WANTED:Jerold Chester Dunning

Jerold C. Dunning is wanted for his alleged involvement between 1996 to 1998 in St. Petersburg, Florida for lewd activities with a child under 16. On October 14, 1998, he was arrested but was then released on bond. His trial was set for June 29, 1999, but he did not appear in court. It is assumed that he fled.

On June 29, 1999, Jerold was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior upon a child, and a state warrant was issued for his arrest by the Circuit Court, Pinellas County, Florida. A federal arrest warrant was subsequently issued for Dunning by the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida after he was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Jerold is a white male born December 7, 1959 in Michigan. He is 5'7" and 170 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He has a scar above his left eye. Jerold would use the names Jerold Chester Dunning, Chester Dunning, Jerry Dunning, C. J. Dunning, J. R. Dunning, Junior Dunning, Jerold Chester Dunning, Jr.

He is known to have experience working with fiberglass used for building boats. He enjoys outdoor activities such as, four wheeling, camping, fishing, and skiing, and water skiing. He also owns several guns for recreational purposes. He reportedly has never been violent. He has ties to Florida and Tennessee and may have fled from the United States to Brazil.

SOURCES:

FBI

Murder of Nikki Nicholas

On February 15, 2003, 19-year-old Nikki Nicholas, a trans woman, was in the South Lyon and Whitmore area in Michigan. She was picked up by one or two men in Detroit and was supposed to be going to a party between Detroit and Ann Harbor. This was the last time she was seen alive.

On the 21st Nikki would be found in a farmhouse between M-36 and Spicer Rd in Brighton. She had been shot in the head and killed at the top of some stairs. It's believed that this may have been a hate crime.

Nikki was a transwoman and had been living as so for the last two years. At the time she was working as a female impersonator at bars. Her dead name was Anthony. It was a hate crime and her killer or killers knew her dead name they may use that instead of Nikki if they talk about her. 

SOURCES:

Uncovered

Livingston Daily Press and Argus Feb. 26, 2003

Detroit Free Press Feb. 28, 2003

Detroit Free Press August 7, 2003

Livingston Daily Press and Argus Jan 1,2004

Click on Detroit
WHMI Feb. 21, 2018

February 1, 1992 Grand Rapids, Michigan Doe

February 1, 1992, partial skeletal remains were found in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This person died between 1940 to 1992.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Murder of Cheryl Lynne Coates

Photo of Cheryl

Composite of her as a Jane Doe

On January 15, 1985, the body of a young woman was found in a shallow grave in the area of MacArthur Blvd. and Stamford Rd in Superior Township, Michigan. Her shallow grave near the Woolman Oval Apartments had been abandoned in the 1970s and does not exist now. She had been dead for several months to a year. She had been killed by being shot in the head.

The young woman was 25-year-old Cheryl Coates, but she would be a Jane Doe until 2023. Her DNA was submitted to Ortham and on December 15, 2023, she was identified.

Cheryl was known to frequent Detroit and Southfield.

SOURCES:

DNA Solves
Doe Network
Unidentified Wiki
Washtenaw Sheriff Facebook

Fox 2 Detroit December 15, 2023

September 23, 2013 Sterling Heights, Michigan John Doe

On September 23, 2013, workers repaired the sewer system in Sterling Heights, Michigan. They would find human remains on a grate in the sewer line located along 15 Mile Road east of Maple Lane, inside the Edison Corridor. The remains, which are of a Caucasian, were discovered while the workers were making repairs to the sewer system. A news article at the time stated that it was possible that it was improperly disposed medical waste. 

John Doe was a White man. He had brown hair. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Click on Detroit

September 6, 1923 Bellevue, Michigan Unknown Boy

On September 6, 1923, at 4:15 a.m. a young man who was also stealing a train ride found the body of another young man stealing a train ride. He made the discovery and stated that he remembered seeing him boarding in Lansing at the freight yards, but did not see him after that. He was further back on the train and had seen the body notifying the train staff. The Eaton County Sheriff and coroner were called to view the body of a young man near the train tracks in Bellevue, Michigan. 

It was believed that the boy was a hobo who had died when he fell from the top of the train car when the train lurched. The automatic airbrakes set and brought the train to a sudden stop throwing the boy to the ground causing his death instantly. He had a broken neck, crushed ribs, broken hip, and a fatal wound from a gun. It was not a bullet that killed him, a loaded .22 caliber in his pocket had been pushed 6 inches into his chest from the impact. 

He was a white male around 17-years-old. He was 5'6" and 125 to 135lbs. He had light brown or sandy hair and blue eyes. He had 2 scars between the fifth and sixth intercostal spaces, and these scars may have been left from drainage tubes that were inserted, and 2 marks on his right arm indicating vaccination. His hands were soft but looked like he worked in a machine shop or garage with grime under his nails. 

He was wearing common blue overalls, blue workshirt, jacket, shoes, socks, and brown textured cap. His clothes were dirty. His pockets had no wallet or money and only a few items. He had a Chicago subway token and bullets. 

It's possible that he had recently become a hobo as his body did not show the signs of living that type of lifesyle. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Find a Grave Newspaper Article

Bellevue Historical Society

Battle Creek Enquirer September 8, 1923

August 19, 2016 Harrison, Michigan Doe

On August 19, 2016, in Harrison, Michigan a dog would bring a right femur to their owner. It's unknown where the dog had gotten the femur as the property was large and wooded.

SOURCES:
NamUs

July 25, 1971 Detroit Michigan John Doe (fingers)

On July 25, 1971, three left fingers from a black male were found in Detroit Michigan. The middle finger displayed a class ring marked with "1968" and the initial "PB". The stone from the ring was missing.

If the ring belonged to the person whose finger it was found on would mean that John Doe was likely in his early 20s or late teens. It would also mean that his initials were likely PB. It's not stated what school they believed the ring was from.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Disappearance of Joey Johnathan Haines

On June 15, 1991, 25-year-old Joey Haines got into an argument with his brother at a home in Monroe, Michigan. Joey would walk out of the home into the woods alone. He left his daughter behind in the car and never returned. 

Joey was not reported missing till 2011. 

Joey is a white male and was 25-years-old at the time. He's 6'1" and 190 lbs. He has strawberry-blonde hair and blue eyes. He was sporting a mustache at the time. He has a large scar on the right side of his chin.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Doe Network

Charley Project

Disappearance of Michelle Wells

 

In 1982 13-year-old Michelle Wells was last seen leaving a residence she was visiting in Detroit, Michigan. There is little information in this case.

Michelle is a Biracial Native American/Caucasian and was 13-years-old at the time. She was 5'0 to 5'5" and around 100 to 200 lbs at the time. She has red hair. 

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project

Resources Center for Cold Case Missing Children's Cases

February 25, 2000 Detroit, Michigan John Doe

On February 25, 2000, the cranium of a teenager was found by workers cleaning the back yard of a vacant house. No other remains were recovered. 

John Doe is African American and was between 14 to 18-years-old. 

SOURCES:

Unidentified Wiki

NamUs

Disappearance of Matrice Ann Washington

On Feb 1, 2008, 32-year-old Matrice Washington was last seen in Detroit, Michigan. 

Matrice is an African American woman who was 32-years-old at the time. She's 5'4" to 5'5" and 130 lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was known to wear a long black hairpiece, wigs, and hairpieces.She has a scar on her right leg.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project 

June 18, 1959 Detroit Michigan Jane Doe

  On June 18, 1959, the Shelton's were excavating their basement with a neighbor at their home on 1936 Halleck in Detroit, Michigan. They would find the skeleton of a woman about four inches below the surface. It was stated that she was there for years and according to a newspaper she had a hole on the top of her head and a shattered jaw. 

The house was bought by the Sheltons in 1943 and the house was built in 1922/1923. It's possible she died between that time. It was originally speculated that the woman may have been killed by John Kasap and John Kurzawa who killed several people in 1940. One of their victims was buried a block away in the basement of another home. I don't know if this is still speculated about the case, I couldn't find any recent detailed information on the case. 

Jane Doe was an African American woman. She was between 25 to 35-years-old. She was around 5'0".

NamUs

Ironwood Daily Globe June 18, 1959

Detroit Free Press June 19, 1959

Ghosts: Minnie Quay

James and Mary Ann Quay moved to Forester, Michigan in 1852, they would own a tavern called "Quay". Their firstborn, Minnie, would be born in May of 1861, their second, James Jr., in 1870, and their youngest Charles in 1874. Forester was a bust lumbering town and had a busy ship port for the lumber. 

Like many of the people in Forester Minnie would also go see the ships. Like many of the girls in town, she fell in love with a sailor. It's unknown now as to who the sailor was, but no one in town approved of the relationship between the young girl and the sailor. People in town would often warn her about the relationship, and her mother would tell her that she would rather see her dead than with that man.

 In April of 1876, 14-year-old Minnie would be devastated by the news of her sailor's ship had gone down in the sea. She was greatly upset especially since she was never able to tell the sailor goodbye. Her parents had not allowed her to go see him before he left for the last time. 

A few days later on April 27, 1876, Minnie would walk through town to Lake Huron. She would then commit suicide by jumping off of the town pier into the icy waters. Her suicide was witnessed by her little brother and he alarmed others of what she did. Though they were quick to help Minnie's body would be found an hour later. 

It's said that her ghost haunts the beaches. She is seen crying mournfully waiting for her sailor to return back home.  Others state that she tries to beckon young girls to the water and try to drown them.

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Find a Grave 

Lost in Michigan

Disappearance of Tammy Sue Clements

   

  

In 1980 14/15-year-old Tammy Sue Clements lived with her father, stepmother, and two half-brothers in Niles, Michigan. They would move to Lincoln, Nebraska, but later move back to Niles. Tammy was upset about the move and refused to go with them. On May 2nd During her last phone conversation with her mother, she mentioned that she and some friends were going to California. She was never heard or seen from again.


Tammy is a white female and was 14/15 in 1980. She was 5'2 to 5'5 and 120 to 130 lbs. She has blonde/brown hair during the summer and during the winter it was brown with a reddish tint and brown eyes . She has glasses but doesn't commonly wear them. She has a gap in her front teeth that form an inverted v.


SOURCES: 

NamUs
Lost N Missing Inc
Charley Project

Disappearance of Alishia Dachone Miller

 

On Jan 4. 1989, 13-year-old Alishia Miller left her home on the Outer Drive-Chalmers area of Detroit, Michigan to go to the store. She was never seen again and it's possible that Alishia had runaway. There is little information in this case. 

Alishia is an African American female and was 13-years-old at the time. At the time she was 5'5'' and 115 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes.  At the time she wore her hair gelled down with short bangs. She has a scar on the right side of her back. At the time she was wearing a multi-colored ski jacket, acid-washed jeans, a black and red sweater, and white and yellow gym shoes. 

SOURCES:

The Doe Network

Charley Project

The Resource Center For Cold Case Missing Children Cases 

Disappearance of Steven Earl Kraft Jr.

 

On between 7 and 8 p.m. Jan. 11, 2001, 12-year-old Steven Kraft Jr. went outside with his dogs in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Steven would fail to return for dinner. His dogs would be found, but Steven would not. The temperatures that night were below freezing and remained cold for the next few days. Steven wasn't wearing a hat or gloves and it's believed without shelter he would not survive.  

Steven is a white male and was 12-years-old at the time. At the time of his disappearance, he was 5'1 and 95 lbs. He has brown hair and green eyes. He has a small red mark on his chest. At the time of his disappearance he was wearing an aqua and purple Hornets team jacket, a tan and white striped t-shirt, and tan parachute pants, and black boots.

SOURCES:

FBI

Doe Network

Charley Project

Murder of Darrin Wyatt

On the morning of Jan. 18, 2016, at 3:20 a.m. a home on the 5800 block of Vancourt Ave. near West Warren Ave in Detroit, Michigan was broken into. Inside the family awoke to the sound of glass breaking and the family called 911. 24-year-old Darrin Wyatt came to the top of the stairs to find out what was going on. As a result, the burglar shot him multiple times. Unfortunately, Darrin would die before making it to the hospital. 

SOURCES:

Michigan Cold Cases

Fox 2 Detroit

Click on Detroit

Disappearance of Jerry "Pepe" Herman Hawkins

Between 10 and 11 p.m. on October 12, 2003, 40-year-old Jerry Hawkins was last seen at a friend's home in the area of Highland St. and Woodward Ave in Highland Park, Michigan. There is little information in this case. 

Jerry is an African American male and was 40-years-old at the time. He was 6'0" and 192 lbs at the time. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He has scars on the lower part of one of his shins and a small tattoo of "J" on his left arm. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a dark blue and black sweater, navy blue jogging pants with white stripes up the sides, and light brown leather shoes.

SOURCES:

Charley Project

NamUs

Disappearance of Quinn Renard Woodfolk

On July 4, 1998, 11-year-old Quinn Woodfolk was last seen on Friendship Court in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was home at the time and when his father came home and he was gone. It is possible that Quinn left on his own accord and maybe in the company of drug dealers in Harlem, New York, or the Detroit Michigan areas. It is also possible he remained in the Charlottesville area.

Quin is an African American male and was 11-years-old at the time. He has black hair and brown eyes. At the time he was 4'9" and 89 lbs. He has scars near his left eye and a birthmark on the top of his head. He also went by Lil' Quinn.


SOURCES:
Charley Project