Murder of Xiong Zhang

On July 19, 2007, two plain-clothed police officers found an injured man on the path between River Roding and Herford Rd in Barking, England. The victim was 33-year-old Xiong Zhang and he was taken to the hospital with a brain injury. He would later die on July 27, 2007. 

Xiong was an illegal immigrant from China and was selling counterfeit DVDs in the area. This is likely why he was targeted. A CCTV camera caught a black youth on a bicycle on the path, and then the youth left with a white bag suspected to be the missing DVDs. Police are searching for information on the youth and what information they may have on the murder. 

SOURCES:

Unsolved Murders UK

BBC August3, 2007

Barking & Dagenham Post June 25, 2008

Murder of Doris Shelley

 In 1993 82-year-old Doris Shelley kept to herself and lived alone the small village of Martlesham Suffolk, England. She was a security-conscious after a previous robbery at the home and wouldn't leave her home. She had a number of people who would help take care of her.  

Sometime between 2p.m 10 Feb. 1993 and 12:45 p.m. on the 11th, someone broke into her bungalow. They likely came through a bedroom window. During the burglary, Doris was attacked. She received blows to her head and was attacked with a blunt object, kicked and hit. She had £12,637 stolen from her.

A neighbor found her the next day in a confused state. She succumbed to her injuries and died 11 days later. 

SOURCES:
Suffolk Constabulary
BBC  25 March  2018
BBC 7 April 2018
The Guardian 

Disappearance of Ralph Stutzman *Solved

On August 17, 1952, 46-year-old Ralph Stutzman spent the morning doing chores at his home in LaGrange, Indiana. He told his children to go to the house and then he went to take the cows to the field. He promised the children he'd be back at the house in 20 minutes, but he never arrived back.

It unknown what had had happened to Ralph. It could be possible that he left willingly, but it's believed he may have met foul play. He didn't take anything with him and didn't state to anyone he was leaving. He occasionally gambled. The night before he spent the night playing a poker game with friends. It could be possible that someone settled a score with Ralph.

Ralph was 46 at the time and a white male. He was 5'0" to 7'0" and 100 lbs to 200 lbs.

In June of 2023 geneologists found Ralph. It turned out that he had changed his name to Delbert Schrock and moved to Florida after his disappearance. 

SOURCES:

WNDU June 16, 2023
NamUs

Charley Project

Murder of Miranda Fenner *Solved*

39-year-old Zachary David O'Neil admitted to the killing of Miranda Fenner. He plead guilty murdering her on July 23, 2019. He was also charged with the rape and attempted murder of a 39-year-old Billings woman on September 5, 1998. He has a history of violent crimes against women. He stated that at first, he didn't care about the murder, but after seeing his stepbrother's murder get the justice he felt guilty and ashamed for what he had done to Miranda.

The post has been changed to go along with what he had said happened that night.

On Nov. 15, 1998, 18-year-old Miranda Fenner was working at the video store in her home town of Laurel, Montana.  Zachary was sent to the video store for his mother. He noted that it was just a typical visit. He tried to be sneaky and rented some porn videos, but when he got back home his mother made him return them.

On the way back he made a plan. He was going to rob the place. He waited for customers to leave before going ahead on his plans. He killed her to avoid getting caught for the robbery. He took the knife with him and said that when he went hunting with his father near Jordan he ditched the knife.

Around 8:20 pm Miranda was seen by a passerby in the doorway of The Movie Store. 911 was soon called, but unfortunately, she died at the hospital two hours later.

Miranda had been attacked in the video store. She had her throat slashed and had been stabbed numerous times. After the attack, she was able to drag herself to the door. With how brutal the attack as it was believed that the murderer was also covered in blood.

SOURCES:
http://billingsgazette.com/news/crime/image_b5fcea60-f2b6-11de-bdf2-001cc4c03286.html
http://billingsgazette.com/news/crime/fenner-murder-case-getting-new-attention/article_ef63c8ac-cbed-5ddf-8316-b628466399b9.html
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20401138/miranda_fenner_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20401108/miranda_fenner_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20401087/miranda_fenner_murder/

https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/man-admits-killing-miranda-fenner-in/article_766e84fc-46c5-5f47-890c-78fe3e53b7d9.html
https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/poster-about-miranda-fenner-s-murder-made-killer-cry-before/article_27a30dae-6035-5021-a7a4-623737bc77ab.html#1

Murder of Nikki Benedict

On May 1, 1967, 14-year-old Nikki Benedict decided to go to a friend's house after school. She wanted to discuss with her about the upcoming art exhibit. Around 6 p.m. she was leaving her friend's house in Poway, California and heading home on a dirt trail.

Nikki was late for dinner. Her parents began to worry and they checked in with the girl she was with. She had told them that she had already left. They were going to start searching for her after it got dark. They hadn't even left their driveway when a neighbor told them a girl was found murdered. They called the coroners office to make sure it wasn't Nikki. When the coroner told them she wasn't Identified yet and described her plaid dress and olive-colored purse they knew it was her. 

It was believed that someone had leaped from the grassy depression and attacked Nikki. She had a wound on her neck and bruises and dirt on her elbows and knees indicated that she may have struggled on the ground. It was theorized that sexual motivations may have been the purpose of the attack, but because of the struggle, they stabbed her instead. But in reality motivation for the murder has not been found. She was stabbed with a pocket knife. The murder weapon was never found.

Around 6:30 an 11-year-old boy riding his bike found her lying on the ground trying to breathe. There was evidence she traveled 200 ft from where she was stabbed and where she collapsed. he quickly went to get his father. He then covered her with his butcher smock and had another man call for help. She had passed away by the time they made it to the hospital. 

A white male was seen running from the area, but he was too far away for any descriptions. 

SOURCES:

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/1967-Cold-Case-Poway-Nikki-Benedict-Murder-Mystery-481372761.html

http://www.sdsheriff.net/coldcase/204249/index.html

http://www.cbs8.com/story/38086490/police-asking-public-for-tips-in-unsolved-51-year-old-cold-case

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19740833/nikki_benedict_murder/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19740814/nikki_benedict_murder/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19740863/nikki_benedict_murder/

October 15, 2001 Bronx, New York John Doe

On October 15, 2001 a young man was walking along the FDR drive near Triborough Bridge in  Bronx, New York. He was unfortunately hit be a vehicle. He did not die immediately as he had passed four days later at the hospital.

He was a Hispanic male between 17 and 25 years old. He was 5'5" and 143 lbs. He had black hair that was 2 inches long and brown eyes. He had a sparse mustache and goatee.

He has fingerprints, DNA, and Dentals available.

SOURCES:
http://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1184313
https://identifyus.org/cases/5983

March 02, 1974 San Francisco, California John Doe

On March 02, 1974 Emergency Services were notified that a man was overdosing behind Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The man was still alive when he was found and brought to the hospital where he was comatose and then died of cardiac failure due to the over dose.

He was a white male between 18 and 35 years old. He was 5'6" and 155 lbs. He had strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. There is little information for this case.

There are no Dentals, Fingerprints, or DNA and has a low solveablity rate.

SOURCES:
https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/5840

February 16, 2000 Washington, D.C. John Doe

A man was found alive on 5000 block of Fort Totten Drive Northeast.by a passerby in Washington, D.C. He had been shot and transferred to Washington Hospital center via ambulance. He was then pronounced dead at the hospital.

He was an African American male between the ages of 18 to 25 years old. He was 5'5" and 144 lbs. He had black short and curly hair and wore a slight mustache and eye color could not be determined. It was stated that the irises and pupils are covered clear cornea. The right wrist has a cross-shaped scar approximately 1-inch x 1-inch x 1/4 inch, and the left forearm has a Z-shaped, well-healed scar with the parallel arms measuring 3/4 inch x 1/4 inch each, and the dorsum of the left wrist has a 1-inch x 2/16 inch well-healed scar. He also had three tattoos one on his upper right arm has the tattoo of the number 13, a feline or tiger-like cat is tattooed on the posterior right forearm and the midline of the torso has a tattoo of a devil. His left ear was pierced. 

He was wearing a grey colored hoodie, a grey T-shirt with Phat Farm on the front, blue jeans, and a blue and white bandanna. He also had a navy blue First Down coat. 

Other Images:

SOURCES:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/417umdc.html

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/14249

Janurary 30, 2001 Mesa, Arizona Augustino Doe

His face is swollen due to medical treatment. 

Early January 24, 2001 a man was sleeping in a dumpster in Mesa, Arizona.  He was then accidentally transferred from the dumpster into a compacting garbage truck. The man driving the truck heard the man screaming and quickly stopped the truck and called 911. He had suffered internal injuries and had been revived at the scene, he had been brought to the hospital where he died from crushing injuries six days later on January 30, 2001. Police were told his name could possibly be Augustino.

He was a Hispanic male between the ages of 20 and 40 years old. He was around 5'3 and 155 lbs. He had black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a ring with a crucifix on it.

Fingerprints, DNA, and Dentals are available.

SOURCES:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14837839/jan_30_2001_john_doe/
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/1970