Disappearance of Thomas Clyde O'Daniel

On May 15, 1958, 29-year-old Thomas O'Daniel called his family and told them he was hitchhiking to Yuma, Arizona from Pheonix which is a distance of around 200 miles. There is little information in this case. 

Thomas is a white male and was 29-years-old at the time. He is 5'10" to 6'0" and around 170 to 190 lbs. He has strawberry blonde hair and green eyes. He has flesh tags behind his ears. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project

National Missing Person Directory

December 12, 2006, Sausalito, California John Doe

 On December 12, 2006, the body of a young man was found beneath the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito, California. It was apparent that he may have jumped to his death 20 minutes to 24 hours before he was discovered. He may have been associated somehow with Galileo Highschool as his sweatpants had the name/mascot on them. Staff at the school did not recognize him though. 

He is white with possible Asian or Hispanic admixture and was between 17 and 25-years-old. He was  5'8" and 170 lbs. His hair was black in a buzzed cut and he had blue eyes. He had scant chin hair and was Large, but not obese. He was wearing large purpled sweatpants with "Galileo Lions" written lengthwise down the leg of the pants, and White Nike shoes in a size 10.5 that were too large for him.

SOURCES:

Missing and Exploited Children

Doe Network

NamUs

September 24, 1908 Lebo, Kansas Unknown Boy

On September 24, 1908, the body of a young man was found dead 3 miles east of Lebo, Kansas on the Santa Fe train tracks. His body was in bad condition due to being run over by a train. It was believed that he was riding the rods of a passenger train or was on freight and fell off. This resulted in the train running over his body. His head and left shoulder were severed from his body. It wasn't stated on how recent they believe he died. 

He was a white male and was believed to be in his teens likely around 14 to16. He had a fair-skinned and freckled complexion. He had light hair and brown eyes. He was around 5 ft tall. He had a half-moon like a scar over his right eye. He had nothing that would identify him, but he was carrying milk tickets and two tickets to an Opera in Tennessee    

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

The Lebo Enterprise September 24, 1908

The Sun September 24, 1908

The Burlington Democrat September 25, 1908

Chanute Weekly Tribune September 25, 1908

The Waverly Gazzette October 2, 1908

Sylvia Sun October 1, 1908

Murder of William Lewis Arwood

On August 9, 1953, 42-year-old William Arwood was inside of the bar Southside Liquors in Henderson, Kentucky. This bar was a segregated bar. A black man came from the black side of the bar to the white side. William and the unknown male had words. The unknown man called William out and he went out and was shot in the chest twice.

On Jan. 19, 1980 a subject was called the Police Department in Sacramento, California and gave details of the murder. With a further investigation, the person believed to have made the call denied knowing anything about the murder or making a phone call. 

SOURCES:

Kentucky State Police

Disappearance of Patricia "Pat" Daphne Broun

At 8:30 a.m. on 4 June 1953, Broun left her home in Mount Lawley suburb of Perth, West Australia, Australia for work at HC Griffin, ANA House, 22 St. Georges Terrace, Perth. While at work she got a phone call from an unidentified male around 3 p.m. Towards the end of the call she agreed to meet the man at 6. A coworker overheard her phone call. 

At 4:30 Patricia asked to leave early. She caught a trolley bus to Mount Lawley. At 5 she then was at Simmon's Grocery store at 291 Walcott St. in North Perth and bought a can of Coca Cola. She then left the store and went to Osborne's, a corner store at the intersection of Walcott and Cliveden Streets. She then returned to Simmon's around 5:45 and under her arm, she was carrying a parcel approximately 8"x9"x3" (20cm x 22cm x 8cm) in size. She was last seen around Walcott St. at 6. Possible the man she was supposed to see was in this area. 

A friend stated that Patricia told her she was 2 months pregnant. Her parents weren't aware of this and were quite religious. If she ran away her child would have been born in late 1953 or early 1954.

Patricia is a white female and was 17 at the time. She's 5'5" (165 cm) and has a thin build. She has fair to light brown hair and large blue eyes. She was described as having a fair complexion with a faint chickenpox mark towards the middle of her forehead just above her right eyebrow. She was soft-spoken and inclined to drop the g off the end of relevant words. She may be pregnant.

SOURCES:

West Australia Crime Stoppers

Mirror

Sunday Times

May 25, 1968 Eaton, Ohio Jane Doe

On May 25, 1968, children were playing in a wooded area in Eaton, Ohio. The children discovered the skull of a woman. The badly decomposed trunk of her body with her left arm was also found. The fingers of her hand were hooked in a small tree. Her skull was 75 feet away downstream. The entire area had been swept with high waters within the days before she was discovered. She may have been dead since 1962

Jane Doe was a Caucasian woman between 30 and 50-years-old. She was between 5'2" to 5'6" and 130 to 140 lbs.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Disappearance of William Elroy Meyer

On May 7, 1972, 18-year-old William Meyer was last seen in San Fransisco, California. Wisconsin law enforcement are also looking at the case. There is little information in this case. 

William is a white male and was 18 at the time of his disappearance. He was 5'10" and 160 lbs. He had brown hair and blue eyes. 

SOURCES:

State of California Justice Department

Charley Project

Disappearance of Mary Rhodes Robertson

On May 6, 2015, between 10 and 11 a.m. 61-year-old Mary Rhodes Robertson has dementia and wandered away from her Lake City, Florida home on foot. This was not the first time this had happened and she was found fast last time. This time she was never seen again. She would not be able to live on her own because of her dementia and the medicine she had to take.

Mary is a white female and was 61 at the time. She's 5'1" to 5'4" and 96 lbs. She has blond hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a blue shirt with a white floral design, denim pants or lavender jogging pants, and dark blue flat shoes.

SOURCES:
Charley Project
National Missing Person Directory
News 4 Jax

April 27, 1996 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia John Doe

On April 27, 1996, the body of a man was found in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He had likely died during the winter between June and August of 1995 or possibly the winter of 1994. He was a Caucasian male between 28 and 45-years-old. He was 169 cm to 177 cm. He has long fair red and wavy hair, and beard. He was wearing an olive green "sloppy joe" over a black jumper with pocket at the waist, a beige vest and a red v-neck t-shirt, olive green tracksuit pants over green Amco jeans size 84 cm waist over a beige tracksuit pants over black tracksuit pants, a black speedo-type swimwear with a white rope pattern running longitudinally down.

SOURCES:
Doe Network
Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Patricia Bovin

22-year-old Patricia Bovin was a single mother and lived with her sons in the upper apartment of 790 King St. in London, Ontario, Canada. On April 24, 1969, a friend called Patricia and got no answer. So the friend came to her home around 4 p.m. Inside Patricia was found covered in blood on the couch. Her two children who were 1 and 3-years-old were inside unharmed. 

The kids were sobbing, dirty and hungry, but physically unharmed. They had scattered chairs and other items around in attempt to get food. They were waiting for their mother to wake up, but that was to never happen. 

It seemed that Patricia had been sleeping on the couch when she was stabbed over a dozen times. The motive for the stabbing could not be found. A neighbor was said to have found a bloody pillowcase in front of the front door. This is a probable entry point. The front door that accessed the staircase was unlocked. There were no obvious signs of forced entry though. 

SOURCES:

London Police 

The True Crime Files

Canadian Crimopedia 

Murder of Joanne Ena Lynn

On September 19, 1949, 11-year-old Janne Lynn left her home in Hemlock, New York at 8 a.m. This was not unusual for the girl as she walked to school every weekday morning. When Joanne passed the Smith's home she waved a hollered at Mrs. Smith. "Good morning Mrs. Smith. It's a nice morning isn't it?" Mrs. Smith responded with a yes. Joanne continued down the road and Mrs. Smith told her 7-year-old son Eddie to catch up with her. When he rushed to try to catch her he did not see her when he got to the highway. This was the last time she was seen alive. 

When she didn't return home from school her parents worried for her and called the police. A search was done for the missing girl. The hills and gullies were combed and lakes were dragged in the surrounding area. After four days the national guard was called in and on the 23rd guardsmen searched in the pouring rain.

On September 24th  14-year-old Norma Marsden was gathering butternuts four miles from Hemlock and 7 miles away from where she was last seen. In the pasture, Joanne's body was found. She had been shot twice. 

It's believed that she was either coaxed or forced into a car and possibly waited a day before killing her as people in the area stated they heard gunshots on Tuesday. Her killer had attempted to sexually assault her and Even though Joanne was fully clothed her undergarments and sweater were missing. The killer then took her to a grove of locust trees and pointed the gun at her. One bullet entered her arm and then forehead as she was blocking her face. She was then shot a second time through her left breast and the bullet came out of her back.  Her fingernail scrapping suggested she fought hard with her attacker. The gun used was a German Luger semi-automatic pistol. The gun was possible well taken care of.

SOURCES:

New York State Police

Kidnapping, Murder, and Mayhem
Hemlock and Candice Lakes

Find a Grave

The Daily Messenger September 27, 1949

Democrat and Chronicle October 1, 1949

Democrat and Chronicle September 1, 1963

Murder of Harold "Murph" Murphy Cohen

On November 3, 1949, 38-year-old Harold" Murph" Cohen was reported missing to the Denver, Colorado Police Department. Murph would leave a note stating he wouldn't be seen for several days. He had also told his wife that he was going to a special dinner. He reportedly attended a ceremonial dinner at Gaetano's in Denver prior to his disappearance. At the time he was a known gambler and was a fight referee. 

It wasn't known what had happened to him as he went missing for months, but on Feb. 11, 1950 His body was found in Blue Lake located south of Highway 58 at Indiana St. He had been hit in the head and then tied up and tied to railroad iron and tossed into the lake alive. He was likely attacked during the dinner or right after. They intended for his body to sink to the bottom of the lake, but it landed on a ledge. 

SOURCES:

Colorado Bureau of Investigations

Jefferson County, Colorado

Fort Collins Coloradoan Feb. 13, 1950 

Greeley Daily Tribune Feb 13, 1950

St. Louis Post-Dispatch April 17, 1950

Murder of Laura Jean Donez

In April of 1983 16-year-old Laura Jean Donez skipped school in Houston, Texas. She went to get a hamburger at a nearby restaurant. She did arrive and had her hamburger, but was never seen again. It wasn't until a week later that any sign of her was found.

On April 18, 1983, an oilfield worker spotted a fire burning in a wooded area near a logging road around 400 yards west of FM 149 in Montgomery. What he found was the body of Laura Jean caught on fire. She had been strangled, raped, beaten about the head, and her body burned after death.

Henry Lee Lucas confessed to her murder, but he made several false confessions at the time. 

SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Montgomery Sheriffs Office
Montgomery Sheriffs Office (PDF)

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 Lee Andrew Davis

Sometime in December of 1984 16-year-old Lee Davis was seen by family in Tulsa Oklahoma. He was supposed to be en route to Oklahoma City but was never seen again. He was then reported missing in 1985. Lee is a biracial male being Native American and Caucasian. He's 5'4" to 5'7" and 130 lbs.  He has brown hair and green eyes. He has spiral fractures of his right distal tibia and fibula.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project

Doe Network

Unsolved Murder of Megan McDonald

On March 15, 2003, a local found 20-year-old Megan McDonald's body in a muddy field off Bowser Road in Wallkill, New York. She had been beaten to death. Her car was later found at the Kensington Manor apartments.

SOURCES:

New York State Police

Record Online