May 31, 1883 Dodge County, Nebraska Desperado

On May 31, 1883, an individual died in Dodge County, Nebraska. On June 1st they were buried in Ridge Cemetery in Fremont. It's not stated the cause of death, but they were described as a desperado. Meaning they may have been some sort of outlaw or criminal.

SOURCES:

Unidentified Wiki

Find a Grave

Murder of Robert Lee Thorncock

On Feb 12, 1997, 40-year-old Robert Thorncock was booked in the Cache County Jail in Logan, Utah on charges of fraud and being a fugitive from Idaho. He was apparently had been arrested on suspicion of taking credit cards, wallets, and checkbooks from the purses of employees at the Bear River Health Department. He went on a spending spree with credit cards buying things like a new T.V., VCR, and other items. On February 21, 1997, Robert would escape by slipping under the security fence while outside for exercise.

On August 30, 1997, a dog would drag home an arm in Bedford, Wyoming. Apparently, the remains were disturbed when a property owner was excavating near Strawberry Creek. He would be identified through fingerprints and tattoos. Robert was shot through the head


SOURCES:

Wyoming Division of Investigations 

Deseret News

June 16, 2001 Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany John Doe

At 5 a.m. on June 16, 2001, an unidentified man with a knife attacked a 46-year-old policeman in front of the police section 53 in Friedrichstrasse in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. The attacker was able to steal the officers gun. The area was searched for the man. Shortly before 7, a gunshot was heard. They found that the man who stole the gun had killed himself with it. 

He was around 25 to 35-years-old. He was about 1.83 m tall and had a slim build. He was wearing a grey turtleneck sweater, black leather jacket, dark blue Levis 501 jeans, black Puma sneakers and a dark brown baseball cap with the inscription Wile E with a small cartoon drawing on the left side. He had a bunch of keys and cigarettes with him. 

SOURCES:

Doe Network 

Polizei Berlin

Murder of Louis Alexander and Joseph Savitch

Louis Alexander and Joseph Savitch   

In 1994 60-year-old Louis Alexander and 59-year-old Joseph Savitch were reported missing. Their bodies were later found in August of 1997 in a wooded area of Masardis, Maine. It was determined that they were murdered.

Joseph was a boxer in his youth and was previously charged with several assaults. In 1987 Joseph was 1 of 10 people indicted in connection with a plot of smuggling $5 Million worth of Marijuana on a senior citizen bus.

Louis also had a criminal history. In 1972 he attempted to rob a post office and was shot in the process. After he was hospitalized he bailed, but was caught again on the run. In 1990 he did pay for the $5,000 bail of a man charged in cocaine dealing. The man skipped on the bail though and

In 1993 the two were arrested in Old Saybrook, Connecticut after an attempted housebreak in that community. At the time of their disappearance, the two were wanted for a string of burglaries in Aroostook County. They did rip off a lot of people for a considerable amount of money. It isn't stated whether or not police believe that their criminal history is why they were killed.

SOURCES:
Maine State Police (Louis Alexander)
Maine State Police (Joseph Savitch)
South Coast Today

Murder of Richard Joseph Albert

On November 25, 1971, Richard Joseph Albert and another unnamed inmate escaped from the New Hampshire State Prison. Richard had only been there for two months before the escape. On April 17, 1972, Richard, who was still on the run, was found dead. He was found in a wooded area near the northbound land shoulder of mile marker 34.5 on the turnpike in Saco, Maine. His cause of death and how long he had been dead is instated.

SOURCES:
https://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=state_police_unsolved&id=22480&v=Article-homicides
https://www.pressherald.com/2017/04/17/police-seek-clues-in-45-year-old-murder-case/

February 10, 1998 Glendale, Colorado John Doe

On February 10, 1998, a maintenance man on apartments on 4601 E. Kentucky Avenue in Glendale, Colorado made a note of a foul odor coming out of a vacant apartment. The maintenance man went to check on it and found the body of the John Doe. He was surrounded by large amounts of cash and drug paraphernalia. The cause of death is not noted, but he had been dead for 3 days.

The John Doe had a fake Texas I.D. with him. It also seems he has had contact with Immigration, and that is where the photos came from. Names he may have used, that was on some of the photo's was S. Franco, Julio Costa-Laso, and Diego Perez. The date of birth he used was 6/10/70. It does not state what country they believed he immigrated from it could e possible it was Central or South America, as he is Hispanic and his names are Latino.

He was a Hispanic male between the ages of 25 to 30 years old. He was around 5'7 and 196 lbs. He had black hair that was curly and in ringlets, and had no facial hair, and had brown eyes. He was photographed with glasses on and may have needed them. He had two noted tattoos one of an Owl saying OWL above it on his right arm, and a woman's face on his left arm.  He was found wearing a bright blue T-shirt saying Worldwide Network 1019 NGX 2397, and beige shorts, it's not noted if his glasses were found at the scene. 

Dentals, Fingerprints, and DNA are not available at this moment.

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SOURCES:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2534umco.html
https://identifyus.org/cases/11476

August 31, 1995 New York, New York City John Doe

On August 31, 1995 a man was involved with a robbery on W157th St. Station in New York City, New York. He was trying to escape by running through the subway tunnel and was struck by the northbound #1 train at West 145th St. Station.

John doe was a white or Hispanic male between 18 to 25 years old. He was around 5'5 and weighed around 115 lbs. He had black hair (1 inch) and thick facial hair, and had brown eyes. He was wearing a yellow t-shirt with Los Gatos written on front, blue pants, and grey pants, and was wearing black Fila sneakers.

Fingerprints and Dentals are available elsewhere and DNA is not available.

SOURCES:
https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/7267

November 22, 1969 Easton, Maryland John Doe

On November 22, 1969 a heist of the Holiday Inn in Easton, Maryland was planned. What the people doing the heist didn't know is that someone left a tip with the police that it was going to happen. Two police officers were waiting in the office of the hotel for the heist to start.  The unidentified man turned and pointed his gun towards police officer Myers. Myers shot the man causing his death. 

It was this man and four other people involved with the robbery. Joseph Queen age 24 of Philadelphia, Howard D. Queen age 32 of Philadelphia and Royal Oak, Charles H. Denshields age 24 of Easton; and Charles R. West age 23 of Washington D.C. 

A couple of newspapers claimed that he had been Identified as 24 year old  Donald Jones of Washington D.C. It is unknown to me if it was a false identification and or if the Newspapers got it wrong at the time or if he was not officially identified as Donald Jones. His NamUs does not mention this.

He was a 20 to 29 year African American male. He was around 5'7 and 155 lbs. Eye and hair color are not listed, but it could be possible his hair was black or dark brown. He was sporting a goatee and a thin mustache. He was circumcised and has a blood type B. He was wearing a pair red shorts, a undershirt, a pair green short pants, a pair blue checked pants, a blue sweater, a black vest, a pair brown ladies gloves, and brown shoes.

But he is listed on Namus with DNA available, but not submitted. He doesn't have Dentals and fingerprints available.

SOURCES:
https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/4837
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14788653/nov_22_1969_maryland_john_doe_possibly/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14788268/nov_22_1969_john_doe/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14788329/nov_22_1969_mayland_john_doe/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14788639/nov_22_1969_maryland_john_doe_possibly/

Disappearance of Albert C. Vigneau and Gregory O. Georgantis

On October 30, 1980 both Albert C. Vigneau and Gregory O. Georgantis both went missing from Warwick, Rhode Island. It is possible that they were part of Organized Crime as they were suspected to be victims of it. It is believed that both men are dead.

Albert C. Vigneau was a 30 year old white male. He was around 6'1 and around 175 lbs. He had brown hair and brown eyes. DNA, Dentals and Fingerprints are not available for Albert.

Gregory O. Georgantis was a 33 year old white male. He was around 5'7 and 185 lbs. He had brown hair and brown eyes. DNA, Dentals, and Fingerprints are not available for Gregory.

SOURCES:
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/33321/1
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/33332/2

February 9, 1968 African American John Doe L.A. County, California

On February 9, 1968 the John Doe was caught by two police officers trying to break into a cleaning shop on 3870 S Normandie Ave. He hid in a trash can and when the police officers called out to him he jumped out and ran. This resulted in the shooting death of the John Doe.

He is an African American male estimated to be between 15-20 some say 18+. He was estimated to be 6'3 and 156 lbs. He had black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a brown belt, avocado green sweater, a two tone green turtle neck, navy blue serge pants, olive green socks, gray high tops, and white boxers.

Fingerprints are available, Dentals are available but not submitted, and DNA is unavailable.

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SOURCES:
https://identifyus.org/cases/16394
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1391umca.html
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1603528056344620&set=a.175241472506626.36979.100000623241744&type=3&theater
http://mec.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/mec/main/home/caseinformation/unidentifiedpersondetail?unidentified=1&getPic=1&CaseNum=1968-01481