Murder of Corey Campbell

Around 5:09 pm on  February 19, 1997, 18-year-old Corey Campbell was seen running from a black male subject near the area of North 12th Street and Harrison Street in Paducah, Kentucky.  Corey would be shot and was found alive behind a nearby house. He would be brought to the hospital however at 10:20 a.m. on February 27, 1997, he died due to his injuries. 

SOURCES:

Paducah, Kentucky

Uncovered

The Paducah Sun Feb. 28, 1997

Murder of Lionel Hampton

On February 8, 1997, 30-year-old Lionel Hampton went to the Elks Lodge in Kokomo, Indiana. When he left the club he was shot to death by two unidentified men in the parking lot. The two would flee East from the club. 

At the time Lionel had been living in the area for around 6 weeks. One article states that it's possible that the killers thought that he was a cocaine dealer that was invading their turf. 

The suspects were described as being 5'6" to 5'8" and around 140 to 150 lbs. They were wearing dark clothing.

SOURCES:

City of Kokomo

Uncovered

The Kokomo Tribune April 10, 1997

Disappearance of John Richard Moulis

On January 11, 1997, 37-year-old John Moulis was last seen in Orlando, Florida. There is little information in this case.

John is a white male and was 37 years old at the time. He is 6'0" and 140lbs. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He has a cleft palate.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Doe Network

Murder of Robert Taylor

On September 19, 1997, Robert Taylor left a cab on the 200 block of E. Springfield Ave. in Champaign, Illinois. While walking away an unknown suspect would ambush him from behind and battered him. They would then steal his wallet and leave him there to die. Robert was taken to the hospital but would die days later.

SOURCES:

Champaign Illinois

Uncovered

Murder of James Perkins

 On September 3, 1997, 33-year-old James Perkins's body was found in an alley at 200 S. Commerce St. in Wichita, Kansas. He died from trauma to his head. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES:
Wichita Police

Uncovered

Murder of Carle McConnell

At 10 p.m. on August 29, 1997, 17-year-old Carle McConnell was found in a wooded area off of Devine Road in Vancouver, Washington. He had been shot to death. 

Carle's death may have been drug related and it's believed that he was killed by someone he knew. He was going through a rough patch as for the last two years he had gotten into drugs such as meth and marijuana. At the time he was not going to school and was living with friends.

SOURCES:

City of Vancouver

Uncovered

The Columbian September 2, 1997

The Columbian February 12,1998

The Columbian February 12,1998

KPTV May 30, 2023

Disappearance of Jessica Johnson

On August 22, 1997, 13-year-old Jessica Johnson and another girl ran awat from a group home in Fairfield, California. The other girl was found, but Jessica however was not. It is not stated what the other girl knew about Jessica. There is little information in this case.

Jessica is a black female and was 13-years-old at the time. At the time she was 5'0" and 100 lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was wearing blue sweats, green sweatshirt, and a white shirt,

SOURCES:
NamUs

August 20, 1997 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

On August 20, 1997, a canoeist found a human skull on the Moose Jaw River just south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. The skull was exposed to the elements between 50 to 100 years. Meaning she may have died between the 1890s to the 1940s.

The skull belonged to a preteen girl around 12-years-old. She may have possibly been white.

SOURCES:
Canadas Missing
Doe Network
Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Murder of Darryll "Nikko" Michael Raye

 On March 3, 1997, a woman returned to her home at the 11028 block of  North 111th Place in Scottsdale, Arizona. She had been away for several days. Around 9:20 She would look out to her backyard. She would see a pair of legs sticking out of some bushes. She flipped the light on thinking it was a kid just playing around, but when the legs did not move she called the police.

In the bushes was the body of 32-year-old Darryll "Nikko" Raye. He had been shot in the head killing him. It's possible that the reason he was in her backyard was that he was searching for help after he was shot. There was blood evidence showing he was shot on the street to where his body was found.

SOURCES:
The City of Scottsdale
Arizona Republic March 6, 1997
Arizona Republic March 12, 1997

Murder of David Keels

On February 6, 1997, 60-year-old David Keels worked as a school bus driver and after his shift, he worked at his bar Bo Dicks on Waburton Ave in Yonkers, New York. After he closed the bar he went for a drive in his van. He would park it close to 1:30 a.m. the next morning on Ravine Ave. He would exit his van and walk northbound on Ravine Ave. An unknown male would approach David and shoot him 3 times killing him. His killer would then jump in the passenger side of a waiting vehicle and drive off going southbound on Ravine Ave. 

David had a couple 100 dollars in his pocket so robbery doesn't seem to be the motive.

SOURCES:

Yonkers Police Department

The Herald Statesman February 11, 1997

Murder of Edgar Joe "Eddie" Eddington

On February 5, 1997, 51-year-old Edgar "Eddie" Eddington's wife would find his body in their mobile home on  7100 N. Yale in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He had been beaten and stabbed. One of their Pitbulls was missing. There was evidence that showed that Eddie was able to jump out of the window, but his killers would catch him and drag him back into his home. It's believed that more than one person was involved in his death. 

During his life, Eddie trained dogs, sold dogs, got trophies and ribbons for dogs, and was involved in Pit Bull weight pulling.  He would make custom harness's for the dogs. 

SOURCES:

Tulsa County Sheriff's Office

Find a Grave

2 New Oklahoma April 20, 2021

January 30, 1998 Rural Lucerne Valley Doe

On January 30, 1998 a skull was found along a desert roadside in rural Lucerne, California. The skull belonged to a child or teenager that had died between 1995 and 1998.

Doe was between 8 to 10-years-old. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Unidentified Wiki

Disappearance of Jeanetta Lewis Lavalias

On July 5, 1997, 34-year-old Jeanetta Lavalais was last seen walking down Speights Rd in Hankamer, Texas. Her father had dropped her off in an area called "the cuts" where residents gather to drink beer and visit. Foul play is suspected in her disappearance.

Jeanetta is an African American female and was 34-years-old at the time. She's 5'6" and 180 lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her hair was short at the time. She was wearing a red and white striped shirt, yellow shorts and black flat shoes. 

SOURCES:

Texas Department of Public Saftey 

Doe Network

Charley Project

Murder of Aneesha Anderson

On Feb. 27, 1997, 42-year-old Aneesha Anderson was found dead in her camper at Leonard's Tow Lot on 2104 N/ Willis Blvd. in Portland Oregon. She had been dead for several weeks. Her family had reported her missing on Jan. 9th.

She was originally from Venice, California, and reported to have been a user of cocaine and possibly engaged in prostitution.

SOURCES:

The City of Portland, Oregon

 

Disappearance of Angelo Rinella

At 6:30 a.m on Jan. 27, 1997, 60-year-old Angelo Rinella went on a stroll from his home in Ventimiglia, Imperia, Italy. This was not unusual every morning he would go and walk with friends near the fruit and vegetable market and town square. However, on this day Angelo went missing and has not been seen since.

Angelo is a white male and was 60-years-old at the time. He's 160 cm. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark brown jacket, dark brown pants, brown shoes and a checkered shirt. 

SOURCES:
Doe Networ

Chi L'ha Visto

Murder of Vicky Jo Dodd Silves

On the morning of December 8, 1997, 44-year-old Vicky Silves's body was found in the driveway of her home on the 4800 block of Concrete Sauk Valley Rd.in Concrete, Washington. She was attacked and killed with an edged weapon.

SOURCES:

Skagit County Cold Cases

Defrosting Cold Cases

Murder of Francis James McDonough

 At 6:18 a.m. November 27, 1997 (Thanksgiving) the body of 20-year-old Francis McDonough was found by maintenance workers for the National Park Service. He was found in a desert area at the 3.3-mile marker, North Shore Rd., Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was found naked and bound and had been shot to death. He was killed elsewhere and the scene was never discovered.

The car he borrowed from a friend was located in the area of Hollywood and Lake Mead Blvd which was several miles away from where he was found.

SOURCES:

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Murder of Robert Lee Thorncock

On Feb 12, 1997, 40-year-old Robert Thorncock was booked in the Cache County Jail in Logan, Utah on charges of fraud and being a fugitive from Idaho. He was apparently had been arrested on suspicion of taking credit cards, wallets, and checkbooks from the purses of employees at the Bear River Health Department. He went on a spending spree with credit cards buying things like a new T.V., VCR, and other items. On February 21, 1997, Robert would escape by slipping under the security fence while outside for exercise.

On August 30, 1997, a dog would drag home an arm in Bedford, Wyoming. Apparently, the remains were disturbed when a property owner was excavating near Strawberry Creek. He would be identified through fingerprints and tattoos. Robert was shot through the head


SOURCES:

Wyoming Division of Investigations 

Deseret News

Murder of Sara Lepkofker

On May 8, 1997, 56-year-old Sara Lepkofker was last seen alive leaving her place of employment in Brooklyn, New York. She was scheduled to go on a 2-week vacation with her live in boyfriend, John Luttrell. It was unknown what had happened to her until 2008.

On June 18, 1997, four young children found Sara's body at an abandoned Sewage Pumphouse located on 105 Locust Ave. in Red Bank, New Jersey. She had been decapitated, her legs and tip of her fingers had been amputated. It wasn't until 2008 she was identified.

SOURCES:

Monmouth County Prosecutor

Charley Project

2 June 1997 Altena-Bergfield Jane Doe

On June 2, 1997, around 7:30 p.m. a motorcyclist used was riding in a forest in a wooded area in the Altena-Bergfeld, Germany. This was where he found the charred remains of a young woman. The girl had been sexually assaulted and strangled in another area before being brought to where she was found. The girl was believed to have been alive when she was doused with fuel and set on fire. Based on DNA this crime was committed by a family member of the girl, likely her father. It's possible family or father claimed that the girl moved away or ran away. It could also be possible that they claimed to have reported her missing but never did.

She was a white female between 14 and 20-years-old. She was 154 cm and 45 kg. She had auburn to dark brown hair and blue eyes. She was petite and had a pale complexion. Her teeth were in good condition and received good dental care. One of her upper incisors (tooth12) has an adhesive point attached in a professional way by creating corrosion, it was possibly a diamond-like (likely imitation) ornament around 2mm. The ornament may have been intentionally removed during the crime.

SOURCES:
Doe Network
Unidentified Wiki
Westfalen Post
LKA NRW (Wayback Machine)
Westfalische Rundschau