Showing posts with label 2017. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017. Show all posts

Sunday, May 5, 2024

The Putney Pusher


Around 7:40 am on May 5, 2017, on Putney Bridge in London England, a woman would be walking on the bridge. When suddenly a man who was jogging without hesitation would push her with both hands towards the street towards a bus. The bus driver would swerve last second just missing her by inches and would later say that he did not know that she was that close till he'd seen the CCTV footage. Luckily she was not injured. How did the jogger react? He continued his jog without looking back at his victim or the scene he caused. 15 minutes later he would jog back and the shaking victim would confront him. He ignored her and continued on. 

Even though the video of the assault circulated and many were enraged the man was never found.  This case is now considered closed till new information comes out. There have been suspects in the case but found suspects have been ruled out. 

The suspect is a white male with a stocky frame. He has short brown hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a pair of dark blue shorts and a grey T-shirt. 


SOURCES:
BBC June 27, 2018
Wired October 14, 2021
My London August 6, 2022
The Guardian  More than 5 years ago

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Murder of Carlos Lamar Battle

Around 6:48 am on April 16, 2017, the body of 35-year-old Carlos Battle was found in the stairwell off the lobby of a motel, Alaska Motor Inn, in downtown Fairbanks. His cause of death was unreleased, but it was murder. 

SOURCES:
City of Fairbanks
News Center Fairbanks April 16, 2017
News Center Fairbanks April 20, 2018

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Disappearance of Amela Belkic


On March 26, 2017, 23-year-old Amela Belkic was last seen in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Amela is a white female and was 23 years old at the time. She has black hair and black eyes. She is 1.65 meters tall (5'4") and very skinny. She has a scar on her forehead and needle marks on her arms, She has a tribal tattoo on her back, Dollar tattoo on her stomach, a tear tattoo on her right breast, and a tattoo of the phrase "Prošla sam kroz pakao, otvorite mi vrata raja" on her left shoulder.

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Murder of Tajuane Helton




On March 8, 2017, 39-year-old Tajuane Helton had parked his car at the 900 block of Marshall St. in Wilmington, Delaware. As soon as he got out of the 2016 blue Jeep with Pennsylvania plates he was shot. When first responders arrived he was still alive, but would soon pass. 

SOURCES:
Delaware Online Jan 4, 2018
Fox 29 March 1, 2021

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Murder of Victor Eaton




Close to 7:18 pm on February 13, 2017, 41-year-old Victor Eaton left his home on the 400 block of Florida Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama. He was supposed to go to the store and return home, but instead, someone would shoot Victor on his right side. The person would flee the scene before neighbors could look out the widow. He was still alive when first responders arrived and would be brought to the hospital. He would unfortunately die soon after. 

SOURCES:
Alabama Feb 14, 2017
Alabama July 14, 2017

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Disappearance of Herbert Snyder



Around 6:45 pm on January 23, 2017, a caregiver of 72-year-old Herbert Snyder was last seen him at 4066 Powelton Ave in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania. He was known to frequent 41st and Powelton Ave., 4000 Market St. He may have been in a care facility as his photo was provided by one. 

Herbert is a black male and was 72 years old at the time. He's 4'9" and 100 lbs. He has grey or greying hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black coat, blue jeans, and white sneakers. 

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Monday, August 14, 2023

August 14, 2022 Ridgedale, Missouri John Doe

 The skeletal remains of a man were found behind a convenience store next to the highway in Ridgedale, Missouri. It appears that he was there for some time likely dying between 2017 and 2021

John Doe was a man between 20 to 40-years-old. Pants were found near the body. 

SOURCES: 

NamUs

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Murder of William "Dee Jay" Waymon Banks III






At about 5 p.m. on February 8, 2017, 29-year-old Wilford "Dee Jay" Banks III was in a maroon Kia Optima on 4512 W 25th St. in Little Rock, Arkansas. A grey Toyota Camry would pull up and someone in the vehicle would begin to shoot at him. The Camry would then be last seen traveling east on West 25th St. Wilford would pass from his injuries. 

SOURCES:
Arkansas Online Feb 10, 2017

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Wanted: John Doe 40





A video with an individual known as John Doe 40 may know information pertaining to the safety and identity of a child victim of sexual exploitation. The video is believed to have been recorded prior to October 2017.

John Do is a white male between 30 to 40-years-old. He is heavy-set with dark hair. He is heard speaking English in the video.

SOURCES:
FBI

Monday, September 19, 2022

Murder of Robert Charles Pickle

On September 19, 2017, just after 3 p.m. the home of 51-year-old Robert Pickle on 1417 McSpadden St. in Knoxville, Tennessee was visited by a police officer who did a welfare check. Inside Robert's body was found lying on the floor. He had been murdered.


SOURCES:
Knox News September 19, 2017
WBIR September 20, 2017

Sunday, August 14, 2022

WANTED: John Doe 41


John Doe 41 is an individual that Law Enforcement is looking for identification and it is believed that they may have critical information about the identity of a child being sexually exploited. The video in question is believed to have been produced between 2016 to 2018. It is believed to have been primarily filmed in a bathroom. 

John Doe is an African American male likely between 18 to 20-years-old. He has a thin frame and black hair. 


SOURCES:

FBI

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

WANTED: Gustavo Cruz


Gustavo Cruz is wanted for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old and recording it on their cellphone in Indianapolis, Indiana between Jan 1, 2016, to March 29, 2017. On March 31, 2017, a federal warrant was issued for him in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Gustavo is from Veracruz, Mexico, and may have returned to Mexico to escape the law. He may be using the alias's Gustavo Adolfo Cruz-Hernandez, Gustavo Cruz-Aguilar.

He is a white(Hispanic) male born on October 27, 1975, in Veracruz, Mexico. He is 5'10" and 210 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. He has a mole on his right cheek. At the time he was a migrant worker. 

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Murder of Shirley Jackson


On April 27, 2017, 60-year-old Shirley Jackson was working at a Day Care in 1805 Park Lane in Little Rock, Arkansas. While the children were down for a nap She was struck and killed by a stray bullet from a driveby. She was not the target and it is believed that Deshaun Rushing was the target. They were struck in the leg with a bullet. He may have been targeted for the shooting death of 2-year-old Ramiya Reed.

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

Murder of Marcell T. Smith

 



On September 9, 2017, at 3:25 p.m. Officers were dispatched to Park Ave. in Kansas City, Missouri. This was when they found 36-year-old Marcell Smith in the street suffering from a gunshot wound. EMS would pronounce him dead. 

It could be possible that Marcell was a victim of mistaken identity as someone in the area had the same name. It's unknown who had killed the father of 2 or why. 

SOURCES:

Kansas City Missouri Police Department

Gun Memorial

Fox 4

Kansas City Star


Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Disappearance of Ronnie Leon Brooks Sr.

 




On July 21, 2017, 54-year-old Ronnie Brooks Sr. was last seen leaving his residence on the 100 block of Grady Smith Rd. in Pink Hill, North Carolina. He was last seen driving a white 199 Ford F-150 pickup with the license plate EEJ2195. According to his brother Ronnie had a drug problem, but it was out of character for him to disappear and not contact friends and family.

Ronnie is an African American male and was 54-years-old at the time. He has brown hair and brown eyes. His hair was short and thinning in the front, and he may have a goatee. He has one or both ears pierced.

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Sunday, February 7, 2021

July 1, 2017 Edmonton, Alberta Canada John Doe

On July 1, 2017, the body of a man was found by a canoer on the west bank of North Saskatchewan River and approximately 300m south of Dawson Bridge in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. It's believed that the man could have been dead up to a year. 

He was a male between 18 and 70-years-old. He was 169 cm (5'7"). He had dark hair either dark brown or black. He was wearing dark-colored jeans with a brown belt, a black one-quarter zip fleece sweater, a dark brown or black jacket, and brown leather strap sandals with black soles. He was carrying A unique silver-colored Cosmo alarm clock. 

SOURCES:

Doe Network

RCMP

Edmonton Journal 

Friday, November 27, 2020

Murder of Brian Sean Housley

 


In the early morning of November 27, 2017, around 2:30 a.m. Brian Sean Housley was at the 900 block of 16th street in Ogden, Utah. He had been working on a car in a driveway.  He had shot in the head during a drive by shooting by an unknown person. After the shooting, the vehicle fled. Brian would die 3 days later. 

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

The Mad Pooper of Pine Creek

A woman with short brown hair in running motion, wearing a gray tank top and darker gray tight-fitting shorts and neon blue and green running shoes. She is on a sidewalk with a cream-colored wooden fence behind her

In Mid-July 2017 Cathy Budde's children came running into their home near the intersection of Briargate Boulevard and North Union Parkway in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They exclaimed, "There's a lady taking a poop".

Cathy not sure if they were serious went outside to see for herself. The children were right there was a woman squatting with her jogging shorts around her ankles pooping. Cathy angry confronted the lady about pooping in public and her children were able to see her private parts. The lady then jogged off with a "Yeah...sorry." Cathy believed that would be the end of it. She was so wrong about that so, wrong her children started calling her "The Mad Pooper of Pine Creek".

The unknown lady would poop in the same spot on the sidewalk at least once a week. Budde's were the main focus of her fecal matter, but other places in the neighborhood were also targets. There wasn't even reason for the lady to be pooping out in the open in the first place as there was plenty of access to public toilets close to Budde's home. She was caught doing it three times and Cathy was able to take a picture of her.

Cathy tired of the Mad Pooper contacted Colorado Springs Police Department. She even printed a paper sign at her place warning her the police are aware of her fecal adventures. This did not stop the Mad Pooper as she changed the times she was jogging and would jog around 15 times a day before defecating again. If caught the woman would face charges of indecent exposure and public defecation and could be on the sex registry for it.

The news then ran the story asking the woman to stop and other joggers to not do the same. After this, the lady stopped her ways. She has not been identified.

A man released a video claiming to be the spokesman for the jogger and gave the name "Shirley". He claimed they were struggling with reassignment surgery and a brain injury causing them to defecate like that. The video has since been deleted and is believed to have been a hoax.

SOURCES:
Wikipedia
Fox News
KKTV

Saturday, May 30, 2020

Murder of Fernando Aranda


On May 30, 2017, 16-year-old Fernando Aranda was walking near his home on Thayn Drive in West Valley City, Utah. A light-colored mid-2000's SUV pulled up next to Fernando. At least two males jumped out of the vehicle and ambushed Fernando. They would assault him and one of the attackers would pull out a gun and shoot him before they would flee in the SUV. 

There is up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. 

SOURCES:
Gephardt Daily May 30, 2019
Deseret News May 30, 2019
Fox News May 31, 2017

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

May 4, 2017 Cincinnati Hate Crime

  


On the morning of May 4, 2017, a maroon and tan 2006 Ford Explorer was parked in an apartment building parking lot located on Gracely Drive in the Sayler Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. Around 4:20 a.m. the vehicle was badly damaged and vandalized.

A person wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt, and jeans or dark sweatpants are seen doing this. They would break several windows, slash tires, and scratch and spray paint racist ideology on it. Swastikas were scratched into the paint and the words including “Go home,” “Musslim [sic] terrorist,” “Trump America,” and other phrases and symbols. The vehicle belonged to a person of Middle Eastern descent at the time.

A reward up to $3,000 is offered to tips that lead to the arrest and conviction in this case.

SOURCES:
FBI

Chu "Joe" Wong Kung

On September 26, 1946, 50-year-old Chu "Joe"  Kung was visiting Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was at the time staying at the Alexan...