December 11, 1957 Florida City, Florida "H. Daniels"

On December 11, 1957, skeletal remains were found in a homeless camp located 100 feet south of Lucy Street and 11th Avenue in Florida City, Florida. There was no form of identification at the scene, but there was a laundry slip with the name "H. Daniels". According to the scene, it's believed that he had died from wood-alcohol poisoning as there were sterno cans found. It's believed he died weeks prior to discovery.

John Doe was a black male between 40 to 50-years-old. He was 5'5" and had black hair. He was wearing Dark colored pants and a khaki shirt. There were other pieces of clothing at the scene. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Murder of Roy Franklin Wishon

At 5:03 pm on August 21,1976, Someone called a police officer to the area of 200 Burtner St in Greensboro, North Carolina about the smell of decomposition in a wooded area. This was when the body of Roy Wishon was found. He had been beaten to death. He had been for 4 to 5 days as his body was seen there around that time but was mistaken as someone sleeping. 

SOURCES:

Greensboro North Carolina

Uncovered

The Greensboro Record August 24, 1976

Murder of Chester L. Carruthers

 

On August 13, 1976, 15-year-old Chester Carruthers' mother reported her son missing in Harrison, Maine. She had not seen him for around 2 weeks when she reported him missing. 

On May 13, 1981, a dog would be found carrying a skull a quarter of a mile from Chester's home. Chester's remains would be found buried in a wooded area behind a home off of Route 35. It was found that he had been shot in the head. 

SOURCES:

Maine State Police
Uncovered
Find a Grave

Morning Sentinel June 1, 1981

Portland Press Herald February 4, 2001

July 19, 1924 Norton Woods, England John Doe

 On or before July 19, 1924, the body of a man was found in Norton Woods, England. He would be buried at Sheffield General Cemetary. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Murder of Philip Shelton

On July 18, 1991, 26-year-old Philip Shelton was reported missing by his father because no one had seen or talked to him for several days. He had been last seen in the Moutain Home, Alabama.  His car was located on an abandoned fire road off Alabama 33. The area the car was found was searched twice, but there were no signs of anything. 

In June of 2003 in a heavily wooded area a 1/2 mile from Alabama 33 a skull would be found. The area would be searched with dogs and an old tennis shoe was also found approximately 100 feet from the remains. It was determined to be Philip and believed he was murdered. 

SOURCES:

Uncovered

WAFF 48  June 24, 2003

The Moulton Advertiser January 30, 2008

1924 Oneida Township, Pennsylvania John Doe

In 1924 skeletal remains believed to belong to a man were found in a wooded area in Oneida Township, Pennsylvania. Dates aren't listed and there is little information in this case. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Suspicious Death of Michael "J.T." McGuire

On May 2, 1978, 34-year-old Michael "J.T." McGuire's body was found in a wooded area on Albuquerque Road in Litchfield, New Hampshire. It's unknown what his cause of death was, but it is suspicious. He was in a secluded part of the woods. 

J.T. was from Lowell, Massachusetts, and was believed to have been a Hells Angel. 

SOURCES: 

New Hampshire Department of Justice

Concord Monitor May 4, 1978

March 16, 1968 Accokeek, Maryland John Doe

On March 16, 1968, skeletal remains of a man were found in a wooded area of nature reserve near the Piscataway National Park and the Potomac River in Accokeek, Maryland. The man could not have died before 1966 due to money found with his remains from 1966. The area they were found is now a housing development.

John Doe was a white male between 30 to 50 years old. He's 5'3" and 150 lbs. He has old fractures of the nose, upper jaw, left clavicle, left ribs, one of the hands, and arthritic shoulders. He was wearing a long sleeve knit v-neck shirt with a pattern of longitudinal lines, a pair of blue trousers, a white t-shirt, a black leather belt, light-colored socks, and a pair of green with print undershorts.

He had items with him three red dice with white dots, have word "Wet" imprinted on them, three keys one with "G.M.",a fingernail knife or pen knife with "Machinists Inc." with photograph of a lathe and a phone number of #Li7-6220 (547-6220), a Ronson cigarette lighter with gold-colored top and black body some money fragments of three 5-dollar bills, two 1-dollar bills, five quarters with "1965," one dime with "1965," one nickel with "1964," three pennies with three different dates: "1966," "1952-D," and "1957-D.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Disappearing Cabin in Arcata Community Forest

In July of 2015, Mark Andre was marking trees in one of Arcata Community Forest's remote sections. He was surprised to happen upon a cabin. It was perfectly concealed until you got around 12 ft close to it. It was in a perfect out-of-the-way spot. there were no trails or even foot trails that led to it.

It wasn't trashy, but a proper makeshift home. It did not feature any destruction to the environment like many other makeshift shacks found in the area. It was around 12 ft high with a concrete block foundation, with a stout frame, peaked roof, multiple windows, walls of plywood, and even featured a porch with an awning. The outside was covered with brown tarps, black plastic sheeting, and vegetation and brush disguising it.

Inside there were books, curtains, and a wood stove. It was obvious it was not a weekend project. It was strange that there was no evidence of how the woodstove would have gotten in there let alone gotten there through the dense forest. There was a to-do list found. The earliest date was in January of 2011 meaning for at least 4 years the cabin laid unfound.

An eviction notice would be placed on the shack as it was illegal for them to be there. The shack would have to be taken down and the items inside would have been kept for when the person would come to get them. However when they went back to the shack it was already all cleaned up.

A couple weeks later they visited the shack and it was noticeable they were removing their things. When they came back a couple weeks after that the shack was gone and the area was cleaned up with the squatters symbol left with charcoal.

It's unknown who had built the shack.

SOURCES:
Mad River Union

All Out Door

Chilling Scares Video 8 Disturbing Things Found in Forests

January 27, 1991 Columbia County, Georgia John Doe

On January 27, 1991 skull was found by a hunter in a wooded area in Columbia County, Georgia. They carried it home and called the police. They however were unable to take the police to where it had been found. It is believed that he had died months before.

John Doe is a male between 20 to 50 years old. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Unidentified Wiki

November 25, 1984 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jane Doe

Over the course of 3 months a family living near Wister's Woods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania dog would bring home bones. The family did not realize that the bones were human until the dog brought home a child's skull On November 25, 1984. Police were notified and they tried to get the dog to bring them to where it got the bones, but were unsuccessful. Only the mandible and three other bones were recovered. The family did not keep previous bones brought by the dog as they did not know it was human. The dog played with the bones in the yard and either buried them or toted them away.

 Jane Doe was buried in an unmarked grave and in 2018 attempts to find the remains were unsuccessful.

Jane Doe was an African American girl between 4 to 6-years-old. She had short curly black hair that was braided. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

November 14, 1982 Ouachita Parish, Louisiana John Doe

On November 14, 1982, a partial skeleton of a man was found in a wooded rural area in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. He had been dead between 6 months to 2 years.

John Doe is a white male between 42 to 50-years-old. He was around 5'10". He's described as having light blonde sandy hair, but for some reason, the clay composite has dark brown hair. Unsure if they believed he dyed his hair or if the hair color was listed wrong or if the person who did the composite used the wrong colored hair. He has antemortem healed fractures on left rib #6 and right rib #7, Schmorl depressions on vertebral disks, and ossified thyroid cartilage.

He was wearing blue denim jeans, Tenners brand, red & white checkered long-sleeved western styled shirt, red and white baseball cap with a red, white, and blue logo with a cowboy on bucking horse and with the words Rodeo, America's #1 Sport, and brown leather top with lizard bottom cowboy boots.

SOURCES:
NamUs
Doe Network
Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Douglas Morgan

On October 20, 1985, the body of 36-year-old Douglas Morgan was found in the woods near Route 101 in Greenland, New Hampshire. He was last seen at the beginning of July. It was found that he had been beaten and stabbed to death.

Douglas was from Sharon, Massachusetts. At the time he along with four other men were being charged with conspiring to sell $2 million in stolen bonds and was supposed to be a witness in the federal trial happening in Boston.

SOURCES:

New Hampshire Department of Justice

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

Murder of Sandra Talbott

At 5:30 p.m. of July 10, 1977, 27-year-old Sandra Talbott was dropped off at St. John's Church in El Dorado, Kansas. She would participate in a Bingo night at the church. When her mother returned about 5 hours later to pick her up she found that Sandra had already left. At the time Sandra had a bad lim from a vehicle accident several years before. She walked with a cane. The next day Sandra would be reported missing. It was believed that she had hitchhiked to Witchita to be with friends. One article states that she had been seen at a bar talking to two men on the 13th. One man left before her and the other man and it's unknown if the other man left with Sandra. 

On July 30th at 111th St. S. & 231st St. West Sedgwick County in a tree row, Sandra's body would be found. She had been murdered. 

SOURCES:

Sedgwick County

Sedgwick County (PDF)

The Witchita Eagle July 31, 1977

The Witchita Eagle September 8, 1977

June 18, 2014 Bonner County, Idaho John Doe

A cranium would be found in a wooded area of unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho. It's believed that the man died between 1 to 14 years. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Carl Charles LaChel

On January 24, 1981, 36-year-old Carl LeChel was reported missing from his home at the Lincoln Park Apartments on Mammouth Rd. in Hooksett, New Hampshire. At 10:30 a.m. on March 31st his body would be found by loggers in a wooded area off of Currier Rd. in Concord. He had been beaten about the right side of his head and his throat slashed. 

Carl had a criminal history. In 1976 he was prosecuted for the kidnapping and attempted murder of a 7-year-old girl. He was found not guilty due to insanity and was sent to prison and then to the state hospital in 1977. He was released the November before his death. 

SOURCES:

New Hampshire Department of Justice
Find a Grave

Concord Monitor April 2, 1981

Murder of Francis "Danny" Daniel Crocetti

On the evening of March 24, 1975, 14-year-old Francis "Danny" Crocetti went to a party with friends in the 4300 block of Allen Drive in Baltimore, Maryland. This was just down the street from Our Lady Victory School. He would be last seen alive around 11 p.m. He had told his father he may stay out and go camping that night. 

On the morning of March 28th, two boys played in a stream in a wooded area in Yale Heights. They would find Danny's body in the stream. He had been stabbed several times in the chest, back, and neck. He likely died shortly after he was last seen.

SOURCES:

Baltimore County Maryland 

The Baltimore Sun March 30, 1975

CBS Baltimore August 31, 2020

WBALTV August 31, 2020

February 17, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana John Doe

On February 17, 2001, the skeletal remains of a young man were found in a wooded area behind a playground in the 7000 block of Tullis in New Orleans, Louisiana. he may have been dead for around a year. 

John Doe was a black male between 18 to 25-years-old. He was around 5'10". He has gold crowns on two teeth. He was wearing a Big Boy Records" T-shirt, blue/black, size XL with the words "Dawg House Entertainment" and a picture of a dog house and dog bowl on the right sleeve and on the back of the T-shirt is a drawing of a child with the words "Big Boy Records" and "Unstoppable".

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Anne Theresa Noblett

On December 30, 1957, 17-year-old Anne Noblett went to dancing classes and rock and roll lessons at the Lourdes Hall in Harpenden, England.  It was just after 6 p.m. when she left to go home alone. She had gotten off of the bus at Cherry Tree Corner, Marshalls Heath, near Wheathampstead, and began her walk home. Another local girl passed by her as she was walking on the lane and this was the last time anyone saw her. She never made it to her home which was only a quarter of a mile away. 

No one had known what had happened to the teenager for a month. During that time there were inquires and searches for the girl. Her last bus ride was even reconstructed in order to help find the girl. Searches with hundreds of volunteers were done, but she still could not be found. It could have been that someone she knew offered to give a ride or someone abducted the girl.

On January 31, 1958, Anne's body would be found in dense woodland in Rose Grove Woods in Horn Hill by brothers and their dog. This area was seven miles away from her home. Her items were found nearby her body. It's believed that her body had been there for at most 2 weeks. 

It is believed that Anne was murdered within hours of her disappearance. Even though her body was clothed there was evidence that she had been redressed likely meaning she had been sexually assaulted. She was then strangled to death. Someone then deep froze her body as the temperatures were mild and there was no possibility of it happening naturally. They then carried her body to where it was found. 

Oddly enough if they had carried her only a few dozen more yards she would have been hidden better. The area she was laid on was considered a relatively open area of wood. There was also a disused cart tract near where her body was found that was inaccessible to cars and the closest tracks were half a mile away. Who ever carried her had to of been strong enough to carry her as there was no evidence of dragging.

Police searched all deep freezing machinery within a 30-mile radius of where her body was found. Farmhouses, buildings, outhouses, and factories were all searched.  There was no evidence of any of them had been used for her body. 

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Defrosting Cold Cases

The Daily Telegraph January 7, 1958

Evening Sentinel January 7, 1958

The Guardian January 23, 1958

The Guardian February 3, 1958

The Birmingham Post and Birmingham Post July 14, 1958

Watford Observer January 30, 2002
The Comet December 21, 2017

BBC April 29, 2018