Showing posts with label 1989. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1989. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Murder of Edward Crabtree

On September 24, 1989, the body of 51-year-old Edward Crabtree was found behind L&N Hotel near Henley St and Western Ave in Knoxville, Tennessee. He had been killed from being hit on the right side of the head with a blunt object. It's believed that the motive was robbery as his pocket was turned out and his wallet laid 60 ft from his body. 

Edward was from Rossville, Georgia. 

SOURCES:
The Knoxville News Sentinel September 26, 1989

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Disappearance of Tilwanda "Tiwana" Denise Cheatham




On August 11, 1989, 8-year-old Tilwanda Cheatham was angry with her mother because she made her come home while visiting her relatives. Tilwanda would take change from a jar in their kitchen. She then left her home on Jack Jones St. in Aiken, South Carolina. At 5:30 pm she was seen by two neighbors at the Quik Stop a few blocks from her home. However, this was the last time she was seen.

It's unknown what had happened to Tilwanda, but her Grandmother was suspected of knowing. She was arrested and charged with obstructing justice in the case. Police stated that her grandmother had lied to police many times as if trying to cover up what had happened. However, she is not suspected of causing the disappearance. It is possible that Tilwanda was living with relatives, but there were no leads in that theory. She also had a habit of running away from home. She may have been kidnapped.

Some sources have her name as Tiwana.

Tilwanda is a black female and was 8 years old at the time. She was 4'1" and 70 lbs at the time. She has black hair and brown eyes. At the time her hair was in braids. She has a dark patch of skin on either her left arm or left leg. At the time she was wearing a white top, red flower shorts, and white tennis shoes.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Missing and Exploited Children
Charley Project

Friday, June 28, 2024

Disappearance of Valina Magee



At 9:00 a.m. on June 28/29, 1989,13-year-old Valina Magee was last seen on her way to school in Chicago, Illinois. There is little information in this case. 

Valina is a black female and was 13-years-old at the time. At the time she 5'3" and 120 lbs. She has brown curly hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a white turtleneck sweater and black checkered shorts. 

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Thursday, May 16, 2024

Murder of Amanda "Sissy" Goodman



On the afternoon of May 16, 1989, 13-year-old Amanda "Sissy" Goodman was walking home from her Middle School in Brownwood, Texas. She would be last seen alive around 3:30 pm. Around 45 minutes later her mother would search for her.

Around 4:30 a passing motorist would find her body would be found 10 miles south of Brownwood. She was in a ditch in the Indian Creek Community. She had been shot in the head and killed. Nothing was taken from her.

SOURCES:
Abilene Reporter-News May 26, 1989
The Monitor February 6, 1994
KTXS May 18, 2018

Saturday, April 13, 2024

April 13, 1989 New York, New York John Doe

On April 13, 1989, the Synagogue on 12 Eldridge St in New York City, New York was undergoing renovations. A worker was shoveling a pile of coal ash in the basement when a skull would be found. Police were called and the rest of the skeletal remains of a teenage boy were found. It's believed that the remains may have been there for a long time. There was a bottle from the 1930s was found in the same area. It's not clear how it may be forensically significant to this case. Also, the building did not have a coal burner for the last 50 years. So it's believed the young man had died between 1930 to 1960. 

John Doe was a black male between 14 to 17 years old. He was around 5'2".

SOURCES:
Daily News April 15, 1989

Thursday, March 14, 2024

March 14, 1989 Salisbury, Maryland Doe

On March 14, 1989, partial skeletal remains were found in a ditch in a rural area in Salisbury, Maryland. It's stated that the estimated is 1900 to 1989. 

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Friday, August 18, 2023

Disappearance of Li Li

On August 18, 1989, 32-year-old Li Li was last seen in her home in Huntsville, Alabama.

Li Li is an Asian Female and was 32-years-old at the time. She's 5'3" and around 100 lbs. She has black hair and at the time it was shoulder length. She was last seen in a nightgown.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Saturday, July 22, 2023

Murder of Freddie Lee Hicks

On July 22, 1989, a man was on his way to work near the railroad tracks on the 1000 block of Wauhatchie Pike in Chatanooga, Tennessee. He had been beaten to death with an object like a bar or baton and left dead on the tracks. 

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Monday, January 2, 2023

Murder of Christine Miller





Sometime in 1988 19-year-old, Christine Miller would go missing. She had a history of leaving home, but by 1989 she was reported missing. No one would know what had happened to the teenager for over 2 decades.  

On January 2, 1989, the remains of a young woman were found in the area of  6100 W. Wekiwa Rd. Sand Springs, Oklahoma on the banks of the Arkansas River. The young woman had been beaten and trauma on her head had caused her death. It wouldn't be until 2013 that Christine would be identified. 

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

November 27, 1989 Los Angeles John Doe

At 6:10 p.m. on November 27, 1989, a teenage boy was struck by a vehicle as he was trying to cross the freeway in Los Angeles, California. The young man would die from it. 

John Doe was a white male between 15 to 20-years-old. He was 5'8" and 200lbs. He had brown clean shaven hair and brown eyes. He had a tattoo of a screw on his forearm. He was wearing a white shirt and blue jeans at the time. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Unidentified Wiki


Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Disappearance of Martin Heredia Sanchez




On November 23, 1989, 23-year-old Martin Heredia Sanchez went missing in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was working as a journalist for the newspaper El Sol del Centro. 

Martin was a 23-year-old male. He has dark hair and brown eyes. 

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Friday, October 7, 2022

October 7, 1989 Phoenix, Arizona John Doe

On October 7, 1989, the body of a man was found outside near the area of 1400 West Madison in Pheonix Arizona. He had recently died.

John Doe is a white male between 21 to 44-years-old. He was 5'8" and 115lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was sporting a goatee. His teeth were in poor condition, and he had a 4-inch linear scar on the front side of his right shoulder. He was wearing brown pants, a multicolored shirt, a brown belt, and black and white shoes. He had a blue lighter and a black comb with him.

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Disappearance of Luis Ramon Espinoza Cecena




On August 25, 1989, 18-year-old Luis Ramon Espinoza Cecena was last seen in Los Mochis, Mexico. There is little information in this case.

Luis is a Hispanic male and was 18-years-old at the time. He's 5'6" (172 cm) with a thin build. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Murder of James C. Rose

On Feb. 9, 1989, the body of James Rose was found 150 ft from Weatherly Switch Rd. in Bradley County, Tennessee. He had died from a gunshot wound to the neck. It's believed that he was killed in another location and that his body was dumped there.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

December 14, 2019 Hutchins, Texas John Doe

 On December 14, 2019, a person walked their dogs in a wooded area in Hutchins, Texas just north of a mobile home park. It's believed that they died between 1939 to 1989. 

He was an African American male between 20 to 75-years-old.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Murder of Eula, DeMarcus, and Tanesha Miller Murder

Eula and Tanesha


On January 18, 1989, the bodies of 28-year-old Eula Miller and her two children 8-year-old DeMarcus, and  5-year-old Tanesha in their home at 1403 W. Oldham Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee. The house had been broken into and all three had been shot once in the chest with a large caliber handgun. The murders likely happening around 2 a.m. 12 hours before they were found.

Eula had allegedly confided in her sister that she felt unsafe in her home and didn't let the children play outside. Drug dealers had moved in beside the family and harassed them like for example egging the home and putting dirt on the porch. 


SOURCES:

Knoxville Tennessee

Find a Grave

Johnny City Press Jan. 21, 1989

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Murder of Megan Jimenez

 On June 15, 1989, at 5:30 am Karen Jimenez, mother of 2 1/2-year-old Megan Jimenez called the police. Police would arrive at 15 Sharon Ave. in Merrimack, New Hampshire to find Megan unresponsive and not breathing. She could not be revived. It was found that she died due to a long-term pattern of physical abuse. Her case remains unsolved.

SOURCES:

New Hampshire Department of Justice

Patch

Union Leader

Monday, May 31, 2021

Murder of Sheri R. Herr

 



On October 13, 1989, 18-year-old Sheri Herr was alone at her home in Warren, Indiana. Her parents had left the home around 8:30 a.m. to go to work. When her father got back to the home around 4:30 p.m. he would find Sheri dead in her bedroom. 

Sheri had been beaten about the head with several objects and stabbed in the throat. It's not believed that the crime was sexually motivated. Her cause of death was from the beating and not her stab wound to the throat. 

SOURCES:

Indiana State Police

Find a Grave

The Star Press October 15, 1989

Indianapolis Star October 16, 1989

The Star Press October 20, 1989



Monday, April 26, 2021

Disappearance of David Michael Borer

 


On April 26, 1989, around 5 p.m.  8-year-old David Borer was last seen walking to Mile Marker 82 on Parks Highway 11 miles north of his hometown of Willow, Alaska. He was either walking to a friend's home or to go play at a sandbar at the nearby Kashwitna River. At the time the river was iced over. When he never returned home.

There was no hole in the ice of the river, but the center wasn't iced over. It's shallow, but the current is swift. Dogs followed his scent to Parks Highway, but no signs of him anywhere else. David was a 1st grader but was an independent child. He once hitchhiked 20 miles to Wasilla. Foul play may be involved in this case.

David is a white male and was 8-years-old at the time. He 4'0" and 60 lbs  He has blonde hair and blue eyes. He has small scar under his right eye and a scar above his left eye. His front tooth protuded slightly

SOURCES:

Doe Network

Charley Project

Sunday, March 14, 2021

Disappearance of Alishia Dachone Miller

 


On Jan 4. 1989, 13-year-old Alishia Miller left her home on the Outer Drive-Chalmers area of Detroit, Michigan to go to the store. She was never seen again and it's possible that Alishia had runaway. There is little information in this case. 

Alishia is an African American female and was 13-years-old at the time. At the time she was 5'5'' and 115 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes.  At the time she wore her hair gelled down with short bangs. She has a scar on the right side of her back. At the time she was wearing a multi-colored ski jacket, acid-washed jeans, a black and red sweater, and white and yellow gym shoes. 

SOURCES:

The Doe Network

Charley Project

The Resource Center For Cold Case Missing Children Cases 

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