Murder of Linda L. Weldy

On February 24, 1987, 10-year-old Linda L. Weldy was dropped off by the school bus at 181 W. McClung Rd. in LaPorte, Indiana around 3:30 p.m.  The other children said that they saw her walk towards her family mailbox. After checking the mail she was supposed to walk 250 yards down a curved gravel road to her home that was hidden by trees. She never made it home that night.

It was assumed that Linda may have stayed the night at someone's house. Her mother didn't know about her disappearance until her boyfriend told her after she left her shift at 11:30 p.m. When it was realized that she didn't stay the night at her friends she the police were notified.

There was a massive search effort, but she wasn't found till three weeks later. On March 17th her body was found on an abandoned Wabash Railroad Right of Way neat Kingsbury by a farmer. It was found the young girl had been strangled to death.

SOURCES:
Indiana State Police 
NWI
WSBT

December 6, 1971 Galloway Township, New Jersey Jane Doe

On December 6, 1971, the skeletal remains of a young lady were found in the woods off of Jim Leeds Road near milepost #42 of the Garden State Parkway in Galloway Township, New Jersey. She died possibly died strangulation.

 She's a white female between 12 to18, but more than likely 12 to 14-years-old. She's 5'1" to 5'4" and 105 to 130 lbs. Her hair is naturally brown but had been dyed with shades of blonde, brown, and red. She had extra sacral vertebrae. She was wearing blue ribbed cotton or synthetic shirt, white, blue, and orange striped canvas or cotton hip huggers, a white bra, brown leather sandals, and a brown wide leather band with brass rings containing a ladies Westclock Watch.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Missing Kids
Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Anita Eileen Taylor

On the night of October 28, 1966, 20-year-old Anita Taylor was doing laundry in their home at 415 Ludlow Ave. in Springfield, Ohio. She was there with her 18-month-old baby. Anita was known to have the home all locked up even when she was there. Someone made their way inside possibly from the back door.

Her husband just after midnight was dropped off by coworkers after work. He knocked on the door to be let in but was fearful when there was no response. He then forced open the door. He had found her lying on the floor and their son in his crib. Both were badly beaten and left to die.

It was a bloody mess. Anita had still been alive when he arrived but was choking on her own blood as someone had stomped on her throat. She has also been raped. Their child was left in their crib and was found badly beaten severely and had a shattered leg. Some believed the baby was possibly used as a bargaining chip in the situation.

An ambulance came and picked both mother and child up. Anita, unfortunately, was pronounced dead before arrival. The baby survived the attack though.

SOURCES:
Ohio Attorney General
Taylor Case

October 20, 1975 Woodside, California John Doe

Between October 13 and October 19 in 1975 a hiker found the skeletal remains of a child while hiking in Huddart Park in San Mateo County, California.  His body was found 300 yards up a steep and heavily wooded gully west of King Mountain road about 1/4 mile south of the park entrance. Because of the location, it took until the 20th to recover it.   It's believed that he had been dead 1 to 3 years. Cause of death was a skull fracture and it's believed his body was dumped there. He may have come from a migrant family working for a seasonal harvest.

He was a white male between 9 to 12 years old. He was around 4'10" and weight couldn't be determined. He was wearing brown hiking boots and a dark blue sweater jacket with snaps were found near the body, and a wooden cross was found in the area. He had significant tooth decay and no previous dental care or poor dental care.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Missing and Exploited Children
Doe Network

July 8, 1984 Pecos County, Texas Jane Doe

On July 8, 1984, the partial skeletal remains of a child were found 12 mi Mesa 9 mi West of Ft.Stockton, Texas and 4 mi South of Alpine Hwy. It was estimated she had been dead for around 3 years. She's a white female, and around 5-7 years old. She was around 3'4". It isn't stated if they believe foul play is involved.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Murder of Donald Desruisseaux

On April 11, 1990, 10-year-old Donald Desruisseaux was seen in Trois-Rivières getting off a public bus at the corner of La Montagne St. and Côte Verdun at noon. It was only one kilometer from his home. He was also seen at the corner of Route 55 and Jean XXIII rd. Sometime after than his body was found in a ditch along the Ste-Anne rd. in Pierreville, Quebec, Canada. His cause of death is unstated.

SOURCES:
Government du Quebec 

Disappearance of Donald Caldwell

On April 3, 1972 12-year-old Donald Caldwell ran away with 16-year-old Steven Soden. They ran away from a camping trip in Tuckerton, New Jersey they were on with their Paterson-based orphanage. Steven's remains were found in 2000 in Bass River Park not far from where the campsite was. It's possible that Donald had died also and may be located in Bass River Park near where Steven's remains were.

Donald was a 12-year-old African American child. He was 5'0" and 100 lbs. He had black hair and brown eyes.

SOURCES:
NamUs
NBC Chicago
CBS Philly

Disappearance of Jean Marie Schoen

On July 21, 1974, 9-year-old Jean Marie Schoen left her grandmother's home on west 19th St. in Jacksonville, Florida to walk to Hanna's Food Store on 17th St. and Pearl St. 2 blocks away. Her grandmother sent her older brother out to look for her.  He did not find her. When he returned without her they searched for her.

They found out she did make it to the store and made a purchase and left. But after that, no one knew what had happened to her. It's believed that foul play is involved.

Jean Marie Shoen went by the nickname, Jeanie. She's a white female and was 9 at the time. She was 4'2" and 55 lbs. She has blonde hair and green eyes. She was missing a front tooth at the time. She was wearing a blue shirt with red trim, blue shorts, and blue shoes.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Charley Project 
The Tampa Tribune 

Disappearance of Linda St. Germaine

12-year-old Linda St. Germaine was living with her mother and brother in a motel in Schuyler Falls, New York. A fire had gutted their home. On Feb. 13, 1973, Linda told her brother she was running away to Burlington, Vermont by crossing the ice on Lake Champlain.

Her footprints were found leading from the motel unit to a thin area of ice new Valcour island. The footprints stopped there and it's believed that Linda fell through the ice and drowned. Her body was not found.

Linda is a white female and 12-year-old at the time. She was 5'1" and 100 lbs at the time. She had brown eyes and blue eyes. She has a birthmark from the center of her chin down her neck. She was wearing a green and blue hooded parka, brown corduroy pants, and brown suede shoes.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Charley Project

Disappearance of Cherrie Ann Mahan

On February 22, 1985, 8-year-old Cherrie Ann Mahan got off her bus at 4:05 p.m. with three other students. SHe was around 100 to 150 yards from her family's home on Cornplanter Rd. in Cabot, Pennsylvania. 

From the front porch, her parents could hear the bus, but could not see. They waited for her to show up. When she didn't arrive home her father searched for her and called the cops when she wasn't found. 

At the time two vehicles were seen in the area. Neither has been confirmed to have anything to do with her disappearance. 

A bright blue 1976 Dodge van was following the bus. The van had a snow-capped mountain and skier mural painted on both sides. The skier was wearing red and yellow clothing and skiing down a mountain.

images of the vehicle. 

A small blue car was also seen near the site. It is also unknown if the car had anything to do with Cherrie's disappearance.

Cherrie is a white female and was 8 at the time. She was 4'6" and 68 lbs. She has brown hair and hazel eyes. She has a cowlick on the right side of her hair and hair is slightly longer than in photographs. She previously broke her left arm below her shoulder, but it was healed by the time she disappeared. Her ears are pierced.


SOURCES:
Charley Project
NamUs
Post-Gazette 
Missing and Exploited Children 

February 1, 1973 Fontana, California Baby Doe

On Feb. 1, 1973, a man was walking his dog in the Jurupa Hills area a mile southwest of Armstrong Road in Fontana, California. His dog began to sniff the ground and curious the ma looked at what his dog was sniffing and found the skull of a child. He had walked by this area many times, but the recent rainfall revealed the skull. In the grave was the body of a Toddler most likely female. They buried only a foot down and had been estimated to have died between 1968 and 1972.

DNA has been attempted at the remains multiple times, but no STR or MtDNA so far. It's estimated that the child was female due to the clothing found with them. Identifying the toddler may only be done with smiling pictures or head x-rays.

The race is unknown and gender is possibly female. They were between the ages of 2 to 4 years old. They were 3'4" and 39 lbs. Clothes description is being withheld. They were found with a child's Rosary with a gold colored crucifix.

SOURCES:
NamUs
The San Bernardino County Sun 1 (Newspapers.com)
The San Bernardino County Sun 2 (Newspapers.com)

Feburary 1, 2012 Honolulu, Hawaii fingers

On February 1, 2012, a woman was going through the trash for recyclables at an apartment complex in Honolulu, Hawaii. She found a bag with 6 fingers, with no thumbs. The fingers belonged to a girl 2 to 4 years old. it is unknown if the fingers belong to someone who had died or someone who suffered trauma to their fingers. Nobody has stepped forward to claim the fingers if they are from trauma.

SOURCES:
NamUs
San Diego Union-Tribune
The Star

January 8, 1986 Los Angeles County, California Jane Doe

There is little information on this Jane Doe. She was found on Jan. 8, 1986 in Los Angeles County, California. She may have died between 1985 to 1986. She was Asian or Hispanic. She was between 13 and 17 years old. Her probable dental age is 18-22. She was 4'10" and weight is unknown. She has black hair.

SOURCES:

NamUs

January 24, 2003 Bergen County, New Jersey John Doe

Image of John Doe and the Woman who claimed to have been his mother.

On Jan. 24, 2003 an Asian woman dropped off a 4 to 5-month old off at babysitters home. She never came back for her son. The boy was diagnosed with down syndrome and has black hair and brown eyes.

The mother was in her 20's at the time and is Korean. She was described as being tall and weighing around 90 lbs. She has light colored brown hair that seemed to have been dyed. She was driving a two-doored red vehicle that had a "wing" on the trunk.

SOURCES:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/793umnj.html
https://www.njsp.org/miss/ui_bergen_l_u020004035.html

January 13, 1975 San Montara, California John Doe

On Jan. 13, 1975 someone discovered the torso and thighs of a boy approximately 250 yards south of Montara Light House in Montara, California. The Sheriffs and Coroners office arrived and found the body on the 13th. It was initially believed to have been the body of Paulo Tapete who had drowned with his father in December.

The body was approximately 7 to 8 years old. His race is unknown. An orange plastic piece 1/8" wide was found in the rib cage.

SOURCES:
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/10639
https://coroner.smcgov.org/john-doe-1-case-75-52
https://unidentified.wikia.com/wiki/San_Mateo_County_John_Doe_(1975)
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26425012/jan_13_1975_montara_john_doe/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26425016/13_jan_1975_montara_john_doe/

Disappearance of Melvin Charles Horst

On the afternoon of December 27, 1928 4-year-old Melvin Charles Horst was going to play with four neighborhood buddies in Orrville, Ohio. His friends say that they were playing in a vacant lot off of Chestnut St. near the railroad tracks. They said that Melvin walked home alone because he lived a block away. At the time he was carrying his small red toy truck, a recent Christmas Gift.  The truck was found in his front yard.

By 4:30 his mother Zora called out to him for dinner. She sent her oldest son to search for him at neighbors houses, but he wasn't found. Zora got worried and waited for her husband Raymond to come home at 6 p.m.to start searching the neighborhood.

By 7 the authorities helped in the search and at 8:30 was when the search was initiated. Many residents of the town helped with the search of Melvin. The search was led by Raymond's brother Roy, who was the village marshal.

Police thought it may have been possible that Melvin was mistaken for a wealthy child who lived nearby. They were hoping someone would call for a ransom for Melvin. The theory was discarded when no ransom demands were made.

It could be possible that Melvin's disappearance had to do with his uncle Roy's job. As at the time, the prohibition was happening and he was zealous at getting bootleggers and enforcing liquor laws. Right before Melvin's disappearance, Roy was living with the family.

Bootlegger, Elias Arnold, and his children William Arnold, Arthur Arnold, and Dorthy McHenry, and Dorthy's husband Bascom McHenry were arrested on Jan. 2, 1929 for Melvin's disappearance. Elias had been in jail for the most part of 1928 for liquor related charges. It was known the family bore a grudge against Roy.

Charles "Junior" Hannah an 8-year-old a nephew of Elias told investigators he saw Melvin go into the house, and a 9-year-old neighbor corroborated his claims. Arnolds maintained their innocence though. They had alibis for the time he went missing. Elias and Author were convicted and spent three months in jail before authorities realized the children were lying. They couldn't have seen it happen from where they were at. A second trial happened shortly after.

Junior admitted he initially lied, but then he accused his own father Charles Hannah and neighbor Earl Conold in 1930. He claimed they killed Melvin and asked him to make up a story accusing the Arnolds. Both men confessed, but it was coerced from Law Enforcement.

Some people believe Melvin had been abducted and or murdered. Another theory is that he may have been hit by a car and the driver panicked and hid the body. It could be possible that Melvin was kidnapped to be raised as someone's child. None of these theories have been confirmed. It's unknown what really happened to Melvin.


Melvin was 4 years old at the time. He was 3'1" and 49 lbs. He had blue eyes and brown hair. He has a jagged burn scar on his hip. He was described as having an upturned nose and stocky build. He was wearing a checked sweater, a brown overcoat and a stocking cap.

SOURCES:

http://charleyproject.org/case/melvin-charles-horst

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/40180

https://www.the-daily-record.com/news/20170828/sister-of-melvin-horst-would-still-like-closure-to-case

https://www.the-daily-record.com/news/20170828/orrvilles-horst-investigation-continues-89-years-later
https://strangeco.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-lost-boy-mystery-of-melvin-horst.html

Murder of Alva Jean Parris

On June 10, 1960 9-year-old Alva Jean Parris left her home in Baltimore County, Maryland around 9 a.m. Her aunt only lived a few blocks away from her. An 11-year-old girl playing in her front yard was the last one to see her playing at a play yard around 4:30 pm. Alva never arrived or went to her aunt's house.

Five days later Alva's body was found in a shallow grave near Essex and on the border of Baltimore. Her body had been covered with linoleum, tree branches a bit of dirt and lye had been used on her body. She was found in some dense woods near an abandoned farm. Her cause of death is unknown, it didn't seem she died to stabbing or shooting. She seemed to have died at the time she went missing.

SOURCES:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17235968/alva_jean/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17235535/alva_jean_autopsy_1/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17235968/alva_jean/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17235153/alva_jean/
https://coldcasesmaps.com/coldcase/alva-jean-parris/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27188304/alva-jean-parris

William DaShawn Hamilton "Dennis Doe"

Picture of  William

In June of 2022, Dennis Doe was identified as 6-year-old William Hamilton. His mother has been charged in this case. In December of 1998 William was removed from his school in Charlotte, North Carolina.

On February 26, 1999, this skeletal remains were found in the wooded area behind the church cemetery on Clifton Springs Road, in Decatur, Georgia. Before his death, he was given a substance or substances containing Diphenhydramine and Acetaminophen. His cause of death was unknown at the time, but it is now believed that he may have been hit upon the head and killed. He seemed to be well taken care of at the time as he had clean clothes on.

SOURCES:
Doe Network

Unidentified Wiki

Alive 11 July 13, 2022

People July 14, 2022

January 13, 1975 Montara, California, John Doe

On January 13, 1975 a body was found 250 yards away from Point Montara Light House 16th Street at Highway 1 in Montara, California. It was the body of a child who had been dead for around 2 months. Death could not be determined and only his torso with attached thighs were found. He did have an orange piece of plastic 1/8" inches long in his rib cage

He was a male, his race is unknown. He would had been around 7 to 8 years old.

SOURCES:
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/10639
http://unidentified.wikia.com/wiki/San_Mateo_County_John_Doe_(1975)

Disapearance of Mary Agnes Moroney

The kidnapping of 2 year old Mary Agnes Moroney made headlines across America in 1930.

In 1930 Mary's parents were desperate for help. They were pregnant with their third child and in need of help. They placed an ad in the social worker column. They thought their prayers were answered when Julia arrived and helped them out with food and needed items. The woman claimed her name was Julia Otis and was sent by a Mrs. Henderson to help.

On May 15, 1930, Julia Otis came back to their home in Chicago, Illinois. The parents, of course, welcomed the woman into their home.

When Julia stated she wanted to buy a new dress for two-year-old. They allowed her to take Mary to what they thought was just to the corner store. The couple began to worry that the two didn't come back and the next day when they received a letter from "Julia Otis" they knew they'd never see her again.

In the letter, it stated that Julia was taking Mary to California and the parents could spare a couple of months without her. Two weeks later she sent another letter pretending to be a cousin of the name of "Alice Henderson" saying she was mourning the loss of her own child and was "love-hungry". The story hit the news quick, but Mary was never found. Two months later on July 11, 1930, her little sister was born. The two never got to meet.

Mary was a 2-year-old white female at the time. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. She was 3 ft and 20 lbs. She had a strawberry birthmark on her face and a scar on her stomach from a hernia. It's noted she was left-handed also.

Mar have been raised as "Julia Otis's" daughter and has no idea she'd been kidnapped.

SOURCES:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21880167/mary_agnes_moroney/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21880149/mary_agnes_moroney/
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/14705/details
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3031dfil.html
http://charleyproject.org/case/mary-agnes-moroney