Chu "Joe" Wong Kung

On September 26, 1946, 50-year-old Chu "Joe"  Kung was visiting Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was at the time staying at the Alexandra Hotel.  Joe had lived in Calgary for several years but moved Peace River Country. This was the first holiday in town he had in a few years. 

On the night of September 29th, he had changed $100 and donated $50 to the Chinese National Fund. He was last seen going to the Chinese Laundry at 306 9th Avenue E around 11:15. Afterwards he would head back to his hotel. When he got near the intersection of 3rd Street and 2 Avenue SE he would be attacked. 

It's believed his killer was trying to rob him. For some reason, the robbery went wrong. During it, he would hit Joe around 9 times on his head, likely with an iron pole. A witness would state that when they heard groans they saw a young man throw something in the river. 

When Joe was found he was lying face down in his own blood. He was transported to the hospital where he died 44 hours later. His hat was found some distance north and his watch was about 15 feet northwest from him. 

Even though $19.63 was found on him it is believed that his wallet which had more money in it had been stolen. Someone may have witnessed handling a large amount of money and decided to rob him. 

The area where the man threw something in the water revealed several iron poles. One of these were likely the murder weapon. 

SOURCES:

Calgary Crime Stoppers

Calgary Herald September 29, 1946

Calgary Herald October 1, 1946

Murder of Billy Stone

 

On December 11, 1914, 21-year-old Billy Stone was working at Whitby Junction in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. He was working as a telegraph operator. At 12:05 an accountant for the local asylum walking by. Billy had turned off the lights and the only one on was the one on his desk.

At 12:37 someone would enter Whitby Junction and shoot Billy in the chest. In his last moments, he would go to his desk and call the Bell Telephone Switchboard. Billy would tell them "I'm shot, I'm all done in". 

When law enforcement arrived Billy was dead. He had fallen backward onto the floor and the phone hung over the side. He had fallen from where he was standing and died. There was no gunshot powder on Billy's clothes meaning that he was shot from a distance. 

The scene was not displaced or anything. The killer did not seem to have stolen any money or objects from the station. There were no broken windows the only thing that was out of place was that the ticket window was closed and unlocked. It's believed that this was done after or during Billy's murder. It was also possible that since there was no struggle Billy was shot through the ticket window when it was open.

However, there was evidence that they had searched Billy's body as a bloody handprint was found on the side of a cabinet near the desk. The killer had used it to help stand up after getting Billy's blood on his hands. There was no way Billy made this print as there was almost no blood on his hands.  There was nothing in Billy's pockets and even his watch was missing. Strangely, Billy was robbed, but the station wasn't.

It's unknown who killed Billy, but there are a few motives. One was that Billy's father had killed him for money. His father was examined as a suspect. Feeling like he had become the main suspect in his son's murder he would end his life. He would lie on the tracks and be hit by a train.

A friend of  Billy's claimed that he thought that Italians had something to do with the murder. Another friend stated that he was not planning to marry and was talking to a woman at the time. It could be possible that it was because of a jealous lover.  It was also possible he was killed over a potential gambling debt. 

SOURCES:
Wikipedia

The Standard December 12, 1914

The Tronto Star December 14, 1914

The Province December 17, 1914

The Standard April 22, 1914

Murder of John "Henry" Bernard Nurre

The image has a typo it's supposed to be 1814 not 1914

In 1890, 76-year-old John "Henry" Nurre and his third wife 57-year-old Elizabeth. The couple had been married for 20 years and lived in rural Clinton County near Brown’s Station, Iowa. The area that the couple were living in was mostly Catholic including them. They would seldom miss any meetings at the church.

Henry was also one of the richest men in their area of the state and was highly esteemed by many. He had more real estate mortgages in Jackson County than anyone else. For the last 4 years, he was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Clinton County. It was estimated that he was worth $250,000.

On March 12, 1890, Henry and Elizabeth did not show up to the 13-hour church meeting. This was concerning, however, it wasn't until they didn't show up to the Thursday meeting people got worried. Elizabeth's son-in-law Theo Hullman, and the Priest were worried because the two never showed up to the meeting. This was unusual for them. The two would go home and investigate to see why the two didn't show up.

When they went inside the house they would go into either the kitchen and find Henry dead near the table. He was in a large pool of blood and had a large gash on the back of his head and another which hit his jugular vein in his neck.

Elizabeth was found unconscious in their bedroom in the attic above the kitchen. She had been attacked with a hammer and she had nine deep scalp wounds. She would stay unconscious for several more weeks before regaining consciousness. However, she could not provide any information on what had happened.

It's believed that the attack happened on the evening of March 11th. Henry was sitting in the sitting room responding to a letter from his son. The letter was received on the 10th and the letter Henry was writing was dated the 11th. It seemed Henry was nearly finished with the letter when he was killed.

The murderer or murderers tried to clean up the pool of blood. There were clothes stained with the blood found on the teakettle. They then dragged Henry into the kitchen. It's unknown why they had done this, but maybe they were thinking of destroying the scene and never got to do it for some reason.


Elizabeth must have witnessed the murder as it seemed that she had run to their bedroom in the attic. She had tried to barricade the door, but they had broken it open with a poker. They would then attack her with the poker and then the hammer when they found it. The room was left a mess with the bestead broken to pieces, the bedding scattered and blood covered almost everything in the room. It was a miracle that she survived.

In another bedroom, a safe was found. It was unknown if the killer or killers were able to get it open, but the dial had been broken off. In the same room, there was a little satchel that Henry was known to carry money and papers. One of Elizabeth's skirts was lying over it and it wasn't seen by the killers. Inside was $1,105 and some papers indicating he was planning to go to Preston that night. Likely after he was done writing his letter and eating dinner.

Theo stated that it was not normal for Henry to have that much cash on him at once and usually only carried around $100 to $150. However, he himself had recently paid him the $1,000 on Sunday so it must have been that money in his satchel.

SOURCES:
Iowa Cold Cases

Find a Grave

Murder of Edward Crabtree

On September 24, 1989, the body of 51-year-old Edward Crabtree was found behind L&N Hotel near Henley St and Western Ave in Knoxville, Tennessee. He had been killed from being hit on the right side of the head with a blunt object. It's believed that the motive was robbery as his pocket was turned out and his wallet laid 60 ft from his body. 

Edward was from Rossville, Georgia. 

SOURCES:

Knoxville Tennessee

Uncovered

The Knoxville News Sentinel September 26, 1989

Murder of Johnnie Dean Williams

On September 15, 1972, Johnnie Williams would visit with his wife and newborn daughter at the hospital. That evening he would spend the night out taking $800 with him to a club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Knowing that Johnnie was going to the club she would call them around midnight to talk to him. However, he wasn't there. On September 18th Johnnie's wife would report him missing as no one had seen him for days. 

On the 24th a farmer would be working his fields east of 1800 N Mingo. In the field Johnnie's body would be found. He had been beaten and then shot between the eyes. It's believed he was robbed as there was no money on him and his pockets were turned inside out.

SOURCES:

City of Tulsa

Uncovered

Oklahoma Cold Cases

The Pharmacy Maniac

On May 26, 2011, a masked man with a sawed-off shotgun, and black cellophane bag would walk into a Klassika Pharmacy at 34 Lenina Prospekt in the Chelyabinsk city center in Chelyabinsk, Russia. There were a total of 8 people in the pharmacy. There were 4 employees and 4 customers. He would then demand valuables from everyone inside saying "I need 60 thousand rubles. Put the money in, whoever doesn’t want to, can move away, but I will shoot you in the stomach."

The people inside would oblige and give up their money and valuables. Two women would enter and would end up also giving their jewelry. Four of the people inside were able to escape through an exit in another room.

49-year-old Vladamir Shin entered the pharmacy. He would see the robbery happening and began to run out the front door. The Masked man would scream "Stop" just before shooting Vladamir in the chest. This would kill him and the masked man would flee the scene

He was described as wearing a medical mask, glasses, and a hat. Items given to the man were gold chains, bracelets, a ring, a cross, a church pendant, and money.

Around 5:30 on August 10, 2011, the man would once again walk into another Klassika Pharmacy. This one was 500 meters from the first one. This time upon entering he would shoot 30-year-old Igor Ustinov. Others in the Pharmacy would run into another room and huddle in a corner.

He would walk outside reload his gun and then come back inside. He would walk past Igor who was laying on the ground suffering from his wound. He would then ask "Where is he?" and then turn around and finish killing Igor by shooting him in the face several times.

According to witnesses, he stated "It's all your fault, it's all your fault white coats. When he was satisfied that Igor was dead he placed the gun into the black cellophane bag and left. He changed the direction he was walking several times and police were able to follow him on CCTV until Truda Street about a kilometer from the pharmacy.

Witnesses from the first scene stated that he was a man between 27 and 35 years old. He's 5'9" to 6'0" and 180 to 185 lbs. He is blonde with a face full of acne. He was wearing a jacket with blue and green stripes, blue jeans, and a dark-colored baseball cap. The only difference between the first description of him and the second it seemed as if he was sickly. He had a yellow look to his skin.

According to witnesses, the criminal looked ridiculous and behaved uncertainly. He was also heard expressing himself in phrases used by stereotypical American soldiers. It's possible that the murderer robbed people from the first scene to cover up the fact that he resented the pharmacy chain, "maybe, he cannot purchase some kind of drug.". He may have been sick with something as he was looking yellow during the second murder.


SOURCES:
Wikipedia (there is a video of the second murder on here)
Serial Killer Database
Serial Killers Wiki

Murder of Albert William Spatz

On February 11, 1988, 67-year-old Albert Spatz got off a bus at 25th St and Monroe Blvd in Ogden, Utah. He would walk down North on the east side of the sidewalk on Monroe. When he got to 2450 Monroe Boulevard he saw someone running at him from the Alley behind the Holly Rue Apartments.

The man demanded money from Albert. Albert told him he had no money and the robber knocked him to the ground causing him to go unconscious. The man raided his pocket while he was out and stole his wallet that had $20 inside. He would run back to the same alley he came from. 

Albert went to 803 24th Street and he called the police. Officers would document his injuries. Albert had a golf ball-sized goose egg on the upper right side of his head a swollen right cheek and a cut inside his mouth. He was taken to the hospital and released from the hospital to a friend. However, when he went to sleep that night he was unable to wake up again.

His son would try to wake him up the next morning but failed to do so. He would be taken to the hospital again. He went to surgery to get blood drained from his head however he never woke again. He would pass away on May 6th. 

Albert described the suspect as a black male. The man was around 5'10" and 150 lbs. He had short hair and did not have facial hair at the time. He was wearing a black coat and tan pants. 

SOURCES:

Murder of Bruce Lewis

Composite of Suspect

At 6:50 pm on March 24, 2005, 37-year-old Bruce Lewis was at his home with his wife Ivy at  7845 Sarah Ann Drive South in South Haven, Mississippi. A man would enter the home without permission. He would demand money from Ivy. Bruce who was outside would enter the home through the garage from his backyard. When he saw the man he would confront him. The two would fight and this would cause the unknown man to shoot Brue. 

The man would run away right after and would be seen by several witnesses. He would be seen running down the sidewalk towards Tchulahoma Road. He was also talking on his cell phone while doing this. 

The suspect is a black male described as having a medium complexion. He was tall with either short hair or bald with possible facial hair around the nose and chin. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. 

SOURCES: 

Uncovered

South Haven

Enterprise-Journal March 29, 2005

Action News 5 November 13, 2008

Murder of Dianne Aubert and Attempted Murder of Mayline Grenier

In the early morning of February 16, 1982,  roommates 23-year-old Dianne Aubert and 42-year-old of Mayline Grenier, both trans women, were in their apartment in Québec City, Québec, Canada. Two men would make it into their apartment and stab the two. Dianne would be stabbed 121 times and Mayline would be stabbed 30 times. Both were stabbed in their backs. The attackers would use 5 knives on the two. They would then rob the place of valuables such as furs and jewelry. 

Around 1:21 a.m. police were called to the apartment due to the sound of moaning. Dianne was found naked on her bed and she had died. Maryline who was also on a bed (not stated if it was the same bed) was partially dressed and was still alive.

The killers were men around 25 years old and had long hair. Both were around 5'10" and 150 lbs. 

The motive for the crime is unknown. Both roommates were transgender and it's possible that it was a hate crime. It could have been a robbery gone wrong or maybe the robbery was a second thought. It's unknown. 

SOURCES:

Remembering Our Dead

Trans G Riot

Wikipedia
UPI Feb. 19, 1982

The Gazette Feb. 19, 1982

Stolen Objects: 1710 Amati Violin

The FBI's Los Angeles Field Office's Art Crime Team is looking for information regarding the theft of a 1710 Amati Violin from the home of an art dealer in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles on December 8, 2020. The violin was in a car that was accidentally left unlocked due to dropping the key while getting out. The car never locked due to the key never leaving and someone took the opportunity to steal the car. 

The violin's measurements are as follows:

Length of back - 35.3 centimeters

Upper bouts - 16.8 centimeters

Middle bouts - 11.2 centimeters

Lower bouts - 20.4 centimeters

SOURCES:

FBI

Los Angeles Times  December 24, 2020

Murder of Brett Kreglo

Around 10:49 p.m. on December 4, 1985 officers were dispatched to a robbery call at Pizza Hut on 7520 E. 87th St. in Kansas City, Missouri. During the process of the robbery 22-year-old Brett Kreglo and his friend Dave would arrive at the Pizza Hut to pick up a pizza.

Just before the two came in the robbers put the people in the store in the cooler. The two gunmen would then tell them to get to the bathroom. Brett would be shot because he was not doing it swiftly enough for the robbers. They didn't even have the chance to leave the entry foyer before they shot him. He was shot in the upper left chest and killed instantly. the robbers would get away with $2,000.

Dave and Brett were only in town for an hour. They had just come to town to find jobs and Brett's sister also lived here. They were originally from Colorado. 

At the time it was suspected the same robbers were the same people who robbed Gates&Son and held a gun to 10-year-old's head who walked into the robbery. They tormented the kid and then locked everyone in the restaurant's Meat cooler. I'm not sure if this is still the case, but one article mentions this.

One suspect was described as a black male around 30 years old. Around 5'6" and 145lbs.He was wearing a tan three-piece corduroy suit with a white shirt. The second suspect was a black male. He's 6'1" and 160 bls. He was wearing a black stocking mask, burgundy jacket, and pants. 

SOURCES:

Kansas City Police Department

The Kansas City Times December 5, 1985

The Kansas City Times December  6, 1985

The Kansas City Times January 4, 19861985, 1980's, Murder, Rob

Murder of Maynard "Manny" Francis Grossbach

On November 30, 1970, the body of Maynard "Manny Grossbach was found in his white 1969 Ford van parked in front of 844 Jefferson Street in Eugene, Oregon. He had been shot in the back between 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm. His wallet and receipts were missing. At the time he was the owner of two Eugene bar and grill establishments.

SOURCES:
Eugene Police Department
Uncovered

The Capital-Journal December 1, 1970

WANTED: Diwakar Sethia

On or around November 29, 1999, Diwakar Sethia allegedly murdered a 42-year-old Indian jewelry dealer inside a building in Torigoe 2-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan. He had stabbed the victim with a knife numerous times and then set fire to the building. He then used the victim’s credit card to withdraw about 12 million yen and fled abroad.

Diwakar Sethia is an Indian male born on November 30, 1976. He's 182cm and over 100 kg, He's described as dark skinned and well built. He was born in Kolkata, India and previously resided in Matunga, Mumbai in India

At the time he was employed by Suashish Diamonds Japan Ltd.

SOURCES:

Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japanese)

Murder of Robert Spohn

On November,14,1969 the sister of 69-year-old Robert Spohn would come to their home in Columbus, Ohio. When she was trying to get her car in their garage this is when she would find his body. He had been severely beaten with a heavy object. He had several puncture wounds around his left eye and forehead. Blood was found on the front seat of the car, on the trunk, and throughout the garage. His wallet was missing.

SOURCES:

Uncovered

Ohio Attorney General

The Times Recorder November 16, 1969

Murder of Daniel Saucedo

Around 7 pm on November 1, 2000, on 550 N. Eastern Ave in Las Vegas, Nevada 28-year-old Daniel Saucedo confronted two men trying to steal the 1988 Chevrolet Caprice he was borrowing from a friend. The two men were armed with guns and one of them shot Daniel. One fled on foot and the other fled in the car.

The car was later recovered at the intersection of Valley Forge and Virgil.

The suspects were described as black males, 20 to 30 years old, and 5'8 to 5'10.

SOURCES:

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Murder of Rosetta Witt

On October 2, 1961, 74-year-old Rosetta Witt was in her small grocery store that was attached to her house on 5050 Carr St. in Arvada, Colorado. At about 10:44 am Rosetta was found dead in the grocery store. Money was also missing from the register. 

A man was last seen in the store. The man is a white male between 30 to 35-years-old old. He was between 5'8" and 5'10" and around 165 to 175 lbs. He has dark hair and was sporting it in a pompadour style. He appeared to have needed a shave. He was wearing a windbreaker-style jacket, dark pants, and brown, heavy work boots. He would leave in a two-tone blue or blueish green 1950 to 1954 Oldsmobile-like car. There was a white woman in her late 20s in the car. She had short dark hair.

On October 2, 1961, 74-year-old Rosetta Witt was shot in her small grocery store attached to her home at 5050 Carr St. at about 10:44 a.m. Money was missing from the cash register. Shortly before the shooting, a white male (depicted in the composite drawing), about 30 to 35 years of age was seen in the store.
The man, described as being between 5 foot 8 to 5 foot 10 inches tall and 165 to 175 pounds, had dark hair in a pompadour style and appeared to need a shave. He was wearing a windbreaker-style jacket, dark pants and brown, heavy work boots. The man got into a two-tone blue or bluish-green 1950 to '54 Oldsmobile-type car. A white female about 25 to 30 with short dark hair was in the car.

SOURCES:

Jefferson County

Colorado Bureau of Investigation

Murder of Robert Taylor

On September 19, 1997, Robert Taylor left a cab on the 200 block of E. Springfield Ave. in Champaign, Illinois. While walking away an unknown suspect would ambush him from behind and battered him. They would then steal his wallet and leave him there to die. Robert was taken to the hospital but would die days later.

SOURCES:

Champaign Illinois

Uncovered

Murder of Frank Bonasso

On July 15, 2009, 75-year-old Frank Bonasso was walking in the Christiana Meadows Complex at 265 Bear Christiana Road in Bear, Delaware. He would be beaten and robbed. He was able to make it to the guard shack and ask for help. He would be taken to the Christiana Hospital where he would die.

SOURCES:

New Castle County Police

Grant County, Washington 2009 Burglary and Assault

In June 2009, a woman would come back to her home in Grant County, Washington. She would interrupt a robbery and would be punched by the robber which would cause her to break her jaw. He fled the scene in a vehicle.

The suspect is a Hispanic male around 25-years-old. He's around 5'7" with a muscular build. He has thick short black hair. He was seen fleeing in a poor condition, older silver-colored SUV, Minivan, and small pickup canopy. 

SOURCES:
Grant County Washington

WANTED: Pedro Santamaria

Pedro Santamaria is wanted for his alleged involvement in the robbery of a tractor-trailer carrying precious metals traveling from Miami, Florida, to Boston, Massachusetts on March 1, 2015.  The robbery occurred in Wilson County, North Carolina, and Pedro Santamaria allegedly was a gunman during the robbery. He had allegedly bound the victims and then dragged them into the woods during the robbery. 

On May 18, 2016, a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. This was after Santamaria was charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and conspiracy to possess a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

Pedro Santamaria is a black male who was born in Cuba. He uses the birthdays of June 6, 1962, June 7, 1962, June 8, 1962, June 24, 1962, July 8, 1962, August 8, 1962, and June 8, 1962. He is 5'7" and 180 lbs. He has a scar on his left arm. He has connections to California, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. 

SOURCES:

FBI