Showing posts with label Maryland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maryland. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

June 18, 1979, Baltimore, Maryland (New Jersey) John Doe

 On June 18, 1979, the remains of a man were found in a pump of a dry dock in Baltimore, Maryland. The dry dock was towed from New Jersey to Baltimore in the late 1950s. This would estimate that the man had died between 1929 and 1959.

John Doe was likely white between 40 to 65 years old. He was 5'11" with a muscular robust build. He had arthritis in his knees and had mouth stress suggestive of a mind instrument player or glass blower. Two china buttons were found with the body. The buttons were likely used on suspenders and were a style of WWII. 

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

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.

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

March 14, 1989 Salisbury, Maryland Doe

On March 14, 1989, partial skeletal remains were found in a ditch in a rural area in Salisbury, Maryland. It's stated that the estimated is 1900 to 1989. 

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Sunday, March 3, 2024

Disappearance of Earl Leonard Distance


On March 3, 1991, 39-year-old Earl Distance was last seen leaving his home in the 1600 block of Abbottston Street in Baltimore, Maryland. There is little information in this case. 

Earl is a black man and was 39 years old at the time. He is 6'0" and 170 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He has a scar on his left cheek. He was wearing a red jacket, two-toned red sweatpants, and white sneakers. 

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Murder of Deborah "Missy" Ann Brooks




At 8:20 pm on November 13, 1980, 17-year-old Deborah "Missy" Brooks arrived at her home at 1425 Monroe St. in Northeast Washington, D.C. Her mother had gotten her prescription that day. Deborah would look at it and realize that it wasn't filled right. Deborah would leave and try to make it to the People's Drug Store on 12th St. before they closed. She wouldn't return that night.

The next day around 3 pm two deer hunters went in a four-wheel-drive vehicle into a wooded area off Sharpersville Rd in Charles County. About three-quarters of a mile off the road, they spotted drywall and someone underneath. It was Deborah and someone had murdered her. Where she was found was around 40 minutes from her home.

SOURCES:
The Baltimore Sun November 20, 1980
NBC Washington November 17, 2017

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Murder of Quinton “Sparks” Stokes




At about 10:16 p.m. on June 22, 2013 Sheriff deputies would respond to the 1800 block of Grempler Way in Edgewood, Maryland. When deputies arrived 24-year-old Quinton "Sparks" Stokes was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported by Maryland State Police Helicopter to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. He would however later die.

SOURCES:
WMAR February 26, 2020

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Murder of Martin Hawkins Jr.




At about 8:30 p.m. on April 18, 2012 officer patrolling in LaPlata, Maryland heard gunshots. They would canvas the area and would find the body of Martin Hawkins Jr. lying on the road on the 200 block of Kent Avenue.

There is a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the individual or individuals responsible for the death of Martin Hawkins, Jr. Information given may remain confidential.

SOURCES:
FBI
ABC News July 18, 2012
Southern Maryland Online June 1, 2016
Southern Maryland Chronicle March 31, 2018
Maryland News Net April 2, 2018

Friday, March 24, 2023

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:
The Baltimore Sun March 30, 1975
CBS Baltimore August 31, 2020
WBALTV August 31, 2020


Thursday, December 8, 2022

Murder of Susana Thatcher




On the evening of  December 7, 1978, 52-year-old Susana Thatcher was last seen by family member in the area of Eastern and Dundalk Avenues in Baltimore, Maryland. In the early hours of December 8th, she would give a call to a  friend and tell them that she was going to travel to their apartment in the Mt. Washington area of Baltimore. That night she was not driving and it was unknown how she was going to attempt to travel.

Around 4:20 a.m. on December 8th police received a call of a body being found in the area of Norris Lane and Trappe Rd. This was when Susana's body was found and someone had strangled her to death. She had died less than 3 hours before. Her daughter would report her missing later that day and she was identified the next day.


SOURCES:
The Baltimore Sun December 9, 1978
The Baltimore Sun December 10, 1978

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Murder of Angela Wanita Bowens



Around 4:30 p.m. on November 30, 1991, 36-year-old Angela Bowens was seen by a friend when she was standing on Edmondson Ave. near Poplar Grove St.in Baltimore, Maryland.  Angela would tell her friend that she was waiting for a "new guy" to pick her up.

Later that night around 9:45 p.m. two motorists driving past the Diamond Ridge Family Park on the 7500 block of Dogwood Rd, saw a woman laying in the parking lot. Police were called and Angela was suffering from a gunshot wound. She had been shot once in the face.

SOURCES:
The Evening Sun December 3, 1991

Monday, November 7, 2022

Murder of Leroy Shannon

On November 7, 1979 at 2:13 a.m. officers arrived to the area of Nabbs Creek Rd near Locust Grove in Arundel, Maryland. 18-year-old Leroy Shannon was found lying on the roadway with his bicycle nearby. He was pronounced deead on arrivle at the hospitral. The Anne Arndele County, Maryland website states that his  death was initially investigated as a hit and run and that he died from truama to his upper body. 


SOURCES:
Anne Arundel County, Maryland 
The Evening Sun November 7, 1979

Sunday, October 16, 2022

Murder of Pamela Lynn Conyers



On October 16, 1970, 16-year-old Pamela Conyer went to a homecoming bonfire/pep rally at the Glen Burnie High School in Glen Burnie, Maryland. At 8:30p.m. she wanted to put some finishing touches on her outfit and some shoe polish for the dance the next night. She would ask her mom for $5 and took the family's 1967 Dodge Monaco to the Harundale Mall. Pamela would make it to the mall but never made it back home.

On the 19th a man walking through the woods would find the car Pamela was driving. Inside was the shoe polish. When the car was found searches were dispatched for Pamela.  At 10:20 a.m. on October 20th discovered in a wooded area between the eastbound and westbound lanes of Maryland Route 177 that extended into Millersville, Maryland, Which was not far from the car.

Pamela was found lying on her side. She was clothed but her pullover sweater was inside out and her underwear missing. She had been sexually assualted and strangled to death.



SOURCES:
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
The Baltimore Sun October 21, 1970
The Evening Sun October 23, 1970
The Baltimore Sun October 24, 1970
The Baltimore Sun November 11, 1970
Washington Examiner April 18, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2022

MONSTERS: The Blink Man

Photo by Stefano Pollio


There is an entity that goes by many names The Blink Man, Peeping Tom, the Flickergiest, or The Tunnel Man that haunts the Iichester Tunnel in Elliot City, Maryland. You can't simply catch a glimpse of this entity, but have to summon him in an hour-long process. It is only accomplished by staring down the tunnel for an entire hour between midnight and 1 a.m. without blinking. 

If accomplished the Blinking Man will constantly be in your vision and with every blink, he comes closer. It's said that he comes so close that you can feel his eyelashes touching you. He wants you to blink a final time. What comes is either madness or death.


SOURCES:

Chesapeake Horror 

The Patch November 23, 2016

Horror Society June 25, 2019

Monday, September 26, 2022

Disappearance of Betty "Bimmy" Irene Redmond



On September 26, 1976 25-year-old Betty Redmond was last seein at her home on Old Annapolis Road in Pasadena, Maryland. Her husband stated that she was gone and their .22 caliber handgun, and her vehicle were gone from the house. Her husband would find her vehicle abandoned in the parkinglot of Baltimore/Washington International Airport shortly after. Foul play is suspected in her case.

Betty is  a white female and was 25-years-old at the time. She may use the last name McFadden She's 5'3" and 110 lbs.  She has black hair and brown eyes. She takes medicine for an unspecified nervous condition.

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Sunday, August 28, 2022

Murders of of Dequincy Antonio Smith and Dontay Williams

Dontay Williams                                 Antonion Smith



On August 28, 2007, around 8:46p.m. officers responded to an apartment on the 200 block of Southerly Rd. in Baltimore, Maryland. Inside they found two men who had been shot. 23-year-old Dequincy Smith was already dead and 21-year-old Dontay Williams was still alive. Dontay would pass away later at the hospital.

Witnesses stated that two suspects entered the apartment and shot both men before fleeing to a vehicle outside. 

SOURCES:
The Baltimore Sun August 29, 2007

Saturday, June 18, 2022

Murder of Paul John Lentz

On June 18, 1975, 14-year-old Paul Lents was last seen in his home in Rockville, Maryland. Paul's body would be found on June 24th in a drainage ditch at the intersection of Parks Mills Rd and Maryland State Route 80 about 2.3 miles north of Urbanna. Paul had been stabbed on the right side of his neck and upper chest. A hunting knife was used to kill him and was found near his body.  It's unknown how he had left his home.

SOURCES:

Maryland State Police

The Morning Herald June 28, 1975


Sunday, April 10, 2022

Murder of Brenda Swann




At 12:30 a.m. on April 10, 2018, 51-year-old, Brenda Swann was found dead on a sidewalk across from the Overlook Apartments on 1507 Ray Rd in Chillum, Maryland. She had been shot to death. It is unknown why she was in the area at the time of her death as she lived several miles away.

Sunday, January 9, 2022

Murder of Maurice Grace

By 1988 26 or 36-year-old Maurice Grace was an inmate at the Maryland Division of Correction. On Jan. 9, 1992, at 9:52 p.m. he was returning from the recreation yard when he was stabbed by another inmate. There were suspects, but lack of evidence was not there for a trial.

SOURCES:

Maryland State Police

Baltimore Sun Jan. 10, 1992

Monday, December 20, 2021

Murder of Odessa F. Meister

On December 20, 1952, 35-year-old Odessa Meister left her home on Columbia Street in Cumberland, Maryland. She would board the Cumberland Transit Lines bus for work and be seen getting off the bus at the Celanese plant on McMullen Highway. Witnesses stated that she was seen approaching a car near the plant's gate after the driver honked the horn. After they talked for a few minutes she got into the car and was never seen alive again.

She wouldn't be seen for almost a month. On Jan. 16, 1953, two high school boys found her body on McNamee's Hill in a pile of cardboard and Life Magazines. She was lying face down 60 yards down the hill and approximately 100 feet west of the extension of Leiper Street. Her eyeglasses and handkerchief were found 50 yards from her body leading down to her. 

Odessa was beaten to death. She was hit about the head around 8 times with a blunt object like a tire tool or wrench. There was no sign of a struggle as her clothes seemed to be in good condition, but there was a bruise on the second finger of her right hand. It's believed that she was not beaten where she was found, but she did die there as blood was at the scene. Her stockings were not torn and would have been snagged on the brush in the area if she had walked there. It's likely her killer carried her unconscious body and dumped her there. 

SOURCES: 

Maryland State Police

Western Maryland's Historical Library

The Cumberland News Jan. 17, 1953

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Murder of Daniel Argueta Cordova

 

On November 11, 2008, around 8:24 the body of 24-year-old Daniel Cordova was at the Lowe's Home Improvement at 2525 Crain Highway in Waldorf, Maryland. He was found lying in the parking area behind the store unclothed. It seems he had died from trauma to his upper body.

It's not stated if it was the same night, but it was found that he was last seen at a local liquor store. There's a picture of two unidentified males that were at the liquor store at the same time. They may have information about the murder.


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Murder of Officer Neibert

 Around 2:30 am on June 13, 1896, 53-year-old officer Jacob Neibert was on duty in Muscatine, Iowa. On Burlington Rd Officer Neibert would c...