham Head, New Brunswick. The items she bought at the Convenience store were missing along with her light brown leather jacket and purse.

SOURCES:
Royal Mounted Canadian Police

N.B. Crime Stoppers

Disappearance of Mimi Schultz

On March 21, 1974, 15-year-old Mimi Schultz was last seen in Valley Stream, New York. There is little information in this case. 

Mimi is a white female and was 15 years old at the time. She is 6'0" and 105 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

March 10, 1977 Point Judith, Rhode Island John Doe

On  March 10, 1977 a torso with a fragmented skull was found 30 miles off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island was hauled up by a fisherman. It's unknown how he had died, but he did have a .22 caliber bullet in his upper left hip. It's unknown when this injury had happened or if it had happened around time of death. He had died between 1974 to 1976.

John Doe was a male between 30 to 70 years old. He was around 5'6". The skin of the right lateral thorax shows a protruding 1.3cm skin tag consistent with papilloma.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Disappearance of James Gorman

In 1974, 40-year-old James Gorman was last seen in Nazlini, Arizona. He told his brother that he was leaving for Phoenix, Arizona and there are records showing he worked in Yuma, Arizona. Family hasn't seen or heard from him since.

James is Native American and enrolled with the Navajo Nation. He is  40-years-old. He's 5'0" to 5'1" and 175 lbs. He has grey or greying hair and brown eyes.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Murder of Diocela Espino-Simpson

On December 6, 1974, 22-year-old Diocela Espino-Simpson was working as a seamstress at Gerry's Sporting Goods store in Denver, Colorado. She was working with her roommate there at the time. She would leave work early and go home. Her roommate came home later that day and found Diocela dead.

SOURCES:

Colorado Cold Cases

Uncovered

Murder of Lillie May Pickenpack

 On December 21, 1974 police were called to the 100 block of Queen St. in Alexandria, Virginia. They would find 64-year-old Lillie Pickenpack was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. She would pass from her injuries.  

SOURCES:

City of Alexandria

Murder of Warren Randolph Coleman

 On November 4, 1974, 22-23-year-old, Warren Coleman was last seen leaving Quarrels and Green in Ashland, Virginia. His body would be found on the 10th at the part of the Little River known as "Fanny's Hole". He had been shot to death. 

Warren was known to walk around Ashland and had a noticeable limp.

SOURCES:

Hanover County Sheriff's Department

Find a Grave 

Murder of Edwin Hart

On the morning of Feb. 16, 1974 28-year-old  Edwin Hart went to pick up a load of scrap brass at a shop on 30th Ave and 75th st. in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He would leave the shop around 10 a.m. His brother James and Cousin Richard were also in Kenosha picking up scrap on 30th Ave. They saw him driving down the road around 10:30 a.m.

When leaving Kenosha around 10:40 a.m. to Racine the two saw Edwin's 1958 Ford on the side of the road of 30th Ave (Wood Rd) just 2 miles south of the Racine County line. Inside Edwin was in a half kneeling and twisted in the passenger seat. Someone had shot him in the head below the right ear. 

It's believed that Edwin was shot in the drivers seat and then his body pushed over to the passenger seat. It's believed that he may have been killed in town and the killer drove the car there. A blond man with a tan jacket and hunting boots were reportedly seen walking away from the truck.



SOURCES:

Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Kenosha News

Murder of John McGrath

 On the morning of October 10, 1974 55-year-old, John McGrath went to the Green Mountain Lunch on 22 Main St. in Winooski, Vermont. He managed the restaurant and was alone at the store that morning. People in the neighboring building stated they heard one gunshot around 7:30 a.m. A George Ladabouche went to the restaurant to investigate the sound. John was found lying next to the pool table in a puddle of blood. He had been shot. It's not stated whether or not the place had been robbed. 

SOURCES:

Vermont State Police

The Burlington Free Press October 12, 1974

Disappearance of Colleen Kay Burgess

 On August 31, 1974, 25-year-old Colleen Burgess left work in Engelwood, Colorado at 2 a.m. in her green 1967 Nova Chevrolet. She was never seen again. A friend of Colleen claimed to have gotten a letter from her a week after her disappearance. The letter stated that she (Collen) ran away from home because she was diagnosed with a terminal illness and did not want her husband and children to watch her suffer.

Colleen is a white female and was 25-years-old at the time. She's 5'6" to 5'7" and 130 to 135lbs. She has red/auburn hair and hazel eyes. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Colorado Bureau of Investigations

National Missing Person Directory

Murder of Thomas Padgett

 On May 5, 1974, 26-year-old Thomas Padget was found lying unconscious near U.S. Highway 1 and Shell Pit Rd in Grant, Florida. He had been robbed and beaten. He had been hit with a blunt instrument eight times on the right side of his head. Thomas would, unfortunately, die nine days later. 

SOURCES:

Brevard County Sheriffs Office

The Orlando Sentinel 

Murder of Daniel Erick Johnson

On June 27, 1974, the body of Daniel Johnson was found around 7 miles north of the Minot Air Force Base and around 300 ft east of Highway 83 near the entrance of Glenburn, North Dakota. He had been shot three times. 

SOURCES:

North Dakota Attorney General

Murder of Beverly Christensen

 

On June 23, 1974, the body of 24-year-old Beverly Christensen was found in her apartment on the 2500 block of Arctic Ave. in Virginia Beach, Virginia, She was last seen alive the day before. 

SOURCES:

City of Virginia Beach

May 21, 1974 Little Rock, Arkansas John Doe

On May 21, 1974, the body of a man was found floating in the Arkansas River at Terry Dam #6 in Little Rock, Arkansas. It's not stated his cause of death or it's believed to be accidental or not. He had died sometime in 1974 and was not recognizable. 

He was a black male and was between 40 to 60-years-old. He's 6'5". He has a mole on the left side of his chin. He was wearing size 34 Jockey shorts from JC Penny's. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network